Roscoe Club

[Pacman]

Thanks guys!

How about the top wood in this case with the shim? Does it have any impact on the tone? With a thinner body core (since there is a top, a shim, a back perhaps), will there be "less" fr the core wood?

The thinner the wood, the less impact on the tone. On the Standard Plus series, there's virtually no impact on tone.

And in your experience, does the glue itself affect the tone when so many pieces are joined together.

You're kidding, right?

You're overthinking this, trust me.

 

[Bassmanbob]

And in your experience, does the glue itself affect the tone when so many pieces are joined together.

Reson I'm asking is I'm fr the one piece/maximum two piece school of thought, glue will add to the compression, etc. Seeking that I might have a "renewed" mind.:sly:

In my experience, no. The first bass I've owned is an Ibanez Fender Lawsuit copy Jazz bass. It is stained a dark brown, not painted, so I can see the layers of wood. It's got to have at least five or six different pieces of wood making up the body-- it's basically a piece of good plywood. As it turns out, it is a really nice sounding Jazz bass.

That's just my experience. I've also played other basses with three layered bodies that sound great.

 

[Ryan L.]

Re: wenge "shim" - we don't think it has much of any affect sonically. It just looks REALLY cool, as Joe says.

That's why I have them on all of mine. I personally think, also, that it's too thin to impact the tone at all.

The wenge center in the neck, however, I think does make a difference.

 

[Ryan L.]

Here's the first progress pic of my upcoming fretless Roscoe.

Specs are:

Roscoe Century 3005 JB FL

Mahogany body
Buckeye burl top
Wenge shim between top and body
Black diamondwood fingerboard
Maple/Wenge/Maple neck
35" Scale
20mm String spacing at bridge
2"nut
Diamondwood nut
Bartolini CB soapbars in "JB" location
Bart 3 band preamp
Black hardware

 

[yinghock]

Thanks guys for all the inputs. That is a beautiful burl.

 

[bassmanRick]

SKB3005'S

 

[SteveC]

Is that a slightly different pickup placement on the jazz pups? It looks a little different to me. Maybe I'm just seeing things...

 

[Thumper]

RL I'm excited to see how that beautiful peace of Buckeye turns out. Ive been looking for one for 4 years or so. I may receive mine tomorrow!

Maybe Gard can tell us roughly how many have been made?

 

[etoncrow]

I just purchased a Roscoe SKB-3005 fretless w/soapbars in the TB classifieds. I am wondering about recommendations for strings. I am partial to TI Jazz Flats JF345 on my Alembic Epic 5 fretless and Warwick Corvette 5 fretless. Using LaBella Deep Talkin' flats on my G&L L-2500 fretless. I am old and "old school" and like a deep percussive "thump". Someone mentioned DR's but I am not that familiar with them. It would be wonderful if string sets were cheap enough to try all of them but that is a bit cost prohibitive. I would love to hear opinions and options. Thank you.

 

[Gard]

I just purchased a Roscoe SKB-3005 fretless w/soapbars in the TB classifieds. I am wondering about recommendations for strings. I am partial to TI Jazz Flats JF345 on my Alembic Epic 5 fretless and Warwick Corvette 5 fretless. Using LaBella Deep Talkin' flats on my G&L L-2500 fretless. I am old and "old school" and like a deep percussive "thump". Someone mentioned DR's but I am not that familiar with them. It would be wonderful if string sets were cheap enough to try all of them but that is a bit cost prohibitive. I would love to hear opinions and options. Thank you.

Strings are a VERY PERSONAL consideration. There are as many opinions and "favorites" as there are players, IME.

We use D'Addario XL's as our stock strings here in the shop, and I think they're pretty damn good, and probably as good a starting point as you will find. You'll need to find an "SL" set if you go D'Addario (suffix meaning "Super Long") as their standard 5 string set SOMETIMES will come up a bit short on the E and B strings.

I personally use DR Black Beauties (or the Neons, when I'm feeling "snarky"), and love them to death, but they are definitely a different choice, and I don't recommend them for everyone.

If there is anything at all we can help you with, just PM me and I'll do what ever I can!

 

[Thumper]

Jeff Moote can speak to the TI issue. Id love to hear a review of them on Roscoes myself.

 

[Jeff Moote]

Greg @ RocketMusic has also used the TIs on his Roscoes.

I love them personally, but they are not your average thumpy flats. They are brighter and have more sustain, without being "clanky" like a new set of Chromes (which eventually settle down). I have them on my Roscoe P/J currently and they sound great.

 

[etoncrow]

Jeff: Thank you. I have Chromes on my Birdsong so I understand what you are saying.
Gard: Do not want to use D'Addario XL's because I have a personal aversion to using round wound strings on fretless basses; but, as you said, that is a personal consideration.

 

[Ryan L.]

And, here it is with its first coat of primer:

 

[SteveC]

And, here it is with its first coat of primer:

There are a few more pics on Facebook. Looking good.

 

[JoelFT]

Who's four string Century is that in the same group of pics? That quilt is spectacular.

 

[Gard]

Who's four string Century is that in the same group of pics? That quilt is spectacular.

That's a Century Signature IV for a customer of Music Inc. of Louisiana, passive PJ at that!

 

[Hot Pocket]

 

[maurilio]

some beautiful pieces of wood around, jeez… show offs!



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[RocketMusic]

That's a gorgeous Koa top!!!