Roscoe Club

[Nightman]

Yea! Roger (THG) just emailed me and said that he will be shipping my Wenge access covers next week!

Cool!

 

[SteveC]

Outdoor farmers market gig this morning. Masked and distanced. Vibes, guitar, drums and me for some jazz standards. Took the P with flats and the Genzler MG350/Tall 12 combo with the LA-1A in front. Sounded amazing. Many compliments.

 

[JOME77]

Meanwhile, there was some good noise on the Real Roscoe Guitars FB page, where our buddy Keith Roscoe was foregoing some quiet, working well into Saturday night on his next batch of special basses.

He also shared some interesting info on a prototype that is expected to make its way to production. Good news

I noticed something very interesting in his latest post also!

So is this what you 2 were referencing on the Roscoe Face Book page?

"Actually these are the first two orders. Pretty classy for this style of bass. Also I would like to mention that we have been asked several times about making a 34” five string Classic and yep, we have one coming out. The neck gets tucked in about 3/4” and the bridge comes forward about 1/4”, so no big changes. Should have some prototypes to post soon."

If not, it's certainly worthy to post here on TB. That's a big deal. Lot's of folks have been asking for a 34" scale Roscoe Classic 5.

 

[JOME77]

Oh yeah!

Happy Labor Day Roscoeheads!
How ironic is it that we celebrate folks that Labor and I graduate from having to do it!

 

[JOME77]

Well the 3rd post might be the charm ....

I never go on Face Book so while I was there I looked at some of the older posts on the Real Roscoe page.

Check this out!

Keith's son has his own Roscoe Decal now (at least on Roscoe guitars).

Cool!

 

[ArtechnikA]

Happy Labor Day Roscoeheads!
How ironic is it that we celebrate folks that Labor and I graduate from having to do it!

I went through that transition about 5 years ago.
I'm working as much as ever but I have less to show for it...

 

[bgartist]

So is this what you 2 were referencing on the Roscoe Face Book page?

"Actually these are the first two orders. Pretty classy for this style of bass. Also I would like to mention that we have been asked several times about making a 34” five string Classic and yep, we have one coming out. The neck gets tucked in about 3/4” and the bridge comes forward about 1/4”, so no big changes. Should have some prototypes to post soon."

If not, it's certainly worthy to post here on TB. That's a big deal. Lot's of folks have been asking for a 34" scale Roscoe Classic 5.

The ash LG3005 is mine!

 

[Nightman]

Oh yeah!

Happy Labor Day Roscoeheads!
How ironic is it that we celebrate folks that Labor and I graduate from having to do it!

I’ve been celebrating since 2015!!
I’ll be glad when my wife’s job opens back up! It’s hard sneaking in new basses with her being home all the time.

 

[Nightman]

I’ll double up:

I got a set list from the leader of a new band starting up, who also scheduled a rehearsal in about 2 weeks. Feels good to work toward a gig for a change!
The church is still doing tracks with their live streaming.

 

[Nightman]

The charm:

The 34” scale 5’er Roscoe sounds interesting!!! I may need to get rid of my 35” scale basses for 34” or even shorter.

I wonder if those 34” Classics are built with modern weights?!?

 

[staccatogrowl]

So is this what you 2 were referencing on the Roscoe Face Book page? "I would like to mention that we have been asked several times about making a 34” five string Classic and yep, we have one coming out. Should have some prototypes to post soon."

Ding Ding Ding. Correct

Keith's son has his own Roscoe Decal now (at least on Roscoe guitars). Cool!

I concur. So much coolness in that!

 

[JOME77]

The ash LG3005 is mine!

Awesome Bernard! That’s a great looking bass!

I love the straight pickups. Very nice grain too!

 

[bgartist]

Awesome Bernard! That’s a great looking bass!

I love the straight pickups. Very nice grain too!

Ash/Wenge neck
Lightweight ash
Roscoe Barts w/ push/pull single coil switch
Birdseye board 19mm spacing
Can’t wait!

 

[JOME77]

Ash/Wenge neck
Lightweight ash
Roscoe Barts w/ push/pull single coil switch
Birdseye board 19mm spacing
Can’t wait!

When’s it due to arrive?

 

[steelin4u]

Ash/Wenge neck
Lightweight ash
Roscoe Barts w/ push/pull single coil switch
Birdseye board 19mm spacing
Can’t wait!

P/P single coil switch is like getting a second top-tier bass for $12, or whatever the cost of the switch is. Very wise choice!

 

[SteveC]

When’s it due to arrive?

“2 weeks”

 

[bgartist]

When’s it due to arrive?

Thursday

 

[Nightman]

Thursday of this week?

 

[5StringPocket]

Do you get a jazz bass vibe with both pickups in single coil mode?

 

[staccatogrowl]

Just worked out a deal with Keith to install Nordstrand DC Pickups in my Buckeye Bass along with a Nordie preamp. I love the tone of the Bart’s in smaller settings but at times in a really busy band mix it can get lost. This Nordie setup is the same as . .

Something, something XYZ. Here we go again. Yep, that Nordie setup would likely make a 2x4 bass sound great.

As far as Barts getting lost in a band mix? You're kidding right? Thousands of happy Bart users across many bass brands will disagree. And, yet you contradict and disagree with your own recent prior comments about Roscoe Barts being "the best you've ever heard."

Maybe someone would benefit from trained, competent FOH engineers helping them with their sound? Otherwise, a poor carpenter blames his tools.

Got my Roscoe back after sending to have the Bart’s put in it and made a big difference in tone IMO.

Weren't some of your custom spec'd Nordies just replaced with Roscoe Barts?

I know that tone is subjective but what is the best sounding bass you've heard or played? For me I've owned a lot of basses that sounded really nice but the kicker for me is always how they sit in a mix. For me the Roscoe Bart equipped basses with certain woods like Ash body and Ebony is pure tonal heaven