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Roscoe Club
- Thread starter JOME77
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So I went to the Roscoe Face Book page and was looking at a photo and while I didn't notice it at first (I was checking out the bass and guitar), upon the second glance I saw something in the background that just cracked me up!
Check it out.
Check it out.
A good friend of mine (TB'er J2KBass) built a 30" scale LG Roscoe a few years ago and loves it! I was shocked at how good the B string sounded. He went with the short scale due to hand issues and it's worked our great! Maybe Keith will chime in. I think that you'll be really happy with the build.
Roscoe's work in any scale!
Here's the specs a couple pics. It almost looks like a guitar.
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That looks really cool! I was actually going to change the scale to 32" at the last minute but I had ordered some custom shorter B strings and they were already in production at that stage so I stuck with 33".
The other thing I asked Keith to do was make sure the "center line" (bridge, pickups and neck pocket) of the bass was kept towards the back as much as possible to keep the reach to the 1st fret closer. I'll lose a small bit of access to the upper frets but I'm fine with that as I'm never really up there anyway and having something that's more comfortable for gigging as much as I do was more important to me.
This came up on Facebook today...
Wish I still had this pair. Miss the the top fretless a lot...
Wish I still had this pair. Miss the the top fretless a lot...
Man Ray! Where'd that come from? Very nice!
The differences between the bodies aren't as dramatic as you'd think. Even so one will usually be more comfortable than the others. Just different strokes for different folks I guess.
Someone mentioned a new family picture a few days ago. I don't recall posting this one.
It’s the “hang” more than the bodies. The Century having its strap button at the 12th fret makes a difference. The others are around the 14th fret.
Let me guess Steve. I bet that you prefer the Century over the other body styles. Am I right?
I do. My first Roscoe was an SKB and I felt like I had to reach to the first fret. Maybe others don’t. When I tried a friends Century, it felt far more comfortable.Let me guess Steve. I bet that you prefer the Century over the other body styles. Am I right?
Gorgeous bass brother. How are you liking it so far?
I've had all three body styles and was happy with all three. I've gravitated to the Century just because of the deeper lower cut-out. I play sitting, and the deeper cut-out seems to keep things more stable.
But, they are just three different flavors of great.
But, they are just three different flavors of great.
I haven't had a chance to plug it in yet. I had an early start gig tonight and just got home.
I have a ritual I have to complete first for a used bass. If I get a new bass from the builder I will only adjust the action and gig from there. When I get a used bass, I have to clean it up, put new strings on it and set the action, then I can gig from there. It's just my thing.
I've had all three body styles and was happy with all three. I've gravitated to the Century just because of the deeper lower cut-out. I play sitting, and the deeper cut-out seems to keep things more stable.
But, they are just three different flavors of great.
I've had all three, too. I sold the SKB for reason that escapes me now, and would like to own another someday, but I like the smaller body LG best - But I like them all, so....
