Roscoe Beck IV Discontinued?

[dogbert]

I was drooling over the 50th anniversary Jazz at Fender's website, and realized that the Roscoe Beck IV is no longer on the product list.

Has anyone heard or know anything?
If Fender is actually dropping the RBIV, I wonder what the reason would be. Poor sales?

Luckily I bought mine in lakeplacid blue with matching headstock in 08.

Hope they bring it back someday with some updates.
I'd personally like to have one with a full sized body, 20 frets, and with a wider and chunkier p style neck.

 

[BadB]

That would be a shame. IMO, the best production bass they ever had. Snatch 'em up, fellas.

 

[Dbassmon]

Roscoe Beck Signature model is discontinued. Unfortunate, but I guess sales were not great.

 

[JimB52]

Too bad. Great bass.
If it was called the Fieldy signature model, they'd still be making 'em.

 

[PilbaraBass]

Too bad. Great bass.
If it was called the Fieldy signature model, they'd still be making 'em.

That's a sad statement, but has a ring of truth to it.

 

[EddieG]

Fender never cease to amaze me. They and Roscoe come up with what is probably the most versatile Fender bass guitar EVER, then don't bother to advertise it as extensively as they should have done, so it doesn't sell in huge numbers and then they cancel it.

Idiots.

EDIT: Hope Roscoe has the good sense to take his design and ideas elsewhere, to luthiers who'd appreciate them, like Fodera or Carey Nordstrand.

 

[RTL]

Fender never cease to amaze me. They and Roscoe come up with what is probably the most versatile Fender bass guitar EVER, then don't bother to advertise it as extensively as they should have done, so it doesn't sell in huge numbers and then they cancel it.

Idiots.

EDIT: Hope Roscoe has the good sense to take his design and ideas elsewhere, to luthiers who'd appreciate them, like Fodera or Carey Nordstrand.

Or better yet, a Roscoe Roscoe Beck model! Yesss!

 

[vene-nemesis]

Fender never cease to amaze me. They and Roscoe come up with what is probably the most versatile Fender bass guitar EVER, then don't bother to advertise it as extensively as they should have done, so it doesn't sell in huge numbers and then they cancel it.

Idiots.

EDIT: Hope Roscoe has the good sense to take his design and ideas elsewhere, to luthiers who'd appreciate them, like Fodera or Carey Nordstrand.

Lakland would be my guess, a skyline for me pls.

 

[Fretless1!]

Dang shame. One of the best basses Fender ever made.

I liked them so much I bought 2 of the 5 string version.

Always wanted a fretless model. That would have killed!

 

[Christopher]

Fender should just take Beck's name off and rebrand it as an "ultra PJ" or "vintage (heavily) modified" some such. I think it'll sell if it gets some visibility.

 

[SwamiRob]

I was always pretty intrigued by this bass, I really wanted one back in my punk days (despite not knowing who the hell the guy is) when I was wanting to get a decent bass for the first time, something about it looked very cool, probably it being a P and J hybrid and being something a bit different looking from and average Fender bass. Has anyone got any decent clips of all the pickups playing at the same time? Bet it sounds pretty interesting.

 

[flipper_gv]

they discontinued the american deluxe jazz ash too.

 

[mccartneyman]

Maybe Dan Lakin will snatch up Roscoe.

 

[Johnny Alien]

I was always pretty intrigued by this bass, I really wanted one back in my punk days (despite not knowing who the hell the guy is) when I was wanting to get a decent bass for the first time, something about it looked very cool, probably it being a P and J hybrid and being something a bit different looking from and average Fender bass. Has anyone got any decent clips of all the pickups playing at the same time? Bet it sounds pretty interesting.

This sounds like you are talking about the Stu Hamm model.

 

[Chasarms]

. . .Hope Roscoe has the good sense to take his design and ideas elsewhere, to luthiers who'd appreciate them, like Fodera or Carey Nordstrand.

Nordstrand or someone like Nino Valenti can and will gladly build a RB type bass already. Just tell them what you want and send the deposit!!!

 

[JmJ]

They need the warehouse space for ore Mark Hoppus basses.

 

[SwamiRob]

This sounds like you are talking about the Stu Hamm model.

Oh yeah that's the one, very odd bass, kinda surprised it's still being made given that it's a little out there as far as Fender is concerned.

 

[LilRay]

Or better yet, a Roscoe Roscoe Beck model! Yesss!

That one made me chuckle.

God Bless, Ray

 

[mmbongo]

They need the warehouse space for ore Mark Hoppus basses.

Doesn't Pete Wentz have a signature model too? It's a normal P Bass but comes with a free douchebag.

 

[Darkstrike]

Or better yet, a Roscoe Roscoe Beck model! Yesss!

I've been at Gard about the possibility of a Keith Roscoe Beck 3005....

It would be combining my two fave basses.