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Roscoe Club

#16,602
Nightman said:
I hope to get Bit-O-Honey candies and not that dumb pencil!! You need a pencil sharpener with those and do they still sell them? I want to say you get those pencils when you buy those Fender boat anchors. (I guess I did say it!) :)
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Those Fender boat anchors sure anchor down the rhythm section well!:smug:
 
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#16,603
JOME77 said:
Those Fender boat anchors sure anchor down the rhythm section well!:smug:
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A great come back, Joe!!! :thumbsup: And you are absolutely right. My ears tell me the Fender is the way to go, but my shoulder and back say, "Don't look for us to support your decision to buy a Fender!".
 
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#16,605
John D Harris said:
BOOGLY-WOOGLY!
Apparently, I'm not the only one that likes the non-carved top!
Beautiful wood!
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Wow! :facepalm:
I guess that with all the crazy grain in the Buckeye burl top I didn't even notice that it had a non-carved top.
Now that I think about it, all the buckeye burl basses that @Bassworship1 has built have been upgraded STD Plus models. I guess that when I see the laminated head stock and gloss finish I think Custom model.
 
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Carved top or flat top? How do you like your tops? Curvy or flat?

Les Pauls have carved or flat tops, depending on year or model. Acoustic guitars, too. Many acoustic and electric jazz guitars have arched tops (Gibson L-5). Most typical acoustic and classical guitars are flat. Upright basses? Arched, mainly.

Carved or flat is a bit of a misnomer, as all of the wood is carved. A more accurate one is arched or contoured vs flat. Pick your pleasure.

Bassworship1 blurs the lines with his recent builds. I see those as being Roscoe Custom models with the exception of having a flat top. In this exception, his basses are just one element different from the Roscoe Custom definition, and many elements different from Roscoe's Standard Plus definition. Maybe he will comment on why he prefers flat tops for his custom builds.
 
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staccatogrowl said:
Carved top or flat top? How do you like your tops? Curvy or flat?

Les Pauls have carved or flat tops, depending on year or model. Acoustic guitars, too. Many acoustic and electric jazz guitars have arched tops (Gibson L-5). Most typical acoustic and classical guitars are flat. Upright basses? Arched, mainly.

Carved or flat is a bit of a misnomer, as all of the wood is carved. A more accurate one is arched or contoured vs flat. Pick your pleasure.

Bassworship1 blurs the lines with his recent builds. I see those as being Roscoe Custom models with the exception of having a flat top. In this exception, his basses are just one element different from the Roscoe Custom definition, and many elements different from Roscoe's Standard Plus definition. Maybe he will comment on why he prefers flat tops for his custom builds.
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I do it mainly as I can almost have 2 of these basses made with every option I would normally get (except the carved top) for what a loaded up Custom model would cost. I could care less about the Carved top as I'm still getting all the goodies and the Exceptional Tops. In all honesty even these tops are thicker than a lot of basses I've had built in the past that are $1500-$3000 more. Plus the resale value isn't nearly as bad on these models when I get a wild hair to sale lol. To me it just makes sense
 
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Bassworship1 said:
I do it mainly as I can almost have 2 of these basses made with every option I would normally get (except the carved top) for what a loaded up Custom model would cost. I could care less about the carved top as I'm still getting all the goodies and the exceptional tops. In all honesty even these tops are thicker than a lot of basses I've had built in the past that are $1500-$3000 more. Plus the resale value isn't nearly as bad on these models when I get a wild hair to sale lol. To me it just makes sense
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Got it. Thanks for sharing
 
#16,615
SteveC said:
I prefer the flat top as well. I love to look at the curvy carved tops, but prefer to play a "standard plus" bass.
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If there's one thing that I've learned in the 20 years of being on Talk Bass it's that people tend to really like what they have.
Nothing wrong with that. Human nature I suppose.:)
 
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SteveC said:
I prefer the flat top as well. I love to look at the curvy carved tops, but prefer to play a "standard plus" bass.
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I would think the 'non-flat' would weigh a bit less than a flat top (given identical words), but esthetically, I find the flat tops more pleasing (DSFDF).
Not sure why the non-flat is less appealing, but for me it is.
Beauty in the eye of the beholder.
 
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