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Maiden Bass said:
Yes, and he still has a few more available I believe!

Better grab one while you still can!
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Well, my Custom Classic just went into the paint booth yesterday so it will be a while before I buy another bass but when I do, I am pretty sure it will be a Classic P Bass. :laugh:

If you look at my avatar you will see my Buckeye Beauty. Oh what the heck, I will just drop it here. Oh, and that is an Ebony fingerboard. ;)

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CrashClint said:
Well, my Custom Classic just went into the paint booth yesterday so it will be a while before I buy another bass but when I do, I am pretty sure it will be a Classic P Bass. :laugh:

If you look at my avatar you will see my Buckeye Beauty. Oh what the heck, I will just drop it here. Oh, and that is an Ebony fingerboard. ;)

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Beautiful Bass! And please be sure to post pics of your Custom Classic when you get it!
 
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Gard said:
Never. Ever. EVER. Do that.

Typically you won't harm anything, but first, there is no reason to do so. None at all. No matter what "they" say - because "they" are always someone that does not build or maintain musical instruments.

The worst that could happen is a permanent backbow being induced into the neck - highly unlikely with a Roscoe (multiple laminate neck, graphite reinforcement), but possible. Biggest thing is that you have now created a major headache when you restring the instrument. The setup will be all whacked out, and may take a few tweeks over a few days to get back to "correct" now.

As Joel (who also happens to fly commercial aircraft for a living, so he kinda has insight as well ;) ) pointed out - we ship them at tension, and in tune. So does every other builder in the known universe. If there were some reason not to, why would we do that? :)

Again, you almost certainly did no real harm to the neck, but you're going to be twiddling for a bit before it feels like it did before you did that. Get some sleep, you'll be fine. ;)
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Ha..oops.. Oh well hopefully I didn't induce any permanent back now..

But even if I did, I'll just buy a new headless Roscoe bass..
So either way Roscoe wins and me too..

Just so you know I took off the strings to give to a friend and then had no time to put new ones back on..

Weird situation but it happens.

Anyway i can deal with the setup being whacky for 2 weeks.. If that's the only damage I did..

I still think even with a headless the ticket agents still might try to say you have to check it in on smaller planes... But hey, I'll find out when I get mine!

I'm on a CRJ700 right now and they were trying to force me to check it in.. But I just walked on the plane with it and threw it in a overhead cabin.. And I have a 35-inch LG Custom 5-string...

Go figure..

Pictures to come!!
 
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Gard said:
Never. Ever. EVER. Do that.

Typically you won't harm anything, but first, there is no reason to do so. None at all. No matter what "they" say - because "they" are always someone that does not build or maintain musical instruments.

The worst that could happen is a permanent backbow being induced into the neck - highly unlikely with a Roscoe (multiple laminate neck, graphite reinforcement), but possible. Biggest thing is that you have now created a major headache when you restring the instrument. The setup will be all whacked out, and may take a few tweeks over a few days to get back to "correct" now.

As Joel (who also happens to fly commercial aircraft for a living, so he kinda has insight as well ;) ) pointed out - we ship them at tension, and in tune. So does every other builder in the known universe. If there were some reason not to, why would we do that? :)

Again, you almost certainly did no real harm to the neck, but you're going to be twiddling for a bit before it feels like it did before you did that. Get some sleep, you'll be fine. ;)
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This should be stickied somewhere if it isn't already. :thumbsup:

Every bass/guitar I've ever had shipped to me arrived tuned up. Some were still in tune!
 
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Anybody traveling with Roscoes (and you should be traveling because people should be hearing Roscoe basses..)

Just to let you know, with a skinny soft shell case, 35-inch 5-string Roscoes (with headstock) fit in overhead!

Plane had 2 seats each side..

And as for traveling with no strings over 30 hours, I guess no permanent back bow.. well, it definitely did bend, just not permanently. I think..


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bassfacer22 said:
Anybody traveling with Roscoes (and you should be traveling because people should be hearing Roscoe basses..)

Just to let you know, with a skinny soft shell case, 35-inch 5-string Roscoes (with headstock) fit in overhead!

Plane had 2 seats each side..

And as for traveling with no strings over 30 hours, I guess no permanent back bow.. well, it definitely did bend, just not permanently. I think..


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It looks like as soon as you string it up, it'll pull back to the right amount of relief.

:)
 
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jthisdell said:
I am really jonesing for this one but having a hard time in justifying it. I play in two bands, bluegrass and gypsy jazz so I don't know when I would play it. But still jonesing.
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I wish I were in the market for another. I've done some business with Greg and it would be fun to have a RMLE bass. He's a great guy and has always treated me well.
 
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