Well after another coat of semi shine teak oil applied to these Bubinga covers they match pretty close now. What do you guys think?
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Roscoe Club
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So smooth. Like a warm blanket on a cold night.
Can we make this post a sticky, with an auto answer for the question: "What does a Roscoe sound like?" And "What do you mean by that Roscoe signature tight low end and that Roscoe signature growl?"
Thank you for the kind words. I think it's a pretty special bass. I wish I had a better clip. My band is trying to put together some tunes, get used to recording, setting levels, sending between ourselves, etc.This is what someone picked. I'll try to post one with drums or something so it can be "in the mix" as well.
Those look fine. I'd go for matching ash with gloss finish.
Doesn't really matter what we think though. If you love them that's all that matters.
They match fine Shane.
Of course you can’t see the sides of the bass when your looking at the rear. But I can see the Wenge stringer in the neck. IMO that’s what it should match.
That or you could paint them black so they match the neck bolt screws and washers!
Any of Roscoe Brethren ever seen Keith is a bridge like this? I’ve never seen another one like it in any of his basses.
That looks like Greg’s (Rocket Music) old bass. That’s not a factory installed bridge. Not sure what brand it is though.
Yeah I've never seen one like it before. I've tried contacting him to see if he still wants to sale it. Would love to make it my 5JJ Bass lol.
Looks like a KSM foundation bridge? I was going to install one on one of my LG's, and I got cold feet and sent it back. I love the idea of having a bridge that I can lock everything down.
Well I had some down time this morning and since I found another source for the concentric knobs and Electro-socket I did the Bart to Nord preamp transplant. Super easy install and the preamp sounds excellent. In order to get the active/passive and passive tone controls I had to go with the volume/volume in lieu of the volume/blend. But since I’ve had it in my Fender Elite for several months I’ve actually grown to prefer it. I’m of the opinion that you can get more varied sounds out of the vol/vol configuration. It just seems to change the tones more gradually (IMO of course).
Here’s a few pics. I put some black tape over the former trim pot hole in the rear cover (but I’m thinking of getting some wooden covers made so I can have them omit that hole).
Here’s a few pics. I put some black tape over the former trim pot hole in the rear cover (but I’m thinking of getting some wooden covers made so I can have them omit that hole).
I recall hearing Jimmy Haslip in an interview saying how he had to persuade Keith to get his bass wired volume/volume instead of volume/blend. He also said he prefers it because of more varied tones. He should have just gone to you
I recall hearing Jimmy Haslip in an interview saying how he had to persuade Keith to get his bass wired volume/volume instead of volume/blend. He also said he prefers it because of more varied tones. He should have just gone to you
I can see that as with both my basses I mentioned doing a Volume Volume setup on the 5 knob configuration setup I done and he nixed that idea in a hurry.
Aren't all the bodies the same size and just the neck widths are different?
The bodies would be the same size but the neck pocket would be different.
