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Roscoe Club
- Thread starter JOME77
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Correction, that's all the basses you will ever need...
Awesome! Glad that I was able to help hook you two up.
Great deal and a beautiful Roscoe and You look and sound good playing it in the video. REM’s from just down the road from me.
Love that beautiful wall of basses behind you! Wow!
Now that winter is upon us has anyone experienced fret sprout on their Roscoe? Mine has it, not bad though and certainly still playable.
Not me. That’s only happened to me on one Roscoe. It was a 3006 Custom with a maple finger board. I played the bass one night and every thing was fine but the next day I took it out of the case and you could easily cut your hand if you ran it up or down either side of the finger board.
Of course as some Roscoeheads have noted, we don’t have real severe winters here in Georgia.
Of course as some Roscoeheads have noted, we don’t have real severe winters here in Georgia.
I live in Texas which is usually humid in the warm months and humidity can be low during winter. I keep my basses in a room with a humidifier and have not had fret sprout on my Roscoe basses.
I have experienced this. Fortunately, it's a simple fix. A luthier can remedy fret sprout inexpensively, while a whole-house humidifier can lessen the effect proactively. The moisture is good for the house, as well as our skin.
Ouch! Mine is nowhere near that bad. I just notice it because it's the only one of my basses that experiences this.Not me. That’s only happened to me on one Roscoe. It was a 3006 Custom with a maple finger board. I played the bass one night and every thing was fine but the next day I took it out of the case and you could easily cut your hand if you ran it up or down either side of the finger board.
Of course as some Roscoeheads have noted, we don’t have real severe winters here in Georgia.
You know, one thing that has impressed me with my Roscoe's is that once I get them set, I rarely have to adjust the neck. I strobe them once in a while to be sure they are in tune up and down the neck, but that's really about it. Once they are set, and I keep the same/similar guage/tension string on them they tend to stay pretty set. Where I live, that's saying something. I keep mine in my basement. We get humid, dry, way below zero and up to 100 over the course of the year, sometimes only weeks.
I thought at one time when I had a pair of Modulus Q5 basses that I would keep because of the stiff carbon fiber neck. I did really like them, but sometime after that I got on my Roscoe kick and that's where I've been since. The neck on my Standard Plus 5 (of the 8 or so I've owned) is just the most comfortable thing ever. The neck on the Classic P is also about as nice a "P" neck as I've played.
Roscoe's get a lot of attention for how they look and sound, obviously, as they are beautiful basses that sound - like a Roscoe. I think the headstock on a Roscoe 5 is stunning. But, the feel of the necks is crazy comfy - at least mine are to me. I suppose that's why I've had my Century for almost 13 years now.
I thought at one time when I had a pair of Modulus Q5 basses that I would keep because of the stiff carbon fiber neck. I did really like them, but sometime after that I got on my Roscoe kick and that's where I've been since. The neck on my Standard Plus 5 (of the 8 or so I've owned) is just the most comfortable thing ever. The neck on the Classic P is also about as nice a "P" neck as I've played.
Roscoe's get a lot of attention for how they look and sound, obviously, as they are beautiful basses that sound - like a Roscoe. I think the headstock on a Roscoe 5 is stunning. But, the feel of the necks is crazy comfy - at least mine are to me. I suppose that's why I've had my Century for almost 13 years now.
I didn’t realize that they reintroduced the TCT preamp.
I had them back in the day in a couple Pedulla basses. Not sure how it would sound in a Roscoe. I suppose it would be a bit more old school.
TCT Vintage 3-Band EQ Preamp - Bartolini Pickups & Electronics
The original on-board bass EQ preamp
bartolini.net
Yup
In fact, Bartolini never discontinued the TCT, they just didn't list it for many many years. Now they do.
And, @iplay5strings worked with Bartolini to offer a pre wired harness with TCT for the vintage Tobias wiring scheme.
I have an original TCT with Bart's in my '93 Aria SB-025 and it sounds more like an OG Tobias than anything else.
I just bought a new TCT in case my old one gets fried.
I've posted pics of the wiring scheme in my bass but can post here or in DMs if anyone is interested
I'm in love with what the TCT can do and am debating if I were to order a fresh Roscoe if I want the NTMB or send the TCT along to Keith to have that wired in there. If so, I'd do that add-on mids module.
In fact, Bartolini never discontinued the TCT, they just didn't list it for many many years. Now they do.
And, @iplay5strings worked with Bartolini to offer a pre wired harness with TCT for the vintage Tobias wiring scheme.
I have an original TCT with Bart's in my '93 Aria SB-025 and it sounds more like an OG Tobias than anything else.
I just bought a new TCT in case my old one gets fried.
I've posted pics of the wiring scheme in my bass but can post here or in DMs if anyone is interested
I'm in love with what the TCT can do and am debating if I were to order a fresh Roscoe if I want the NTMB or send the TCT along to Keith to have that wired in there. If so, I'd do that add-on mids module.
No, not me. I think I'm going to give one of my Roscoes an 8th of a turn on the truss rod for thie first time due to winter.
Merry Christmas Roscoeheads!
Right now it’s zero degrees Fahrenheit here with a wind chill on top of that! I guess you don’t need to worry about frostbite in Georgia?Of course as some Roscoeheads have noted, we don’t have real severe winters here in Georgia.
lolRight now it’s zero degrees Fahrenheit here with a wind chill on top of that! I guess you don’t need to worry about frostbite in Georgia?
We had a record high 82 degrees on Christmas Eve. So, no frostbite issues here!
Mighty quiet on this thread. Any of you Roscoeheads gigging during the holidays? I play tomorrow at church for the last Sunday of 2025.
It’ll be nice to be playing normal P&W instead of the Christmas songs!
It’ll be nice to be playing normal P&W instead of the Christmas songs!
I don't play a Roscoe anymore but I'm with you all in spirit!
Yes - I had Roscoe duty on Christmas Eve, today at a duet gig, and tomorrow for church. That's enough for me for a week! Happy holidays to you all!Mighty quiet on this thread. Any of you Roscoeheads gigging during the holidays? I play tomorrow at church for the last Sunday of 2025.
It’ll be nice to be playing normal P&W instead of the Christmas songs!
