Is epic higher than “mastergrade?”
That is a gorgeous bass, hope it works out for you.
Feel free to post pics any time 
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Roscoe Club
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That is a gorgeous bass, hope it works out for you.
Feel free to post pics any time 
Does anybody know if if Roscoe will still angle the pickups like on Jimmy Haslip's 3006?
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So I did a thing I said I wasn't going to do. I took the bass boomers off and put an old set of chromes on my 5 string LG Bart PJ. It was super convenient, as one time, many many years ago, I tried them on my fretless and didn't like them. So I didn't need to cut anything, and they were already pretty much prewound and ready to go on the tuning pegs.
They actually sound really good. Dare I say better than even pressure wounds. The less aggressive tone goes really well with the band right now. We've had a couple of folks move in and out so we're more R&B than hard rock.
The fretless will always carry rounds, but the fretted PJ might keep these for a while. I'm really surprised at how well the low B sounds. On the fretless with the Roscoe Barts it leaves something to be desired, but on the PJ it's really present and tight and thunderous.
They actually sound really good. Dare I say better than even pressure wounds. The less aggressive tone goes really well with the band right now. We've had a couple of folks move in and out so we're more R&B than hard rock.
The fretless will always carry rounds, but the fretted PJ might keep these for a while. I'm really surprised at how well the low B sounds. On the fretless with the Roscoe Barts it leaves something to be desired, but on the PJ it's really present and tight and thunderous.
I'm with Keith Roscoe on this one: I prefer the look of natural oil finish to poly. Poly is relatively durable, though, so it usually gets the nod on a new build.
FB image and text with permission of Roscoe Guitars
FB image and text with permission of Roscoe Guitars
Pretty piece of Koa, for sure! I'm partial to the oil finish look, myself. I really like the finish Pete uses.
I had natural oil. I converted to gloss. I am happy. Not that I disliked the oil, I just wanted to seal it up better for the future. And it looks so good. Hard to tell it’s not a custom.
I love the look of oil too but having had several of both, long term, you did the right thing Steve. I was constantly having to sand and recoat my oil finished Roscoes.
Hello.
I have a Roscoe Century Standard 5 black onyx (#A009) that I purchased used from GC and I’ve been unable to determine when it was made. I think around 2008-2009? I searched for a reference site and found none, and emailed Roscoe Guitars a while ago but didn’t get a response. Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks,
Asher
I have a Roscoe Century Standard 5 black onyx (#A009) that I purchased used from GC and I’ve been unable to determine when it was made. I think around 2008-2009? I searched for a reference site and found none, and emailed Roscoe Guitars a while ago but didn’t get a response. Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks,
Asher
I think Keith is simply too busy to be researching info on older builds. I did phone him about my SKB 6 and he said that the info was not available.
Perhaps on of the guys here can help by referencing one of their basses that still has the info sheet with it.
Perhaps on of the guys here can help by referencing one of their basses that still has the info sheet with it.
the serial number should get you in the ballpark. The only trick with Roscoe is that they assign the serial number when the order is placed, not when it’s completed. In my heyday, I would place so many orders and stagger them out such that there could be 2-3 years between ordering and delivery.
I believe that they started the Century STD models in 2008. The serialization method was 2008=A (prefix), 2009=B and so on. Assuming they still are following that method you should be able to determine the year by the prefix.
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I asked Keith what "Mastergrade" was and even he didn't know. He thought maybe 5A ?Is epic higher than “mastergrade?”
That is a gorgeous bass, hope it works out for you.
They use the term "Master grade" at Kiesel. That's the only place I've heard it.
However, I just did a Google search on it, and it does seem to be used for acoustic guitar tonewoods. So I don't think it's just coming out of nowhere.
Sadowsky does it too, guessing it’s all the same thing for their best tops (and to charge you more ).
My Century has an “exhibition grade” koa top, which is probably another name for that
).My Century has an “exhibition grade” koa top, which is probably another name for that
