I put my favorite bridge on this classic. The KTS Ti. Shes under8 lbs, featherweight! Fresh LTF’s and got a new Aggie grape. Think “ for the love of money “ oh man is this wonderful sounding.
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Roscoe Club
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Played m LG 4 last night at a festival here in VA. Beautiful tone, beautiful weather and free oysters and beer.
You had me at free oysters! Nice looking bass, too!
LOL I agree. And thanks. That bass has so much of what I like. Ash body, Wenge board and the BEM top is just sexy. But I gotta say I didn’t think I was a fan of Aguilar electronics but I love this PJ setup with the boost only pre. It sounds great with little to know changes in settings and I can make slight changes to get a variety of usable tones.
I have a parts PJ that has passive Aguilar pickups - they sound delicious with flat wounds and a little of the tone rolled off!
Anyone in this group own the Roscoe "Red Devil"?
Had the chance to buy this a while back and missed out... Now that I know how good Roscoe's are, I wish I had gotten it.
Just wondering how she's doin
Had the chance to buy this a while back and missed out... Now that I know how good Roscoe's are, I wish I had gotten it.
Just wondering how she's doin
Anyone in this group own the Roscoe "Red Devil"?
Had the chance to buy this a while back and missed out... Now that I know how good Roscoe's are, I wish I had gotten it.
Just wondering how she's doin
Maybe...
Equal time here and the Sadowsky thread these for 2 amazing basses.
Anyone in this group own the Roscoe "Red Devil"?
Had the chance to buy this a while back and missed out... Now that I know how good Roscoe's are, I wish I had gotten it.
Just wondering how she's doin
That bass made me fall in love with those Barts.
A very nice SKB 3006 popped up in the classifieds recently. But it's 19mm spacing, so my bank account is safe for the moment. 
Does anyone have experience with or thoughts on how a maple neck, pau ferro FB, mahogany body, and Roscoe Barts would sound? Looking for a fat but articulate fingerstyle tone with a bit of growl when you dig in.
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"Fat but articulate" is how I describe myself
Add some wenge in the neck and that should get you a phat growly tone. Fingerboard alone on a Roscoe probably won’t get you there. The fingerboard is too thin. Need at least a wenge stringer (or even better a wenge wedge neck).
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Well played, guess that setup was to easy to pass on."Fat but articulate" is how I describe myself
Have any of you guys ever bought a bass internationally and dealt with the customs fees? I've done a couple Google searches and can't seem to find a clear explanation of how it is calculated. I keep seeing interesting Reverb deals but dismissing them because they're from Japan or wherever,.and I just don't know how that works.
for the stuff (not a bass yet) I've received from overseas, if there is additional duty owed, i get a bill from the carrier eventually...
Any idea how the duty is calculated? You'd think it would be a percentage, like a sales tax --but I haven't been able to find out the details.
I'm leery of buying something I think is a pretty good deal, and then getting hit for, say, 25% more in duties...
