Roscoe Club

[SteveC]

The Roscoe OWNS the fretless territory! Just amazing! I get compliments on its tone ALL the time!

I agree 100% with this. Other than a Rob Allen - which is a different animal all together- I've never played a nicer fretless electric bass than my Roscoe.

My fretted 5 is killer as well. Great "Roscoe" tone.

 

[GRoberts]

I have a Skjold Lion's Pride 5 (jazz style) and Skjold Skjoldslayer 5, which are my main gigging basses.

The Roscoe OWNS the fretless territory! Just amazing! I get compliments on its tone ALL the time!

I would love to get a fretted JJ SKB - ash body, maple neck and fingerboard, JJ pickups, spalted maple top.....more of a recurring dream than anything else. Maybe someday.....

What are the spec's on your Roscoe fretless?

 

[Ryan L.]

Hey guys,

Might be asking for it in a Roscoe thread, but I'm wondering if any of you diehard Roscoe guys own/gig other basses? Just curious how "fanatic" you/we are?

Nope. I've gigged Roscoes exclusively for the past 3-4 years now. I've tried mixing a couple others into the fold (American Deluxe Fender 5, Zon Sonus Custom 5, Lakland DJ4, etc), but none of them have really done it for me enough to justify keeping.

For me, it's not so much being "fanatic", it's about having found basses that feel, sound, and play perfectly *for me*.

 

[SteveC]

It's a Century Standard Plus 5. It's a beautiful mahogany body with an amazing flame maple top. Diamond wood lined board on a 3 piece maple neck. Bart pre and jazz pups in the "JB" placement. Black hardware - very important to the tone ;-)

 

[GRoberts]

It's a Century Standard Plus 5. It's a beautiful mahogany body with an amazing flame maple top. Diamond wood lined board on a 3 piece maple neck. Bart pre and jazz pups in the "JB" placement. Black hardware - very important to the tone ;-)

I'll post a pic

Sounds awesome! Would love to see it. And yeah. Black hardware on a fretless has better "Mwah" ...right?

 

[Gard]

I will use my NS Design CR5M for some gigs.
( http://www.nedsteinberger.com/artists/artists.php#L )

Otherwise, all Roscoe, all the time.

 

[GRoberts]

I will use my NS Design CR5M for some gigs.
( http://www.nedsteinberger.com/artists/artists.php#L )

Otherwise, all Roscoe, all the time.

You don't count! ...Do ya? Kinda expect you would play Roscoe's all the time. ..fer obvious reasons .....(i.e. They're AWESOME!)

 

[Gard]

You don't count! ...Do ya? Kinda expect you would play Roscoe's all the time. ..fer obvious reasons .....(i.e. They're AWESOME!)

(Blatant self-promotion warning)

...did you click the link and scroll down just a bit?

 

[SteveC]

For me, it's not so much being "fanatic", it's about having found basses that feel, sound, and play perfectly *for me*.

They do feel amazing, play beautifully and sound great. I'm not trying to be negative, just curious. I sometimes miss/want that "passive/active jazz tone" that isn't necessarily one I have found in any of my Roscoes yet.

Maybe I need to try something with the new Aguilar stuff?NI feel a little weird looking at basses other than Roscoe as I really do love them a lot.

 

[GRoberts]

(Blatant self-promotion warning)

...did you click the link and scroll down just a bit?

Nope ...had not done that. ..and now that I clicked on the link and looked at some of those stunners ...I hate you ....and fairly certain my wallet and/or Credit card are gonna hate you.

Roscoe Porn, Dang! That's a whole lotta sweetness ...dammit!@

 

[SteveC]

(Blatant self-promotion warning)

...did you click the link and scroll down just a bit?

They put you next to Tony Levin!

;-)

 

[GRoberts]

OMG!!#!# tears of joy!

It's a Century Standard Plus 5. It's a beautiful mahogany body with an amazing flame maple top. Diamond wood lined board on a 3 piece maple neck. Bart pre and jazz pups in the "JB" placement. Black hardware - very important to the tone ;-)

 

[Gard]

They do feel amazing, play beautifully and sound great. I'm not trying to be negative, just curious. I sometimes miss/want that "passive/active jazz tone" that isn't necessarily one I have found in any of my Roscoes yet.

Maybe I need to try something with the new Aguilar stuff?NI feel a little weird looking at basses other than Roscoe as I really do love them a lot.

Yes, just take this:

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And substitute a set of the 5J-HC's for the PJ set, and you're there - Roscoe looks & playability, passive J bass tone.

Bada-boom.

 

[Thumper]

My only gigging band is Country, when I took my Buckeye SKB to practice I thought I'd get some grief for bringing a piece of furniture, instead they flipped over it and suggested I gig with it. Depending on the venue I will.

 

[SteveC]

OMG!!#!# tears of joy!

Yeah, I like it quite a bit!

 

[GRoberts]

Just talked to my dealer about a Roscoe Fretless. Hope you're happy. :scowl:

Not ready to pull the trigger, but need to figure out whether I can play a 5 string Fretless or go with a svelt 4 string Century.

 

[SteveC]

Yes, just take this:

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And substitute a set of the 5J-HC's for the PJ set, and you're there - Roscoe looks & playability, passive J bass tone.

Bada-boom.

You always have the answer don't you?
;-)

My wife doesn't care for burst finishes so I'd have to get some fancy coffee table topped version

 

[Gard]

You always have the answer don't you?
;-)

My wife doesn't care for burst finishes so I'd have to get some fancy coffee table topped version

We could easily do one that would "match" your fretless quite nicely - lots of killer flame maple in here!

 

[Gard]

Just talked to my dealer about a Roscoe Fretless. Hope you're happy. :scowl:

Yes.

Yes I am.

 

[Gard]

My only gigging band is Country, when I took my Buckeye SKB to practice I thought I'd get some grief for bringing a piece of furniture, instead they flipped over it and suggested I gig with it. Depending on the venue I will.

Same thing has happened for me on a few gigs - I figured I'd get "pushback", but they love it.

FWIW, one of our bigger artist/endorsers is James Cook, who is the bassist for Luke Bryan. Roscoe WORK for country music too!