Does anybody know if it's possible to get a narrower string spacing than 18.3mm?
I'd love 17-ish mm spacing
I'd love 17-ish mm spacing
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Roscoe Club
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Sure. Several have been made with 16.5, 17, 19 and 20mm spacing.
I actually didn’t know this myself. Good info
Keith Ladd had a 30” scale LG-3005 made with 16.5mm spacing and I know of a headless bass in the works now that’s 32” scale with 16.5mm spacing.
Amazingness.
I thought I didn't like Ash bodies but Im loving this.
Any recommendations in how you're getting that fretless mwah sound on this fretted?
It’s a combination of favoring the bridge pickup and the Signature Wenge/maple/wenge/maple/wenge neck with wenge finger board.
Wenge = Growl, growl, growl!
Guys can I have an idea from you experts on this bass thank you in advance
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Roscoe Century STD+ Figured Maple 2016 - Pre-Owned - Bass Direct
Beautiful and rare Roscoe Century STD+ in fantastic condition. One careful owner from new (bought from Bass Direct), setup with great action!
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Beautiful, awesome bass guitar!Guys can I have an idea from you experts on this bass thank you in advance
Roscoe Century STD+ Figured Maple 2016 - Pre-Owned - Bass Direct
Beautiful and rare Roscoe Century STD+ in fantastic condition. One careful owner from new (bought from Bass Direct), setup with great action!
Just to make sure, you realize it's a lefty? (It's listed as a "righty")Guys can I have an idea from you experts on this bass thank you in advance
Roscoe Century STD+ Figured Maple 2016 - Pre-Owned - Bass Direct
Beautiful and rare Roscoe Century STD+ in fantastic condition. One careful owner from new (bought from Bass Direct), setup with great action!
Otherwise, they have this beautiful new Roscoe in stock, as well: 2026 Amboyna Burl Modern Classic 5
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I’m lefty for sure!i have the luck that is listed
as righty so no lefty can spot it !
I have have looked at that bass many times, wishing it was right handed. It looks like a very sweet, special Roscoe. I hope you get it!
Guys can I have an idea from you experts on this bass thank you in advance
Roscoe Century STD+ Figured Maple 2016 - Pre-Owned - Bass Direct
Beautiful and rare Roscoe Century STD+ in fantastic condition. One careful owner from new (bought from Bass Direct), setup with great action!
Great specs! If you’re looking for that classic Roscoe tone this one will provide it.
With the Bart preamp with the Bart Classic pu’s it’ll be just bit more open sounding than the Custom model with the Bart preamp with the Bart quad coils but it’ll still be close to the tone.
The wenge finger board will slight compress the tone but just enough to tame the aggressive tone of the ash body.
I’d say snag it while it’s available!
Sad to say that I got word recently that Doug Baltimore recently passed away. Doug was a long time Roscoehead that had probably the finest collections of Roscoes (and MTD’s and amps) that I’ve seen. You long time Roscoheads will remember him. He only lived about 5 minutes from the Roscoe shop.
My Prayers and thoughts go out to his family.
My Prayers and thoughts go out to his family.
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So, I needed a replacement Bartolini preamp for my Warmoth Gecko bass and saw where BBG had one with the Active/passive feature built into the volume control (P/P) and ordered it and installed it. I really like that feature (primarily for battery or preamp failure during a gig). At any rate I ordered a 250K pot with a DPST P/P feature and installed it in my Roscoe. It works great and the bass really sounds good in the passive mode. Fairly close in volume (to the active mode) with no boost on the bass, mid or treble EQ knobs. It's a nice feature to have and the pot is only $10.00.
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Joe's comment is from a search of this very Roscoe club thread, regarding tonal "steroids." There are numerous posts. And, a Bass Player Magazine review I saw from over 20-years ago, referenced Roscoe's "Mammoth tone, high-phat sound," and "Hot output that could easily overdrive an amp."
Other comments from the review include: "Supercharged P-tone," "Deep and rich with mids that speak," and a "B that is mighty." The bass being reviewed was an LG 5-string model.
@JOME77 and I recently agreed that using just the Roscoe neck pickup produces a desirable Precision-type tone. I have found this to be extremely helpful in venues where P-basses often reign. Subsequently, I've recently been using just my Roscoe SKB neck pickup as my default setting at sound checks/performances. The result is that FOH is quite happy with a Roscoe tone that is desirable and familiar, is easy to work with, and fits the mix.
A major upside for me is no fussing with 3-bands of onboard preamp controls, pickup balance, or series/parallel switches. My set-and-forget configuration is Roscoe SKB 5-string, neck pickup solo, with EQ flat. My signal goes to a Mesa High-Wire Dual Buffer, HPF, to FOH. It's a set-and-forget proposition, with a happy FOH. Win-win scenario!
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I have been experimenting with this as well. I remember hearing P-Bass on steroids as well back in the day. I think it does work. Certainly good enough in a live situation. I have been using a P a lot but using the front pickup on my Century saves me from having to swap basses. I will sometimes bump the mids just a touch and roll off the treble just a touch. I have teh treble rolled off a little most of the time as it seems just a little brite/harsh in the top end once in a while.
My sound guy really does love the P bass though. Hits a little different.
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