Steve I'm happy you got that one ! Enjoy that beauty & Happy Holidays !
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Roscoe Club
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I do have my basses covered.
And yes, she does know about "shipped to the office" and other tricks.
It's a beautiful bass. Lightweight, Hipshot tuners, Honey Badger pickup, side input jack, a fairly flat (front to back) neck and it doesn't really feel like it's 1.75" at the nut. Very comfortable.
Gonna swap the TI Flats I put on my G&L JB-2 a couple weeks ago for this bass and put these D'Addario nickel rounds on that. It's no Roscoe, but it's a good little bass for when I want/need a passive 4 string jazz bass. I ordered a Sadowsky outboard preamp/DI to use with it so it should sound pretty awesome.
And yes, she does know about "shipped to the office" and other tricks.
It's a beautiful bass. Lightweight, Hipshot tuners, Honey Badger pickup, side input jack, a fairly flat (front to back) neck and it doesn't really feel like it's 1.75" at the nut. Very comfortable.
Gonna swap the TI Flats I put on my G&L JB-2 a couple weeks ago for this bass and put these D'Addario nickel rounds on that. It's no Roscoe, but it's a good little bass for when I want/need a passive 4 string jazz bass. I ordered a Sadowsky outboard preamp/DI to use with it so it should sound pretty awesome.
Man, that was one TOUGH secret to keep. LOL
She actually bought it well before Christmas, but you guys were going out of town for the holidays so she asked me to ship it such that it would get to your work on Jan 2. Sadly, New Years got the best of me - I didn't realize that UPS being off those 2 days (NYE and Jan 1) would mean it actually got delivered on the 6th. Oy. Better late than never!
She actually bought it well before Christmas, but you guys were going out of town for the holidays so she asked me to ship it such that it would get to your work on Jan 2. Sadly, New Years got the best of me - I didn't realize that UPS being off those 2 days (NYE and Jan 1) would mean it actually got delivered on the 6th. Oy. Better late than never!
It just added to the surprise. I thought maybe when it sold close to Christmas that she did something foolish. She has bought me instruments in the past. But when Christmas came and went, and our trip, and New Years, I figured someone picked it up.
What you mean "It's no Roscoe"?
It's right there on the head stock! "Roscoe"! It doesn't get any clearer than that.
I think he meant his G&L jazz bass.
I believe Steve was referring to the G&L!!
English 101!
That's how denominations are started! Misinterpretation of the word(s)!
@Joe BassPlayer
It sounds like perfection. The tone control works in active and passive and I’m very familiar with it having them on Devon basses. This one is more focused than any Roscoe I’ve played which I really like and the use of the tone control I can take it from modern to vintage in a hurry. I probably like the tone control with the Bart setup even better than I’ve had in Nordstrand electronics. It seems to be more even when switching between active and passive than the Nordie setup did. Overall I’m blown away.
It sounds like perfection. The tone control works in active and passive and I’m very familiar with it having them on Devon basses. This one is more focused than any Roscoe I’ve played which I really like and the use of the tone control I can take it from modern to vintage in a hurry. I probably like the tone control with the Bart setup even better than I’ve had in Nordstrand electronics. It seems to be more even when switching between active and passive than the Nordie setup did. Overall I’m blown away.
Dude, what an amazing surprise! I love getting the 'big box in the office' email or buzz from the intercom at school. A Very Roscoe Christmas!
Some wives stepped it up this Christmas!!!! Must have been that full moon!!
I just don't know what I did wrong.
I even bought my wife a new car this weekend.
...... Of course now that I think about it I can't afford another bass now!
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I just don't know what I did wrong.
I even bought my wife a new car this weekend.
...... Of course now that I think about it I can't afford another bass now!
Well Joe, your buying her a car was after this Christmas ( thanks Donny Hathaway!)! Maybe there is a new bass coming your way from her next Christmas, if you remain a good husband the rest of the year!!
There is still that King Koa that RocketMusic wants to sell. You can begin planting your seeds for that one, if it hasn’t already been snatched up!!
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Well Joe, your buying her a car was after this Christmas ( thanks Donny Hathaway!)! Maybe there is a new bass coming your way from her next Christmas, if you remain a good husband the rest of the year!!
There is still that King Koa that RocketMusic wants to sell. You can begin planting your seeds for that one, if it hasn’t already been snatched up!!
LOL
Thanks for the encouragement Ray!
In reality I'm probably set on basses and gear but it sure is fun to imagine!
That is the prettiest Koa top I've seen. If it had come up before my Koa build started I would have jumped on it.
Really good. I played it for about 30 minutes yesterday. Nice and light. The neck doesn't feel/play like a 1.75" nut. It's fairly thin front to back as well. I'm going to put flats on and tweak the intonation a tad this evening.
