Roscoe Club

[SteveC]

I was also fairly thin in 2012- 2013

I was not and am still working on it. Constant battle.

 

[petebass90]

has anyone called keith?

 

[Sirfishalot]

Does anyone have any insight on this LG?
Is there such a thing as a Limited Edition model? The pickup spacing seems kind of weird. It’s all Ash so wondering if it might be on the heavy side.
Thanks,
Jay
Roscoe LG 3005 - LIMITED EDITION 3.76kg | Reverb

 

[31HZ]

It's back! for the second time. Didn't someone one here buy this? Just curious as to why it continues to be returned [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

Are there any photos of this bass around here? Can't tell if it has a Dymondwood board, etc. Looks like a lot of bass for $2100.

EDIT: I can tell that it's the bass in this post: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/roscoe-club.973108/page-1243#post-27984908

 

[SteveC]

I tried to get info from thy store and got nothing. Thankfully as I got my first fretless back. It looks like a good bass. Just wanted to get some specifics.

 

[Mighty Thumb]

Does anyone have any insight on this LG?
Is there such a thing as a Limited Edition model? The pickup spacing seems kind of weird. It’s all Ash so wondering if it might be on the heavy side.
Thanks,
Jay
Roscoe LG 3005 - LIMITED EDITION 3.76kg | Reverb

Every Roscoe is effectively a limited edition of one since they are all custom builds. I think the seller is just trying to sell, which is fine by me. It looks like a really nice bass too, love the finish. Price seems fair. 3.76kg = 8.3lbs., so not heavy at all for a five string.

 

[Pacman]

I've played a Gard-crafted 6 fretless with a super slim neck (front to back) . .

Gard never did wood work there. He was the shop manager. You may be thinking of Tony.

 

[MattLplaysBass]

Are there any photos of this bass around here? Can't tell if it has a Dymondwood board, etc. Looks like a lot of bass for $2100.

EDIT: I can tell that it's the bass in this post: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/roscoe-club.973108/page-1243#post-27984908

If you scroll down a bit, Sherlock Fritz found the FB post for the bass from Roscoe

It's a Koa top 2016 model. The top is pretty thick for a Standard + model. Beautiful bass. Good price : )

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Also, Roscoe's black diamondwood fingerboard stock is reportedly fully depleted : (

 

[JOME77]

Does anyone have any insight on this LG?
Is there such a thing as a Limited Edition model? The pickup spacing seems kind of weird. It’s all Ash so wondering if it might be on the heavy side.
Thanks,
Jay
Roscoe LG 3005 - LIMITED EDITION 3.76kg | Reverb

That appears to possibly be one of the basses that Keith makes for a Japanese dealer. He’s historically fabricated ~12 a month for many years.
It probably has 70’s pu spacing but not sure.

 

[JOME77]

Gard never did wood work there. He was the shop manager. You may be thinking of Tony.

Lol
Fritz knows that. I believe he meant a bass built for Gard per his specs.

 

[SteveC]

That black LG is a sweet bass. 34" scale so the "hang" would be nice. Beautiful finish. Great 5 string 70's jazz bass. $2K is a good price. Shipped free from Japan. How long would that take?

 

[petebass90]

Just spoke to Keith. He is alive and well. He is backed up with new build requests and with repair requests. He promised he will get to mine tomorrow. He did say he will respond to the emails once he has progress to report on. He said he didnt respond because he did not pick up the bass for repair or work yet. Think thats his style.

 

[31HZ]

If you scroll down a bit, Sherlock Fritz found the FB post for the bass from Roscoe

Too late, it's already on its way to my house!

I have a Century Plus [edit, it's an SKB, the Century Plus is my fretted 5, ha!] 6-string fretless that is **absolutely ferocious** but it's hard to play at a gig for more than a few songs (35", 18mm, 10lb). Hoping that this one is similar in timbre but easier to handle.

 

[MattLplaysBass]

Too late, it's already on its way to my house!

I have a Century Plus [edit, it's an SKB, the Century Plus is my fretted 5, ha!] 6-string fretless that is **absolutely ferocious** but it's hard to play at a gig for more than a few songs (35", 18mm, 10lb). Hoping that this one is similar in timbre but easier to handle.

And if you don’t like it, you can always dangle it in front of SteveC and see if he’ll bite

 

[SteveC]

And if you don’t like it, you can always dangle it in front of SteveC and see if he’ll bite

Too late. I have my lovely flame maple mahogany bass.

 

[JOME77]

Too late, it's already on its way to my house!

I have a Century Plus [edit, it's an SKB, the Century Plus is my fretted 5, ha!] 6-string fretless that is **absolutely ferocious** but it's hard to play at a gig for more than a few songs (35", 18mm, 10lb). Hoping that this one is similar in timbre but easier to handle.

You did good. That’s a classy looking Roscoe fretless. I will say this though. I’ve had 7 Roscoe fretless basses and by far the two best sounding fretless basses were both over 10 lbs and had bubinga tops. My gigs last an hour or less though so the extra weight doesn’t bother me.

 

[SteveC]

My flame maple/mahogany fretless is not as light as my Koa/swamp ash fretted. I haven't weighed it, but its up there for me. It may be like a REDDI tube DI box. Part of the reason it sounds good is the heft of the iron and transformers. Maybe the same for a fretless? Many people will say some of their best sounding basses were on the heavy side. I am a wimp. I like that my main bass is light. For my fretless, I can deal as I won't be playing 3 hour gigs with it. And at church, where I plan to use it most, I play seated.

 

[Pacman]

Lol
Fritz knows that. I believe he meant a bass built for Gard per his specs.

Doh!

 

[Chuck M]

I was a long time user of Pedulla Buzz basses. I was looking for a fretted 6 string bass and bought a USA made Spector and the ergonomics did not work for me. It felt like the first fret was in Austin and I live in San Antonio. Then a guy put a Century 6 fretless up for sale here on Talkbass. I traded the like new Spector for his like new Roscoe.

The Century 6 FL has a spalte Myrtle top, Spanish Cedar body and a diamondwood fingerboard. It sounds so good and plays perfectly so I sold the Pentabuzz that I had at the time.

My fretless Roscoe weighs about 10 pounds. It is not too heavy but not a lightweight either. It is an awesome bass.

I also own an SKB 6 fretted with a figured Mahogany body, spalted Maple top and an ebony fingerboard. That bass weighs 10 pounds, 10 ounces and I find it entirely comfortable to play. It has no neck dive due to the heavy body.

I have played a lot of basses and learned that some just don't work for us and others feel great. It is an individual thing and we all have our valid likes and dislikes.

As an aside, the Spector 6 did not work for me but I did own several Warwick basses that are obviously based on the Spector design and they worked fine for me but they were really heavy basses. I had a Thumb neck thru fretless 4 that played and sounded terrific and exhibited some of the most lousy workmanship I have ever seen.

 

[SteveC]

It needs to be a Century for me or the “hang” isn’t right. I feel like I’m reaching for 1st fret. My 1st Roscoe was an SKB and it was beautiful and sounded amazing. But the reach. I tried an LG but it was a 34” bass and wasn’t as bad. I know it’s a minimal thing, but it made a difference to me. So glad I was able to try a Century. I may have moved on otherwise. I play Roscoe almost exclusively.