Yeah, mine is in the 11/12 pound range. It sits well and balanced with a good strap, but compared to my other Roscoe and Laklands, it is a hefty beast.
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Roscoe Club
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when I was younger I gigged a Stingray 5HH for years that weighed 12 plus pounds lol. Didn’t think a thing about it then but have gotten more used to the 9.5 pounds or less bass range. A really good strap makes a huge difference though in supporting heavy basses. Keith says he can now nail the sub 9.5 pound or less range for the classics with the lighter weight Ash and alder.
On the subject of heavy basses, it's been my experience that using extremely light wood for the body (and that includes chambered) can affect the sustain and overall punch of a bass. Sometimes you're better to man up and go with a medium weight body wood.
Truth is, I don't play 4-5 hour gigs any more so it's just not as a big an issue to me these days.
That being said, 10 lbs is still the max that I prefer, and IMO that's plenty of weight to assure sustain and punch.
Truth is, I don't play 4-5 hour gigs any more so it's just not as a big an issue to me these days.
That being said, 10 lbs is still the max that I prefer, and IMO that's plenty of weight to assure sustain and punch.
Totally agree. The only reason that I have not sold this bass is that it sounds fantastic and I think it is due to the heavier wood.
I agree... I grew up in the 70's and 80's playing Fender boat anchors and to MY EARS that sound is still what I want to hear for the perceived tone and "punch'. With that said I have had some great basses over the years that were not heavy that sounded amazing especially the new Empress offering from G&L. Not sure why others aren't on the Empress wagon yet.
So, would you say that this bass is Sienna Burst?
I’ve always been confused on what to call the color.
Can anyone venture to guess what woods my bass is made of? I think the body is Spanish Cedar but no clue on the top?
My guess would be amboyna burl with Spanish cedar body (although the top could be myrtle burl).
What ever it is, it’s beautiful!
What ever it is, it’s beautiful!
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After a Pre-amp replacment to 'John East J-Retro Deluxe', A real improvement in my opinion over the Aguilar OBP-1
Preamps make a huge difference tonally. I used to really like Aguilar preamps but now not so much. Best I’ve tried is Nordstrand but the Pope and John East are really nice preamps as well.
Nordstrand pickups and preamps is just a whole other level of awesomeness. IMO you can’t beat Carey’s designs.But I’m also leaning heavily towards an all Nordstrand rig.
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I wish he had more options regarding exposed pole pieces. I can't stand them. I'd have Nords in all of my Roscoes if that was a viable option. I switched over to CB's since they seemed close to the openess of the Nord pickups.
At square one, one could argue successfully for Nordstrand, Bartolini, Demeter, Aguilar, Pope, Sadowsky, East or any other pre-amp and pups combinations. I think when you factor in your bass and your ears, and the vibe you get when you play and hear that voice exactly, or close enough to what you want to hear, from the whole bass package (or in those cases where the BL or sound guy speaks otherwise), then that's all that matters.
It's mostly unfortunate that you have to venture down that rabbit hole to get to your bass nirvana...., but then something changes and you are back at square one again.
It's mostly unfortunate that you have to venture down that rabbit hole to get to your bass nirvana...., but then something changes and you are back at square one again.
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