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NBD! Roscoe Beck V!
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He absolutely did. He knows my sickness!Your friend knew what he was doing when he asked you to sell that for him
that's the ticket! and it was delivered to you by a friend --- it's a beauty, glad it's working for you --- congratulations on your new instrument!
I exclusively played one that looked like yours for a few years throughout the 2000's. It's a great, bullet-proof bass. RB and Bill Lawrence knew their stuff!
I absolutely love it. Had my headphones on again earlier and noodled around some more. This is a keeper!Nice, now you're the proud owner of one of the all-time classics, maybe even a candidate for the GOAT.
And you got one of the coolest finishes, too!
Why give people what they want?! Instead, let’s do another Jazz Bass variant!
I love Fender, but I don’t understand them or their logic.
I’ve found the American P’s and J’s between 2012-2016 or so are fantastic. I’ve had a few of those examples that were fantastic!
If I’m not mistaken (and I usually am!), there are two Roscoe’s in the classifieds!Having a Marcus Miller and a Tony Franklin (I'm not about signatures, it just played out like this) it would only make sense for me to add a Roscoe Beck (and Victor Bailey) bass to my collection, tooAll I gotta do is find em!
Throw both pickups into single coil mode and listen to how genius Bill Lawrence was to make a five-string Jazz pickup get that close to a vintage four. Both in humbucking is obviously huskier, but this is just one example of the many huge contributions BL made to guitar and bass pickups. It's a shame that Bill's company can't sell these, bound to an exclusive agreement with FMIC. Maybe one day . . .
It’s weird to me. I’ve had weird experiences with low B strings. They seemed floppy to me with 80’s and early 90’s basses. Then, they got better by the late 90’s. For whatever horrible reason, they felt like they got floppy again in the 2000’s. Total regression. This is based on my experiences alone, but that’s what I felt.
This B feels great. I’m happy with it!
Neck feels chunky, but comfortable to me. I’m a fan.
I have not tried a G&L. That is the one Leo Fender invention I haven’t played or owned.
I can only speak for this one in particular, but I love it. Play one if you get the chance!Wow! I've never even seen one in person, but have always been curious about them. They seem like a bass I'd really like.
Congrats!
I saw one of those Dimensions for sale locally. Wanted to check it out, but it sold. Maybe one day.
That’s a great endorsement. I’m thinking this will supplant my Stingray as my #1.
I always wondered why another company didn't license those pickups, so many great tones available on a passive bass. My only problem with mine is the body weight for live work.
I’m the “newbie” of bassists in this area. We are a small, but tight group. We cover for each other when we’re able to. Considering all of the groups and five bassists carry all of the bands! Not really 5, but you get the point.that's the ticket! and it was delivered to you by a friend --- it's a beauty, glad it's working for you --- congratulations on your new instrument!
The guy that had this one is a gem. Great guy. I’m choosing to think his mind told him to sell it, but heart didn’t want to. Selling to me, it doesn’t truly go anywhere! Haha
I can tell it’s built well. It should hold up to my gigging schedule!
