Roscoe Club

[Bass Viking]

Thanks JOME77 , she has some serious curls
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Very nice! What made you decide to go with 3 strings? Do you tune it E A D? I recall seeing Tony Levin with a 3 string Musicman.

 

[fretno]

I got this from a TB'er in a TB deal.. iirc there was only 3 x 3 bangers made .Yes it is tuned E A D . I think originally it was because of a Tony Levin fan . The bass is all Roscoe minus one string it really keeps you focused on the meat of the part and it currently has me looking for Harmonics and notes in new places

 

[SteveC]

I try others but always seem to end up back at DR Hi Beams on my Century 5 BART/BART soaps.

 

[oren]

I might try these DRs. I have SB Nickels on my Roscoe, which I like ok, but I’m really digging the sound of the steel SBs on my Jazz, but not the feel so much.

One question I have, though, is why are the Pure Blues 5 string sets like $8 more than the 4 sting sets? That’s a really expensive B string!

DR describes them as:

• Quantum-Nickel Bass Strings on Round Cores
• The Best of Steel with Nickel Feel
• FAT mids, BIG bottom
  
  They aren't as zingy as Hi Beams but they are still bright. Much smoother feeling than Dunlop strings. Pretty low tension too. Dunlop Super Bright nickels are clanky and grindy sounding to me. Not bad, but just raw and unrefined. Not so with DR strings.

 

[JOME77]

I got this from a TB'er in a TB deal.. iirc there was only 3 x 3 bangers made .Yes it is tuned E A D . I think originally it was because of a Tony Levin fan . The bass is all Roscoe minus one string it really keeps you focused on the meat of the part and it currently has me looking for Harmonics and notes in new places

Confusion says: “ A bass player without his “G” string is like a spy with no Mo-jo”.

 

[fretno]

Actually I can get by with just the E

 

[JOME77]

Has anyone here tried the DR Pure Blues on their Roscoes? I’ve never used a set u til this Cocobolo bass and they sound absolute amazing on it. First time trying these strings but they are very nice.

Yeah. I really like the DR Pure Blues. They sound very similar to the stock Roscoe D'Addario's but seem to have just a little more growl to them. To my ears they sound some where between a traditional nickle and SS string.
I did go back to the D'Addario XL's on my Roscoe but still use them on my Zon fretless ($18 verse $30-35 the main reason).

 

[Bassworship1]

Question for Roscoe owners, Do any of you guys use wireless with your Roscoes? I'm wondering what works well with these basses?

 

[Thumper]

Used Xwire which was excellent, when I downsized from Eden WT 300 and Mesa 400 + to Markbass, I went to a pedal board mounted X2, still works well, If not quite as good distance for monitoring the back of some venues.

 

[Bassworship1]

I use a Line 6 G30 and have for years but was interested in the Line 6 G10 or something similar that is rechargeable. Has anyone tried the G10 that is rechargeable?

 

[scubaduba]

I had a G10... for about 2 days. I quickly returned it because of the hiss and distorted tones I got with all of my basses. I didn't have a Roscoe at the time but I had a Ken Smith, Tobias, Mayones, and Spector at the time. Didn't work well with any of them.

 

[ArtechnikA]

Question for Roscoe owners, Do any of you guys use wireless with your Roscoes? I'm wondering what works well with these basses?

Line6 G50. Guitar guy loves his G10 which plays well together with me.

 

[Drkwdsman]

Any time I deal with those types of questions, I give Sweetwater a call and pick their brains.

 

[Thumper]

Nothing plain about that top, it's stunning!

 

[scubaduba]

Wow! Very nice. I like that a lot. It's a nice understated look that I think really accentuates the carved top. Sometimes the carving can get lost in the fancy wood tops. Nice score!

 

[Drkwdsman]

Man, all the new and new to us Roscoes. Still got my Roscoe 6 up for trade (or my Warrior 5ver) for a Roscoe 5ver.

 

[scubaduba]

I recently sold a Smith, Maruszczyk, and Bossa to fund the purchase of an oboe for my daughter... and leave me enough left over to get a Roscoe. I'll be back in the Roscoe family soon.

Man, its a sacrifice though. I love Smith basses and I had searched for a Bossa UJB for several years... finally found one and man are they killer. That Bossa was one of the best sounding basses ever. HUGE and punchy and full. Really clever preamp too. But the net result is helping advance my daughter's musical skills and I net a Roscoe. It's all good.

 

[JOME77]

Man, all the new and new to us Roscoes. Still got my Roscoe 6 up for trade (or my Warrior 5ver) for a Roscoe 5ver.

I hear you! You guys must have infected me too! I pick up my Roscoe STD. 5 JB Saturday morning. Compliments of Dave S.

 

[Dave Siff]

I hear you! You guys must have infected me too! I pick up my Roscoe STD. 5 JB Saturday morning. Compliments of Dave S.

Glad this one is staying in the family! A real tone machine and my first Roscoe. I'll still have two!

 

[Bass Viking]

I recently sold a Smith, Maruszczyk, and Bossa to fund the purchase of an oboe for my daughter... and leave me enough left over to get a Roscoe. I'll be back in the Roscoe family soon.

Man, its a sacrifice though. I love Smith basses and I had searched for a Bossa UJB for several years... finally found one and man are they killer. That Bossa was one of the best sounding basses ever. HUGE and punchy and full. Really clever preamp too. But the net result is helping advance my daughter's musical skills and I net a Roscoe. It's all good.

What does a decent oboe go for?