New Arrival - LEFTY Used Roscoe SKB-3006

RocketMusic · #1 10-12-2011, 12:25 PM

Paging Chris Addison... paging Chris Addison.... ADDISON!!!

This one's for you, dude!!

This bass is going to arrive tomorrow, and it's got quite the story to go with it. This is a 90's era Roscoe that was being used by a right handed player. He'd flipped it over and screwed some attachments to it to make it more playable for him. Long story short, we've worked out a trade with the original owner where he'll end up with a brand new right-handed Roscoe "standard" bass, and I'll end up with this reconditioned lefty Roscoe 6-string.

This bass was basically refinished. Keith took the top back to bare wood, and he went just about as far on the back. The screw holes in the top were magically patched by Tony (he's a genius at that sort of stuff). Gard says the holes have basically diappeared, you'd be hard pressed to find the patches.

So with all that said, someone out there is going to get a super deal on a gorgeous bass! I'll do a better assessment of the bass's condition once it arrives here tomorrow. But based on Gard's description and these very nice pictures, I think ~~$1999~~ $1850 OBO is a fair place to start.

I imagine the market for lefty 6-strings is not particularly large, so it'll be interesting to see how long this one hangs around. I've never had a lefty Roscoe in stock before, but I've often thought that I should give one a try. So all you lefties, come and get it!!

I also only have a few of the specs handy, I'll post a more complete set of specs tomorrow:

- Mahogany body w/ Burl Maple top
- 3-piece Maple/PH/Maple neck w/ Brazillian RW board & super-cool oval inlays
- Roscoe's usual 18.3-ish mm spacing
- Not sure on the electronics...

Roscoe SKB-3006 = ~~$1999~~ $1899 OBO

Oh, and being a '90's Roscoe, this one has the headstock connected with a scarf joint as you can see here:

VroomVroom · #2 10-12-2011, 12:28 PM

Holy crap! I love it! I want to learn to play lefty just to have this bass. Wicked cool.

Just my eyes, or is that bridge pickup even closer to the bridge than we've come to expect with later models?

Just wow. Not sure it'll have any value, but I will be mentioning this to two lefty buddies.

RocketMusic · #3 10-12-2011, 12:31 PM

Yeah, that was my first thought, too. It looks to me like both pickups are scooted towards the bridge a bit more than is now typical. Should sound really cool with the mahog body, I would think... I'll know for sure tomorrow.

RocketMusic · #4 10-12-2011, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by VroomVroom

Just wow. Not sure it'll have any value, but I will be mentioning this to two lefty buddies.

And thanks for doing that! Maybe one of your buds can make a sound clip of it. I know I won't be able to play it worth a ding-dong.

gravesbass · #5 10-12-2011, 02:02 PM

Wow, this is an old one.. Nice bass, Greg. I like the top. Gard and Co. should still offer those inlays. They look nice on these basses.

RocketMusic · #6 10-12-2011, 02:51 PM

I think they might still offer those inlays, they're just a tad expensive so you don't see them very often... at least, that's a vague thought that's swirling around my pitiful brain... I definitely love the look, it's really cool!

Gard · #7 10-12-2011, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by RocketMusic

I think they might still offer those inlays, they're just a tad expensive so you don't see them very often... at least, that's a vague thought that's swirling around my pitiful brain... I definitely love the look, it's really cool!

The ovals are still an option, $295 retail....

...not my cuppa tea, but they do look nice, right?

VroomVroom · #8 10-12-2011, 04:34 PM

Damn you all. I am now daydreaming about a 3TB (or maybe trans wine red?) Century V J w/ rosewood board and those inlays (including one at the first fret, of course).

RocketMusic · #9 10-12-2011, 04:40 PM

Speaking of 3TSB - check out this standard plus that is in the works for Armand:

Darkstrike · #10 10-12-2011, 05:04 PM

Bloody gorgeous bass, it's both a shame, and a relief that it's a lefty...

VroomVroom · #11 10-12-2011, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by RocketMusic

Speaking of 3TSB - check out this standard plus that is in the works for Armand:

Wow. I love it! Like staring into a warm fire on a cold winter's eve.

Based on my gift with the written word, perhaps you may understand why I picked up the bass.

RocketMusic · #12 10-14-2011, 08:39 AM

Wow, the bass arrived yesterday, and it's in really great shape. I only see two very minor issues:
1) There's a small line on the back about 1/4" long and very thin where the color is missing. That line was clear-coated over when it was recently refinished by Roscoe.
2) There are 3-4 shallow scratches on the back of the neck right where the neck meets the body. If the bass were hanging on a strap in left-handed playing position, the scratches are on the upper edge of the back of the neck (behind the 15th-18th frets, on the thumb side of the fretting/right hand).

I don't think I'd notice the scratches if I were playing the bass. You can't really see them, but you can feel them. They're so shallow, though, that I dare say you could pretty easily sand them out and just touch up the finish if they did bother you.

I'll post some pics in a little bit!

RocketMusic · #13 10-14-2011, 08:57 AM

Here are my photos. I thought the little line with no color on the back would show up in my "back" shot, but it must be in the glare. I'll go snap another quick pic so you can see that...

RocketMusic · #14 10-14-2011, 09:18 AM

Here's a photo showing the small line of missing color, and I figured I'd also point out the area where the scratches are on the neck (a pic is worth a thousand words, right?).

RocketMusic · #15 10-14-2011, 09:20 AM

Oh - one final note. I see that Gard's photos are a tad more orange, while mine are a tad more yellow. I'm happy to report that, for once, my color rendering is closer to reality.

RocketMusic · #16 10-14-2011, 09:30 AM

Oh, jeez. A couple FINAL final notes.

1) The bass comes in a brand new Roscoe gig bag (thanks, Gard!!!)
2) The frets were dressed while the bass was in the Roscoe shop, so they're in great shape.
3) The original Wilkinson bridge was replaced with a brand new Hipshot A-style bridge, also while the bass was in the Roscoe shop.
4) Here are the complete specs:

MODEL: SKB-3006 (circa 1997-1998)
S/N: 3331
BODY: Mahogany w/ Burl Maple Top
FINISH: Yellow Gloss
NECK: 3-piece Maple/PH/Maple w/ Brazillian Rosewood fretboard, 18.3mm spacing, oval inlays
TUNERS: Sperzel Locking
BRIDGE: Brand New Hipshot A-style
PREAMP: Bartolini NTMB-F 3-band
PICKUPS: Roscoe Barts ~~? (this is the only thing I'm not sure about...)~~

Gard · #17 10-14-2011, 10:35 AM

Yeah, you got the color MUCH closer than I did! For the record, it has "Roscoe Barts" for pickups, and sounds & plays freakin' great!

Addison · #18 10-19-2011, 10:25 AM

MOTHER CRAPPER!!!

Oh, god dude... this thing is killer. And i even got a personal page... LOL

Hmmm... I just don't think I can pull it off right now...

Uhm... hmmm... I need to think.

AAAaaaaarrrrggghhh!!

RocketMusic · #19 10-19-2011, 10:41 AM

LOL. I figured I'd torture the only lefty bassist I know.

RocketMusic · #20 11-01-2011, 05:22 PM

Price Drop! ~~$1899 OBO~~ $1850 OBO. I need to find a home for this one, I can't play it! LOL.