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Roscoe Club
- Thread starter JOME77
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Roscoe just finished this up for me and should be on its way to me soon. Used a Nordstrand PJ set wired passive for this. Alder body with a Pau Ferro board.
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Love the tortoise battery cover - that’s a nice touch!
Love the Tort on the front but I think that I'd prefer black on the battery cover. No reason to put emphasis on it.
I think it's a great personal touch! No one see's it anyway.
BTW, I asked for wood covers on the back. Oh well.
My Classic 5JJ has NO covers on the back and it is a beautiful thing to see that uncut spread of wood. Yes, it's going to be a little more trouble to change the battery but so what?
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I think it's a great personal touch! No one see's it anyway.
BTW, I asked for wood covers on the back. Oh well.
Gary, you have the right to have your own opinion, as wrong as it may be!
For the record though, I'd don't like wood covers (for the rear access panels) made out of wood different than the body wood. It's just me!
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I wanted matching woods, like Rob Elrick does with his basses. Looks phenomenal!Gary, you have the right to have your own opinion, as wrong as it may be!
For the record though, I'd don't like wood covers (for the rear access panels) out of wood different than the body wood. It's just me!
You say ‘potato’, he’ll say ‘potato’! You say ‘tomato’, he’ll say ‘tomato’!
Hmmm, it loses the point when not spoken.
Hmmm, it loses the point when not spoken.
People are entitled to their opinions. Buy what You want, not what everyone else prefers you to buy. When it's finished, you're the one who will enjoy the instrument for many years.
My newish-to-me Century Custom 5 JM may not be far behind. I’m really liking everything about it except the 19mm string spacing and subsequent nut/neck width (I’ll give the 10k highs on the pre a pass as I just cut them 100%).
The necks are one of top things I like most about Roscoes and while the JM’s neck is great for a bass with 19mm bridge spacing, it’s noticeably wider than that of my Century 5 JJ with regular Roscoe spacing. Not uncomfortable by any stretch, but not as fast and pleasing to play as the JJ.
Years back, I’d have loved to have a 19mm spacing Roscoe, but after acclimating to my previous Roscoes and then EBMM five-strings, I greatly appreciate the ergonomics of slimmer necks and string spacing.
The overall sound of the JM is superb though, so it might have to stay.
That's the reason that I sold it (and the solid mahogany JB model that I had). It's seems like a really small difference (in the standard 18mm) but it really does make the neck play different. I just never adjusted.
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You’re right - it doesn’t sound like it’d be a big difference at all, but I feel it. Great bass, but I find myself wishing it was the standard Roscoe spec. Knowing me, once I found something I don’t care for or would rather have different, it probably won’t stay. But, I’m going to give it a bit longer.
I never really left, but I am even more firmly in the Roscoe fold. I've had my Signature SKB 3005 for quite some time (I'll never sell it), but have also danced with Dingwall and a Lull T5 Thunderbird.
In all fairness, the Dingwall is my preference for Country walking bass lines (Classic Country Band).
The T5 looks and sounds the part for my Hard Rock band, and although Mike Lull has fixed most of the ergonomic issues and design idiosyncrasies it is a little bit challenging to play standing. However, it has extended my playing career because I can play it seated (helpful when learning new songs), all my other basses cause severe shoulder pain after seated playing
But I took my Buckeye Burl Signature SKB 3005 to leave at the Hard Rock Band practice place, and realized why I fell in love with Roscoe in the first place. The neck, the tone, the ergonomics, all world class. Also, I'd been struggling re-learning the bass intro to N.I.B., but on the Roscoe I played it better than I had played it well in 2005. I so love this bass!
In all fairness, the Dingwall is my preference for Country walking bass lines (Classic Country Band).
The T5 looks and sounds the part for my Hard Rock band, and although Mike Lull has fixed most of the ergonomic issues and design idiosyncrasies it is a little bit challenging to play standing. However, it has extended my playing career because I can play it seated (helpful when learning new songs), all my other basses cause severe shoulder pain after seated playing
But I took my Buckeye Burl Signature SKB 3005 to leave at the Hard Rock Band practice place, and realized why I fell in love with Roscoe in the first place. The neck, the tone, the ergonomics, all world class. Also, I'd been struggling re-learning the bass intro to N.I.B., but on the Roscoe I played it better than I had played it well in 2005. I so love this bass!
That LG really is a beauty, Fritz. There was a time when I would have jumped on that one!
A couple of years ago I realized I had a mixture of bridge spacing basses and resolved my basses to 18mm and 18.3mm basses. I had two MTD 19mm basses. I traded the 535 for the Buckeye Burl and replaced the 19mm bridge on my MTD Kingston ZX5. There is something special about a 19mm bridge spacing MTD neck with a Hipshot 18mm bridge. It’s a really nice playing bases and the string tension is perfect for me.
