Ok, back on topic ......
Man! I love my Roscoe!
I love mine too! Just wish I had a few more gigs this summer.
Mark
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Roscoe Club
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I love mine too! Just wish I had a few more gigs this summer.
Mark
There's a lot of that going around...
OTOH, I've already been busier than all last year.
Both basses arrived in perfect condition. Not even a mark on the cardboard boxes! Thanks UPS (for once)!
More to follow but needless to say, they're spectacular.
More to follow but needless to say, they're spectacular.
I put those strings on my Roscoe Classic JJ5 as soon as I got it. Great tone. They sound fantastic on your fretless too. The fundamental tone is so clean and clear on the B string. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome Matt!
You'll have to post a mini-review of them after you get to spend some time with them.
LOL
Just saw this. We'd much rather see some damage to the UPS truck than your new Roscoe's!
Thanks! The Sadowsky strings sound great on all of my basses. Which reminds me, it's time to order more strings.I put those strings on my Roscoe Classic JJ5 as soon as I got it. Great tone. They sound fantastic on your fretless too. The fundamental tone is so clean and clear on the B string. Thanks for sharing.
Looking to try something different in a flatwound? I highly recommend the Sadowsky flatwounds.
I'm not a flatwound guy but if I was I would try Sadowsky.
It’ll be here tomorrowFred, what's the specs on the Century 5 that you've got coming?
You just can't say that you've got one coming and give us a few details about it!
It’ll be here tomorrow
You bought that Koa one that was on Reverb didn’t you? Nice bass and one I talked to him and was close to buying if so.
Alright Genzler/Aguilar/Epifani/Bergantino guys... and really, anyone, heck, everyone, else who wants to throw in on this one-
Baseline: My experience is with Eden and SWR Cabs- but now that they're no longer Eden and SWR but Marshall and Fender, I'm no longer interested. I've always GAS'd over Bergantino, but I haven't played through any of their stuff that's newer than an HT322 (which if I find locally, I'm buying).
So I'm not a fan of tweeters, they just seem too harsh to me. I'm a big fan of the low B thunder I can get from both of my Roscoes (The fretted PJ and Fretless with the Roscoe Barts). And I really like the midrange bark (like 70Lb pitbull bark, not 5lb chihuahua) that I can get out of the PJ, and the midrange sweetness and mwah that I can coax out of the fretless, even with the diamondwood fingerboard, without getting clanky.
The problem with my Eden 15s is that they're a bit muddy, but I could never get into the SWR or Eden 10s, they just seemed too hot on the high side. I went through a few 210 cabs, perhaps before I realized that I didn't like tweeters, and as a result ended up with 2 Eden 15 cabs.
So what do you guys think? Where should I be looking for excellent low end with a great midrange, but not a hot top end? Again, that Berg 322 with the tweeter off sounded great- but that behemoth is a) heavier than my first high school girlfriend (we've all been there) and b) been out of production for so long that the search just isn't worth it.
Baseline: My experience is with Eden and SWR Cabs- but now that they're no longer Eden and SWR but Marshall and Fender, I'm no longer interested. I've always GAS'd over Bergantino, but I haven't played through any of their stuff that's newer than an HT322 (which if I find locally, I'm buying).
So I'm not a fan of tweeters, they just seem too harsh to me. I'm a big fan of the low B thunder I can get from both of my Roscoes (The fretted PJ and Fretless with the Roscoe Barts). And I really like the midrange bark (like 70Lb pitbull bark, not 5lb chihuahua) that I can get out of the PJ, and the midrange sweetness and mwah that I can coax out of the fretless, even with the diamondwood fingerboard, without getting clanky.
The problem with my Eden 15s is that they're a bit muddy, but I could never get into the SWR or Eden 10s, they just seemed too hot on the high side. I went through a few 210 cabs, perhaps before I realized that I didn't like tweeters, and as a result ended up with 2 Eden 15 cabs.
So what do you guys think? Where should I be looking for excellent low end with a great midrange, but not a hot top end? Again, that Berg 322 with the tweeter off sounded great- but that behemoth is a) heavier than my first high school girlfriend (we've all been there) and b) been out of production for so long that the search just isn't worth it.
With everything you mentioned as being important I have one word for you...GENZLER.
But which ones? Their arrays? Their standard? Their 12s? 10s? Ugh. Paralysis of analysis- it's a killer.
I’ve owned every combination of their Arrays except the 410 and they all are phenomenal. My current 10-2 stack using the 350 is my favorite because of weight . The low end and volume is downright amazing. I’ve okayed 4-5000 seat venues to large outdoor gigs and it blows every sound engineer away. I can’t recommend the arrays and their heads enough.
Shane turned me on to the Genzler 12-3 arrays and they are really nice... huge bottom end and the array eliminates the tweeter and is very smooth. One sounds great and two even better. Both my Roscoes and my Sadowsky’s sound awesome the the Arrays and the Magellan 800
Played my Roscoe today. I can’t put flats on that. I’ll keep the Mustang for some of those specialty gigs and just keep rockin my Roscoe.
