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Roscoe Club
- Thread starter JOME77
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Leave my new best friend alone, Joe!!!
I think maybe I may have offended @armybass calling him a bass hoarder!
Just kidding Scott. I'm just jealous!
) I should get my Signature SKB-3005 back. 
No offense taken Joe. Just dealing with nerve pain band muscle spasms for past 24 hours. Not too much internet time 
No offense taken Joe. Just dealing with nerve pain band muscle spasms for past 24 hours. Not too much internet time
Sounds terrible!
Hope it subsides soon Scott.
Maybe buying another bass will get your mind off of it!
Well I’m glad to say that I’m really liking the Aguilar PJ p/u’s paired with the Aguilar OBP-3 pre in the Roscoe. I guess that it makes sense that pairing them together would optimize the design.
I’ve never been a fan of the OBP-3 pared with Roscoe Barts but this is a totally different sound.
That’s good news! I installed mine and I like what I’m hearing, glad I made the swap. One thing though: I wired them up according to Aguilar’s instructions and the blend knob operates in reverse (like a Sadowsky). It’s annoying but I can’t be bothered rewiring so I’ll leave it as is.
Lol
Sometimes it's hard to tell from the wiring diagram which view of the pot you're looking at (top or bottom). I guess that you've got a 50% chance of doing it right (or wrong). It is a pain to take the blend control back out and reverse it but I'm afraid in the end I'd have to correct it (sooner or later).
You're right about wiring diagrams but I double checked and I did it according to the instructions. The only other thing I can think of is that maybe the wiring harness I used is the culprit?
Does anyone have a particular push/pull pot to recommend for the active/passive mod on the Bart preamp in my SKB 3006? I want to use the same type of pot that Bart originally used because the spin is really firm and it feels really good quality.
These posts might help .....
"I'm a man, yes I am and I can't help but loving it so!"
Well I got home this afternoon and felt super courageous!!!
I pulled my Roscoe out of the OHSC (that nobody uses anymore except JohnnyR) and went to unscrewing access covers and cutting wires!
It is finished! And it sounds really, really good!
I can't tell any difference in the operation of the master volume prior to the preamp. You just use a 250K in lieu of the STD 25k. I used a .1mF Orange Drop cap and it worked really well. I normally would have used the .047 but I though for using it in a VTC it might sound better.
The different size concentric knobs actually look OK on the bass. The bottom knob is not very tall and the top knob is really close to the size of the standard dome knobs used for the blend and mid controls.
The passive tone control really smooths out the sound as subtly or aggressively as you want. Definitely a nice feature to add. The passive sound of the bass is also really good and actually quite a bit hotter than I thought it might be.
Here's some pics. The jury is still out on the different knob but it might just be OK. What do you guys think?
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The Noll pot (concentric with PP DPDT sw) is the one you want if you want a Passive tone control and active/passive mode (recommended).
Thanks. I don’t think I want the passive tone control. Just the P/P passive option as I usually run my pups wide open anyway.
Then this will work:
EMG - Potentiometers - 25K Volume w/Push-Pull - Best Bass Gear
The passive tone sure is nice though (it would give you a tone control in the passive mode too; hint, hint).
Also, the VTC Noll pot has to be 250k because it goes in prior to the op-amp.
You might also need this ....
https://bartolini.net/wp-content/uploads/Docs/Electronics/Components/ToneOptionAdd-on_Wiring.pdf
For a brief moment I thought, hey, if I sold both my Century 5's I could buy Jon's amazing fretless LG custom fretless. I'd still have my Classic P for fretted stuff. But then I realized while I love fretless it isn't my main bass. The P would work for a lot of stuff...but...then I came to my senses. Can't give up 2 for one - even if the one is spectacular - especially when the 2 are so amazing.
I believe you should never sell a bass you really like unless it simply no longer works for you ( 4 string vs 5 string)
Smart move Steve
JLY - I needed to hear that.
With my new (to me) LG I was seriously considering selling my FSOs and just having the Roscoe to really hammer in on for a while. But it would be hard to let them go tbh. One is a Jaco sig which I love, and I would hate to sell it just to have FMC discontinue the line while it was out of my hands (which is not outside the realms of possibility). The other is a Squier Matt Freeman sig which is discontinued and worth much more to me than the $5-600 i'd get for it if I was lucky.
And tbh I don't need the money, I think my Scottish heritage just has a hard time with holding onto things just cause I want to.
That being said I did do the math and I could prob sell all 3 to buy the fretless LG for sale, which is honestly the most beautiful bass I've ever seen. But yeah a 35" fretless 5 banger as my one and only would be a challenge, ha!
A good rule to go by until you run out of space for incoming basses or for when someone calls you a hoarder!
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