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Roscoe Club

#582
J2Kbass said:
Joe-
It was good seeing you today. Your Koa bass is UNREAL. The set up and feel of the neck was great. I kept talking about with my wife. She loved the way it looked. It got me excited about receiving my lg.

On a random note- anyone close to the Atlanta area should check out the "bodies" exhibit downtown. Fascinating stuff. My wife and I both found it very interesting.

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Great seeing you and getting to meet your wife too. I'm sure that you two are going to have a great time traveling all over the country! That sounds like so much fun!:)

My daughters wanted to go see the "Bodies" exhibit in Atlanta. Sounds really gross to me but both of my daughters are in the medical field so they love that kind of stuff!

Just think, when you get back from vacation the new Roscoe should be ready!!! :hyper:

Talk about icing on the cake! :bassist:
 
#586
My first Roscoe! It plays and sounds great!

I heard this sound clip from Greg at Rocket Music, and just knew I had to get it: Invalid Link Removed
 

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#590
I just got back from a four-day trip which included a Greensboro layover. So, I got to spend the afternoon with Gard at Roscoe World Headquarters and it was a pleasure meeting everyone including the man himself. For every Roscoehead out there this place is our Graceland. I was hot, sweaty and covered in sawdust; I loved every minute of it. I can't wait to get back there next week.

While I was there I couldn't resist the wood pile. I mean, who could? The shear volume of "Dear lord that's awesome" flame maple alone is amazing.

After going through just about all of it I picked out two tops: a flame maple top that shimmers so much it doesn't need finishing and a quilt myrtle that no photograph can justify. The flame maple is for a super secret hush hush black ops project that not even the NSA knows about.

The myrtle is for a Century 3006 fretless to be built after the first project. I originally wanted a BEM Dymondwood board and really didn't care what kind of top I went with. But, then after finding this myrtle we decided that black Dymondwood would be best. The BEM would just clash way too much.

I also had the idea of making this bass 100% American made (or grown). The only problem I'm running into with this is I really want a wenge wedge neck. This idea might need to be modified. Any ideas?

But, anyway, here's the myrtle on top of the wood pile:
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#591
JoelFT said:
I just got back from a four-day trip which included a Greensboro layover. So, I got to spend the afternoon with Gard at Roscoe World Headquarters and it was a pleasure meeting everyone including the man himself. For every Roscoehead out there this place is our Graceland. I was hot, sweaty and covered in sawdust; I loved every minute of it. I can't wait to get back there next week.

While I was there I couldn't resist the wood pile. I mean, who could? The shear volume of "Dear lord that's awesome" flame maple alone is amazing.

After going through just about all of it I picked out two tops: a flame maple top that shimmers so much it doesn't need finishing and a quilt myrtle that no photograph can justify. The flame maple is for a super secret hush hush black ops project that not even the NSA knows about.

The myrtle is for a Century 3006 fretless to be built after the first project. I originally wanted a BEM Dymondwood board and really didn't care what kind of top I went with. But, then after finding this myrtle we decided that black Dymondwood would be best. The BEM would just clash way too much.

I also had the idea of making this bass 100% American made (or grown). The only problem I'm running into with this is I really want a wenge wedge neck. This idea might need to be modified. Any ideas?

But, anyway, here's the myrtle on top of the wood pile:
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Dang! That top looks sweet. I too went with an all-American wood combo-- swamp ash body, walnut top and BEM fingerboard.
 
#592
JoelFT said:
I just got back from a four-day trip which included a Greensboro layover. So, I got to spend the afternoon with Gard at Roscoe World Headquarters and it was a pleasure meeting everyone including the man himself. For every Roscoehead out there this place is our Graceland. I was hot, sweaty and covered in sawdust; I loved every minute of it. I can't wait to get back there next week.

While I was there I couldn't resist the wood pile. I mean, who could? The shear volume of "Dear lord that's awesome" flame maple alone is amazing.

After going through just about all of it I picked out two tops: a flame maple top that shimmers so much it doesn't need finishing and a quilt myrtle that no photograph can justify. The flame maple is for a super secret hush hush black ops project that not even the NSA knows about.

The myrtle is for a Century 3006 fretless to be built after the first project. I originally wanted a BEM Dymondwood board and really didn't care what kind of top I went with. But, then after finding this myrtle we decided that black Dymondwood would be best. The BEM would just clash way too much.

I also had the idea of making this bass 100% American made (or grown). The only problem I'm running into with this is I really want a wenge wedge neck. This idea might need to be modified. Any ideas?

But, anyway, here's the myrtle on top of the wood pile:
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I wet my pants and that's all I have to say about that. :eek:
 
#596
When I woke up this morning I saw this one on FB. I saw the body while I was in the shop and it was definitely awesome. But, now that I see it completed I'm kinda wondering if I should change the plan and get my fretless built like this one with a BEM Dymondwood board. Hmmm...

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#598
Argh!!! Ok, I'm modifying my first plan and compromising on the All American grown bass. Here's the idea so far:

Century 3006
Myrtle top
Mahogany body
Wenge shim
Black lined Dymondwood board
Wenge wedge neck
Black hardware
Oil finish
Roscoe Barts

I hope I don't change my mind!
 

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