Fender Roscoe Beck V in Action

....and memories of when you bought it from me....I miss the tone/electronics, but not the weight or aircraft carrier neck profile. Before they became so scarce and shot up in price I briefly considered finding a used one (preferably on the relative cheap because of a neck issue or cosmetic blemish) and having it's electronics put into a custom J clone......cooda shooda wooda........

 

Hmmm….my SB5000 weighs in at 9.4 lbs and the neck is a fast and slim front to back.
I think the ash is giving you that extra heft.

 

You play seated so 10 lbs is probably ok for you. 11lbs is a bit much seated or standing.

 

I also had one briefly and while it sounded great, it was just too heavy (10.13 lbs) for me. I probably could have gotten used to the chunky neck.

 

If you really, really want a Roscoe in a lighter package, Stevens Guitars will hook you up. Six grand for the 5 string, bolt-on.

Slant 5

 

Obviously I like all aspects of the RB5. These are all about 10.5 lb. At 74 I’m good for 1 set standing the rest sitting. Sonically they are perfection as is the feel of the neck. My opinion, of course.

 

The tone makes me want one...but I bet they are quite difficult to find now.

 

But if you're good for one set, then you can just switch to another Roscoe for the next set. I see four sets with some fretless breaks in between.

 

As soon as one drops stateside for the right price with the right options..

 

There is a very clean one on Reverb right one, and price nicely.

Mine is 9.6lbs (advertised), I need to scale it again, maybe I could gig it for short live (60mns).

Though the wide spacing makes it the less interchangeable of my 5er

 

Heavy basses. Yup, I feel your pain (not to mention my '78 12lbs ash/maple jazz bass).

 

I bet you that Jazz is so sweet..!