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Roscoe Club
- Thread starter JOME77
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I came to my senses real soon!! 
yes I’m going to save up for a Signature 5 with a really nice top for 45th birthday in a few years lol.
The real difference is the Wenge wedge neck. That’s the real sonic difference. Cosmetically, I’m not a fan of the capped head stock rear. Oh but that abalone or pearl Roscoe “R”. I’m a huge fan of that!
These 2 new 2020 Roscoe basses amaze me with every detail and the tone they produce. Anyone thinking about getting Keith to build you a custom bass jump on it. He exceeded my expectations (just ask my wife how picky I am lol) at every level on both basses. Best basses I’ve ever had in my hands. All a person has to do is to play one of these in a live band setting to understand how good they are.
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Not a problem. I couldn’t do the deal based on that mismatched chrome stacked knob!
I knew that chrome concentric knob would be a deal breaker, and after you told me you liked it so much!! I would have reinstalled the Bart preamp and kicked in the Demeter and Nordstrand preamps as bonuses.
Great tone! Focused but fat with a nice growl that sits very well in that mix. Gotta love that.
I've only got 2- but I've got an idea of what I want in my third... I just need a band, and the wifey will let me do it!
I think the difference my wife hears in my Buckeye LG from my other basses is contributed to the wedge neck. It commands a prominent spot in the mix!The real difference is the Wenge wedge neck. That’s the real sonic difference.
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What, like scratching the finish or forgetting your strap? Hard to forget the strap locks if they're attached!
Like not scratching or dinging the bass finish. I don’t think strap locks are for helping not to forget the strap. The hole in the strap placed around the strap button can resolve that.
Like not scratching or dinging the bass finish. I don’t think strap locks are for helping not to forget the strap. The hole in the strap placed around the strap button can resolve that.
Used them for years and never had that happen. I have had a bass come loose from the strap (Horn button) from where I didn’t get the strap hole fully over the strap button.
Caught the bass with one hand just before it hit stage.
I’ll take my chances with the potential of a small ding from a strap connector over a bass bouncing off the stage.
I experienced the same falling bass from a lock not locking, but never from a strap without them. I never had a scratch or ding from a plain bass strap, but I have from straps with metal locks. I like my straps unarmed with metal ends better! I’d like them
if they weren’t made from metal....maybe plastic would be better, but the music I play I’m not jumping and thrashing about on stage, so no locks are really needed!
if they weren’t made from metal....maybe plastic would be better, but the music I play I’m not jumping and thrashing about on stage, so no locks are really needed!
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Used them for years and never had that happen. I have had a bass come loose from the strap (Horn button) from where I didn’t get the strap hole fully over the strap button.
Caught the bass with one hand just before it hit stage.
I’ll take my chances with the potential of a small ding from a strap connector over a bass bouncing off the stage.
I follow the Joe Bonamassa technique (R)- always have one hand on your guitar and you don't have to worry. If you need both hands for something- put the guitar (...bass...) down. It's not that important.
It works for me.
I ask because if you have flush mounted strap lock receivers on your bass your are SOL. I have certainly touched the finish with a strap lock before but I’ve never done any damage. I have never worn them down enough for me to have the strap slip off which has happened with well-loved leather strap ends on standard and SL buttons.Like not scratching or dinging the bass finish. I don’t think strap locks are for helping not to forget the strap. The hole in the strap placed around the strap button can resolve that.
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I didn't use strap locks roughly 4 years ago and had a bass come loose from the strap and fall to the floor. If not for quick reflexes it probably would have caused major damage. I'll take my chances with strap locks as I never want that to happen again.
That’s actually why I switched from Schaller to Dunlop strap locks. Once I realized that the strap buttons that came on Roscoe’s were Dunlop non-recessed receivers I just changed the ones on my straps to Dunlop. Plus, I liked the fact that the Dunlop strap buttons would work with straps without the locks.
I use the strap buttons that come on my basses, whether they are the dual type or not, with various leather straps and never had an issue with them not fitting or staying on the button once properly attached. I'm not advocating ban strap locks. 
I just don't use/need them.
I just don't use/need them.
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