No offense taken.Hey, I'm not pickin' on anyone here, just making sure that we're all working with the correct data.
Contrary to what Joe thinks, I'm really not that "sensitive".
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Roscoe Club
- Thread starter JOME77
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Contrary to what Joe thinks, I'm really not that "sensitive".
No offense taken.
Contrary to what Joe thinks, I'm really not that "sensitive".
Oh. Ok. Good then.
...suck it up, buttercup.
- Apr 1, 2000
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- Endorsing Artist: Roscoe Guitars, DR Strings, Aguilar Amplification
The differences between 34" and 35" at the first fret (where the difference will be greatest), on Roscoe basses:
The differences between 34" and 35" at the first fret (where the difference will be greatest), on Roscoe basses:
Where'd you get that photo?
- Apr 1, 2000
- 17,398
- 9,830
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist: Roscoe Guitars, DR Strings, Aguilar Amplification
How about a pic showing all the frets lined up?The differences between 34" and 35" at the first fret (where the difference will be greatest), on Roscoe basses:
I'll look into that - keep in mind a photo showing ALL of the frets will be either too far away for detail or too close not to have perspective skew the look.
Maybe a series of pics. There has to be some distance to make up that extra inch and to keep the just temperament consistent.
To all you Roscoe "modifiers"; I'm considering installing a Mike Pope Flexcore preamp in my fretted SKB Custom 5 (Ash body, Boxelder burl top, Padauk fretboard). I've read a great deal about the pre-amp and its merits. However, I'm curious to hear people's experiences and opinions concerning the Flexcore with the Roscoe Bartolini pickups compared to other pickups such as the Nordstrand dual coil models for the Roscoe.
Stick with the Bartolini pups? Bite the bullet and get the Nordstrands?
Thanks very much and Happy New Year!
Stick with the Bartolini pups? Bite the bullet and get the Nordstrands?
Thanks very much and Happy New Year!
If you do a search, I believe JOME put one in about a year or two ago. He may have even posted some sound clips but I don't remember if he did or not.
He did and I did listen to his sound clip which was very nice. I believe he was using the Roscoe Barts.
BassHappy
Supporting Member
Maybe something like this uber cool representation of short 30" vs. medium 32" vs long 34" - all with photos of actual Jazz basses out of Fender Japan. This view gives you some perspective~
Of course, being the OCD folks that they are, they actually scale the bodies down too.
Re-scaling the bodies for the string's scale length actually skews the visual accuracy. For an accurate comparison, you will need to line up the bridges.
To see the differences b/w the frets I would think lining up the nuts would be better.
Hey Matt,
Actually the Roscoe that I installed the Pope Flex Core in had Bart CB's. They sounded great (awesome passive tone).
I recently installed the east Uni-pre in a Roscoe with Roscoe Barts and it sounded equally goo (IMO). Unfortunately I didn't have time to record any sound clips (before I sold the bass). The biggest surprise min the East install was how good the Roscoe Barts sounded in the passive mode. Plenty of output. Actually fairly balanced output wise with the pre in active mode (depending on the amount of EQ boost of course).
I'll probably drop the East Uni-pre in the new Roscoe 3005 after the newness wears off. For some reason I'm really digging the Bart/Bart sound in the new mahogany SKB. Maybe it's true, that "absence makes the heart found grow fonder". Or, absence makes the Bart/Bart sound better".
BassHappy
Supporting Member
Sure, piece of cake on these because they DO scale the bodies :
Give me an actual exact full frontal of a both a Roscoe 35" and a 34" with the exact same body shape and style and same number of strings - and I will mock em up with real proportions any way you like. Takes two seconds.
Give me an actual exact full frontal of a both a Roscoe 35" and a 34" with the exact same body shape and style and same number of strings - and I will mock em up with real proportions any way you like. Takes two seconds.
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You can see by the 5th fret there's quite a bit of difference b/w them.
