Well I lost! I bet Adam saw which one I picked and changed them.
Great looking bass! You’re going to love it (again)!
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Roscoe Club
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Well I lost! I bet Adam saw which one I picked and changed them.
Great looking bass! You’re going to love it (again)!
That is a very cool finish. I could tell it was a Ritter from the upper horn in the Roscoe picture.
I was hesitant when I got it (24k gold plated), but it was too good of a deal to pass up. It eventually grew on me as you can see how much I have worn off over the years lol.
Hey, we know that bass!
Congratulations.
I've always preferred a fretless with soapbar pickups....but my current fretless is a defretted Yamaha with two J pickups closer to the bridge...and it's incredible. I have a great bass player friend who wants it, BAD. Great bass. What a great looking bass, Steve. Congrats on getting it back!
I am very excited. Its kind of special In the TB and maybe more so the Roscoe community where it seems if you tone it right, you are able to get things figured out. Karma? Destiny?
I hd that GC Century 5 fretless in my cart. It was probably a fine bass. But before I pulled the trigger it was gone. Then Adam contacts me. Just so cool.
I hd that GC Century 5 fretless in my cart. It was probably a fine bass. But before I pulled the trigger it was gone. Then Adam contacts me. Just so cool.
@SteveC My recollection is that you were sad a while after selling that 1st fretless bass. Seller's remorse resulted in the order and build of sweet fretless bass 2. Somehow that one got away (twice?). Now, you have your numero uno back. Savor, savor, and keep that bass this time!
That is basically how it went, and yeah, I am pretty sure my bass swapping days are over. My stable is pretty darn good right now.
The 'Steve Roscoe Ecosystem' includes several 'circle of life' models, but this JB fretless Century is the Fabergé egg of them all.
I'll remain the happy owner of the modified fretless with coil-tapped, JB location, Bart CBs. Glad to still be a part of the Steve Roscoe Ecosystem!
I'll remain the happy owner of the modified fretless with coil-tapped, JB location, Bart CBs. Glad to still be a part of the Steve Roscoe Ecosystem!
It really is a special bass. I'm very glad to have it back. There was a point, MANY years ago, that I debated only playing fretless. I don't recall what brand I was looking at at the time. Things changed and a cover band gig came up that "needed" a fretted bass. I wonder if things were different, and I had played a Roscoe fretless and I had no cover band if I'd be a fretless only guy. IDK. I know a few people who only play fretless. I like the way you feel so connected to a fretless. Your finger and the string and the fingerboard. It's a very cool thing.
@SteveC Your latest fretless purchase kind of inspired me to pull my Roscoe fretless out of the case and play it more.
I’ve been keeping it in a stand downstairs in the TV room and I’ve been playing it while I binge watch “Poldark” and it’s really reminded me of how much I enjoy even the subtle nuances that a fretless brings to a song (when you play it more like a fretted). I’m really thinking of playing it for an entire set at church on tunes that don’t really call for the typical fretless mwah. With the Cobalt flats the mwah is slightly less exhibited and it really sounds refreshing on the more upbeat tunes.
I’ve been keeping it in a stand downstairs in the TV room and I’ve been playing it while I binge watch “Poldark” and it’s really reminded me of how much I enjoy even the subtle nuances that a fretless brings to a song (when you play it more like a fretted). I’m really thinking of playing it for an entire set at church on tunes that don’t really call for the typical fretless mwah. With the Cobalt flats the mwah is slightly less exhibited and it really sounds refreshing on the more upbeat tunes.
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Aren’t those TI flats? Cobalt flats have purple wraps.
I have a fretless with some fingerboard issues being worked on right now. It will have D’Adarrio XL’s on it but I may try Cobalt flats on it. They are very nice strings.
I have a fretless with some fingerboard issues being worked on right now. It will have D’Adarrio XL’s on it but I may try Cobalt flats on it. They are very nice strings.
I tend to play it like a fretted more often than not - or unused to - and will again. The subtle nuances like you say. I suspect this will be my main bass for church. The fretted version for cover band. The P and J when situations make those a good choice, or just for something different.
Nothing like a fretless Roscoe. I think they are among the best sounding basses out there. I could ALMOST play one exclusively but sometimes I’m lazy and like the frets for the cover band so I can be a little more “sloppy” on gigs.
Good eye Chuck. Those are TI flats. It’s an old picture. I’ve since installed the Cobalt flats. Both great stings but a bit more mwah with the Cobalts.
Here’s a few current picture.
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Wondering if any of you all have experience/history with this LG --
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Price seems a tad high, but it looks very interesting. Perhaps 19mm string spacing?
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Price seems a tad high, but it looks very interesting. Perhaps 19mm string spacing?
