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Got an email from Keith last night saying he's got the electronics installed in my Koa 6 and will be cutting the nut today. Almost there...

I asked him to set it up tuned down a half step, since that's how my current band is playing. Seems foolish for me to have to immediately adjust it for the Eb tuning when I can have it professionally done by the actual builder.
 
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JOME77 said:
Speaking of Roscoe fretless basses.
I was inspired this morning to pull out the SKB-3005 Bees wing bubinga/mahogany Roscoe that I got from Scott and laid down a scratch track over a beautiful tune we’re doing this Sunday (Thank You Jesus for the Blood). Wow does that bass growl! Wish I had time to pull off a bass switch in the middle of the service. That would be the main downside of playing a really large church.

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What a beauty! I like the way the fret lines are clearly visible. On mine they are hard to see as the grey colour gets lost against the fingerboard.
 
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edbutler3 said:
Got an email from Keith last night saying he's got the electronics installed in my Koa 6 and will be cutting the nut today. Almost there...

I asked him to set it up tuned down a half step, since that's how my current band is playing. Seems foolish for me to have to immediately adjust it for the Eb tuning when I can have it professionally done by the actual builder.
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Very happy to hear this!
 
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edbutler3 said:
Got an email from Keith last night saying he's got the electronics installed in my Koa 6 and will be cutting the nut today. Almost there...

I asked him to set it up tuned down a half step, since that's how my current band is playing. Seems foolish for me to have to immediately adjust it for the Eb tuning when I can have it professionally done by the actual builder.
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Would be curious to hear what your total wait time was once you’ve received your bass.
 
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Hi all, I have two questions about my Roscoe (a 2001 LG3005f) and would welcome any thoughts you might have:

1) What does this potentiometer do?

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2) I want to change the output jack on my bass, since the stock one is a weird cone shape and isn't compatible with most cables. I'm now in Europe so most wrenches in the store are metric. Does anyone know what the size is of the thin wrench needed to loosen the current output jack, in either US units or mm?
 
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InvisibleMan said:
Hi all, I have two questions about my Roscoe (a 2001 LG3005f) and would welcome any thoughts you might have:

1) What does this potentiometer do?

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2) I want to change the output jack on my bass, since the stock one is a weird cone shape and isn't compatible with most cables. I'm now in Europe so most wrenches in the store are metric. Does anyone know what the size is of the thin wrench needed to loosen the current output jack, in either US units or mm?
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Fritz is correct on the trim pot.
The nut for he output Jack should be 1/2” (US) wrench. The threads in the Jack are 3/8” (US).
 
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In the past several months I have reduced my Roscoe numbers and am left with basses I love and swore I’d never sell but the new LG6 is so satisfying on so many levels that I think I could go lower and potentially getting dangerously close to waltzing with regret lol.
 
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Nightman said:
Actually, it is! But also I actually might just be moving toward that reality faster than I think!
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armybass said:
In the past several months I have reduced my Roscoe numbers and am left with basses I love and swore I’d never sell but the new LG6 is so satisfying on so many levels that I think I could go lower and potentially getting dangerously close to waltzing with regret lol.
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In the end as beautiful as they are they are still just tools of the trade. When you find one or two basses getting all the playing time (because they just totally make you smile) it does seem a bit foolish to keep basses that simply sit in the case all the time. So, I totally get it.:)

Better that they be released to someone that will not only love them but also play them. :bassist:
 
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JOME77 said:
In the end as beautiful as they are they are still just tools of the trade. When you find one or two basses getting all the playing time (because they just totally make you smile) it does seem a bit foolish to keep basses that simply sit in the case all the time. So, I totally get it.:)

Better that they be released to someone that will not only love them but also play them. :bassist:
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Amen and Amen.
 
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