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Roscoe Club

#301
Gard said:
:)

They're a bit "grindier" than the CB's but similar in many ways as well. I'd call 'em "aggressive CB's" - open, not compressed sounding, bit of an edge to them, not as strong in the mids as the custom wound pickups.

Yes, they are bar magnet pickups so they will work for all of the basses.

:)
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Interesting. Just so I understand, if swapping out pups on my SKB 3005, I can just order the Aggie 6 string pups (Bart P4 size) right? No need to to order (or can you order??) directly from Roscoe?
 
#304
I'm in. Beautiful instrument. Perfect fit and finish, great playability, and a good dose of that '80's Bartolini tone' that I didn't have in my stable. This thing just punches and burbs and pings!


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#306
BassistForJesus said:
Do you have any YouTube clips of this beauty?
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I promise I will put some up:). Just got back off the road (busy time of year for me with my road gigging schedule). I'm still tweaking the bass and getting used to the very different tone and neck profile versus my more 'vintage' feeling and sounding instruments. I have a few days this week before I head out again, so I'll try to put up a couple quick clips with a couple different rigs mid week.
 
#312
Dr. Cheese said:
That's a beauty, Ken! I see you are taking a break from the Fender clones.:bassist:
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Thanks Anthony. No, still will mostly gig the P, but fun to have this in the stable. This one just really caught my eye, and I've never owned a Roscoe before. Very different beast. I know you dig the Peavey Cirrus, and this bass is in that 'tone/feel' universe. Very burpy and articulate with LOTS of low mid meat, relatively tight string spacing, very 'flat' neck profile, 35" scale, with that big soap bar pickup tone.

I continue to be very impressed with the fit and finish and woodwork. The AAAA (or however many A's... it is very figured) flame maple top wood is virtually half the body thickness, and the birdseye maple board is also thicker than most.

The detail of that wenge wedge neck is amazing (the wedge design keeps the wenge stringer size the same through the length of the neck, while the maple core gets wider to match the neck width increase as you move toward the bridge). Beautiful volute ( think that is what it is called... the extra wood thickness at the 'pressure point' where the headstock starts)for extra strength, and that fancy asymmetrical nut (I think bone or some sort of ivory type material, not sure).

Beautiful detail through the entire instrument. EVERY bit the quality and craftsmanship of my previously owned MTD's and Fodera. Very impressive for the price (actually, at any price).
 
#313
KJung said:
Thanks Anthony. No, still will mostly gig the P, but fun to have this in the stable. This one just really caught my eye, and I've never owned a Roscoe before. Very different beast. I know you dig the Peavey Cirrus, and this bass is in that 'tone/feel' universe. Very burpy and articulate with LOTS of low mid meat, relatively tight string spacing, very 'flat' neck profile, 35" scale, with that big soap bar pickup tone.

I continue to be very impressed with the fit and finish and woodwork. The AAAA (or however many A's... it is very figured) flame maple top wood is virtually half the body thickness, and the birdseye maple board is also thicker than most.

The detail of that wenge wedge neck is amazing (the wedge design keeps the wenge stringer size the same through the length of the neck, while the maple core gets wider to match the neck width increase as you move toward the bridge). Beautiful volute ( think that is what it is called... the extra wood thickness at the 'pressure point' where the headstock starts)for extra strength, and that fancy asymmetrical nut (I think bone or some sort of ivory type material, not sure).

Beautiful detail through the entire instrument. EVERY bit the quality and craftsmanship of my previously owned MTD's and Fodera. Very impressive for the price (actually, at any price).
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It sounds like a bass crush to me Ken! Have fun with it.
 
#314
Ken, thanks for all the kind words! :)

That is indeed a volute on the back of the headstock/neck angle - and it has been standard on the Signatures from day 1, and is now standard on the Custom series basses (what everyone thinks of right now as the 300x basses).

:)
 
#315
What I like about Roscoe is that the attention to detail is also very evident in their "budget" model Standard/Plus basses - of which I have two.

The "veneer" flame maple top on my $2,600 fretless looks like a $8,000 Fodera. My frets got checked by Keith just like any touring pro's bass.

The people are as impressive as the basses they make. A nobody like me in North Dakota who plays at church gets the same respect and attention as a pro.
 
#316
SteveC said:
What invoice about Roscoe is that the attention to detail is also very evident in their "budget" model Standard/Plus basses - of which I have two.

The "veneer" flame maple top on my $2,600 fretless looks like a $8,000 Fodera. My frets got checked by Keith just like any touring pro's bass.

The people are as impressive as the basses they make. A nobody like me in North Dakota who plays at church gets the same respect and attention as a pro.
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This is the truth. Keith, Gard and everyone else always make sure that every customer is valued and taken care of. Class act all around.
 
#317
Gard said:
Ken, thanks for all the kind words! :)

That is indeed a volute on the back of the headstock/neck angle - and it has been standard on the Signatures from day 1, and is now standard on the Custom series basses (what everyone thinks of right now as the 300x basses).

:)
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Very impressive instrument! Top notch all the way around. Again, unique tone that won't be for everyone (nothing is, of course), but it 'does what it does' very well.
 
#318
Dr. Cheese said:
It sounds like a bass crush to me Ken! Have fun with it.
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+1 Haven't had a bass with the 'bling' (all the fancy woods and laminates, etc.) for quite a while. Hard to not just look at the thing all day:D

Hey, Zeb is doing the circus this month again, so I've been gigging with Miles and Kara. What a treat that is. Talk about world class players. FYI, Kara is playing at the Bistro this weekend with Rick Haydon, with Roger Guth and Jimmy Mayer (from Buffet's band) on drums and bass (they are two of the finest jazz players around). If you can get down there, it should be quite something.

Sorry for the OT guys!
 
#319
KJung said:
Very impressive instrument! Top notch all the way around. Again, unique tone that won't be for everyone (nothing is, of course), but it 'does what it does' very well.
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Exactly, which is why our pickups & electronics options have been significantly "broadened" in the past couple of years.

How would you dig a bass with the same production values and attention to detail as that Signature 5, but as a 4 string with Aguilar HC-4J's, an OBP-1 with active/passive switching and a passive tone control?

...or, Bart J neck and MM bridge....or, Aguilar PJ5....

Options abound! :)
 
#320
SteveC said:
What invoice about Roscoe is that the attention to detail is also very evident in their "budget" model Standard/Plus basses - of which I have two.

The "veneer" flame maple top on my $2,600 fretless looks like a $8,000 Fodera. My frets got checked by Keith just like any touring pro's bass.

The people are as impressive as the basses they make. A nobody like me in North Dakota who plays at church gets the same respect and attention as a pro.
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+1 That used Century Standard (or whatever the model was) on the Rocket Music site with the Bubinga top (I think it was Bubinga) is what got the 'Roscoe juices' flowing for me. I think you were oogling that bass also! What a deal that one was.
 

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