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#25,201
Well, my TB account was hacked and in the 90 or so minutes that they had it, someone collected what looks like 5 payments from 5 people on a single item that they had no intention of shipping. I'll be taking all of these 'data breaches' more seriously from now on, and not just changing my bank, etc. passwords. Nothing is safe these days.

To brighten this post, though: a real picture from the real me (my dog on my work computer on MY couch)!

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my beautiful lg 3006, I've had this bass for a few months now, quite possibly the most beautiful bass I own, I've replaced the pickups with DCBs since then for a hotter sound and the pre with a Nordstrand 3b-4a since the bart pre was losing signal sometimes (bought used), great bass now and I'm very happy, might consider going full Nordstrand with zen blades as well or leave as is, either way Im a proud owner!
 
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ericjnr21 said:
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my beautiful lg 3006, I've had this bass for a few months now, quite possibly the most beautiful bass I own, I've replaced the pickups with DCBs since then for a hotter sound and the pre with a Nordstrand 3b-4a since the bart pre was losing signal sometimes (bought used), great bass now and I'm very happy, might consider going full Nordstrand with zen blades as well or leave as is, either way Im a proud owner!
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You're right! That bass is absolutely stunning with the dark green quilted maple. I'm sure is sounds amazing!
 
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staccatogrowl said:
Wow, pretty shocking. Are you able to share more detail?
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I think so.

I was at work yesterday, about to start an after-school ukulele club, when I checked my phone/email. I had an email from TB stating that my email address was recently changed, and if I did not authorize the change, to contact admin. Right there, I was pretty sure someone hacked my TB account. This was about 3:25pm.

At 4:45pm, I'm done with the uke club, head to my car, and head to TB (as a guest) and search my user name. It had a for sale ad up, but my account was marked 'inactive'. I contact TB stating that my account was hacked (via the basic 'contact us' link on the bottom of the site). I got a phonecall from a mod around 5:45pm telling me what happened, and that a hacker posted a pedal for sale. They got about 5 people to pay for this pedal, and then my account was shut down.

I'm amazed how quickly the account was shut down (about 90 minutes after it was compromised), but disgusted at the speed with which a scammer was able to operate and trick people into sending money. I read the DMs...poor language/grammar, sometimes their PayPal wouldn't work so they gave out a SECOND email/PayPal for people to send money to. In one case, the PayPal didn't work and they switched it to Venmo. I have a bunch of emails of this hacker, but I bet they were all new/temporary ones.

So that's it, in a nutshell. Like I said, I didn't regularly cycle passwords for sites I considered 'less sensitive', but I'll be updating/changing them all more regularly now. Also, I'll be looking for grammatical anomalies with any future potential people I transact with. If someone's posts and discussion style suddenly changes, that should be a red flag. I think the buyers that were scammed in this case were just so excited to get this pedal that they overlooked the red flags.
 
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steelin4u said:
Well, my TB account was hacked and in the 90 or so minutes that they had it, someone collected what looks like 5 payments from 5 people on a single item that they had no intention of shipping. I'll be taking all of these 'data breaches' more seriously from now on, and not just changing my bank, etc. passwords. Nothing is safe these days.

To brighten this post, though: a real picture from the real me (my dog on my work computer on MY couch)!

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What a bummer Adam!
So many bottom dwellers out there!
I also feel sorry for the other victims that sent funds. Hopefully they paid with a means of payment with protection.
 
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ericjnr21 said:
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my beautiful lg 3006, I've had this bass for a few months now, quite possibly the most beautiful bass I own, I've replaced the pickups with DCBs since then for a hotter sound and the pre with a Nordstrand 3b-4a since the bart pre was losing signal sometimes (bought used), great bass now and I'm very happy, might consider going full Nordstrand with zen blades as well or leave as is, either way Im a proud owner!
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Beautiful! That’s a gorgeous green. Very classy!
 
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I recently had a strange thing happen to my Amazon and American Express accounts.

Three boxes and an envelope package were delivered to my home. I had ordered nothing. I looked at the address and it was my address but the addressee was a woman I have never heard of. I contacted Amazon and was notified that the stuff was "gifted" to me. I found that very odd since I don't know the woman so I opened the packages and found 3 pair of woman's panties and 12 one foot square shower heads. I again contacted Amazon and made my way through the maze to talk to a real person (first contact was a text message conversation) and again was told it was a gift. I told the lady that it had to be a mistake since I could not use the stuff and she said for me to dispose of it any what I wanted and that I did not need to return it.

Then I started checking my credit cards and found an Amazon purchase of $473 on my American Express card. I called Amex and they cancelled my card and issued a new one and refunded the amount of the bogus charge. I changed my password associated with my Amazon and Amex accounts.

My guess is that the person somehow got my Amex info and charged the Amazon stuff that they wanted but it was sent to my address (the address of my Amex account) instead of to them. If that is not what happened then I don't get it at all since the scammer got nothing out of the deal.

We live in crazy times. We must carefully keep track of any transactions that show up on our accounts.
 
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My current fretted Roscoe 5 has mystified me a bit since I received it. It was built in Jan 25th 2008 and is in every way a Custom model but only the horns are carved (Fully rounded). I asked Keith about it in November (during my visit to the factory) and at first said it must be a STD model but when I told him it has a 1/2 “ thick top, matching headstock, purpleheart neck stringer, Diamondwood nut ….. he just stated that he had no idea why the top wasn’t carved.

