That bass definitely is nice. Im not sure if i like the idea of having a lighter colored streak in the middle of a bass... It works on yours but im not sure im gonna plan for that on my to-be bass.
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My GAS: Roscoe
- Thread starter Figjam
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I just picked up an LG-3005 in a trade! Never had one before so I figured I'd give it a shot. The owner didn't know much about it, but as soon as I laid hands on it I figured out the body woods etc. Acoustically it sounds alot like my MTD 535! Plugged in, it is one mean tone machine. I think the strings need changing, but otherwise I am very pleased with the sound:
LG-3005: No clue what year
Mahogany body (heavy!)
Quilt Maple top (not exhibition, I don't think)
Standard neck
Rosewood fingerboard
Barts w/ bart 3-band pre-amp.
Very nice fingerstyle tone, meaty and growly w/ especially nice B string. The B isn't as killer as I hoped but definitely good. It might be the strings, who knows. Though, it has absolutely sick slap tone. I'll admit I am not into the Marcus Miller sound, and those after that tone should look somewhere else (or different body woods and pre).
I played it at church this past Sunday, and I was actually a little nervous. You can't hide yourself with that tone, and I wasn't very familiar with the material....heheh.
Anybody know what strings come from the factory on Roscoe 5 strings? What guages? I don't want to hurt the nice nut!
LG-3005: No clue what year
Mahogany body (heavy!)
Quilt Maple top (not exhibition, I don't think)
Standard neck
Rosewood fingerboard
Barts w/ bart 3-band pre-amp.
Very nice fingerstyle tone, meaty and growly w/ especially nice B string. The B isn't as killer as I hoped but definitely good. It might be the strings, who knows. Though, it has absolutely sick slap tone. I'll admit I am not into the Marcus Miller sound, and those after that tone should look somewhere else (or different body woods and pre).
I played it at church this past Sunday, and I was actually a little nervous. You can't hide yourself with that tone, and I wasn't very familiar with the material....heheh.
Anybody know what strings come from the factory on Roscoe 5 strings? What guages? I don't want to hurt the nice nut!
Sean -
The factory spec strings are D'Addario XLs (nickel) guages:
.045 .065 .085 .100 .125
(Slightly different than their standard EXL-170-5 set, that set fits perfectly fine, but sometimes the B string is a bit short)
If you want more info on the bass, PM me the serial number, and I'll see what I can find out for you.
Welcome to the family.
The factory spec strings are D'Addario XLs (nickel) guages:
.045 .065 .085 .100 .125
(Slightly different than their standard EXL-170-5 set, that set fits perfectly fine, but sometimes the B string is a bit short)
If you want more info on the bass, PM me the serial number, and I'll see what I can find out for you.
Welcome to the family.
Basso Gruvitas said:
It's right here! Only sold my Modulus thus far. There is someone who is interested in it, but after selling the Modulus I have not been trying to sell my other instruments. If someone PMs me interested though, I listen because of my finances.
Sean Baumann said:
If you play a great deal of slap you may want to consider changing the pre to a Demeter. Very good slap and finger style tone. It smooths out the mids significantly (great for slap but not so good IMO for the bridge p/u solo'd).
Gard said:Sean -
The factory spec strings are D'Addario XLs (nickel) guages:
.045 .065 .085 .100 .125
(Slightly different than their standard EXL-170-5 set, that set fits perfectly fine, but sometimes the B string is a bit short)
Welcome to the family.
Good strings. They work well with the Roscoes -- nice smooth top end. It's bright but doesn't split your eardrums. Especially if you're going to drop in the Demeter preamp -- do these strings (or at least nickel of some type). And yes, you should swap strings before judging the B string. Roscoe B's are one of the best.
Bad pic! I'll have to set up some better lighting. It's tough to take pictures of glossy basses. No photoshop at work, this bass is really dark amber in color.
