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Roscoe Club
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Try this guy Brendan:
No longer available - Darth Roscoe, stealth SKB3006, custom 34-inch scale, ebony board!!
It looks like he traded it to Montanamike
Also Matt Morgan has a Darth Roscoe in fretless (for sale):
For Sale - Roscoe SKB Custom 5 Fretless, Mint, LOWER PRICE
OK. So I had to look up what that meant. Pretty good usage of a metaphor Fritz.
Some of you Roscoeheads might say: "What's a medaphor?". Well, it's mostly for Cows and sheep.
And by the way Fritz, the P-bass isn't a craze or a phase to follow.
It's one of those "In the beginning God .... things".
Happy mothers day Roscoeheads!
It's beyond words for me , a phenom... The P bass is still what an electric bass should sound like and record like and be modified like , slap a J neck on like ... and on & on . Name all the times in everyday life where something from the 50's & 60's is still the go to tool of the trade . I think of the P bass as like the Sun , with all variations emanating outward . and besides chicks dig'em
Well, in the upright world, something from the 1750’s is still the go to tool of the trade!
A 1950's Kay is still one of the go-to's in bluegrass and rockabilly.
I don't think you'll see a bracket race without a '56 or '57 Bel-Air or Nomad somewhere in the field.
B-52, KC-135, C-130 still in service.
Oh young whipper snapper! How long will we be with you?
Here’s a shot from last night. We opened for Hairball. Fun gig. Their people were really nice to us.
Group selfie before the gig...
I’m not a gambler, but what are the odds he doesn’t make it through the weekend?
Well, I made it through the weekend. Once I play my Century 5 (sounded good on Saturday and Sunday at church) I usually cool down and come off the ledge for a while. We did all our "B string" songs on Saturday so it was nice to have it, and switching would have kind of ruined the flow of the set - we did 2 hours no break.
I've never really liked 5 string P basses. They don't look right. Part of the P bass allure is being "limited" to 4 strings and 20 frets.
And...just look at that sweet Century Plus 5...
All this talk about 50s/60s Fenders and Ps brings back memories of my first car. A 1951 Chevy Business Coupe. The old stove bolt six would deliver a solid 50 mph (down hill). No A/C, no power windows, no cruise control, the radio worked occasionally, the brakes worked most of the time and the steering had about 1/3 of a turn of that huge steering wheel of slop. I gave $35 for it an drove it home.
Gee, those were the good old days. The only things missing were performance, reliability, comfort, convenience, quality, workmanship and safety.
Hmmmm...... Think I'll stick with my Roscoe (and my new RAM Big Horn).
Gee, those were the good old days. The only things missing were performance, reliability, comfort, convenience, quality, workmanship and safety.
Hmmmm...... Think I'll stick with my Roscoe (and my new RAM Big Horn).
All this talk about 50s/60s Fenders and Ps brings back memories of my first car. A 1951 Chevy Business Coupe. The old stove bolt six would deliver a solid 50 mph (down hill). No A/C, no power windows, no cruise control, the radio worked occasionally, the brakes worked most of the time and the steering had about 1/3 of a turn of that huge steering wheel of slop. I gave $35 for it an drove it home.
Gee, those were the good old days. The only things missing were performance, reliability, comfort, convenience, quality, workmanship and safety.
Hmmmm...... Think I'll stick with my Roscoe (and my new RAM Big Horn).
I think I'll probably stick with my Roscoe (5 string) as well. I suppose I was still looking at a Roscoe (even if a P) but I get what you mean - I think. Who knows, the allure of the simple P is still there (sounded so good at the Chicago gig) but the "performance, reliability, comfort and convenience" of my Century 5 is hard to de-thrown.
Not so sure about the Big Horn. My wife loves her loaded 2016 Charger and it's been a good car, but i hear reliability things about the Ram. I'm driving a Sierra and even the new ones are dated inside. I wish I could have the RAM interior in a Denali.
@SteveC
I believe I seen a movie that portrayed your life called “Groundhog Day”... just kidding brother.
I believe I seen a movie that portrayed your life called “Groundhog Day”... just kidding brother.
My recent acquisition of a Roscoe Classic 4 string passive P/J reminds me just how much I sometimes love a simple passive bass. I have to have a p/j or j/j though, not a fan of the P sound. And like you, the shape and feel of my Century 5 just can't be beat. There's just nothing like it.
So since I have an incredible active Roscoe 5 with dual humbuckers already, and I want a passive 5 string p/j, I think my next...and probably final...bass purchase will be the be a Century 5, headless, passive p/j. That would be a bass I can cover anything with. Classic p/j sounds in a modern, ergonomic, comfortable design!
