A Little Roscoe Fun

[RocketMusic]

Here's some fresh Roscoe goodness! This one is a slap beast. It's got what I think of as a "hard" jazz bass tone, which lots of slap guys absolutely love.

Roscoe SKB Standard Plus 5 (QM, JJ)

 

[dedpool1052]

Wow. Don't see too many Roscoes with alder bodies. I like it.

 

[Pacman]

Here's some fresh Roscoe goodness! This one is a slap beast. It's got what I think of as a "hard" jazz bass tone, which lots of slap guys absolutely love.

Roscoe SKB Standard Plus 5 (QM, JJ)

That's stunning. I want to hear clips of this one!

 

[RocketMusic]

That's stunning. I want to hear clips of this one!

I had a few spare moments this morning. Here's a quick clip I threw together:
"Something Inside Me" (Elmore James, Bass & Drums only)

 

[RocketMusic]

BTW - that's three separate passes: Neck pickup only w/ no boost, then both pickups w/ no boost, then bridge pickup with slight bass boost.

 

[Dave Siff]

Man, that thing sounds CRISPY! I'm cravin' some KFC all of a sudden.

 

[RocketMusic]

Yeah, I had the passive tone control wide open just 'cause. It's almost always easier to darken up a bright bass than it is to make a dark bass bright.

 

[RocketMusic]

Yummmmmm - I've got a little Roscoe goodness for us today!!

This bass plays itself, and the tone is big, crisp and growling. If you love the quintessential Roscoe tone, you'll love this one!

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[JOME77]

Crazy top Greg! ... and I like the added touch of the top shim.
Your photography skills have really gotten good too. The last pic of that bass looks like it's floating in air!

 

[RocketMusic]

It's always fun to see a raw top turn into a body at the Roscoe shop. Here's a before and after (and the after is dry, no finish on it yet) on a special order instrument for Sergio in TX.

This one is going to be moving forward rapidly, Gard is telling me it will ship next week!

 

[blindrabbit]

It's always fun to see a raw top turn into a body at the Roscoe shop. Here's a before and after (and the after is dry, no finish on it yet) on a special order instrument for Sergio in TX.

This one is going to be moving forward rapidly, Gard is telling me it will ship next week!

Wow. I saw that picture on FB. I loves me some bubinga. It'll be exciting to see this one done.

 

[RocketMusic]

Oooooo - and a little finish makes the Bubinga pop! Nice - reverse slant pickup slots, too.

 

[FrenchBassQC]

Oooooo - and a little finish makes the Bubinga pop! Nice - reverse slant pickup slots, too.

Wow, that's very nice indeed....

 

[RocketMusic]

Here's a gorgeous Roscoe that passed through our store a few weeks back. I've been way behind on processing photos the past few weeks, but I'm starting to dig out of that hole now...

Congrats and thanks to Elliott in San Francisco! This bass was a special order for him.

Roscoe LG Custom 6 (Sapele) **SOLD**

 

[bobunit]

Wow!

 

[SteveC]

Nice. Those reverse reverse pups - especially on a 6 string IMHO - really make a difference. I love the look and sound of a Roscoe 6 - obviously as I tried 2 of them. I wish I could play one.

 

[RocketMusic]

Oooo, baby! Some fresh pron from Roscoe!

This is a great bass. The neck is slender even by Roscoe standards, so it's super comfortable and fast. And the tone is amazing - it's that typical Roscoe tone, but on steroids. Big low end on this one, but also plenty of mwah with the diamondwood board. Killer tone.

The rich tone of the mahogany comes with a bit of heft, however: it's 10.2 lbs. I would normally add this to the Manly Men thread, but since I can't discount Roscoe basses I won't be able to do that.

Roscoe LG Custom 5 Fretless (XSQM)

 

[SteveC]

Best fretless basses made. Period.

 

[Jeff Moote]

New Roscoe time! Also it's been way to quiet around this forum lately...

Here are the specs I'm going with:

• Century Standard 5HL
• Mahogany body
• Maple fretboard
• Bartolini pickups "reverse/Haslip slant"
  
• Pope Flexcore preamp (I'm supplying this)
  
• Black hardware

Headless should be pretty cool!

 

[RocketMusic]

Too quiet, indeed! I need to stir up some excitement for Roscoes.

2015 was a beeyoch for us financially, but thankfully 2016 appears to be getting off to a better start. I'm hopeful I'll be in a position to shake more basses loose from all of the makers that I work with. I know I've got one new Roscoe bass greenlit to get completed. That one should arrive fairly soon, and I'll get on the stick about releasing a few more into their production queue.