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#4,881
Jeff Moote said:
Yes I am well aware (both because you've said so before and I've measured ;))
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And just how big is yours? o_O


I agree in general, which is why I think what you do for the existing line of Roscoe basses makes perfect sense with 34" being a custom option on a 5 or 6 if someone wishes. For a more "authentic" take on a P, PJ, or JJ bass 34" makes the most sense (heck I don't even know if you'd need to offer this hypothetical new model in anything other than 4 string considering we can already order any Roscoe with those pickup options in 4, 5, and 6 string).
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I waffle, I understand that there is a "sound" with 34" versus 35" on the higher strings, and that 34" is more "appropriate" for the more vintage tones, but I also have a mindset that a 5 string is NOT a "vintage" thing - it's a modern thing approximating a vintage thing in this application. There will be a 5 string version - mainly because this is planned as a low-cost model, and we want to have something available in a lower price range for 4 and 5 string basses.

Again, this is all theoretical spitballing at this point, nothing is going to HAPPEN anytime soon, but we're thinking.....oh yes, we're thinking....and you know what happens when we do that, right?

Right?

...no?

Darn, I was hoping someone'd tell me. :confused:
 
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#4,882
Gard said:
I waffle, I understand that there is a "sound" with 34" versus 35" on the higher strings, and that 34" is more "appropriate" for the more vintage tones, but I also have a mindset that a 5 string is NOT a "vintage" thing - it's a modern thing approximating a vintage thing in this application.
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Agree 100%. That's why my P/J is a 4 string...

There will be a 5 string version - mainly because this is planned as a low-cost model, and we want to have something available in a lower price range for 4 and 5 string basses.
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Makes sense I guess. I can see where this would be an interesting direction, but not really where I (or Clint I'm guessing) would be interested. I do think it would have a market however.
 
#4,888
songwriter21 said:
I notice a significant tonal change from my ash SKB to my now mahogany SKB. Man, did I miss my favorite tone wood! I had to alter my preamp set up a lot (effects pedal preamp), and this one has some serious growl, just like JOME77 said. Sure, I have a maple top and not bosse, but I'm sure our basses have the same fundamental power. The tone settings I ended up with last night, just make my new SKB roar...reminds me a of that Spector Haz Lab sound. The B-string wins over Stu's stuff, hands-down, imo.

JOME77, I also have a rendition of Silent Night that I can try to record sometime...proud little achievement of mine. :) Also, so you can hear how nasty my new tone is, I'll have to record the riffs to Pantera's "I'm Broken". Aside from some of the overdrive that Rex Brown used, my tone is pretty mean on it's own. The slap tone I got is pretty wicked, too.

I'm a happy man! View attachment 760772 View attachment 760773
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Ash, Spanish Cedar and Mahogany all have their own unique voice. For my fretted Century Custom I chose Mahogany. Love that deep growl. For my fretless I chose Ash. Nothing says MWAH like Ash.

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#4,889
Two questions for the Roscoe folks...

Who has two thumbs, and has this baby on the way?

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Answer:

THIS GUY!!
 
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#4,895
Freddels said:
My Lull is a 34". I had an SKB3006 and didn't like the 35" scale. However, my 34" scale LG3000 is very comfortable. I love that neck.
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Well you know Fred, the neck on a 3006 is a bit wider than a 3000!:D .... maybe it wasn't the 35" scale.

Sorry, IMO folks that complain about the 35" scale of a Roscoe are just way too sensitive!:) I notice more difference between playing a Century body style verses a LG or SKB than I do the 34/35 scale length (because the top horn moves the 1st fret location ergonomically).
 
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#4,897
mmbongo said:
And what's the official term for that fingerboard on that 4 String Century I have on the way? Does it need to be oiled like Rosewood or Wenge?
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I'm not Gard but that looks like spalted purpleheart. It will develop cracks if it gets dried out (at least that's my experience). I use the Stew-Mac finger board oil (Invalid Link Removed).

Cool looking finger board!
 
#4,898
JOME77 said:
I'm not Gard but that looks like spalted purpleheart. It will develop cracks if it gets dried out (at least that's my experience). I use the Stew-Mac finger board oil (Invalid Link Removed).

Cool looking finger board!
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Awesome, thanks! I've got the Dunlop Ultimate Lemon Oil and then some Paul Reed Smith Fretboard Conditioner which I use on my other basses. Actually just oiled the boards on my Roscoe 5 and my Warwick (both wenge) this past weekend.
 
#4,899
JOME77 said:
Well you know Fred, the neck on a 3006 is a bit wider than a 3000!:D .... maybe it wasn't the 35" scale.

Sorry, IMO folks that complain about the 35" scale of a Roscoe are just way too sensitive!:) I notice more difference between playing a Century body style verses a LG or SKB than I do the 34/35 scale length (because the top horn moves the 1st fret location ergonomically).
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Well, my 34" Pedulla MVP6 doesn't bother me and it has 19mm spacing. So yeah, maybe I'm "too sensitive". :-)
 
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