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Roscoe Club
- Thread starter JOME77
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Mark I traded my Century 5 a few months ago and I got it back today. Here are all four of them. Will take a family picture soon.
And...... just so it’s clear..... you don’t have to “buy” new basses to get get new basses. Trading is responsible for most of what I have currently. This also allows you to pay down debt and still have fun. Now if I could just stop buying pedals.
I hear you. At the prices they are now a guy would go broke ordering new Roscoe's!
I forgot that you had my former JM model. That was one of the best playing Roscoe's that I've owned. Very unique sounding Roscoe.
Yes sir. I was quickly made aware that buying New Roscoes was not something I could maintain at the level of “new” Basses I like to acquire but trading for used ones was something I could pull off occasionally with the amount of trade bait I have on hand lol.
Yes that JM Century is by far the best bass I’ve ever owned I think. I’ve had some great Roscoe’s but this one just feels perfect every time I pick it up.
Yes that JM Century is by far the best bass I’ve ever owned I think. I’ve had some great Roscoe’s but this one just feels perfect every time I pick it up.
I started with used. My current Roscoe and both fretless Roscoes were new builds. My one and only current Roscoe was built for me. I picked out the top. My 2nd fretless was also new - picked the top and stuff. It was expensive, but they were going to be "the last basses I bought" so I went for it. I do still have the fretted bass. Most of my basses in the past - Roscoe and others - were bought used, traded for, etc.
Speaking of Fretless Roscoes..... I’d love to fine a fretless Standard 6. I like SKB or Century but would take any body style. Definitely want the Bartolini Jazz. Always wanted a Roscoe Standard 6 Jazz. Fretless would be awesome.
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I have a very nice modded fretless Roscoe Century Standard 5 in the classifieds! There probably aren't many fretless Roscoe basses like this one!
Dude, what are you doing? Hope everything is okay, because it appears as though you have lost your mind.
Oh, I forgot about the like mint Roscoe LG, modded with a Demeter BEQP-1 and comes with the original Bartolini preamp! Almost one of a kind!!!
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I hope you are retooling to buy other Roscoes and not that your brain popped out of your head and you need money to put yourself back together. Those are some serious listings, my friend.
Right! Those are some very special basses and I think they are being offered at a very reasonable price for their condition.
Looks like you're doing some spring cleaning Ray!
Nice basses. They'll make someone very happy! ........ you've got way too many basses anyway!
Lol
I think that I saw that happen to a guy on Youtube!
His name was Humpty ..... something!
you've got way too many basses anyway!
Is it even possible to achieve that in ones lifetime?
So, let's just say that I have more basses than what I can play at one time!!
There is one thing (maybe more) that I dislike about posting in the TB Classifieds. The truly boneheads full of stupid questions/text come out!!
I blame you for this, @JOME77. You just HAD to make me listen to “Song For America”. I’ve been listening to a ton of Kansas since, and owning a Ric became mandatory. Dave Hope had a wicked tone back in the day, and whoever mixed SFA deserves a big, wet kiss from us bass players.
Thanks to @armybass for the Ric hookup. Scott is a great guy to deal with!
I’ve been listening to a ton of Kansas since, and owning a Ric became mandatory. Dave Hope had a wicked tone back in the day, and whoever mixed SFA deserves a big, wet kiss from us bass players.Thanks to @armybass for the Ric hookup. Scott is a great guy to deal with!
