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Roscoe Club

#19,582
KaseOfBass said:
Lemon oil?

Per Roger Sadowsky, who knows a thing or two -

"The most commonly used product and the one to NEVER USE is any kind of Lemon Oil product. Lemon oil products are basically mineral oil with lemon color and fragrance added, along with chemical drying agents. Although the fingerboard will look beautiful when first applied, the drying agents will eventually dry out the wood more than if you had never oiled it in the first place."

Roger's Blog: Fingerboard Cleaning and Oiling: Everything You Could Ever Want to Know. - Sadowsky Guitars
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I used a 'lemon oil' type product for years on wenge, ebony and rosewood (and finished maple probably). Luckily, I never had any problems (e.g., my 1998 Carvin ebony board is still perfect after about 20 years of 'lemon oil' once or twice a year). It was hard to break the habit of using it - cheap, easy to use, etc.

Now I use Gorgomyte, which has worked on sealed maple, ebony, and rosewood. I don't think I've cleaned my wenge board with it yet, but it works well to polish frets and clean the wood - a great all-in-one solution. For me, it is a bit messier to use (I wear rubber gloves if I have them), cleaning it up off the wood takes more time, and the smell is not as nice as lemon by any stretch. It does a great job, though...I recommend.
 
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Quick question: The trussrods on Roscoes are not dual-action, right?

I ask because I've put TIs on my SKB6s (flats on fretless and jazz on fretted) and the strings are pretty low. I wanted to raise them a bit from the fret/fingerboard and noticed the trussrod is zeroes out.

Guessing the result of low tension of the TIs, maybe?

Thanks, all.
 
#19,584
Mamoru said:
Quick question: The trussrods on Roscoes are not dual-action, right?
I ask because I've put TIs on my SKB6s (flats on fretless and jazz on fretted) and the strings are pretty low. I wanted to raise them a bit from the fret/fingerboard and noticed the trussrod is zeroes out.
Guessing the result of low tension of the TIs, maybe?
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I believe you are correct on the trussrod.
I am having exactly the same issue on my SKB fretless with TI Jazz Flats.
Had everything where I wanted it, then played a HOT outdoor gig where the D and G strings went flat onto the fingerboard and it took about half-a-turn on the truss rod during the set break to get them back in the game. Now, even though it's cooler, I'm having issues getting enough relief to keep the strings from choking out. The rod is very loose and I still have less than a business card of clearance with the string Capo'd at 1 and pressed at 17. Verified with a straightedge that I do not have a back bow. Pretty much all I'm left with is raising saddles, I think.
 
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#19,585
I thought I heard that low tension strings like that are not the best choice for Roscoe basses? Or maybe the regular basses. I do have TI flats on my Classic P. I sent it in to be PLEK’ed and set up with these strings. Maybe that helped?
 
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  1. armybass said:
    I have TI flats on my fretless SKB 5 (thanks Jim) and they are perfect. But I tried them on a fretted SKB 6 and not so much. I had a difficult time getting the setup right and switched back to round wounds.
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    TI’s sound incredible on your SKB 5…. Both massive and sweet …. Glad she has found such a good home
 
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#19,593
Keith is really upping his game with the beautiful builds he popping out. Take a look at this Modern Classic he posted yesterday for a customer.
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JOME77 said:
Lol

I does looks like it's drooping a bit!

Kind of prophetic (based on the current state of America) .........

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Joe… I agree with you, but this ain’t the place…

Anyways, after the USPS holding this hostage for 4 days, my Nordy pre finally arrived. I dig the minimalist packaging :D

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After talking to Joe a few weeks ago about the tone on my Century 5, he recommended swapping the Bart pre for this one. Of course, he also sold that bass ;)

I think first I’ll try having the Barts wired in with both sets of wires connected, but then I have to decide if I want to go the Joe and Ray route of Bart pickups and Nordy pre, or the Shane route and go all Nordstrand. And then sell the bass ;).

Won’t be until at least next week though, so don’t hold your breath.
 
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MattLplaysBass said:
Joe… I agree with you, but this ain’t the place…

Anyways, after the USPS holding this hostage for 4 days, my Nordy pre finally arrived. I dig the minimalist packaging :D

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After talking to Joe a few weeks ago about the tone on my Century 5, he recommended swapping the Bart pre for this one. Of course, he also sold that bass ;)

I think first I’ll try having the Barts wired in with both sets of wires connected, but then I have to decide if I want to go the Joe and Ray route of Bart pickups and Nordy pre, or the Shane route and go all Nordstrand. And then sell the bass ;).

Won’t be until at least next week though, so don’t hold your breath.
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I’ve only had 1 bass I loved with the Nordstrand DC and Nordstrand preamp. It was more miss than hit. I think with ash body the Bart pickups and Nordstrand preamp is a better pairing.
 
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