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Roscoe Club

#621
bgartist said:
I recently tried a few Roscoes at BassClubChicago. I was primarily going to try this one with the new Aguilar DCB pickups.
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Monkey pod/ash body, maple/maple neck. Aguilar DCB/Bart pre.
I compared it to my Talkbass aquired Century
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Bubinga/ash body. Ebony/maple neck. Roscoe Barts/Demeter pre.
There was not a great difference between the 2. I'm sure its due to the Demeter pre and ebony board on mine (this is a very SPECIAL bass).
But I was totally surprised when I tried this one.
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Spalt maple/mahogany body. Purpleheart/maple neck. Aguilar split jazz/Bart pre. My woods of choice have always been ash bodies and maple boards, except for jazz basses where I prefered alder bodies, but this mahogany bodied bass blew me away. This has totally altered my theory on wood!
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All beautiful basses. I guess my only comment would be to not assume the mahogany body was the primary driver of the tone you dug on that last bass, given the very different pickups, and IMO, more importantly, the very different pickup placement.
 
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#627
Well, here's a good a place to share this as any. I've gone and ordered another one :D

Specs:

SKB Custom 5 PJ
Aggie pickups/Aggie 3 band pre
Mahogany body/Exhibition quilt maple top
50/50 purpleheart/sapwood fingerboard

and this color:

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#629
Pacman said:
Well, here's a good a place to share this as any. I've gone and ordered another one :D

Specs:

SKB Custom 5 PJ
Aggie pickups/Aggie 3 band pre
Mahogany body/Exhibition quilt maple top
50/50 purpleheart/sapwood fingerboard

and this color:

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Full custom? Righteous!

I thought you might have gone the Std plus route.

Congrats!

:D

God Bless, Ray
 
#630
LilRay said:
Full custom? Righteous!

I thought you might have gone the Std plus route.

Congrats!

:D

God Bless, Ray
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Full Custom. I considered Std Plus, and it would've been awesome. But there is a slightly different neck angle on the Custom and Signature series, and there's just that much more playability in them.

And I wanted the gloss finish and matching headstock. I'm really stoked to get this one going. :hyper:
 
#631
Pacman said:
Full Custom. I considered Std Plus, and it would've been awesome. But there is a slightly different neck angle on the Custom and Signature series, and there's just that much more playability in them.

And I wanted the gloss finish and matching headstock. I'm really stoked to get this one going. :hyper:
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Dig the color. That should be a beaut! Will you have a passive tone control and preamp bypass? I would highly recommend those options with a PJ build (especially the passive tone control) if available on the Aggie preamp.
 
#632
Pacman said:
Well, here's a good a place to share this as any. I've gone and ordered another one :D

Specs:

SKB Custom 5 PJ
Aggie pickups/Aggie 3 band pre
Mahogany body/Exhibition quilt maple top
50/50 purpleheart/sapwood fingerboard

and this color:

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Hey Pacman

Can't wait to see some actual photos of the new one - hopefully while in progress!

Congrats to you!

Best,

BassHappy
 
#635
I tried out a couple of Roscoes for the first time the other day at Club Bass in Toronto. All I can say is that, if I'd had the money in my account, I would have walked out of there with a new Century 3005. Beautiful bass with a killer feel and sound. It hurts just thinking about it!
 

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