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Roscoe Century-3005 "J" Coming Together!

RocketMusic

RocketMusic

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#1
Here's an update on the next Roscoe "J" that I've ordered. This one is a Century-3005 with an incredble Bosse/Sapele top.

Ash Body, Standard Neck w/ Wenge fretboard, Bart J PUPs & Bart 3-band pre, Oil finish. Yum!!!

Here's the raw top:
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And here's the body as of today:
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#4
I'd pronounce it "bossy", but I actually call it by the name I'm used to calling it: sapele (suh-pee-lee).

It's also known as African Mahogany. Not that it's even remotely related to Mahogany, that was just a marketing gimick some schmuck thought up ("Hey, if we call it Mahogany, we might get some dunce to buy it").
 
#5
RocketMusic said:
I'd pronounce it "bossy", but I actually call it by the name I'm used to calling it: sapele (suh-pee-lee).
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You said pee!:ninja::smug::help:

It's also known as African Mahogany. Not that it's even remotely related to Mahogany, that was just a marketing gimick some schmuck thought up ("Hey, if we call it Mahogany, we might get some dunce to buy it").
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Doesn't look like any Mahogany I've ever seen. Kinda a dumb gimmick.IMO.

Makes for a great Roscoe though.:bassist:

BTW, Is this the one Jerry needed to see, or you got another one in the bullpen?

:D

God Bless, Ray
 
#14
Gard said:
Nope, totally different stuff - Bosse/Sapele is African, Lacewood is Australian.
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Cool, thanks for the info Gardfather. This is going to be a beautiful bass.

I was thinking of maybe heading to the shop this Friday, what are things like, do you all have time to entertain me? Mrs Crash is flying to Dallas for a Board Meeting from Thursday to Sunday.
 
#15
CrashClint said:
Cool, thanks for the info Gardfather. This is going to be a beautiful bass.

I was thinking of maybe heading to the shop this Friday, what are things like, do you all have time to entertain me? Mrs Crash is flying to Dallas for a Board Meeting from Thursday to Sunday.
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Bring it on man, you can visit your old LG2005 and see the partially completed new neck for it. :)
 
#18
RocketMusic said:
Nah, man, I've been on the Sapele love bandwagon for years. Here's a stunning guitar amp cabinet that I built out of it a few years back...
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So, you've been falling for it with years?! :hiding:



I remember the amp, it's awesome.
I wish you could get good bass amps at that size/format, espcially an all tube setup, even thought of moving to a guitar rig, if I could get one with enough lows.
 
#20
CrashClint said:
Cool, thanks for the info Gardfather. This is going to be a beautiful bass.

I was thinking of maybe heading to the shop this Friday, what are things like, do you all have time to entertain me? Mrs Crash is flying to Dallas for a Board Meeting from Thursday to Sunday.
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What an awesome window of opportunity to sneak in a new bass! :bassist:
 

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