SOLD FS: 1998 Fender Roscoe Beck V

Discussion in 'For Sale: Bass Guitars' started by smeet, Dec 28, 2012.


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  1. smeet

    smeet Gold Supporting Member

    Nov 27, 2006
    Woodland Hills, CA
    I recently bought this awesome instrument from a fellow TBer and love it, but I need to free up some cash, and the P5 wins out for my current projects. My drummer doesn't want me to get rid of this bass, but you know how it goes...

    This is a FAT, BURLY sounding bass, and one of the most solid feeling I've played, with an excellent B string, and a whole mess of cool tonal options in a passive bass. The original bridge has been replaced with a Badass V.

    Here is a previous sale thread for the bass, with lots of nice pictures: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f126/fs-fender-roscoe-beck-v-1998-a-928170/

    Overall this bass is in amazing shape, but here are all the flaws (you have to look carefully to find them):
    - Small impressions at top of peghead and 1/4" overlap from bridge replacement. Visible only with close inspection. (photos in above link).
    - Two very small (and smooth) dents in the finish on the upper bout where your right forearm rests. I couldn't really get pictures of these.
    - On the mini-switch that controls the coil switching on the bridge pickup, the switch handle rotates, although the switch works just fine.

    Comes with a gig bag.
    $1350 shipped in the CONUS. PayPal preferred.

    A picture stolen from Edward G's ad:
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    smeet, Dec 28, 2012
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  3. morguedoc71

    morguedoc71 Supporting Member

    May 22, 2009
    Eek! Where was this two weeks ago, lol! Awesome bass...
     
    morguedoc71, Dec 28, 2012
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  6. baba

    baba Supporting Member

    Jan 22, 2002
    3rd stone from the sun
    Delicious
     
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  8. Chuck M

    Chuck M Supporting Member

    May 2, 2000
    San Antonio, Texas
    My Roscoe Beck 5 resides among my Pedulla, Ken Smith and Roscoe basses. That should tell you what I think of it.

    It is the best production 5 string that Fender has produced so far IMO. Too bad they did not sell more of them so they could have kept them in production.

    Chuck
     
    Chuck M, Dec 28, 2012
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  10. smeet

    smeet Gold Supporting Member

    Nov 27, 2006
    Woodland Hills, CA
    Everybody needs at least 3 of these!






    I'm looking at you, baba. :bag:
     
    smeet, Dec 28, 2012
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  12. satellite4

    satellite4

    May 23, 2011
    SF Bay Area
    That's very nice..
     
    satellite4, Dec 28, 2012
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  14. Hans Gruber

    Hans Gruber

    Jun 18, 2003
    Los Angeles
    You play in Uberband?!

    "We are Uberband. You are not." Haha, one of the best lines uttered on a stage, ever.

    I had considered buying this bass before you got it. I'm local. Oh man, this is bad. Does this have that fat neck or the skinny neck? I've had a few RBs with both kinds of necks.
     
    Hans Gruber, Dec 28, 2012
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  16. baba

    baba Supporting Member

    Jan 22, 2002
    3rd stone from the sun
    Doh!:ninja:

    If it was a new to me color I might be in trouble.
     
    baba, Dec 28, 2012
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  18. two fingers

    two fingers Opinionated blowhard. But not mad about it. Gold Supporting Member

    Feb 7, 2005
    Eastern NC USA
    My main player is this same bass color and all. You can't go wrong with it. It just does it all....... J, P(ish), MM and everything in between.

    Good luck!
     
    two fingers, Dec 28, 2012
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  20. smeet

    smeet Gold Supporting Member

    Nov 27, 2006
    Woodland Hills, CA
    I do play in Uberband, although we are too ugly, sad, and scary to get booked too often these days... :meh:
    Oh well, more time to write angry atonal nursery rhymey songs!
    Come say hi at a gig sometime!

    I'm not sure if the neck is fat or skinny, this is the only one I've ever played. It's not what I would call skinny, but that's pretty subjective. How do I measure it to make sure?
     
    smeet, Dec 28, 2012
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  22. Tomis17

    Tomis17

    Jan 21, 2007
    Wisconsin
    Roscoe Beck basses are gorgeous! This one is no exception. Is the mod only the bridge or are the pups modded too? They look like nordy big splits to me.
     
    Tomis17, Dec 29, 2012
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  24. spiritbass

    spiritbass Supporting Member

    Jun 9, 2004
    Ashland, MO
    They appear to be the stock (designed by Bill Lawrence!) pickups.
     
    spiritbass, Dec 29, 2012
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  26. smeet

    smeet Gold Supporting Member

    Nov 27, 2006
    Woodland Hills, CA
    Yes, those are the original Lawrence designed pickups.

    RBV is on hold pending payment...
     
    smeet, Dec 29, 2012
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  28. smeet

    smeet Gold Supporting Member

    Nov 27, 2006
    Woodland Hills, CA
    Sold!
     
    smeet, Dec 29, 2012
    smeet, Dec 29, 2012
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