I like that reverse slant blue Century! Really wish there was a 5-string version like that out there for sale…Two that I truly regret selling:
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Roscoe Club
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My thoughts as well! Plus, more than a few times, I was able to check out the original specs and price of a used Roscoe that was up for sale, that had been originally purchased at Rocket music.
. Yep. Between Gard and Greg they kept the Roscoe world rockin.
There’s still some of then to be found… the googles is a magical thing
Roscoe (Archive) - all - Rocket Music
Roscoe (Archive) - all - Rocket Music
Thanks for posting this
How many of us can find our Roscoe’s in there? I’ll need to check for my two!
This is my third Roscoe and currently my #1. This is such an amazing instrument. It was built for me as part of the trade deal I had with Keith. If you recall I traded him the rare 3 string. Which I believe they have on display. I did a couple mods. I added Aero pickups and a KTS bridge and DiMarzio strap, Strung up with chromes 40-95. Its under 8 lbs. it has an absolutely perfect neck with the lowest possible playable action I’ve ever played. A well executed PLEK I assume. This will never leave the collection and Im very lucky to have it. Magic bass
This is my third Roscoe and currently my #1. This is such an amazing instrument. It was built for me as part of the trade deal I had with Keith. If you recall I traded him the rare 3 string. Which I believe they have on display. I did a couple mods. I added Aero pickups and a KTS bridge and DiMarzio strap, Strung up with chromes 40-95. Its under 8 lbs. it has an absolutely perfect neck with the lowest possible playable action I’ve ever played. A well executed PLEK I assume. This will never leave the collection and Im very lucky to have it. Magic bass
Classic looking bass!
Great story too. I remember that 3 string Roscoe.
@JohnnyR always commented that he’d be totally content with a 3 string Roscoe strung B-A. I think his slogan was “if it ain’t low it’s gotta go” or something like that!
It was super fun and sounded incredible but I was always reaching for the g string. I asked if it could be modified for the g string added on and then we struck up the deal for the classic. So glad I did. On a side note the aged finished instruments are nitro. Poly won’t give up the desired results.
Thus is sharp! CongratulationsThis is my third Roscoe and currently my #1. This is such an amazing instrument. It was built for me as part of the trade deal I had with Keith. If you recall I traded him the rare 3 string. Which I believe they have on display. I did a couple mods. I added Aero pickups and a KTS bridge and DiMarzio strap, Strung up with chromes 40-95. Its under 8 lbs. it has an absolutely perfect neck with the lowest possible playable action I’ve ever played. A well executed PLEK I assume. This will never leave the collection and Im very lucky to have it. Magic bass
I found my old SKB 5 JJ that Scott purchased back from me.
Yeah. I get the nitro. I currently own a Fender Nitro RW 60th Anniversary Jazz and formerly owned a Fender Poly RW Pbass. The nitro feels like the real deal.
He had a great eye/ear that’s for sure.Found 4 that I bought ....
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No dealer could spec out Roscoe's as well as Greg!
I still miss the days of the Roscoe forum here. Lots of great discussions, lots of really cool build threads, and a lot of wallets considerably lighter due to that forum.
And agreed, the Greg/Gard era of Roscoe basses resulted in a TON of amazing basses. They were both a lot of help to me with all the custom orders I did back then. There were more than a couple hair brained ideas I had that Gard would simply say “no, you don’t want to do that”. And of course he was right, as the end results were pretty much exactly what I was after.
And agreed, the Greg/Gard era of Roscoe basses resulted in a TON of amazing basses. They were both a lot of help to me with all the custom orders I did back then. There were more than a couple hair brained ideas I had that Gard would simply say “no, you don’t want to do that”. And of course he was right, as the end results were pretty much exactly what I was after.
I don’t usually go for the relic’d thing, but that’s a fantastic looking bass! I understand why this will never leave your collection.This is my third Roscoe and currently my #1. This is such an amazing instrument. It was built for me as part of the trade deal I had with Keith. If you recall I traded him the rare 3 string. Which I believe they have on display. I did a couple mods. I added Aero pickups and a KTS bridge and DiMarzio strap, Strung up with chromes 40-95. Its under 8 lbs. it has an absolutely perfect neck with the lowest possible playable action I’ve ever played. A well executed PLEK I assume. This will never leave the collection and Im very lucky to have it. Magic bass
One of Gard's personal basses became a Roscoe "banner bass," inspiring many builds that were patterned after it. So beautiful!
