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My GAS: Roscoe

#41
Figjam said:
I think by the time im ready to buy another bass ill want to try something a little different. I love the warwick tone and feel of the neck. Wenge might add a nice touch to the tone, I think

The demeter preamp will give me all the modern tone i want, so i hear.
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I would say that an ash body, wenge fingerboard and demeter pre would be sick. Actually, looks like we'll fe finding out how that combo works very soon....
 
#45
To be honest, im considering getting a 5 string. I notice not many people get 4 string customs at all, and i think part of the reason is that you can find amazing 4 string production basses (my sterling is great). But when it comes to trying to find an amazing B string, customs shine. Also i think by the time i get a new bass ill be ready to expand my horizons, and i could really use the B string for helping with positioning, and getting some low nots when im NOT in first position.

Input? Ive owned a 5 string once, a spector. But it was pretty early in my playing career and i was too scared to venture out into the world of 5ers so i rarely played it, plus the B string was kinda dead sounding.
 
#46
Figjam said:
I really like the wenge roscoe uses. It has a really nice color and grain.
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I had an Elrick with Swamp Ash body, Zebra top, Wenge board and it had a super nice Organic Woody tone, but still retained the clean highs if you wanted. Very nice combo for tone IMH. I really believe the Wenge played a crucial part in the natural organic tone.
 
#47
Figjam said:
To be honest, im considering getting a 5 string. I notice not many people get 4 string customs at all, and i think part of the reason is that you can find amazing 4 string production basses (my sterling is great). But when it comes to trying to find an amazing B string, customs shine. Also i think by the time i get a new bass ill be ready to expand my horizons, and i could really use the B string for helping with positioning, and getting some low nots when im NOT in first position.

Input? Ive owned a 5 string once, a spector. But it was pretty early in my playing career and i was too scared to venture out into the world of 5ers so i rarely played it, plus the B string was kinda dead sounding.
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I think that a lot of the reason why people get Roscoe's is because of their B string. It's such a great bass for that low B.

You should really go out to some shops and play a few 5 strings to see if it would be something you'd be interested in.
 
#49
I play 5 strings every now and then, ill be going to my local shop thats 3 miles away to play some 5ers. They dont have too many, but they have some really nice warwick 5ers so ill give them a whirl.

Im playing my sterling now and am already wishing it had a 5th string. I think that tells me something, heh. The neck seems so...small, without a 5th.

What kind of strings do you guys use on your 5ers? Im partial to DR lo riders on my sterling and think i might use them on a roscoe as well.
 
#51
Does anyone think its foolish for a (to be) 18 year old to spend this much on a bass?A little backround...bass is my favorite hobby , not my only one though. I play tennis and snowboard but i dont spend money on those hobbies since i alreayd have all my equipment, and tennis isnt that expensive. Snowboardinhg can be but i alreayd have my stuff.

I dont seek to play bass profesionally, but i have been playing for several years, and it is my favorite thing to do. I love the feeling of playing with my band, the chemistry is amazing and i love playing on stage and pleasing people with our music. I play experiemental funk rock right now.

Id be spending about as much as i spent on my car this summer. I dont really even care about my car that much, and this would be something i really care about. Plus you dont have to buy gas for a bass. (although this one gives me gas.)

Am i correct in thinking that itd be a fine investment? Itd be just in time for me going to college and itd be a nice thing to kick off the next chapter of my life with.
 
#52
I certainly wish I would have gone for better gear earlier on, I probably would have stuck to it better early on. I technically have been playing since I was 13. But I never had good gear or really got into it. I even took like 5-6 years off and really on dove back in head first in the last 4-5 years. I think of all the time I wasted having bad gear and didn't practice/play. I can only imagine the level I might be at now.

I think if I spent more money on gear instead of cars and other toys... Heck, just one less motorcycle and I'd have a Roscoe right now :)

To me, better sounding gear has been inspirational. Besides getting involved in more demanding and challenging projects, nothing else has helped my playing more.

As usual, ymmv :)
 
#55
Im about to turn 19 and i bought a Yancey that im about to recieve. Im spending that much money though because im going to Music school. Im actually a Berklee student but ive deffered for a year to get rid of core classes. It all depends on what you want to do.
 
#58
No Fig, in your case I don't think it's foolish. Based on the very little exposure I had to your playing at the NYC GTG, you clearly have the chops and a proper sense of what bass playing is all about (actually, I was really impressed with both you and Whafro :cool: ). Go for the 5 .......
 
#60
When I was in college (1986), I needed to get a new bass. I came across these great basses named Fodera. Never heard of them, but they were incredible. I couldn't spend the $1,300 they cost so I bought a Guild Pilot for $550. About two years later I went back to that same store and the $1,300 Fodera was now $2,400. Now they are God knows what price. Everytime I picked up my Guild... EVERYTIME after that, I would think to myself that I should have gotten that Fodera.

If you are serious about playing bass, regardless of your professional path, you should consider it if it is going to make you happy AND you can afford it.

Don't make the mistake of taking out extra school loans to buy that bass. A $2,500 bass on school loans will cast you $5-7,000 after you pay all that interest back. If you can't afford it now, get it when you can.

Either way, have fun. You seem like a level headed kid.
 

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