Anybody have a SKB 5 in mint condition they are thinking about selling? If so, send me a DM.
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Roscoe Club
- Thread starter JOME77
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To be more specific, I’m looking for the following:
- Classic Roscoe Bart pre amp and pups
- No maple fingerboards
- Natural wood top in gloss
anyone have any contact with Keith? Sent an email for an update I was going to take delivery of last month, but no answer..
Maybe try phoning? The shop is swamped with production, let alone emails.
Because he KNEW it was Steve C. calling
I wish I had that kind of clout.Because he KNEW it was Steve C. calling
I have been playing my SKB 6 and having some buzzing on the C string around the 4th fret. I tried just raising the string and got it higher than the others and the buzz persisted. The neck had a normal amount of forward bow so after thinking about it I decided to reduce the forward bow to almost none (near flat) and would then be able to raise the bridge saddles. I adjusted the truss rod and got the neck almost flat....now has only the slightest amount of relief and then raised all the bridge saddles and evened out the bridge saddles in relation to each other and now the bass plays cleanly.
I have been doing my own set ups for years because I could not find someone locally who would consistently do a good job. I have had very few basses that required this kind of set up to cure a buzzing problem. By the way, my bass was originally a fretless and was returned to Keith to have it converted to fretted. The fret job seems to be as perfect as can be and there are no high frets that I can find and yet that first string wanted to buzz. Sighting down the neck revealed only that it looked perfect and had no high areas that I could see.
This once again proves that basses are individuals. Yes, it has the obvious traits of the Roscoe bass family but needs a little different set up to play cleanly. My Century 5 has the normal amount of forward bow and plays clean all over the fingerboard.
I have my 3 fretted 6's in my practice room right now. Modulus Q6, G.Gould ggi6 and my Roscoe SKB 3006. Each is unique and each is cherished by me. Now they all play great.
I have been doing my own set ups for years because I could not find someone locally who would consistently do a good job. I have had very few basses that required this kind of set up to cure a buzzing problem. By the way, my bass was originally a fretless and was returned to Keith to have it converted to fretted. The fret job seems to be as perfect as can be and there are no high frets that I can find and yet that first string wanted to buzz. Sighting down the neck revealed only that it looked perfect and had no high areas that I could see.
This once again proves that basses are individuals. Yes, it has the obvious traits of the Roscoe bass family but needs a little different set up to play cleanly. My Century 5 has the normal amount of forward bow and plays clean all over the fingerboard.
I have my 3 fretted 6's in my practice room right now. Modulus Q6, G.Gould ggi6 and my Roscoe SKB 3006. Each is unique and each is cherished by me. Now they all play great.
In my area, the season is fall, and it's more than just a calendar notation. Temperatures and humidity are dropping, and summer's dehumidifying AC indoor environment is changing to heat, and adding humidity.
String instruments that have been in tune for months are suddenly needing retuning across most strings, sign of wood re-climatizing. Some need a little truss rod tweak, others need a minor action adjustment, and some need nothing. My Roscoes are relatively stable basses, never needing more than an 1/8 turn on a truss rod, if any. Necks are maintained almost flat with low action. No drama, thankfully.
String instruments that have been in tune for months are suddenly needing retuning across most strings, sign of wood re-climatizing. Some need a little truss rod tweak, others need a minor action adjustment, and some need nothing. My Roscoes are relatively stable basses, never needing more than an 1/8 turn on a truss rod, if any. Necks are maintained almost flat with low action. No drama, thankfully.
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I'm back in the Roscoe club after about 13 years. My first gig with it was at the Rainbow Room in NYC last Thursday. Here is a hilariously badly taken photo (by the way, if anyone reading this thread happens to be the current owner of serial #5014, I'd be interested to know):
SKB, rosewood fretboard, ash body, 33” scale. I’ll be changing the strings to my favorite DR Pure blues and see how they feel.
Short-scale headless. . Beautiful. How does it play and sound? Do you like it?
I’m still warming up to it. It’s comfortable, sounds good- not wild about the strings that it came with.
Beautiful! Very classic looking.
I’ve always thought that the Roscoe supplied D’addario nickel RW’s and the DR Pure Blues sound and feel quite similar but maybe you’re a bit more discerning than I am. You may find the DR Hi Beams more to your liking (or another SS RW string).
we will see! I'll start with my default string and then if that doesnt click- all try some other strings- the D'addario is a bit stiff for me
It is the string diameter that effects string tension. Smaller diameter strings will give you less tension. I would think that you would aldready have reduced tension due to the shorter string length.
OK- Then I'm not sure WHY I do not like the d'addario strings.... so I will put the DR Pure Blues because I am familiar with them and find that they work well with most of my basses
. I hope that clears up the technical decisions hahaLatest posts
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