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01-16-2009, 08:44 AM
|  | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bonaire, GA (near Macon) | | | Most Unusual Roscoe Ever?
I was surfing the TB forum last night and saw a thread that reminded me of one of the most unique basses that I've seen. A lot of you old time Rosceheads probably remember it but I thought some of the new guys might enjoy looking at it.
Maybe Gard can provide a bit of history behind this NAMM creation ......
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01-16-2009, 08:50 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Annapolis, Maryland | | | That's very cool as a work of art and I'm sure it sounds great, but I'm not sure I would want to play gigs on it. |
01-16-2009, 09:46 AM
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General Manager, Roscoe Guitars | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC, USA | | | As a matter of fact, yes I can shed a bit of light...
The process that was used to create that appearance is the one you see on camouflaged rifle stocks and what not. It is a decal! There is a company here in Greensboro that does this process, it's very interesting and involved, and unless you are doing THOUSANDS of pieces they won't even talk to you. Somehow, via some contact, Keith was able to get them to do a very limited number of these on basses.
Sadly, they will indeed remain exceptionally unusual, because I believe they won't do it again and we cannot justify doing numbers in the thousands with that type of finish.
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01-16-2009, 09:49 AM
| | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bonaire, GA (near Macon) | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Gard  As a matter of fact, yes I can shed a bit of light...
The process that was used to create that appearance is the one you see on camouflaged rifle stocks and what not. It is a decal! There is a company here in Greensboro that does this process, it's very interesting and involved, and unless you are doing THOUSANDS of pieces they won't even talk to you. Somehow, via some contact, Keith was able to get them to do a very limited number of these on basses.
Sadly, they will indeed remain exceptionally unusual, because I believe they won't do it again and we cannot justify doing numbers in the thousands with that type of finish. | Awesome! Thanks for the info Gard!
I always though that it was some type off composite material.
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01-16-2009, 09:52 AM
|  | Cogito Ergo Idiot | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF Bay Area, CA | | | I have to confess that I was hoping for something more dramatic. Maybe..."Keith toured Rome and Venice and was enlightened by the look of pink marble. His instant revelation led to the incredibly beautiful, wild sounding, 38-pound instrument you see above." |
01-16-2009, 10:08 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: NJ | | Okaaaay... I'll have what Jerrys drinkin' !  Quote:
Originally Posted by VroomVroom I have to confess that I was hoping for something more dramatic. Maybe..."Keith toured Rome and Venice and was enlightened by the look of pink marble. His instant revelation led to the incredibly beautiful, wild sounding, 38-pound instrument you see above." |
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01-16-2009, 01:32 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wake Forest, NC | | Quote:
Originally Posted by VroomVroom I have to confess that I was hoping for something more dramatic. Maybe..."Keith toured Rome and Venice and was enlightened by the look of pink marble. His instant revelation led to the incredibly beautiful, wild sounding, 38-pound instrument you see above." | There are a few X-rated Roscoe Guitars floating around out there. I don't think you will find anything more dramatic than those guitars. |
01-16-2009, 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by VroomVroom "...His instant revelation led to the incredibly beautiful, wild sounding, 38-pound instrument you see above." | Hahahaha!
That's quite funny, VroomVroom.  |
01-17-2009, 07:40 AM
| | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bonaire, GA (near Macon) | | Quote:
Originally Posted by VroomVroom I have to confess that I was hoping for something more dramatic. Maybe..."Keith toured Rome and Venice and was enlightened by the look of pink marble. His instant revelation led to the incredibly beautiful, wild sounding, 38-pound instrument you see above." | lol
I can see the ad ......
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01-17-2009, 07:21 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Raleigh, NC | | | what about the humidor? |
01-18-2009, 06:58 AM
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General Manager, Roscoe Guitars | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC, USA | | Leo, good point, I'll have to dig those photos up if I can. That was a pretty different instrument!
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01-24-2009, 04:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: St. Paul, MN | | | My dream! A Mossy Oak Roscoe!
That Roscoe must be the product of leaving a "normal" Roscoe and a Mossy Oak camouflaged shotgun in a cheap hotel room with a case of beer and a bunch of dirty movies.
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