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Roscoe Beck Forum?

Apr 3, 2008
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I've just been debating whether to sell my RBIV as there was a guy who was interested in buying it. Anyway after 2 weeks of deliberation and a more than generous amount of playing the beast than ususal (my '63 P Bass has been my go to bass for the last 10 months) I've decided to keep this amazing instrument. So after a good search and not finding a specific owner's thread I was wondering if a forum or club would be in order to share photos, questions, mods and general RBIV&V love? No member numbers or anything at this point (unless there's a huge demand and in which case I take No1:D) we'll just see how it goes.

Anyway here's mine, a '95 RBIV in trans crimson which I've had for 2 years. To get the amount of neck relief I wanted I had to fit a washer to the truss rod as it had no more adustment left (20 fret rod on a 22 fret bass?) but other than that it's as standard.

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Hey Oldrocker
Mine's an '03, but could be you bass's twin.
Just picked her up a few weeks ago. I've wanted one for a while, found this one on eBay. Was NOS and the price was right. I'm getting used to the neck, but I wish the vol knob was an inch or two south.
All in all, a very cool instrument.
 

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I have a 97' five string in Shoreline Gold on its way to me from Cali. It is supposedly in dead mint condition (driven to church on Sunday only twice!):bassist:

Anyway, from everything I've heard about these bad boys, I know I'm going to love it. I hope I see it before New Years!:hyper:
 
I'd love to get my hands on one of these but I've never had the opportunity.

EZBass - Is that really a '95? I didn't think the 4 string showed up until Summer Namm in 2003, but as usual, I'm probably wrong.

No you're right, cr@p typing I'm afraid, try '05 (well the 9 is next to the 0).

Loving those maple necked 'bursts oldrocker and JimB52 (I agree about the vol control BTW), I would have really liked a maple neck, but mine was the only RBIV that I'd seen in the UK at that time. I found it at the Music Live Show at the Birmingham NEC and haggled all day long until we got down to a really good price I could live with.

BuffaloBob4343 be sure to post some photos when yout V arrives.