Asking $2600 shipped next day air!
Barely played it since buying it. Equipped with the Demeter pre
Enjoy the benefits of a premium membership!
Upgrade Account
-
TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
Join free Log in
Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.
Roscoe Club
- Thread starter JOME77
- Start date
Asking $2600 shipped next day air!
Barely played it since buying it. Equipped with the Demeter pre
I always made fun of and criticized Victor Wooten's idea for always pushing the 4-string bass - when clearly, the 5-string was where it was at, and now is standard in contemporary music..
but after seeing those photos, I now totally understand where Victor Wooten was coming from!
he probably saw those photos, and then like me, thought to himself, "uh... you can't hold no groove by playing the 3rd, no wait, 5th Octave up G.. haha and the bass goes lower right? not higher?" haha
Invalid Link Removed
meanwhile everybody is selling 7,8 and 9 string and other Roscoe basses for $2500 bucks.. man! I paid $4000 for mine! it's only a 5-string ... eh.. ha.
Last edited:
Hey Roscoe people.
Here's a pretty cool and maybe the first Roscoe brochure from the mid 80s or so that I came across in my stuff the other day. This was back when Keith was still on Tate St. in Greensboro.
He used to work on my basses for me before I learned how.
I liked going there back then. His place was right next to UNC-G campus - in a stretch of hole in the wall shops and stuff. I remember going upstairs with Keith's shop on the left and the Music Loft to the right. It was a neat setup. I also remember seeing my first early 50s Telecaster there. Back in '85, I got my first fretless neck from him. His girlfriend at the time was a bass player and was looking for an amp, so we did some trading. I still have that neck. heh.
He was just starting out with his Roscoe line and he would show me his guitars and talk about them.
Keith was always cool, knew what he was doing and dedicated to his craft.
yep...
Here's a pretty cool and maybe the first Roscoe brochure from the mid 80s or so that I came across in my stuff the other day. This was back when Keith was still on Tate St. in Greensboro.
He used to work on my basses for me before I learned how.
I liked going there back then. His place was right next to UNC-G campus - in a stretch of hole in the wall shops and stuff. I remember going upstairs with Keith's shop on the left and the Music Loft to the right. It was a neat setup. I also remember seeing my first early 50s Telecaster there. Back in '85, I got my first fretless neck from him. His girlfriend at the time was a bass player and was looking for an amp, so we did some trading. I still have that neck. heh.
He was just starting out with his Roscoe line and he would show me his guitars and talk about them.
Keith was always cool, knew what he was doing and dedicated to his craft.
yep...
Yo, @Gard -- I know you'll be slammed with new orders after NAMM so I'll ask now - you guys coming to Bass Boot Camp in any capacity this year ?
Yep, the greatest of bassists play 4 string basses.... at least in public. I agree with Victor. I think a large part of the music biz is selling a dream to musicians. The big name players are promoting the gear that will sell the most, and I think for bass players that's the 4 string bass. If I was going to audition for a gig as a bassist, I'd take a 4 string. But I bet most famous bassists have all kinds of basses to tinker around with at home, because the more strings the more music. And I think if more players considered that, they'd start to think outside the box.
I think used Roscoe 7 String Basses are the most underpriced custom basses on the market. I've seen many beautiful Roscoe 7's sell for well under $2000. That ridiculously low price for these very rare instruments proves most bassists aren't interested, but also that they don't know what they're missing.
I think the default is to use serial numbers from your bass/es.
But we'll go with 3005 if you like! 
Y'know, we really haven't even talked about it yet, but there's a chance I might. It really depends on how the move is going and the integration of all the new toys we're getting (Haas VF-3 CNC router, Plek) into production is going....I'm going to go with it being about 40/60 at this point against, just because things never run smoothly in these situations. But, I'm hopeful.
By the way, I'm going to go TODAY to talk to a local shop about starting to do some serious swag work. At least that is the plan - as long as the weather and the shop permit me to!
I'd say, based on our sales, that the 5 has kind of overtaken the 4 as the "weapon of choice" these days. It may be different elsewhere, but it's not even close for us, over 75% of our production is 5 string. No knock on 4's, my favorite players are dedicated 4 string guys, but it seems that the industry standard, or at least the Roscoe production standard, is at this point the 5. 4's run #2, then 6's, 7's are VERY LOW in our production, probably 1 every 18 months, give or take.
Hey Roscoe people.
Here's a pretty cool and maybe the first Roscoe brochure from the mid 80s or so that I came across in my stuff the other day. This was back when Keith was still on Tate St. in Greensboro.
He used to work on my basses for me before I learned how.
I liked going there back then. His place was right next to UNC-G campus - in a stretch of hole in the wall shops and stuff. I remember going upstairs with Keith's shop on the left and the Music Loft to the right. It was a neat setup. I also remember seeing my first early 50s Telecaster there. Back in '85, I got my first fretless neck from him. His girlfriend at the time was a bass player and was looking for an amp, so we did some trading. I still have that neck. heh.
He was just starting out with his Roscoe line and he would show me his guitars and talk about them.
Keith was always cool, knew what he was doing and dedicated to his craft.
yep...
We literally just stumbled across a copy of this flyer yesterday. I sat here reading that text and HOWLING at the 80's silliness contained within....
Pointy guitars-checkHey Roscoe people.
Here's a pretty cool and maybe the first Roscoe brochure from the mid 80s or so that I came across in my stuff the other day. This was back when Keith was still on Tate St. in Greensboro.
He used to work on my basses for me before I learned how.
I liked going there back then. His place was right next to UNC-G campus - in a stretch of hole in the wall shops and stuff. I remember going upstairs with Keith's shop on the left and the Music Loft to the right. It was a neat setup. I also remember seeing my first early 50s Telecaster there. Back in '85, I got my first fretless neck from him. His girlfriend at the time was a bass player and was looking for an amp, so we did some trading. I still have that neck. heh.
He was just starting out with his Roscoe line and he would show me his guitars and talk about them.
Keith was always cool, knew what he was doing and dedicated to his craft.
yep...
Short shorts and tube socks-check
Mullet-check
Definitely 80's
Pointy guitars-check
Short shorts and tube socks-check
Mullet-check
Definitely 80's
The short shorts & tube socks? Keith.
I sure like having a 5 string. I think I'll always have one in my "arsenal" if 2 basses is an arsenal. A 5 can do anything a 4 can, but I also think that you play differently when you play a 4 string - even if you don't use the B string on your 5. I still think I'd like to have a basic passive 4 string to be the Ying to my Roscoes Yang so to speak.
I think a Roscoe 5 string is the perfect 5 string bass. The playability, tone, B string, looks, are all exceptional.
