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Roscoe Club
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I think the higher action is required to get the strings above the introduced dirt and dust!
The thicker bridge plate must be built-in compensation. That Keith thinks of everything!
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That was fast, quick and in a hurray! Congratulations!
I’m quite impressed that you have a 4-string, 5-string and 6-string basses in your playing arsenal.
That would be like roller skating on ice to me! I guess I’m just too simple minded to pull that off.
That is actually one of my favorite looking Roscoes — this wood combo looks great to me. And the BEM top is spectacular! Enjoy!
Don’t forget upright bass and fretless lol. Been doing it since my college days 30 years ago. As well as lots of electric guitar, bass drum and cymbals in the Army Band lol. It’s not very difficult honestly. If I can figure it out anyone can.
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I'm just not comfortable playing 4- and 6-string basses.
I used to own a few very nice fretless. I love the sound of a fretless. I tried to bond with them, but it was a waste of my time and they were occupying hangers that I needed for fretted 5'er basses and EG's .
You are welcome, Scott! It is a great bass all-around.
I know there's a few people in here from the Chicago area, so just in case you missed it
US: Midwest - 2022 Chicago GTG Super Mega Official Thread (with poll!)
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US: Midwest - 2022 Chicago GTG Super Mega Official Thread (with poll!)
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Just to restate the facts, a pin router in the right hands can be a wonderful tool.
That said, a less expensive and IMO better alternative is a STD Hipshot Type A bridge. Much lower action can be achieved with a bridge change (and no high shipping cost to and from the factory).
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Just to restate the facts, a pin router in the right hands can be a wonderful tool.
That said, a less expensive and IMO better alternative is a STD Hipshot Type A bridge. Much lower action can be achieved with a bridge change (and no high shipping cost to and from the factory).
Which bridges are they? The 18mm/.708” ? I mean, yeah, I could go dig out my fancy digital calipers and measure, but sometimes it’s best to learn from the wise elders in this group
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Which bridges are they? The 18mm/.708” ? I mean, yeah, I could go dig out my fancy digital calipers and measure, but sometimes it’s best to learn from the wise elders in this group
Old elder Joe.
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I can relate. I've got a gig tomorrow night (the first in years) and the two basses I'll be taking are the Roscoe Classic Custom in my profile pic, and a Dingwall AB-II.I think for a 'normal' bass (as in a parallel fretted bass) it just does not get better than a Roscoe. I will admit that since I got my Dingwall last year that it's pretty much all I play anymore, but Roscoe's being so good is kind of what led me to try a Dingwall. After going through so many other basses that just didn't come close to any of my Roscoe's I decided that before I stop looking I wanted to give fanned frets a try so I got a Dingwall ABZ. It really fits me and my style perfectly, it honestly makes me a much better player. I still have my 4 Roscoe's, but it took something like a fanned fret Dingwall to make me put one down
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Which bridges are they? The 18mm/.708” ? I mean, yeah, I could go dig out my fancy digital calipers and measure, but sometimes it’s best to learn from the wise elders in this group
Yes. The 18mm/.708.
They come in aluminum or brass. The last one that I bought was brass. In the past I’ve always gone with the aluminum (for less weight) but I’ve always heard that the brass had a bit more sustain.
Here’s a good article discussing brass verses aluminum bridges …
Brass vs. Aluminum Bridge – Which Is Better? | eBass
My experience is opposite of that article. And, some noted builders agree. For example, Fodera uses brass, as does Smith. Brass it is.
Regarding punch? Those brass knuckles are made of brass for a reason : 0
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I just find it amusing when threads "Using a brass bridge for increased sustain" and "How to improve your muting technique" show up next to each other in the thread list...
And, right next to that is, "How to make your ukulele rubber-band bass sound better than a full-scale upright"
No mute device for me, though, just use of floating thumb, fingers, or hand palm, regardless of bridge material.
Not only originally solved by Leo Fender in the '50s/'60s for his incredibly punchy bent-steel bridges, used in conjunction with "lively" flatwound strings, and sustain-heavy bass cabinets with open backs (haha), with his muting device using foam in an "ashtray/bridge combo," then patented. This illustrates how muting has little to do with bridge material, just the simple matter of playing amplified electric bass, pretty much from day 1.
No mute device for me, though, just use of floating thumb, fingers, or hand palm, regardless of bridge material.
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Years ago, I used to buy just the bridge plate without saddles, spring and screws, directly from Hipshot at a fraction of the cost of a whole bridge. Don't know if they'll still do that...
I wonder if the average person in a bar room or church house listening to a live band cares at all that a bass has a brass or aluminum bridge on it. And with all the other electronics used in the bass signal chain before a plucked note is even audible, is the added punch/sustain from the bridge even noticeable?
Who performs playing an electric bass with just a mic on the bridge?
Who performs playing an electric bass with just a mic on the bridge?
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