I wanted that Red 6r too but it was always out of my reach. :/
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Roscoe Club
- Thread starter JOME77
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Me too. Mine are in decent shape. Maybe a bit faded but no holes.
I also have a couple Roscoe hats. Keith sent them with new basses for a few years back in the early 2000's.
Anyone interested in putting together an order for some t- shirts?
I'm in for t shirts. I'm also interested in any Roscoe gig bags anyone might have laying around.
Speaking of Roscoes that we've bought multiple times, I sold and re-acquired (and subsequently sold again) the fretless Std 4 that I had built with an unlined board and dots along the side:
That bass killed in its final configuration after being PLEKed and with the Nordstrand J Blades and 2B preamp.
One that I wanted so many times it came up for sale but couldn't afford/or didn't buy in time, I did finally acquire a couple years back. Such a nice top + fingerboard combo:
I liked it so much I had a very similar one built with a MM pickup, mahogany body, flame instead of quilt, and purpleheart sapwood board instead of maple. Unfortunately the woods never quite matched up to my expectations on that one so it's sold. It did have a massive sound!
The quilt one is currently awaiting a long planned surgery for some interesting electronics to achieve the MM thing but with the woods and finish I prefer, hopefully.
I am pretty sure I was the buyer of that fretless one of those times, wasn't I @Joe BassPlayer? It was amazing and that combo (that I think Gard started) with the bubinga top, ash body, and BEM diamondwood was certainly a thing of beauty.
Going back a few pages, another of Joe's basses that always made me drool and to this day has one of the nicest spalted maple tops I've seen (not to mention the beautiful combo of natural front, burst rear, and that tulipwood board):
That bass killed in its final configuration after being PLEKed and with the Nordstrand J Blades and 2B preamp.
One that I wanted so many times it came up for sale but couldn't afford/or didn't buy in time, I did finally acquire a couple years back. Such a nice top + fingerboard combo:
I liked it so much I had a very similar one built with a MM pickup, mahogany body, flame instead of quilt, and purpleheart sapwood board instead of maple. Unfortunately the woods never quite matched up to my expectations on that one so it's sold. It did have a massive sound!
The quilt one is currently awaiting a long planned surgery for some interesting electronics to achieve the MM thing but with the woods and finish I prefer, hopefully.
I am pretty sure I was the buyer of that fretless one of those times, wasn't I @Joe BassPlayer? It was amazing and that combo (that I think Gard started) with the bubinga top, ash body, and BEM diamondwood was certainly a thing of beauty.
Going back a few pages, another of Joe's basses that always made me drool and to this day has one of the nicest spalted maple tops I've seen (not to mention the beautiful combo of natural front, burst rear, and that tulipwood board):
Well I officially have both my Roscoe Bart basses back in my possession and man do they both play and sound good. 2021 is starting off better already lol.
That Black Quilt Roscoe with Aguilar pickups was the first Roscoe to get me hooked. That is a really nice bass.
Hey Jeff!
Great hearing from you Jeff! I hope that you're doing well.
You are correct on having owned that 3006 fretless. As I remember you got it from Steve Mitchell (Ubone) and I purchased it from you. Great bass!
I also miss that spalted maple bass that I had built through Jays shop (Blue Berry Hill Bass). Crazy nice top!
I guess in reality I could list most of my Roscoe's as basses that I regretted trading or selling. Roscoe's are definitely one of the more consistently built instruments out there.
That figured maple neck is beautiful as it is.Well I would like to get back the bass I sent to Keith in April to get a new neck, but we'll see how many "2 more weeks" i get
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But while we're playing the Roscoe regret game, here's a few I regret not pulling the trigger on:
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I need a 6er like I need a hole in the head, but every now and then I get a hankering for one. This one was in the TB classifieds for quite awhile last time before it sold, that makes 3 times I missed it.
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This one has bounced around a bit, it was at GC for a bit, and FretSpot sold it last. Last time I saw it on here, I couldn't convince myself to have 2 ash body/maple 'board basses, now I have 3 (4 if you count the Century at Roscoe right now).
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I remember drooling over this one at Rocket Music when he posted it. Has switched owners a few times, looks like Steve sold it last on here. When I get my Century back with the wenge 'board, it should scratch my itch for this bass (except the j pickups, but I'm not hurting for basses with jazz pickups).
@Fred312b, be careful how you speak about the "2 more weeks"! It will bring you bad luck and you'd see months go by first!! IJS
Guys. This used Roscoe Classic is getting more affordable every week!
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If I was someone that didn't mind 4 string basses I would buy that now. Someone needs to jump on that.Too late!
It's already been months!
Well now I know at least some of my competition next time
That one was also tempting to me- glad it found a good home.
Yeah, it is, but it doesn't growl like my wenge 'board skb (with an ash bosy as well) did. Plus it's from the "thick" neck period of early 2015 (thick for a Roscoe anyways, similar to several of my XYZ basses), so I was already going to have Keith and co cut it down a bit, and the truss rod nut is a little too close to the body so I had to dremel down an allen wrench to fit it, so just another reason to get it replaced. Of course, it completely goes against my theory of not buying basses that need work to make them what I want, but it'll still end up cheaper than a new bass. Until I do something else to it.
Too late!
It's already been months!
Too late!
It's already been months!
Joe!!!
Have you no compassion? Laughing at someone's agony from waiting and waiting and waiting months for a simple two-weeks task to get completed. SMH
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What is the deal with this older bridge? The saddles don't look very robust, or user friendly. The string spacing on the fretboard is skewed, and the saddles look tapped out in terms of lateral movement.
Anyone have experience with these bridges? Can they be replaced? Also, does this date the bass?
Thanks Roscoe-Heads!
I know that it is a Wilkinson 3D bridge, I haven't had one in the past, but I am sure it could be replaced by an experienced shop if the mounting holes don't line up. The only concern I would have is the size of the base plate since there are screw holes on the corners.
Don't have any infromation on dating the bass, but I would guess 90's?
Thanks! Actually the more I look at it, the more skewed it looks. The bridge plate is almost in-line with the fretboard on the E side, but offset by like half an inch on the G side.
Rest of the bass looks mint, but that looks really strange. I'll move on.
I've read posts from people over the years praising those bridges, but I can't say that I've ever been a fan... I've always thought that the corners looked sharp on the tail end.
