Roscoe Club

[SteveC]

I think I know someplace I can take it. It’s an hour away. I have a friends Yamaha TRB5 I can use while I’m figuring this out.

 

[JOME77]

It is my fretted standard plus. I used the same cable and interface with 2 other basses - my fretless century and Classic P - and they were normal.

So you’re saying I may need a new preamp?

Is this the replacement?

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...prewired-harness-4-knob-3-band-eq-with-bypass

Yeah Steve. That would be the replacement preamp. With everything epoxied into the black module it's unlikely that a technician would be able to do anything except confirm that it's in the module. What you're describing just wouldn't happen with a bad pot. Still, if there is a good tech in your area, it wouldn't hurt to let them look at it prior to ordering the preamp,

 

[SteveC]

Yeah Steve. That would be the replacement preamp. With everything epoxied into the black module it's unlikely that a technician would be able to do anything except confirm that it's in the module. What you're describing just wouldn't happen with a bad pot. Still, if there is a good tech in your area, it wouldn't hurt to let them look at it prior to ordering the preamp,

That’s my plan.

 

[emjazz]

Calling the shop would be my first move after doing what I can to sort it out myself. Taking it to a repair person would be my second. Replacing the entire preamp myself without doing those things first was what I was really suggesting not doing.

Hoping it’s an easy answer! But these things do happen from time to time. Good luck, Steve!

 

[Bill Adams]

Does anyone here have a 33" scale Roscoe?

Does anyone have a 34" scale Century?

Would love to see pics.

Keith is actually building me 34” scale Century with 17.5mm string spacing as we speak. I’ve attached a couple pics of what Keith has sent me. He started this build back in March and is getting close to being completed. Going to be super nice! Here’s the specs

Century 5 Signature

Swamp Ash body

Exhibition Quilted Maple

full gloss finish

Diamondwood nut

Black/Gold hardware (USA Hipshot)

Black Ebony (Indian) fingerboard

Bartolini Quad coil pickups (Straight)

Bartolini 3 way EQ Note (5 holes)

act/pass w/tone pot

 

[emjazz]

Keith is actually building me 34” scale Century with 17.5mm string spacing as we speak. I’ve attached a couple pics of what Keith has sent me. He started this build back in March and is getting close to being completed. Going to be super nice! Here’s the specs

Century 5 Signature

Swamp Ash body

Exhibition Quilted Maple

full gloss finish

Diamondwood nut

Black/Gold hardware (USA Hipshot)

Black Ebony (Indian) fingerboard

Bartolini Quad coil pickups (Straight)

Bartolini 3 way EQ Note (5 holes)

act/pass w/tone pot

Gorgeous!!

 

[John D Harris]

Keith is actually building me 34” scale Century with 17.5mm string spacing as we speak. I’ve attached a couple pics of what Keith has sent me. He started this build back in March and is getting close to being completed. Going to be super nice! Here’s the specs

Century 5 Signature

Swamp Ash body

Exhibition Quilted Maple

full gloss finish

Diamondwood nut

Black/Gold hardware (USA Hipshot)

Black Ebony (Indian) fingerboard

Bartolini Quad coil pickups (Straight)

Bartolini 3 way EQ Note (5 holes)

act/pass w/tone pot

Amazing bass!

Congratulations!

 

[Bill Adams]

Amazing bass!

Congratulations!

Thanks! I’ll post pics of the finished product when I receive it. Needless to say I’m a bit excited to lay hands on it

 

[JOME77]

Keith is actually building me 34” scale Century with 17.5mm string spacing as we speak. I’ve attached a couple pics of what Keith has sent me. He started this build back in March and is getting close to being completed. Going to be super nice! Here’s the specs

Century 5 Signature

Swamp Ash body

Exhibition Quilted Maple

full gloss finish

Diamondwood nut

Black/Gold hardware (USA Hipshot)

Black Ebony (Indian) fingerboard

Bartolini Quad coil pickups (Straight)

Bartolini 3 way EQ Note (5 holes)

act/pass w/tone pot

Gorgeous top and love the color! Great choice going with the active/passive with passive tone control. That's a game changer IMO.

 

[Bill Adams]

Gorgeous top and love the color! Great choice going with the active/passive with passive tone control. That's a game changer IMO

Yeah I didn’t know the passive tone control was an option on Roscoe basses until Keith asked if I was interested in that option. I said sign me up!

 

[SteveC]

What do soapbar pickups sound like passive? You often see P and J basses passive, But rarely do I see a "soapbar" bass passive.

 

[Thumper]

I would like my Roscoe SKB 5 all passive all the time. It has Noordie PUPs, what would be the easiest/ best way to accomplish it? Dingwall ordered passive..

 

[Funkinthetrunk]

I would like my Roscoe SKB 5 all passive all the time. It has Noordie PUPs, what would be the easiest/ best way to accomplish it? Dingwall ordered passive..
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So that's where my old SKB is...I was the original owner, year 2008 I believe.

 

[staccatogrowl]

So you’re saying I may need a new preamp? Is this the replacement?

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...prewired-harness-4-knob-3-band-eq-with-bypass

Steve, that's it. I would simply replace the preamp and be done. Super easy install, and problem solved for the next 10+ years. I've replaced several preamps in Roscoes and Pedullas. They go bad, then they go worse or dead. Not on my gig, haha!

 

[Chuck M]

I have been using basses with Bartolini Pickups/electronics for a very long time...30+years and have never had a preamp or pickup fail. I presently have 6 basses with Bartolini pickups and electronics.

Sorry you had a failure. A new preamp should put it right.

 

[SteveC]

My current preamp doesn’t have an active/passive option. The one on Sweetwater does. I guess a good option to have?

 

[John D Harris]

So that's where my old SKB is...I was the original owner, year 2008 I believe.

Did you order it with the slanted pickups?

The LG Pups were like that right?

I never understood slanting any pickup toward the bridge on the treble side.

I would be "inclined" (see what I did there) to slant the bass sides of the pick ups toward the bridge - I tend to move my plucking hand that direction a bit in an effort to make the smaller strings sound more balanced as to their beefiness.

 

[JOME77]

I posted these diagrams a few years ago (For modifying a Roscoe with a Bartolini preamp to have a passive tone control and/or active/passive switch).

 

[Funkinthetrunk]

Did you order it with the slanted pickups?

The LG Pups were like that right?

I never understood slanting any pickup toward the bridge on the treble side.

I would be "inclined" (see what I did there) to slant the bass sides of the pick ups toward the bridge - I tend to move my plucking hand that direction a bit in an effort to make the smaller strings sound more balanced as to their beefiness.

I wish I can give you an mathematically exotic answer as to why, but that's the way I bought it from 'The Lowend' shop.

 

[Thumper]

So that's where my old SKB is...I was the original owner, year 2008 I believe.

This is a very highly spec'd Roscoe, certainly the highest specs I've ever seen. When I figure out how to access my conversations I'll be able to say when I got it (from DCR circa 2012? IIRC).