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Roscoe Club
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Ha! Thanks! Haven't put it down long enough to take any good pics of my own yet, but here's the one from the store:
Sweet !Ha! Thanks! Haven't put it down long enough to take any good pics of my own yet, but here's the one from the store:
How many of you have been through the phase of wanting a 6 string and then never having the time to use it to its full potential once you get it? I am having one of those thoughts of trading my 6 string Roscoe for another 5 String Roscoe which would get more playing time in my position.
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It's like you are inside my head. I have an amazing Roscoe Century Standard Plus 6J. It was my first made-for-me Roscoe. I sold it after a while as I didn't full use it. I bought it back. I sold it again. I bought it back a few months ago. It seems like fate. I LOVE the tone and it feels like it's faster than my Roscoe 5 - the 2nd made-for-me Roscoe.
I play at church, and it's a great bass for church. I occasionally use the C string but not often. Back when I did jazz combo stuff and soloed I used it more. I thought maybe I'd try some recording, solo bass, looping stuff but that hasn't happened as I don't have a lot of time. I think about selling it and getting a Roscoe Classic Custom "Geddy Lee Jazz" but as patient and understanding as she is, I think my wife would kill me if I bought, or sold and bought, another bass.
For now I'm holding on to it as it's amazing, but I wish I had a gig that made full use of this amazing instrument.
I make myself play both of them. Until I can really decide which way to go I'm going to play both. I usually alternate. I'm taking the 5 again tomorrow as I have different strings on it and want to hear gen through the good system.
1st world problem - which hand made Roscoe do I play today?
Def first world problems. Yeah, if I was playing out still I would be playing the 6er more, but the Church I worship at is not into the 6 string thang.
I might throw it on the classifieds for a Century or SKB fiver. I have 2 LGs that I love. Or just keep it. Aaaaah. First world problems!!!
Is there some kind of race I don't know about ?
I bought my Roscoe 6 because I wanted an instrument I could grow into and never outgrow.
I don't solo much and rarely get up onto the C. But I am learning and growing. Until I am more proficient with soloing into the upper register, I am gaining proficiency by virtue of playing the same bass every day, That string is always there, ready for me.
The fretted 7, OTOH, is definitely a 'some day' instrument as I re-teach my fingers chord shapes for bass rather than guitar (30-ish years of shapes to unlearn...). But that's what I bought it for.
Really? They give you grief for having strings you don't play?
I play at a very large church with 15 campuses that tries to maintain a unity to which anyone person could go to either campus and get the same style of worship. Now all campuses are slightly different and at my campus, I could get away with it, but it's not needed. We have two electrics, one acoustic, keys, pad and Abilton kicking. I only bring it out if we take a song in which is normally in a guy key and we kick it up a notch to a girl key especially if there is a bass riff.
Roscoe Experts,
What happens when I use tapered strings on a 5-string LG 35-inch again? does something really bad happen?
What happens when I use tapered strings on a 5-string LG 35-inch again? does something really bad happen?
Intonation is not as clearly defined. Not sure why. XL's sound great on all my basses. I have a Zon Sonus 5 that came to me with High Beams. Sounded lousy to me. I put XL's on it and it sounds wonderful. I tried TI Flats on one of my Roscoe basses. Sounded great. Put XL's back on it and it sounds even better!
I may have to put a set on my 6 string. I like the 130 B over the 125.
Tried the SunBeams on My Roscoe LG.. terrible.. Fodera strings and the ones that came with the bass initially sounded better.. I must try these XL's now..
but I know the answer is LaBella strings.. hehe..
but I know the answer is LaBella strings.. hehe..
I've been a DR High Beam guy for a long time. I wasn't happy with the sound of my 5 string lately so I tried flats. Didn't like it. Was going to put DRHB back on - habit if for no other reason - but thought hey, this is the time to try something else. Lots of people use D'Addario so...glad I did. Spent some time on the setup as well - truss rod, saddle height, intonation - and now loving that bass again. Gonna try them on the 6 next.
