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#12,781
Nightman said:
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.
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I did that too Ray but the wider neck was still there and still created a different feel for my left hand.

SteveC said:
I’m really spoiled/accustomed to the 18.3mm spacing as well.
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I know that we've all had this discussion before but the newer Roscoe's that I've gotten all have 18mm bridges (not the 18.3). It was never addressed (or explained by Roscoe) but all three of the more recent 5 string Roscoe's had 18mm Hipshot bridges. Subtle but still different.
 
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JOME77 said:
I know that we've all had this discussion before but the newer Roscoe's that I've gotten all have 18mm bridges (not the 18.3). It was never addressed (or explained by Roscoe) but all three of the more recent 5 string Roscoe's had 18mm Hipshot bridges. Subtle but still different.
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I guess I’ve never measured mine. I thought that at one time I saw the spec was 18.3mm. Maybe it’s 18mm. Whichever, I do notice a difference in gel when I go to a 19mm bass.
 
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#12,785
Caveat this with the fact that I've never measured my string spacing but...

It's interesting how different my fretless and fretted necks and string spacing are, even if the variations are slight. I can feel the difference, but I really don't mind it. To me, it just feels like the organic characteristics that make these two instruments unique. They are still both incredibly well made and playable.

But I also understand everyone who says that they want an instrument to play a certain way, and for two instruments to sound different but play the same. Consistency in many cases is very valuable.
 
#12,786
This just became available in the US...
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Great way for me to scratch my “passive 5 string P” itch but still have the “modem” feeling neck that I love on my current Century. I play on a cover band called “Paint the Town” that does up best, party/dance stuff and this would fit the gig better than my Koa Standard Plus. The passive tone might be a better fit for some tunes as well. Very tempting.
 

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SteveC said:
This just became available in the US...
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Great way for me to scratch my “passive 5 string P” itch but still have the “modem” feeling neck that I love on my current Century. I play on a cover band called “Paint the Town” that does up best, party/dance stuff and this would fit the Kim so much better than my Koa Standard Plus. The passive tone might be a better fit for some tunes as well. Very tempting.
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It’d be more colorful- paint the bass and all :D
 
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SteveC said:
This just became available in the US...
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Great way for me to scratch my “passive 5 string P” itch but still have the “modem” feeling neck that I love on my current Century. I play on a cover band called “Paint the Town” that does up best, party/dance stuff and this would fit the Kim so much better than my Koa Standard Plus. The passive tone might be a better fit for some tunes as well. Very tempting.
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That's the perfect choice, if you're playing bass for Bruno Mars or Taylor Swift.:smug: Actually it's kinda cool seeing a totally surprising finish on a Roscoe.
 

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