JOME77 said:
But I like the slap tone w/ the barolini pre-amp in there! I actually like mids in my slap tone. I guess I'll have to buy a second Roscoe with the Demeter
I really don't play much slap, I only pretend when I am practicing alone
Gard said:Sean -
The factory spec strings are D'Addario XLs (nickel) guages:
.045 .065 .085 .100 .125
(Slightly different than their standard EXL-170-5 set, that set fits perfectly fine, but sometimes the B string is a bit short)
If you want more info on the bass, PM me the serial number, and I'll see what I can find out for you.
Welcome to the family.
The EXL-170-5 sets are .130 B, not .125. Must keep looking.
emjazz said:
So here's a very quick review after about a half-hour of playing my new Roscoe:
The tone of the bass is everything I had hoped it to be when coming up with the wood combinations for the order. I was looking for a Roscoe with strong mids but clear and defined highs. The Ash provides great snap, the Wenge helps in the mids and highs, but the high aren't as present or sometimes harsh like Maple. And the Demeter is the perfect match for a preamp because it allows you to dial in just about every tone possible while retaining a nice transparent response. I'm not a big slap player, and I typicly don't associate slap tone with a Roscoe, but with the wood combinations and preamp choice, I really think that the slap tone is great or at least what I'd like to hear when slapped. So to sum it up, the bass has great mids, clear highs, and a strong lows with an overall punchy response.
Sounds like if i get a Roscoe in the future my woods choice will be good. The main thing im curious about is the Wenge. Can you post sound clips? Im sure the Demeter is what i want, same for swamp ash and cocobolo but the wenge has me confused , just bc i play a maple fingerboard now, and its hard for me to know what wenge truely sounds like bc warwicks hbave so many other factors that give them that tone, i dont know if that has anything to do with the wenge. I imagine since it is such an open grained wood it is not the harshest thing and absorbs some of the bite. Thatd work for me as long as there still were really strong mids with a lo middy growl. That tone would compliment my sterling nicely, since the sterling is mostly upper mids.
Figjam said:
In my experience, wenge generally adds upper mids. You'd still get those low mids and growl using wenge with a body wood like alder or mahogany I'd think.
Im going for the same combo as him, swamp ash and wenge and demeter. I know swamp ash is what i want, i dont like the tone of any of the other body woods.
So as long as wenge doesnt take away bite im fine. From what he says im guessing it just rounds out a bit of the harsh treble bite of maple?
So as long as wenge doesnt take away bite im fine. From what he says im guessing it just rounds out a bit of the harsh treble bite of maple?
Figjam said:
If anything, the wenge will add bite. Yeah, I guess wenge is not quite as harsh in the trebble as maple. Then again, I am generally an ebony fingerboard type of guy. I'm also anti-ash
Too me, it is just too much low and high, and really lacking in the middle. When I think of strong mids and growl, I don't think ash for some reason..... I think alder like my old Q5, or even walnut, padauk, maple. That Q5 had growl for days....a fundamental like a grand piano. Now mahogany is probably too pillowy for what you are looking for.Maybe I'll attempt to do some sound clips of my LG-3005. I haven't yet 100% identified the body wood. Gard tells me it is probably spanish cedar, but I think it is mahogany. Whatever it is, I like it
If you post a pic of the back of your bass i could probably tell you what wood it is.
As for the tone i like, its hard to explain, but basically i like my slap tone to just kick major ass, have tons of spank. Musicman tone is a good exmaple. For a 5er id want something a little woodier soudning , hence my wood choices. Fingerstyle tone i like it to just be even all across. I find this to be the opposite of a P bass tone i guess. I dont really ike that tone.
I need something that will have as much attack in its lows as its highs. High mid burpy growl is probably my fingerstyle tone of choice.
As for the tone i like, its hard to explain, but basically i like my slap tone to just kick major ass, have tons of spank. Musicman tone is a good exmaple. For a 5er id want something a little woodier soudning , hence my wood choices. Fingerstyle tone i like it to just be even all across. I find this to be the opposite of a P bass tone i guess. I dont really ike that tone.
I need something that will have as much attack in its lows as its highs. High mid burpy growl is probably my fingerstyle tone of choice.
Sean Baumann said:This bass does not exist! You must proove it with pictures.
Sure thing...refer back to post #17 on this thread.
