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My GAS: Roscoe

#61
Bassmanbob said:
When I was in college (1986), I needed to get a new bass. I came across these great basses named Fodera. Never heard of them, but they were incredible. I couldn't spend the $1,300 they cost so I bought a Guild Pilot for $550. About two years later I went back to that same store and the $1,300 Fodera was now $2,400. Now they are God knows what price. Everytime I picked up my Guild... EVERYTIME after that, I would think to myself that I should have gotten that Fodera.
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I didn't realize Fodera's were that much cheaper in the 80's WOW. Even though thats not anywhere near cheap, its suprising how far their prices have raised since then.
 
#62
I got a price quote and i think im definitely going for this. It may take a little time... a year max, before i put in my order.

I played some 5ers today and really got into the B string. When they are good, they have so much booty. Just dropping a few low bombs every now and then really livens up the low end.
 
#63
greg said:
I didn't realize Fodera's were that much cheaper in the 80's WOW. Even though thats not anywhere near cheap, its suprising how far their prices have raised since then.
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Vinny Fodera established his shop in 1983. It was either 1985 or 1986 when I saw them (I think it was the Spring of 1986). Anyway, it was before every one knew about them. When I saw them two years later (and almost double the price) the sales man told me that the Japanese had discovered them and started buying them AMAP. It didn't surprise me because the Japanese were buying a lot of valuables like fine art in the mid to late 80's.

I also don't know when Victor Wooten started making them popular too. It might have been around the same time too.

Oh well. :bawl:
 
#64
Bassmanbob said:
When I was in college (1986), I needed to get a new bass. I came across these great basses named Fodera. Never heard of them, but they were incredible. I couldn't spend the $1,300 they cost so I bought a Guild Pilot for $550. About two years later I went back to that same store and the $1,300 Fodera was now $2,400. Now they are God knows what price. Everytime I picked up my Guild... EVERYTIME after that, I would think to myself that I should have gotten that Fodera.

If you are serious about playing bass, regardless of your professional path, you should consider it if it is going to make you happy AND you can afford it.

Don't make the mistake of taking out extra school loans to buy that bass. A $2,500 bass on school loans will cast you $5-7,000 after you pay all that interest back. If you can't afford it now, get it when you can.

Either way, have fun. You seem like a level headed kid.
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Sage advice. I've never regretted getting the Steinberger XL-2 that cost me $1000 in 1989. I've gotten wayyy more than $1K worth of joy out of it, even if people here deride it as so "80s." It's still a great bass, as every bass player who has tried mine will attest. There's nothing wrong with spending a lot of money on something that you truly love and will serve you well, just try to avoid going into debt to get it. Debt sucks, pretty much any way you look at it.

If it takes a few months or even a year to save up enough dough to buy it, then spend the next few months trying every bass out there, so that when your funds are in order, you can get exactly what you want.

Also, the B string, for me, is worth sooo much more than the extra 5 notes you get out of it. It allows me to play higher up the neck, and change positions less frequently. Also, a low E played on the B string sounds soo much better than an open low E on the E string (to me, anyway). I love the sound of thick strings.

Best of luck in getting "the one." :)
 
#65
Figjam, you WILL NOT be disappointed with a Roscoe! Sounds like you've really got a killer lined up there, too! I absolutely love my LG-3000. It's definitely my #1 bass. I was surprised at how cutting it can get with the Bart electronics, mahogany body, and pau ferro board. Ash and Wenge, I'd imagine, would just be amazing. I really hope to hear those clips when Halftooth gets his! The only Roscoes I've had experience with are mine and two 5ers with the spalted purpleheart boards, which I really didn't care for. I'll be excited to try some more options out, especially the Dem pre, at the Low End GTG next month.

Edit: Gard, what would chances look like of getting a different pickup configuration on an LG3000?
 
#69
Figjam said:
First I gave whafro Roscoe gas.. and hes putting in an order for one (just like mine with different body and fingerboard wood) and now socoms got gas :p
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When do folks on this board not have GAS? ;) And once you spend some time seriously playing a Roscoe, you will be forever stricken with Roscoe GAS. It's kinda like of herpes in that way: once you have it, its there to stay, but just doesn't always rear its head.
Unfortunately for me, a few other things have to come before another Roscoe.
 
#70
SoComSurfing said:
When do folks on this board not have GAS? ;) And once you spend some time seriously playing a Roscoe, you will be forever stricken with Roscoe GAS. It's kinda like of herpes in that way: once you have it, its there to stay, but just doesn't always rear its head.
Unfortunately for me, a few other things have to come before another Roscoe.
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Yeah, like treating those herpes.........
 
#74
Figjam said:
Btw ive noticed that most roscoes have a red stain on the back of the body. WOuld it require a special request to get a natural finish on the back?
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Might just merely be a matter of asking them not to do it. They leave just a little strip where the back wood and top wood meet without the stain, though, so it leaves this nice little stripe around the bass that looks like another layer of wood. Very nice touch, IMO. If you don't want it, though, I'm sure they wouldn't mind leaving it off. I don't remember exactly whose it was, but I think it was Halftooth's on an earlier page that has a natural (sort of) ash back.
 
#78
The color on the back is typically a "judgement call" by Keith when he's spraying the bodies. If the back looks particularly interesting or nice, he goes with natural. Lately, due to a confluence of circumstances (some really nice ash that we got ahold of, the influence of a new person on the team that REALLY digs the natural backs :ninja: ), there have been more natural backs than colored.

If you WANT a particular color or non-color, let your dealer or me know when you get the order in, and we'll do everything we can to accomodate it. We can't guarantee a color will work, or that we can ALWAYS do a natural back, but we will do everything we can to make a bass the way the player wants it.
 
#79
From an aesthetic point of view, I'm a big fan of matching a grain-enanced swamp ash body with a top that has sapwood in it or has dark accents that would match well with the darkened grain of the swamp ash. Just my personal opinion, though. The great thing about this deal is that you get to choose what YOU would like. That's part of the fun, afterall...isn't it? ;)
 

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