I agree. This one is gorgeous, but I don't think I have seen a Roscoe that wasn't......
Mark
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Roscoe Club
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I agree. This one is gorgeous, but I don't think I have seen a Roscoe that wasn't......
Mark
Well I have wanted one since I first saw my Army instructor's fretless six back in 1997 but they were aloways out of reach or there were other basses that I "had to have" all the while loving the tone of the Roscoes and always seeing the glowing reviews. Even tried to get the shop I worked at in Richmond to become a dealer right around the time Gard joined the team. But alas.... that week and day are here now and I am gonna soak it in.. 
I am quite a proud new owner of a Roscoe! Not a new Roscoe, but amazing nonetheless!
Wow!! congrats on a beauty
Well, that will come to an end once you play a Roscoe for 2 minutes. I have tried (for various reasons) to play something else but in the end, there is nothing like a Roscoe or the people who make them.
I need a 2nd soon.
After a couple of weeks with my Roscoe Century 5 a few things have become very apparent...
First and foremost, I have never owned a bass which has been built with such precision. I will caveat that and say that when I visit my local bass boutique I do not ever touch a Sadowsky, Lull, etc. or basses of that caliber it ends up much easier on my bank account that way. Just the way it feels, balances and the fretwork makes me realize what a precision musical instrument it is. There may be better instruments but I've never really seen one let alone owned one on this level.
The other thing is the sustain. Again I've never experienced anything like it to the point that I'm having to really watch my right hand to avoid any sympathetic ringing from the stings I'm not striking at a given moment.
Growl. My Roscoe is my new reference for growl. Wow. I'm still getting used to it.
Then there is the fact that it's a 35" 5 string and yet it comes in at a 8.5 pound weight. Anyway it's been a pleasure and re-invigorated my desire to grow as a player.
Anyway just wanted to share the love.
First and foremost, I have never owned a bass which has been built with such precision. I will caveat that and say that when I visit my local bass boutique I do not ever touch a Sadowsky, Lull, etc. or basses of that caliber it ends up much easier on my bank account that way. Just the way it feels, balances and the fretwork makes me realize what a precision musical instrument it is. There may be better instruments but I've never really seen one let alone owned one on this level.
The other thing is the sustain. Again I've never experienced anything like it to the point that I'm having to really watch my right hand to avoid any sympathetic ringing from the stings I'm not striking at a given moment.
Growl. My Roscoe is my new reference for growl. Wow. I'm still getting used to it.
Then there is the fact that it's a 35" 5 string and yet it comes in at a 8.5 pound weight. Anyway it's been a pleasure and re-invigorated my desire to grow as a player.
Anyway just wanted to share the love.
I remember when I first played a Roscoe. Planet Bass in Maple Groove, Minneapolis. Spent about 3 hours trying all kinds of "high end" stuff but kept going back to the Roscoe's. I remember waiting for my first custom build to get done…then my second.
My current Roscoe was my 2nd custom build. Century Standard Plus 5 that comes in at 7.8 pounds, a thunderous B string, unparalleled sustain and a pretty much one-of-a-kind Koa top put together by Keith.
When you start looking of your next Roscoe (and you will) you will find the people eat the shop (if you go new) are THE BEST and that people who own (if you buy a pre-loved Roscoe) them are pretty great as well.
My current Roscoe was my 2nd custom build. Century Standard Plus 5 that comes in at 7.8 pounds, a thunderous B string, unparalleled sustain and a pretty much one-of-a-kind Koa top put together by Keith.
When you start looking of your next Roscoe (and you will) you will find the people eat the shop (if you go new) are THE BEST and that people who own (if you buy a pre-loved Roscoe) them are pretty great as well.
Ooooh me too. Gard's 6 string. I was amazed. And hooked. Took about 3 years before I scored one but I finally managed it.
I got my first yesterday.... and unless Snowmageddon derails me... I will be getting my second tomorrow! That has to be some kind of record....well not for me at least but in general. My SKB 3006 I got yesterday is the first bass in a very long time that I could not put down. I had things to do but I wond up playing for hours because I could just not put it down! Bliss.......
You need a 2nd..your trying to sell your first...
The listing has been deleted. My wife has convinced me that I need/want/deserve this bass…
I am also debating buying back my first custom build (that I used for a lesson with Jimmy Haslip) and giving it a real try - especially for my Jimmy Haslip stuff. In case you forgot that one…
I know. I'm beyond help or any sense what so ever.
Sorry for the derail.
I got my first yesterday.... and unless Snowmageddon derails me... I will be getting my second tomorrow! That has to be some kind of record....well not for me at least but in general. My SKB 3006 I got yesterday is the first bass in a very long time that I could not put down. I had things to do but I wond up playing for hours because I could just not put it down! Bliss.......
I miss her already...
I only kid Steve.I've bought and sold 5 Roscoes...all b/c I'm impulsive and couldn't rationalize owning anything so special or expensive. 2 were def keepers and I'm glad are in good hands..if all was done again I'd own 4 of the 5 right now...but alas
got an update from Greg @ Rocket Music the other day. It looks like my bass might be finished up and shipped by the end of the month
(this will be my first Roscoe)
(this will be my first Roscoe)
I am also debating buying back my first custom build (that I used for a lesson with Jimmy Haslip) and giving it a real try - especially for my Jimmy Haslip stuff. In case you forgot that one…
I know. I'm beyond help or any sense what so ever.
Sorry for the derail.
That is a beauty!
I know. I've calmed down from buying the 6...again. I've had a couple and I sell them because the neck is just too big and having the C string isn't worth it for the little I'd use it - other than extended range for solos. I know, you can get used to anything, but really, other than me trying hopelessly to be Jimmy, I can do all I need on a 24 fret 5 string...even most Yellowjackets tunes.
My Koa 5 is a fantastic bass, capable over covering anything I need to at this point in my "career" with ease. I still haven't talked myself out of a fretless, though. I LOVED the one I sold to finance Jon's 6 (with the reverse slant pups) and subsequently sold.
There's a nice older LG3005 in the classifieds right now - unlined ebony board, mahogany body, pretty tempting.
Then again…I found a clip of it and it sounds so good.
Plus, how many people have a pic of themselves, their bass, and Keith? It's meant to be...
