Roscoe SoundClips 3 (from Roscoe Forum)

[RocketMusic]

Thanks!

That was all active. The OBP-1 adds a smidge of clarity and top end, and that really helps when you're layering three bass parts on a 4-string. There's no way to spread them out completely mechanically, so you have to count on EQ and panning...

 

[SteveC]

Can you do a passive sample?

 

[Jeff Moote]

Owning a Roscoe of very similar spec, I'll chime in and say that passive is not much different. As Greg said engaging the preamp adds some clarity and top end, mostly due to buffering the cable run.

Passive you get a bit more muted high end especially if you roll down the volume from full (pot loading the pickups). The passive tone control works in either case but if you're going for an especially vintage-y sound with the tone knob down the passive mode seems to be a better place to start.

More of a nuance than anything though. The OBP-1 when set flat is very transparent. Most of the differences are due to buffering, as I said.

 

[RocketMusic]

Can you do a passive sample?

It doesn't sound radically different. With booth boosts zero'd, you'd almost swear it was passive.

 

[RocketMusic]

It doesn't sound radically different. With booth boosts zero'd, you'd almost swear it was passive.

Or what Jeff said!

 

[SteveC]

Thanks.

 

[Gard]

All gear geeking-out aside, that is one SMOKIN' clip, Bump.

 

[RocketMusic]

All gear geeking-out aside, that is one SMOKIN' clip, Bump.

Aw shucks.

I got my fancy book learning going on with the latin stuff, and that Gary Burton online improve class really opened up my playing quite a bit. It's also fun when I have the time to devote to making a nice arrangement like this. The drums in particular are off the charts in this clip, and that's all thanks to the "Real Latin" MIDI clip library from Platinum Samples. Tons of killer drum clips played by an actual drummer.

 

[Jeff Moote]

All gear geeking-out aside, that is one SMOKIN' clip, Bump.

I'm totally guilty of favoring the geeking out side (I'm an engineer, I can't help it) but I neglected to say that clip is full of great playing. I particularly like the treatment of the baseline.

 

[Gard]

I'm totally guilty of favoring the geeking out side (I'm an engineer, I can't help it) but I neglected to say that clip is full of great playing. I particularly like the treatment of the baseline.

Oh, for a plethora of reasons, I'm totally geeked out by the gear side of this - that bass sounds FANTASTIC because of the gear it is. Just wanted to recognize what was done WITH the geeky part of it.

 

[RocketMusic]

I'm totally guilty of favoring the geeking out side (I'm an engineer, I can't help it) but I neglected to say that clip is full of great playing. I particularly like the treatment of the baseline.

When I was in a Grateful Dead inspired band for a couple/few years, I always said that I played Dead material like John Entwistle would have. I think the same thing about this clip. It's more of a power approach than is called for by the musical style, but that's just how I play...

 

[JoelFT]

That's some damn fine playing. Do your fingers come with the bass?

 

[RocketMusic]

That's some damn fine playing. Do your fingers come with the bass?

Thanks! And only if that means I get to upgrade to something better!

 

[JBFLA]

More Roscoe PJ action. This one is the cherry burst 4-string that I recently received.

All of the bass tracks were recorded direct through my REDDI tube DI. The bassline and solo parts are all P pickup, the melody is PJ, and the chords and harmony part are all J.

Enjoy!

Right!? I've had a "Blue Bossa" Ear Worm for two days now.
On the upside, the only remedy was to pull out my old charts and the LG3000FL and re-learn the song. I'd like to record what I did and solo over it with my 5 string (E-C). Time to move into the 20th century and get that recording gear... Wait, it's not still the 20th century?

I'm changing my middle name to Procrastinate...

 

[JOME77]

It's been a while since I've posted one. Here's a new bass orchestra tune that I just finished. The song is "10,000 Reasons" and it was written by Matt Redman.
Kind of a laid back tune.

I used the Roscoe LG-3305 on the chordal parts and a Zon Sonus 519 on the solo's.

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[LightGroove]

It's been a while since I've posted one. Here's a new bass orchestra tune that I just finished. The song is "10,000 Reasons" and it was written by Matt Redman.
Kind of a laid back tune.

I used the Roscoe LG-3305 on the chordal parts and a Zon Sonus 519 on the solo's.

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One of my favs right now... great work as always...you kill me with the slooooooooooooow progressions

 

[mwbonsall]

Great recording, Great Song!

Mark

 

[J2Kbass]

Sweet Joe. I'm looking forward to checking out your basses at the gtg.

 

[JOME77]

Sweet Joe. I'm looking forward to checking out your basses at the gtg.

Thanks Keith.

Yeah, there's going to be some really nice basses at the GTG to check out. Has your Roscoe officially shipped yet?

 

[J2Kbass]

Should be in my hands on Monday.