CrashClint
I Play Bass therefore I Am
More eye candy from the Roscoe Facebook Page, they are cranking out the Classics!
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Roscoe Club
- Thread starter JOME77
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For all you 80's geeks, these two basses will soon be gracing the stage with Great White....
CrashClint
I Play Bass therefore I Am
Once Roscoe Bitten you will never be Twice Basses Shy. 
For all you 80's geeks, these two basses will soon be gracing the stage with Great White....
I'm still trying to come to grips with the fact that a brand new Roscoe is made and then the finish is totally destroyed! And on purpose!
I've got to admit though they really look authentic. I just can't get to the place where nicks, dents and wore out paint in the finish make me happy ..........
But then again, my wife won't let me wear blue jeans with holes in them either.
Some of us want basses and jeans that look new. I was raised by depression era parents who taught me to take care of my stuff and keep it looking good. Also my first bass was a used Fender Precision that had dents and dings and worn places and hardware that was tarnished. That made me want good looking basses.
I own 4 Roscoe basses. Only one has any wear showing but I bought it at a low price and have elected to leave it as is and just enjoy it. It looks new from 3 feet away anyway.
Yup, give me the shiny ones!
I own 4 Roscoe basses. Only one has any wear showing but I bought it at a low price and have elected to leave it as is and just enjoy it. It looks new from 3 feet away anyway.
Yup, give me the shiny ones!
I'm just different I guess and having a bass that is road worn look would drive me crazy lol. I'm way to overprotective with my gear and want them to look like new the whole time I have them. I actually oil my oil finished basses 1 time a month whether they need it or not.
I totally get where you all are coming from - I tend to prefer my "distressing" to be from my own efforts/neglect, to be "earned". I am not precious about my basses (as anyone that has seen them up close will confirm 
), at least not in how they look, but I prefer to let them "age" on their own.
That said, I can see how some people can really go for the vibe you get from the distressing. I love it from the whole "this is cool" perspective, and when (not if, when ) I get my own Classic, it will almost certainly be like the one Joe referred to - beat to holy heck and back again. Why? Vibe. 
), at least not in how they look, but I prefer to let them "age" on their own.That said, I can see how some people can really go for the vibe you get from the distressing. I love it from the whole "this is cool" perspective, and when (not if, when
) I get my own Classic, it will almost certainly be like the one Joe referred to - beat to holy heck and back again. Why? Vibe. 
I could never imagine buying a Roscoe LG, Century, or SKB with a distressed finish. That's just completely nuts.
But on those Classics? I love it and the distressed ones look so much better than the non-distressed. A bass that shape just needs to look aged.
But on those Classics? I love it and the distressed ones look so much better than the non-distressed. A bass that shape just needs to look aged.
I have always been puzzled by the ongoing success of the Fender aging delineations: NOS, closet classic, light relic, roadworn, heavy relic, etc. However, it is always good to be presented with choices when we have such different tastes.
A great element of the Roscoe business model is that personal specification is celebrated and honored in normal production practice. So, I find it very cool to see the array of finish options available for the Classics, which lend themselves nicely to such treatment. To me, there is no wrong answer for any of this.
A great element of the Roscoe business model is that personal specification is celebrated and honored in normal production practice. So, I find it very cool to see the array of finish options available for the Classics, which lend themselves nicely to such treatment. To me, there is no wrong answer for any of this.
I bet it would be past 2050 before a 2017 Roscoe Classic earned 100% original and authentic wear from use like those beautiful distressed finishes...I totally get why people don't want to wait that long!
If I'm being honest about my own buying practices, I'd say #1 is feel, #2 is sound, and #3 is looks. Since Roscoe has #1 and #2 in spades...well, like @staccatogrowl said, I appreciate and enjoy all of the (new) finish/wood/color/distress options a lot!
If I'm being honest about my own buying practices, I'd say #1 is feel, #2 is sound, and #3 is looks. Since Roscoe has #1 and #2 in spades...well, like @staccatogrowl said, I appreciate and enjoy all of the (new) finish/wood/color/distress options a lot!
CrashClint
I Play Bass therefore I Am
I really like my shiny new Olympic White Classic but like others have said, the distress has a cool vibe. Also, when you put the first ding in your bass, it hurts and what hurts more is when someone else puts the first ding in your bass for you. 
The distressed basses remove that issue from play so when you do ding it, it blends right in and doesn't hurt as bad.
When I had my old 78 Fender Jazz back in high school, after it got it's first ding, bass was knocked over by someone who thought he was a drummer and would try to bounce his sticks off the floor and in doing so bumped into my bass knocking it off the stand and into the Fender Rhodes piano. I may or may not have roughed him up a little and took $25 from him because he also bent a tuner. After that, I very seldom cleaned and waxed the bass but I always wiped down the strings and fingerboard after playing. I wore the finish off that bass where my forearm rested on the body.
The distressed basses remove that issue from play so when you do ding it, it blends right in and doesn't hurt as bad.When I had my old 78 Fender Jazz back in high school, after it got it's first ding, bass was knocked over by someone who thought he was a drummer and would try to bounce his sticks off the floor and in doing so bumped into my bass knocking it off the stand and into the Fender Rhodes piano. I may or may not have roughed him up a little and took $25 from him because he also bent a tuner. After that, I very seldom cleaned and waxed the bass but I always wiped down the strings and fingerboard after playing. I wore the finish off that bass where my forearm rested on the body.
I'm still trying to come to grips with the fact that a brand new Roscoe is made and then the finish is totally destroyed! And on purpose!
I've got to admit though they really look authentic. I just can't get to the place where nicks, dents and wore out paint in the finish make me happy ..........
But then again, my wife won't let me wear blue jeans with holes in them either.
Also, when you put the first ding in your bass, it hurts and what hurts more is when someone else puts the first ding in your bass for you.
It's usually a goofy guitar player, who never pays attention to his surroundings, that knocks your new bass out of the stand and dings it up. More than once for me...
Mark
I'm still trying to come to grips with the fact that a brand new Roscoe is made and then the finish is totally destroyed! And on purpose!
I've got to admit though they really look authentic. I just can't get to the place where nicks, dents and wore out paint in the finish make me happy ..........
But then again, my wife won't let me wear blue jeans with holes in them either.
Peggy will probably let you get one of these. She's used to living with a relic. LOL.
Badump bump.
Thank you and try the veal. We're here all week. Oh and be sure to tip your waitress.
- Apr 1, 2000
- 17,398
- 9,830
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist: Roscoe Guitars, DR Strings, Aguilar Amplification
CrashClint
I Play Bass therefore I Am
Jon, did you succumb to the Roscoe Relic?
Well, I know the boys in G'boro sold another one today
- Apr 1, 2000
- 17,398
- 9,830
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist: Roscoe Guitars, DR Strings, Aguilar Amplification
Guilty as charged! Classic Custom, lake placid blue over dakota red, maple board with black blocks and binding, b/w/b pickguard. It'll look like a refin that's worn. I'm pretty stoked!
- Apr 1, 2000
- 17,398
- 9,830
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist: Roscoe Guitars, DR Strings, Aguilar Amplification
