Is this real?! Or just well photoshopped? 3-string bass

[HeavyJazz]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Roscoe-LG-3003-Bass-guitar-/141266766254?pt=Guitar&hash=item20e427c9ae#ht_367wt_1153

And of course they only built three. Knocking it - Levin played a three, but still...

 

[generation zero]

I made a "best offer" of $3. I expect it to be refused.

 

[hover]

Where's Gard? He'd possibly be able to authenticate / legitimize it.

 

[rxdiablo]

As a luddite I can't open the link on my phone, but as the owner of a Roscoe 3 string I can attest to their existence! One came up at our local guitar center, and as a lover of oddball instruments I grabbed it. Plays great, sounds great, looks curious!

 

[HeavyJazz]

I couldn't figure out how to get the link to work in this new format so i just cut and pasted...

 

[Remyd]

As a luddite I can't open the link on my phone, but as the owner of a Roscoe 3 string I can attest to their existence!

How are they tuned? How do they play? Is there a clip?

 

[HeavyJazz]

I thought Levin's was B E A, but I could be wrong.

 

[Lesfunk]

Well, The seller has excellent feedback...

 

[moshspeggeti]

It definitely looks like a real image, and a real bass, not photo shopped. However, it being a real Roscoe? No idea.

 

[NightW0lf]

If some people say that you should not use a 5 string bass for songs that don't require the lower notes, well, with this logic, why not a 3 string for songs where you don't use the G string? People...

 

[ArtechnikA]

Where's Gard? He'd possibly be able to authenticate / legitimize it.

I went and posted a link in the Roscoe thread; that's usually where Gard is lurking if he's anywhere...
I expect it'll be an interesting story however it turns out...

 

[rxdiablo]

I bought mine tuned EAD, but now it's tuned in perfect fifths. My primary instrument is cello, so it feels natural to me and extends the range a hair. I'm attempting to throw a picture on from my phone, but we'll see...

 

[HeavyJazz]

That's pretty hot actually! What's the nut width on those?

 

[twocargar]

If it was a 4-string, I'd be all over it.

 

[rxdiablo]

I can measure it when I get home. F-ing teeny tiny, though! There was a thread about them when the was a Roscoe forum. The bridges were full custom jobs, not just cut down stock pieces, think the pick ups were special made as well. I believe Kim Stone owns the other one (unless his is the one on eBay)

 

[mmbongo]

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[Gard]

It's real.

The guy selling it has or has had a 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 string Roscoe bass.

 

[Gard]

I can measure it when I get home. F-ing teeny tiny, though! There was a thread about them when the was a Roscoe forum. The bridges were full custom jobs, not just cut down stock pieces, think the pick ups were special made as well. I believe Kim Stone owns the other one (unless his is the one on eBay)

The bridge was indeed custom-made by Hipshot for us, the pickups however are our standard 4 string pickups. There are three that I am aware of, Kim Stone's, another that was build for a local guy (it's been for sale a few times now, has a Buckeye Burl top and Ziracote fingerboard), and this one.

 

[Selta]

That is pretty neat. Not my thing, but neat.

 

[BassHappy]

This one is not too shabby either by Jersey Girl Guitars:

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