I am pretty the paperwork with it says Bart Pre... but I can check. The Boxelder Burl Fretless next to it certainly does have the Demeter pre, note the extra toggle switch.
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I am pretty the paperwork with it says Bart Pre... but I can check. The Boxelder Burl Fretless next to it certainly does have the Demeter pre, note the extra toggle switch.
That one does indeed have a Demeter preamp in it. The original Bart was changed out by Joe. It is an awesome sounding and playing bass and it looks terrific too.
Chuck
Chuck
BTW, I am currently using the TH and two Aguilar GS112's but sometimes use a Markbass F500 head with those cabs. I also have an Orange Terror Bass 500 and a Orange SP212 cab that I run my Roscoes through. That is a remarkably warm sounding combo. Much less zing available with the Orange but lots of warmth and solid punch.
Thanks Chuck.... I wonder if it is the same one that is in the fretless. Wonder why they have different knob configurations? I know the fretless has the "mid sweep" toggle which really suites the fretless.
We are working on that. The FAA has some weird rule though about distractions in the cockpit. It might take an act of congress.
Not sure. I think Demeter makes a preamp that doesn't have the toggle switch (at least the one on their site appears to not have it).
Awesome pic Joel! What an awesome travel bass (or gigging bass!).
We may have to schedule an early GTG so we can all check that one out!
CrashClint
I Play Bass therefore I Am
If you have the pot and send it to James he will install a push/pull/Mid. The ones he sells on his site are 5 knob versions. I have done the conversion for people, I think the last stacked and switched pots came to $35. I have a 4 knob model I was thinking of installing in my CS4.
i disagree. i don't recall playing any roscoes where the neck reminded me of a lakland.
i went from lakland to warwick to roscoe (as a main bass). warwick is to me the definition of a fat neck. the roscoe seems to me to capture what i liked about both of those necks at once.
I spent the better part of three hours today with my two six strings. It did not take long for me to feel comfortable on both of them. I took the action down to a crazy lowness on my fretless and found a strap that let the fretted hang in just the rights spot and my hand took seemingly no time at all to adjust. Starting today I am gonna bring a 6 to gigs and start to work them into the line up. Stoked!
Yes sir. Well I must say BC had hardly anything to do with the purchase other than taking my money. Gard at roscoe was the one who "sold" it to me
I played my fretless Century 3006 in church last week and my SKB 3006 J/J this morning. I sometimes play other basses if it fits the theme but my Roscoe 6's are my main electric basses these days.
We sometimes do a Bluegrass service and I play upright for that. Once in a great while it is Country music (this is Texas after all) and I play my Fender P 5 string.
One of my Roscoe basses is back in the shop having some blemishes repaired and I sure miss it. That one is a Century 3005 with a maple/cocobolo/maple neck with a cocobolo fingerboard. Of course it sounds amazing and plays better!
Chuck
We sometimes do a Bluegrass service and I play upright for that. Once in a great while it is Country music (this is Texas after all) and I play my Fender P 5 string.
One of my Roscoe basses is back in the shop having some blemishes repaired and I sure miss it. That one is a Century 3005 with a maple/cocobolo/maple neck with a cocobolo fingerboard. Of course it sounds amazing and plays better!
Chuck
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It's important to note that Roscoe necks are handmade. They vary greatly - I have 4 5 strings, and they're all different.
That seems a bit strange, unless each neck is made to order. I would think they would have a template of sorts that they stick to....so thick here, this radius, etc.
Each neck will "feel" different.
Like Jon said, they are not made on a CNC machine, they are hand made. Tooling and jigs are used but there can be some variation. I'd imagine tolerances in areas of the neck that affect set-up and playability are held very tight. On the order of a few thousandths. Other areas that are not critical to the set-up maybe not so tight but, from what I've seen personally, not anything you can detect with your eye.
Don't confuse the feel with movement. I've had several and have never had a neck move. Neck pockets are tight, and the laminations of quartersawn woods don't allow it.
I've not run into a Roscoe neck that wasn't great, but they can "feel" different.
