took the classic p/j out for the weekend jam and before I left I lowered the P a little more , now it's perfect ! Great balance from the P & J. Just that little bit made it more better . These Aguliar P's are pretty hot I think . Bass is out of this world though xxx
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Roscoe Club
- Thread starter JOME77
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With the the crazy high-end stuff you hear of on TB, it's almost funny to see the Hartke amp. Not a slam, the Hartke stuff I've used has always sounded great and I've never had a piece crap out on me- it's just when I think Roscoe, my mind jumps to Aguilar, Genzler, Demeter, etc.
James Genus- the regular guy- is a Hartke endorser, so I'm sure that has something to do with it.
But I agree.
Thanks for the info, I was wondering about that. The guest host often stands right in front of the bassist’s headstock, obscuring the logo!
James Genus is a Fodera guy
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Hartke used to be out of NY, I remember T-Bone Wolk used to use a Hartke 410 back when G.E.Smith was the bandleader (I haven't watched SNL in a long time apparently), wonder if that's just the house rig? When I was in Nashville, the Grand Old Opry and the Ryman both had Aguilar rigs...
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Hartke used to be out of NY, I remember T-Bone Wolk used to use a Hartke 410 back when G.E.Smith was the bandleader (I haven't watched SNL in a long time apparently), wonder if that's just the house rig? When I was in Nashville, the Grand Old Opry and the Ryman both had Aguilar rigs...
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Kudos for thinking to lower the P pickup. That made me take a look at the pickup height on my new LG with Roscoe Barts. It's set as close to the strings that I would dare to go without causing problems. But I realized the Bart pup covers add additional space between the strings and pole pieces versus exposed poles.
Does anybody measure the distance between pickups and strings for your preferred sound? Or do you just eye it?
I usually set them by eye first , as high as I can while fretting the last fret and pushing down on the string a little so it doesn't hit the pickup under some harder playing . Then I go from there by ear . Worst sound ever is a string hitting a pickup coil through a cranked amp , talk about clack ! 
It seems to me that Aguilar amps and cabs are quickly replacing Ampeg as the stage standard. It's time for a sea change!
Also, I love seeing that Peavey amp on stage. I grew up in Mississippi and used a Peavey 2x15 bass rig in my early gig days. I played in Meridian, MS in my first and only full-time band and Hartley showed up on occasion. We were invited to tour the factory and I actually got to hold the very first T-40 prototype! Those still have quite the following.
I had a good friend that worked at Peavey in Meridian MS for 44 years (until just a couple months ago) and around 1976-77 he gave my wife and I a tour of all the plants (on a Saturday). When we got to the guitar/bass shop we got to try out all of the proto-type guitar and bass necks that Chip Todd (I believe that was his name) had produced (I believe that Mike said Hartley hired him from Gibson (to setup the guitar/bass production lines). They had all different types of neck profiles. It was the first time that I ever heard the term CNC and a Copier used. I remember seeing as many as 8-12 necks and bodies loaded on 2 large machines and you could tell that the machine had been routing/shaping them. I was never a huge Peavey fan but they certainly were on the cutting edge of technology at that time.
I suppose the old T40 bass may have a small following but to this day they were the heaviest basses that I ever played. Solid HEAVY oak!
Joe, we could have run into each other at the Peavey factory. That was when my band was playing in Meridian. Kinda crazy when you think about it.
I had a Peavey 18" folded horn cab on stage at one point. I placed it on the other side of the stage of my 2x15 cab. The guitar player said his pants legs were waving in the wind. I was in heaven playing my Ric 4001 through a Peavey 2x15 and 1x18 cabs.
It's interesting how the amp(s) mics are positioned differently on the smaller/tv studio to the larger venue stage.
If I was a betting man, those mics are for show... that one is right at the tweeter... those enclosures they're in were rolling on and off the stage depending on who was playing, very show biz...
Hi all, just a heads-up that I listed my minty LG 3005 for sale. Let me know if you are interested in this beauty.
For Sale - Roscoe LG 3005 Custom 5, mint
For Sale - Roscoe LG 3005 Custom 5, mint
I took a chance and put the pure blues on my new Classic PJ and wow, very nice they have a great high end, great slapping string for sure. I guess I wasn’t expecting that. Daddario NYXLs stay on my SKBs but I wanted a round core on the classic for less tension. These did the trick
I know we all have expressed our likes and dislikes about various strings on our Roscoe, and even about the optional Roscoe body styles and the neck profile.... and here is more of that!
I really like how the LG’s slimmer body profile, particularly where the forearm contour pretty much eliminates the blood cutoff to my plucking hand/fingers due to the bad habit I developed resting my forearm on the bass when playing while sitting!
I’ve tried to be conscious of it, but keeping my elbow upward in the ‘proper’ position is difficult for me, but with the LG I don’t even have to think about that!! Thanks Roscoe!!
I really like how the LG’s slimmer body profile, particularly where the forearm contour pretty much eliminates the blood cutoff to my plucking hand/fingers due to the bad habit I developed resting my forearm on the bass when playing while sitting!
I’ve tried to be conscious of it, but keeping my elbow upward in the ‘proper’ position is difficult for me, but with the LG I don’t even have to think about that!! Thanks Roscoe!!
Just dropping by because today was my first time playing a Roscoe bass. I have no idea what it is but it was the best built and playing bass I've come across in years. How it ended up at Sam Ash?... not sure but it won't be there long!
looks like and SKB 3005 with a sick top. What store and are you going to buy it?
