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Re: Bruce Johnson's Scroll Bass
« Reply #75 on: October 27, 2010, 10:28:23 AM »
Relax, that post was from 2009 guys
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Re: Bruce Johnson's Scroll Bass
« Reply #76 on: November 01, 2010, 09:27:33 AM »
2 of bruce's creations....

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Re: Bruce Johnson's Scroll Bass
« Reply #77 on: November 03, 2010, 09:09:27 AM »
Quote from: jumbodbassman on November 01, 2010, 09:27:33 AM
2 of bruce's creations....



They do make a good looking couple...
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Re: Bruce Johnson's Scroll Bass
« Reply #78 on: February 01, 2011, 12:36:38 AM »
Call me crazy but I'm gonna follow thru with getting a lefty Scroll made!
I've got a good amount of money coming in from the sale of some property so I gave Bruce the go ahead today!
He'll begin mine in mid-Feb. & finish in May. Yay, Hooray & freakin' A!!!

Gonna be fretless, "moonburst"--Electric blue & black!! Number 076

He explained that one pickup isn't really a full URB sound. This bums me out more than a little.
I was hopin' to use this for mellow stuff & have a very URB sound. But NOoooo
I still want it tho for the Boz look an' sound!!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSoEP1NVmPM&feature=player

How do you like yours by now, Gary?

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Re: Bruce Johnson's Scroll Bass
« Reply #79 on: February 01, 2011, 12:48:15 PM »
Quote from: Rhythm N. Bliss on February 01, 2011, 12:36:38 AM
Call me crazy but I'm gonna follow thru with getting a lefty Scroll made!
I've got a good amount of money coming in from the sale of some property so I gave Bruce the go ahead today!
He'll begin mine in mid-Feb. & finish in May. Yay, Hooray & freakin' A!!!

Gonna be fretless, "moonburst"--Electric blue & black!! Number 076

He explained that one pickup isn't really a full URB sound. This bums me out more than a little.
I was hopin' to use this for mellow stuff & have a very URB sound. But NOoooo
I still want it tho for the Boz look an' sound!!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSoEP1NVmPM&feature=player

How do you like yours by now, Gary?



I still love mine, but don't take it out much.  It's mainly because of the places we play.  I still have an issue with the blend knob, but it's only because I haven't bothered to resolve it.  I did record with it last September, and it sounded pretty good.  Still a gorgeous bass, and fun to play, though.
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Re: Bruce Johnson's Scroll Bass
« Reply #80 on: February 03, 2011, 11:04:00 AM »
Quote from: Rhythm N. Bliss on February 01, 2011, 12:36:38 AM
Call me crazy but I'm gonna follow thru with getting a lefty Scroll made!
I've got a good amount of money coming in from the sale of some property so I gave Bruce the go ahead today!
He'll begin mine in mid-Feb. & finish in May. Yay, Hooray & freakin' A!!!

Gonna be fretless, "moonburst"--Electric blue & black!! Number 076

He explained that one pickup isn't really a full URB sound. This bums me out more than a little.
I was hopin' to use this for mellow stuff & have a very URB sound. But NOoooo
I still want it tho for the Boz look an' sound!!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSoEP1NVmPM&feature=player

How do you like yours by now, Gary?




add 2 months at least.....

Bruce is right.  the mystery pickup is really an add on effect of fretless character to the magnetic pickup.  By itself it is pretty terrible sounding.  If you set the blend about 75-80% bridge and tone down about the same it gets a great URB sound....  you going lined or part lined or commando???
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Re: Bruce Johnson's Scroll Bass
« Reply #81 on: February 04, 2011, 04:29:50 PM »
Fretless I guess. Is that Commando? I like it.

2 months extra wouldn't be too bad. Yeah, I sorta figured that. haha
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Re: Bruce Johnson's Scroll Bass
« Reply #82 on: February 05, 2011, 05:13:16 AM »
For Commando, think plain ebony board with no markings... just like a double...
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Re: Bruce Johnson's Scroll Bass
« Reply #83 on: February 07, 2011, 09:39:46 AM »
like the one on the left
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Re: Bruce Johnson's Scroll Bass
« Reply #84 on: February 07, 2011, 08:25:11 PM »
Quote from: jumbodbassman on February 07, 2011, 09:39:46 AM
like the one on the left

YEAH~ Mine will be just rike that only refty, brack & brue. Ah-so

Am I on the right thread? Sucks to get old.
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