nobodysprefect Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 (edited) bought this bass from Robin Ruscio last year, selling off tons of instruments to finance a Fodera. update: I had the bass re-fretted. The old frets were polished by a luthier I won't be using again, as he polished the frets down to nothing! I'm done with that guy. The new frets were put on by a better, if more expensive, luthier. Now there's fret material for decades of playing! I've had several Roscoes and this is tied for the best one, with the white ash bodied SKB3005. The top is fairly rare, the body is Spanish cedar. End result: very full tone, with a sweeter c-string than most 35" basses. Works reeeally well for most fingerstyle genres. Also has Roscoe barts, Demeter pre-amp. 35" scale, 18,3 mm string spacing, the famous Roscoe neck, and one of the very best B-strings around. I've had Dingwalls, and Roscoe can take Dingwall. In comparison to most Roscoes, this one has a fuller tone due and nicer top end/not too rumbly low end due to the Demeter pre and the cedar body. Aguilars tend to have shrill top and muddy thundery lows, the Demeter has glassy highs and clean, full lows. And the Demeter doesn't have a papery, squicky clean character at all. Nice! Ergonomics: Roscoe has some of the best ergonomics around. From the way it balances to the neck dimensions to body contours, nothing detracts from playing. edit: Robin gigged this one a LOT. All in all, in good condition, but it has been gigged. I went over the bass very carefully. There are the usual superficial scratches you get with modern finishes. No dings or dents anywhere on the bass. The frets are now brand new and are done to Mike Tobias level of quality. Everything is in full working order. Comes with a gig bag. Back for sale. Comes with a v nice undercover gig bag.Traded. Would be happy to take more photos for interested parties. Also have some soundclips demonstrating the traditional Roscoe tone in a bossa/swing trio. Trade-wise, something cheap and nasty, or Fodera, or W&T, or Adamovic, or Leduc, or Noguera, or Skjold would be interesting. Edited January 23, 2013 by nobody's prefect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 WOW, this looks fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Damn Ville... Such a savage array of immense beasts in your stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodysprefect Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 (edited) I know, I'm... 'touched' I suppose I could say. You know you're stark raving mad when you're playing 'Rebel Yell' on a Fodera like I was last Sat! Weddings... Edited August 22, 2012 by nobody's prefect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuzBass Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Madrone looks just gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodysprefect Posted August 24, 2012 Author Share Posted August 24, 2012 Weekend sale! I want to move stuff, so 200 off the asking price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvellous Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 What is the difference beetween the demeter and the bartolini pre amp ? Best regards Franck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodysprefect Posted August 26, 2012 Author Share Posted August 26, 2012 The Demeter is widely regarded as having better glassy highs than any other preamp Roscoe has offered. The lows are very clear, but not thunderous, if you want that. The mids are also quite clean, not gnarly. Some find that they need to boost the mids a little on some ash-bodied Roscoes: this one has plenty of mids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nobodysprefect Posted November 17, 2012 Author Share Posted November 17, 2012 Did I mention I have some first takes recorded with the bass? Will provide via email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Very nice...forget the Fodera and keep this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodysprefect Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 I will be unable to ship anything between Dec 19 and Jan 10, so if you're interested in the bass, now's the time to act! I'd be interested in hearing any (trade) offers in order to clean up the house before Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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