After searching through TB threads, according to a Gard TB post in April of 2005 (and confirmed with Gard via a text the other day) this is how he describes the new Century body model ……. “they (Century body style) are very cool pieces, and unique both in appearance/feel as well as tone. Somewhat different than the LG and SKB sonically, a bit "woodier" is the way Keith likes to describe it. I agree, and will probably end up with a Century Standard VI myself - there is a carved top version called the Century Signature, we are getting one here at BC in a week or so that I am really looking forward to seeing.”

Gard told me via the text (earlier this week) that when originally released (2005), the Century was only available with the flat top unless you ordered a Signature model. He said that until the current Standard/Custom/Signature versions existed, the Century body style was only offered as an uncarved Century V and VI. After the Custom model was created the Century V and VI changed to Century 3005 and 3006. This agrees with Gards previously specified comments in the TB thread in April 2005 (1 month prior to Gard being hired as GM of Roscoe Guitars).

I suppose all of this information is only important to someone (like me) who has one of the early model Century V or VI basses with a partially carved top. But if you ever see one advertised in the “For Sale ads”at least you’ll know the history of that model.

While researching the history of the Century model it occurred to me that there’s a lot of Roscoe history that we really need to research and document while we can still get valid information from the folks that were there then. Things like, when was the first 2005, 3005, 3006 and 3007 model released, when was the first LG and SKB released, when Roscoe switched from the scarf neck joint, when the current Hipshot proprietary bridge replaced the Wilkinson bridge, when the STD model was introduced, understanding the SN designation of the STD model, when the STD Plus model was introduced ……….. And on and on.

I’m going to begin generating a document that captures as much of the Roscoe history as I can and eventually post it. Anyone that wants to help compile all this data can PM me. I’d certainly appreciate any help or historical data anyone can provide.
 
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I can tell I'm a little bored. I am thinking about that LG3000 down the road again. I know, I know. Fretless is the plan, and my Century 5 does it all. Yet, sometimes a 4 string is fun. Makes you think/play differently. I have the P but it doesn't always (contrary to popular opinion) work for everything - to my ear anyway. Much as I want it to do so. And while there's nothing like a fretless Roscoe, the reason I sold mine was because I didn't use it. Nothing has really changed since then. :cool::banghead:

Thanks for being my sounding board. Let me have it.
 
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SteveC said:
I can tell I'm a little bored. I am thinking about that LG3000 down the road again. I know, I know. Fretless is the plan, and my Century 5 does it all. Yet, sometimes a 4 string is fun. Makes you think/play differently. I have the P but it doesn't always (contrary to popular opinion) work for everything - to my ear anyway. Much as I want it to do so. And while there's nothing like a fretless Roscoe, the reason I sold mine was because I didn't use it. Nothing has really changed since then. :cool::banghead:

Thanks for being my sounding board. Let me have it.
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I’ve been the same with fretless basses. I’ve owned a couple of really nice ones (Rob Allen, Pedulla), but they always wound up sitting for so long after initial interest that I sold them. The second one, the Pedulla had me engaged for quite a bit longer. I had intended to commission a custom fretless, but wound up going with a fretted instead as I know it will get more use. I think if you have the means to get one and hold onto it no matter how much you’ll play it then it’s fine. If you would play a fretted 4 a lot more then that’s a pretty good reason to go for the 4. Of course, it’s easier to replicated a fretted 4 with a fretted 5 than it is to replicate a fretless with either.
 
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Nolan Tremblay said:
I think if you have the means to get one and hold onto it no matter how much you’ll play it then it’s fine.
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If I could find a fretless Roscoe 5 for $2K, I think I have the means to make it happen.

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Of course, it’s easier to replicated a fretted 4 with a fretted 5 than it is to replicate a fretless with either.
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True, and a sticking point for getting a Roscoe 4 string. I already have one with my 5, and my 5 string neck is as "fast" as any 4 I have played.
 
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SteveC said:
I can tell I'm a little bored. I am thinking about that LG3000 down the road again. I know, I know. Fretless is the plan, and my Century 5 does it all. Yet, sometimes a 4 string is fun. Makes you think/play differently. I have the P but it doesn't always (contrary to popular opinion) work for everything - to my ear anyway. Much as I want it to do so. And while there's nothing like a fretless Roscoe, the reason I sold mine was because I didn't use it. Nothing has really changed since then. :cool::banghead:

Thanks for being my sounding board. Let me have it.
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I hear you. I have two fretless basses, though neither is a Roscoe (a Godin Acoustibass and a Sire V7). Both good instruments, but they never get played. I’ve only had a few gigs calling for electric bass in the last five years, and all but one were doubling gigs on both upright and electric, and I covered them with my Roscoe or a Fender. So I’m thinking I should sell the fretless instruments, but I haven’t gotten to it as of yet.
 
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bearhart74 said:
Saw this this morning

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I seem to recall a time when Keith did neck thru like this, but I am foggy on details. I always liked those inlays as well. They were from way back, 90's sometime I think. It's definitely a rare beast in the Roscoe world. The body looks really small/compact. Part of the neck thru construction maybe?
 

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