This bass is a Fender Roscoe Beck V (5 string bass) in very good-to-excellent condition. Includes a well used Fender tweed hardshell case with plenty of exterior scuffs and scrapes, but functionally in great shape, as well as the original truss rod tool. I picked this up from Dan Basica of Premier Bass Guitars a little over half a year ago and found that while it is the best Fender bass I have ever touched, by a very wide margin, it still wasn't enough to make me a Jazz Bass guy. (I have a love-hate relationship with Jazz Bass tone similar to the way lots of people talk about Rickenbacker 4001 basses, and the RBV could be considered a top tier Jazz Bass on steroids.) I never gigged this bass once, but recorded with it a bit at home. I hate that I'm selling this but my wife just racked up a pretty big hospital bill for us that this will need to cover (the good news is she's home now and seems very stable).
Nitty gritty:
*34'' scale (don't get any ideas about the B string, it marvelous)
*1.875'' nut spacing
*String spacing is 19 mm
*Neck profile is a very comfortable asymmetric... it's big but it doesn't feel as big as it should (and in general I find big necks = big tone)
*Factory pickups are a Bill Lawrence design and sound wonderful all the way down to open low B
*Weighs 10.24 pounds
*Shoreline Gold finish
*Made in 1997
Condition details: There are some very hard to spot dings that have penetrated the clear coat in a few places, and one notable ding which is on the back to the right of the neck plate, apparently from a strap lock when the strap was left in the case. (See Dan's high quality pics below.) I took it to Colfax Guitar Shop and they didn't do any work on it because they said it didn't need anything but they noticed some fret wear that may need attention in a few years. They thought the neck/fingerboard were great and said something about it being above average for a Fender though I didn't quite get what specifically was above average about it. I'm a Ric guy mostly so I just took Dave's word for it.
PRICE: $1575 shipped & insured in the CONUS.
p.s.: This is my first TalkBass listing so please be gentle if I seem ignorant of something or forget a detail... Just bring it to my attention and I'll do what I can to get you the info you need.
Nitty gritty:
*34'' scale (don't get any ideas about the B string, it marvelous)
*1.875'' nut spacing
*String spacing is 19 mm
*Neck profile is a very comfortable asymmetric... it's big but it doesn't feel as big as it should (and in general I find big necks = big tone)
*Factory pickups are a Bill Lawrence design and sound wonderful all the way down to open low B
*Weighs 10.24 pounds
*Shoreline Gold finish
*Made in 1997
Condition details: There are some very hard to spot dings that have penetrated the clear coat in a few places, and one notable ding which is on the back to the right of the neck plate, apparently from a strap lock when the strap was left in the case. (See Dan's high quality pics below.) I took it to Colfax Guitar Shop and they didn't do any work on it because they said it didn't need anything but they noticed some fret wear that may need attention in a few years. They thought the neck/fingerboard were great and said something about it being above average for a Fender though I didn't quite get what specifically was above average about it. I'm a Ric guy mostly so I just took Dave's word for it.
PRICE: $1575 shipped & insured in the CONUS.
p.s.: This is my first TalkBass listing so please be gentle if I seem ignorant of something or forget a detail... Just bring it to my attention and I'll do what I can to get you the info you need.