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Roscoe Club

#2,941
Cookye said:
I have this Roscoe 3005 fretless up for sale on in the classifieds.

http://www.talkbass.com/threads/fs-feeler-roscoe-3005-fretless.1021985/
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I am really surprised that this bass is still around! People should just buy it already! A quality instrument for such a good price.

CrashClint said:
I have tried the Aggie HCs and didn't care for the tone and they lacked punch IMO. I asked the guys at Aguilar if they could build me a DB4 in a J pickup, they are considering it but it is not available yet. I have tried both the Nord NJ5FS and the NJ5F. The NJ5F(single coil) pickups sound really good and open whereas the NJ5FS sounded a little compressed on the lows and highs comparably. The NJ5F singles picked up a little noise with my Streamliner so I used shielding paint in the pickup cavities then put a piece of copper tape in the bottom of the pickup cavity and soldered a wire to my control cavity ground which is completely copper shielded. That knocked the noise right out.

I haven't tried the Nordstrand preamp yet but have tried the Aguilar OBP3, Bart 3 band, Demeter and Pope flexcore but wasn't satisfied so I ordered a U-Retro. I have the J-Retro in my Lakland DJ and it sounds amazing so I figured what the heck.

Anyone want to buy a Aguilar OBP3 with 4 knobs and two switches?
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Dayymmmmnnnn. I am in the midst of installing aggie pups and preamp in my roscoe. I would have gone with the nordstrands if I knew about this earlier. Now that I have started, I hope I'll like the aggies though. *fingers crossed*
 
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My take is the Nordstrand NJ5 single coils are pretty much the ultimate choice if a 5 string single coil tone is what you're after. If you want hum cancelling then there are a lot more close options, with the Nordstrand NJ5S and Aguilar 5J-HC being very close in my mind. Slight nod to the treble on the NJ5S but really the Aguilars are excellent pickups.
 
#2,945
Jeff Moote said:
My take is the Nordstrand NJ5 single coils are pretty much the ultimate choice if a 5 string single coil tone is what you're after. If you want hum cancelling then there are a lot more close options, with the Nordstrand NJ5S and Aguilar 5J-HC being very close in my mind. Slight nod to the treble on the NJ5S but really the Aguilars are excellent pickups.
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I am VERY happy with the NJ5F pickups in mine. That bass is now the first one I reach for.
 
#2,947
Roscoe performed fine at the audition - it lit up with sound where I had left the knob and I didn't touch it...
Maybe the DeOxit worked its magick and maybe not - I'll light it up again tonight. Either way it's getting a new pot as soon as the replacements arrive.

I, on the other hand, did not perform well. "OK for having learned the songs the day before" is the best spin I can put on it.
Objectively, sucky. They wanted a pro-level player and I'm not one yet, which we both knew, so no surprises.
Learned a lot, including 4 new songs, so no regrets. All part of the growth process.
 
#2,949
Bassfreakz said:
Dayymmmmnnnn. I am in the midst of installing aggie pups and preamp in my roscoe. I would have gone with the nordstrands if I knew about this earlier. Now that I have started, I hope I'll like the aggies though. *fingers crossed*
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Tone is so subjective from person to person so you may love the tone. I know Jeff Moote and I have very similar if not the same taste in tone and what he is hearing is the same for me.
 
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I figured I should post these here since A) they came out well and it's sexy, and B ) I know this is the place they'll be enjoyed the most :)



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That grain is ridiculous!
 
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#2,952
Just an update on the volume pot crisis...

As I mentioned, I made it through the audition and didn't touch anything, so that was inconclusive.
Finally had a chance to reconnect everything and light it all up this morning.
Volume was smooth and continuous through the full range - so I'm not in a panick to gratuitously change out the pot for a replacement just yet, although I know the day is coming and I've got them on the shelf.

So - the DeOxit worked - eventually. Don't expect instant miracles, but use it at the first sign of scratchy or dropout places and give it a day to work its magick. Just a few small drops from the needle tip squeeze bottle down the shaft bushing worked for me.
 
#2,953
ArtechnikA said:
Just an update on the volume pot crisis...

As I mentioned, I made it through the audition and didn't touch anything, so that was inconclusive.
Finally had a chance to reconnect everything and light it all up this morning.
Volume was smooth and continuous through the full range - so I'm not in a panick to gratuitously change out the pot for a replacement just yet, although I know the day is coming and I've got them on the shelf.

So - the DeOxit worked - eventually. Don't expect instant miracles, but use it at the first sign of scratchy or dropout places and give it a day to work its magick. Just a few small drops from the needle tip squeeze bottle down the shaft bushing worked for me.
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You definitely have to "work" the pot after you spray it with the DeOxit, a few dozen full-range turns seems to work for me. It isn't a "spray and go" type thing.
 
#2,959
Dave Siff said:
Just got my bass back with the Nordstrand single-coils installed. Um, holy cr@p. Talk about a night and day difference. The bass now has a super-deep growl with plenty of gank available. It sounds like a boutique Reverend Rumblefish, which is a tone near and dear to me. Psyched!
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Awesome Dave! Glad to hear that it worked out for you.
You'll have to bring it to the GTG in Warner Robins this year so we can check it out.
 

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