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08-11-2008, 06:48 PM
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Greetings Fellow Roscoeheads!
I haven't been around the Forum much as of late, but I'm trying to get back into the TB swing of things. What better way to kick things back into gear than a simple and straightforward Roscoe thread.
What is the best Roscoe top you've ever seen?  |
08-11-2008, 09:47 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Rochester, NY | | Not the fanciest, and by no means the most exotic, this top with the Black Beauties may be my favorite bass ever. Understated, yet so elegant! 
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08-11-2008, 09:50 PM
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08-12-2008, 05:34 AM
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It’ must be my 5903.  
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08-12-2008, 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Jerry Ziarko  Not the fanciest, and by no means the most exotic, this top with the Black Beauties may be my favorite bass ever. Understated, yet so elegant! | You're not selling yours are you?  |
08-12-2008, 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by youngs You're not selling yours are you? | There you go again!
Although that looks like my avatar, that beauty actually belongs to Tommy Slap. Mine is just a one piece, plain ash, raised grain. While it's a looker in it's own right, that fretless of Tommy's just kills me every time I see that picture.
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08-12-2008, 07:44 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wake Forest, NC | | | There is a piece of Amboyna at Roscoe's shop that is erie and stunning. It looks like lost souls screaming. Gard, do you remember that piece, if so can you wet it and take a picture? That piece was already sold, if it wasn't I think I would have put a deposit down to hold it for me.
My next favorite top was a Box Elder top that was put on a fretless bass. With the red streaks box elder has, it looked like the top was bleeding. |
08-12-2008, 07:56 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle | | | I sure like mine, should see it with DR BB's, oh so slick.
Came from Blue Berry Hill, imagine that.........
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08-12-2008, 09:16 AM
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08-12-2008, 09:43 AM
| | | | Red Malle Burl One of three made by Roscoe. The other
two are an LG fretless and an SKB
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08-12-2008, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by tdmorley Red Malle Burl One of three made by Roscoe. The other
two are an LG fretless and an SKB | Yeah, the Red Malle Burl is pretty sweet. The other two Red Malle basses reside in Raleigh, NC and belong to i think Mike Conn is his name. |
08-12-2008, 11:59 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Minneapolis MN | | Here's my all time favorite.
That myrtle top would be down right sexy on a SKB 3005!
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08-12-2008, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by youngs | That "top" *cough cough* would be twice as nice if it were owned/posted by me.
Just you wait Youngs, Murphy's law or life in general is going to throw you a curve ball and you'll have to let one of your precious Roscoes go. . .
. . . and I'll be waiting to snatch it up, mwah ha ha ha!!! 
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08-12-2008, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by dataBASS5 That "top" *cough cough* would be twice as nice if it were owned/posted by me.
Just you wait Youngs, Murphy's law or life in general is going to throw you a curve ball and you'll have to let one of your precious Roscoes go. . .
. . . and I'll be waiting to snatch it up, mwah ha ha ha!!! | Man , don't do this to me |
08-12-2008, 09:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Rochester, NY | | | Youngs, That finish looks like it's an inch thick. Stunning!
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08-12-2008, 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Jerry Ziarko Youngs, That finish looks like it's an inch thick. Stunning! | It's not a top, it's a solid piece of myrtle burl.
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08-13-2008, 12:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Gard It's not a top, it's a solid piece of myrtle burl. | Damn it if you didn't say that!! |
08-13-2008, 04:48 AM
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Originally Posted by youngs Man , don't do this to me | LOL, what's the count up to? 5, maybe 6 Roscoes owned currently? 
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Lawd, I was born a poachin' man
Like to snag every Roscoe just as quick as I can
So when you see me a thievin',
I think you'll understand
I'm just a Roscoe poachin' man
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08-13-2008, 05:10 AM
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08-13-2008, 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by dataBASS5 LOL, what's the count up to? 5, maybe 6 Roscoes owned currently? | only 6 yet!! need MORE!!! | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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