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Roscoe Club
- Thread starter JOME77
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We could easily do one that would "match" your fretless quite nicely - lots of killer flame maple in here!
I've been tempted to match it, but I think I'd go quilt. First, I have a spectacular flame top so that's covered. I have my beautiful Koa topped BEM boarded ash fretted so that's covered.
I've always liked quilt (like my short lived 6) so I think I'd do a nice quilt again, maybe with a Pau Ferro board and I'm not sure of a body wood yet,
Alder. It has to be alder. That with the Aguilar electronics and pau ferro board are just killer!
Century Standard 5 Plus - $2,775
Alder body
Quilt Maple Top - maybe a laminate of some kind between them
Natural Oil Finish
Pau Ferro Fingerboard
3 Piece Maple Neck
Aguilar OBP 1/AGV-JJ 5 Pickups - $150
Black Hardware - $75
$3,000 on the nose.
Seems like a nice contrast to my current fretted bass. A little more "traditional" than the soapbars bartolini and swamp ash.
Alder body
Quilt Maple Top - maybe a laminate of some kind between them
Natural Oil Finish
Pau Ferro Fingerboard
3 Piece Maple Neck
Aguilar OBP 1/AGV-JJ 5 Pickups - $150
Black Hardware - $75
$3,000 on the nose.
Seems like a nice contrast to my current fretted bass. A little more "traditional" than the soapbars bartolini and swamp ash.
The Roscoe OWNS the fretless territory! Just amazing!
I get compliments on its tone ALL the time!
My Wal Mk1 and the fretless SKB 3005 I owned.
The two best sounding fretless basses I've ever played.
Only sold it due to a left hand injury. ( Can't do 35" any more)
But rest assured my next fretless 5'er will be a 34" Roscoe.
I get compliments on its tone ALL the time!My Wal Mk1 and the fretless SKB 3005 I owned.
The two best sounding fretless basses I've ever played.
Only sold it due to a left hand injury. ( Can't do 35" any more)
But rest assured my next fretless 5'er will be a 34" Roscoe.
- Apr 1, 2000
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- 9,830
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- Endorsing Artist: Roscoe Guitars, DR Strings, Aguilar Amplification
Great minds think alike. This is what's been haunting me. To the point of thinking about selling something....
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DA HOPPAH!!!!
...love that bass, the player...he's OK, if he would get over that whole Patsy fetish...
Steve - we got some KILLER quilt, and a few other "interesting" options as well, when you're ready to get it started. Alder, definitely, absolutely, alder, by the way. You'll thank me, Jeff, & Pacman.
Mojo-man, definitely. I think our fretlii are THE stuff. I may be biased, but I've played 'em all, and never had anything that was quite as responsive and killer, including a Zon that I thought would never be topped...until...
Jon, body parts man, body parts. You have bi-lateral symmetry for a reason, man - do you really NEED 2 kidneys, 2 lungs, 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 legs, 2 test....er...um...yeah. Anyhow, body parts.
DA HOPPAH!!!!
...love that bass, the player...he's OK, if he would get over that whole Patsy fetish...
Steve - we got some KILLER quilt, and a few other "interesting" options as well, when you're ready to get it started. Alder, definitely, absolutely, alder, by the way. You'll thank me, Jeff, & Pacman.
Mojo-man, definitely. I think our fretlii are THE stuff. I may be biased, but I've played 'em all, and never had anything that was quite as responsive and killer, including a Zon that I thought would never be topped...until...
Jon, body parts man, body parts. You have bi-lateral symmetry for a reason, man - do you really NEED 2 kidneys, 2 lungs, 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 legs, 2 test....er...um...yeah. Anyhow, body parts.
I strongly prefer an alder J bass. I really like poplar too. Ash works too but I like alder and poplar much better.
Tops don't do it for me, generally. I have been entertaining the idea of a Roscoe Century Standard 5 (or 6) with Aggie pickups.
LilRay
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- Dec 27, 2007
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DA HOPPAH!!!!
...love that bass, the player...he's OK, if he would get over that whole Patsy fetish...
What I wanna know is what happened to his right?
God Bless, Ray
Glad you asked!
SKB-3005
Spanish Cedar body
Cocobolo top
Diamondwood fingerboard
Maple/purpleheart neck
Bart/Bart electronics
It does the trick!
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In case anyone's interested, I've posted this before, but this is the above fretless in action. The bass line and harmonics are from a Roscoe SKB 5 that I no longer own.
In case anyone's interested, I've posted this before, but this is the above fretless in action. The bass line and harmonics are from a Roscoe SKB 5 that I no longer own.
- Apr 1, 2000
- 17,398
- 9,830
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist: Roscoe Guitars, DR Strings, Aguilar Amplification
Believe me, you'll get over than when you try a mahogany bodied J bass. You'll never go back.
My alder Century P/J 4 is magic. Seriously the best sounding bass I've ever laid hands on - many Roscoes, vintage Fenders, Sadowsky, Lull. It just has IT in spades.
That said your preference for mahogany and clips of the monkey man led me to order something fairly similar that's in the works now
I love the way my mahogany fretless sounds. I've debated a mahogany fretted "jazz" as well, but I've always had a "jazz" type bass with a non- mahogany body and it's a tone that I like and am a little "known" for amongst my colleagues.
The reason I asked if any of the Roscoe faithful played something else ever was because of my want for a more "typical jazz" type of tone and wondering if I was going to have to go "somewhere else" to get it.
I LOVE my Roscoes without a doubt, but there is an inherent tone, just like any great bass maker, and its not really that "classic jazz" tone - at least not in mine. I didn't want it to be. I love that my Koa bass sounds like it does. I'd just think I'd like that other tone option as well.
The reason I asked if any of the Roscoe faithful played something else ever was because of my want for a more "typical jazz" type of tone and wondering if I was going to have to go "somewhere else" to get it.
I LOVE my Roscoes without a doubt, but there is an inherent tone, just like any great bass maker, and its not really that "classic jazz" tone - at least not in mine. I didn't want it to be. I love that my Koa bass sounds like it does. I'd just think I'd like that other tone option as well.
Excellent avatar, by the way
Thanks! I love the Saints! I would say the same...but I'm not a Tigers fan.
Woo Pig Sooie!
Believe me, you'll get over than when you try a mahogany bodied J bass. You'll never go back.
I had a Stingray with a Mahogany body (I think I actually messaged you to talk about Mahogany bodies) and it just was not for me.
My alder Century P/J 4 is magic. Seriously the best sounding bass I've ever laid hands on - many Roscoes, vintage Fenders, Sadowsky, Lull. It just has IT in spades.
That said your preference for mahogany and clips of the monkey man led me to order something fairly similar that's in the works now
I'm sure you've posted a pic before but I'd like to see that one.
(Coming in a bit late). Alder is my new favorite body wood. In my limited experience, Alder has almost the punch that Swamp Ash provides but with a thicker, deeper sound.
