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Roscoe Club
- Thread starter JOME77
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No but I probably should get her started. If you thought strings were expensive try a new reed every couple of weeks.
My violin wasn't cheap either. It was made in 1825 (estimate). Strings are a little less than bass strings though.
Good lord - that's a helluvan oboe. You can get a really nice one for less than $2K. An oboe that weighs in over $6K better be my primary source of income! Come to think of it, I've never met a concert oboeist.
Not cheap. I think you are quite a bit off on your numbers too. An average intermediate oboe used is in the $2500-$4500 range. Once an oboeist advances they require the full conservatory key system. Now you're easily in the $4000-$7000 range used. Her plastic Yamaha starter oboe retails for $1750. Crazy. Could get a used Roscoe standard for that. 
Oh well. I'm a proud dad. And I still have a Roscoe on the way.
Oh well. I'm a proud dad. And I still have a Roscoe on the way.
Not cheap. I think you are quite a bit off on your numbers too. An average intermediate oboe used is in the $2500-$4500 range. Once an oboeist advances they require the full conservatory key system. Now you're easily in the $4000-$7000 range used. Her plastic Yamaha starter oboe retails for $1750. Crazy. Could get a used Roscoe standard for that.
Oh well. I'm a proud dad. And I still have a Roscoe on the way.
Eek - that's insane. They must make them by hand. Now, you could have gone used and tried to convince her it was new!
. Fox Renard 333 Conservatory Semi-pro Oboe, Professionally Adjusted, Protec Case!
Yes, we bought used. The Fox 333 is a good one but not quite the tone and keys she is looking for. Not in the same league as where she is right now.
- Apr 1, 2000
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- Endorsing Artist: Roscoe Guitars, DR Strings, Aguilar Amplification
Definitely should. My wife made her own for years when she played a lot. Was never happy with the reeds she bought. She plays a Loree.
You should get the MM converted to fretless. A Roscoe MM fretless 5 is quite something, let me assure you.
CrashClint
I Play Bass therefore I Am
I have used the Shure PGXD14 Digital Wireless System for years and love it. When I bought mine years ago it was about $450 but now I think you can find new ones for around $300. We have a big stage at church with 6 wireless mics running and 7 sets of IEMs and my signal has never dropped. During practice I will walk off stage 4 to 5 rows back to listen to the mix with no delay or dropped signal. I can't tell the difference in any tone compared to my 18' Mogami cable. I have had no reason to upgrade as it works flawless. I use PowerX rechargeable batteries which work great in this unit.
One of the other bass players bought the Line 6 G70 and seems to like it a lot. He was telling me he can dial in cable resistance which can add some dirt to the signal? I asked him if he uses that function and he said no he just uses the normal signal. One thing that is cool, if I bought a body pack you can program two different body packs to the unit so if we switched during a service I can step on the pedal switch a couple times and to change channels. It also changes color so if he set himself as blue, the second body pack could be set to green so at a quick glance you can tell if the unit is on your channel.
CrashClint
I Play Bass therefore I Am
I have used the Pure Blues and Lo Rider Nickels on my Roscoe Classic Custom and didn't care for either, I prefer the NYXL strings on the Classic. I haven't tried the Pure Blues on my SKB or my LG, I like the way the Sunbeams sound so I haven't switched.
- Apr 1, 2000
- 17,398
- 9,830
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist: Roscoe Guitars, DR Strings, Aguilar Amplification
You should get the MM converted to fretless. A Roscoe MM fretless 5 is quite something, let me assure you.
That is something I considered. Maple fingerboard, though. Not sure I want to deal with that situation, you know?
You should get the MM converted to fretless. A Roscoe MM fretless 5 is quite something, let me assure you.
I’ll have to say that I was pleasantly surprised at how much mwah and growl your MM Roscoe fretless had. Unfortunately it cost quiet a bit to convert a fretted bass to a fretless (to do it right). Plus, I suspect Jon would want a Diamondwood finger board. No sense spending all that money when someone out there would be willing to trade their fretless for Jon’s fretted.
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