Full disclosure: following is kinda a silly post My latest addition to the stable is this handsome Roscoe Classic J in Lake Placid Blue, a sentimental color for an upstate New Yorker. I can't believe what a sonic departure this is from the last thing I been playing, a Stingray 4 Old Smoothie. It's so growly and so...to borrow a Monty Python phrase... woody. Does anyone find Roscoe 5s to be woody? I was going to bring it on a gig tonight and then thought, these ppl are just getting used to the ray. Am I ready to unleash this wood? Are they ready?
That's just fantastic. Love the white accent on the headstock! I joined a new band a few months ago which is 70's/80's/90's hard rock. I started out with my stable of 3 Roscoe Century's...two 5 strings and a 4 string...all active..but as time went on I realized that I'm way more comfy playing this stuff on my passive Roscoe Classic 4 string. My Centuries have been put up in their cases and this is my #1 now:
I play in a cover band and have to use my Century 5 (I know, sucks to be me) but I’d sure like to use my P. I love playing that bass and the tone with the TI flats is killer. Punchy and full. I’ve found if I pull up the mud on my Ce they and boost it just a touch, I kind of get that tone. Sucks having great basses tha don’t really fit the gig and have to sit.
Yeh, the white accent is nice, although I also thought, ew extra weight. Handsome, tho. It's weighty but balanced.
I've got a roscoe classic 5, a roscoe lg3005 and a Drozd P4. Each time i pick either of them up and play em for a while i put them down thinking this is the one keeper.
It's like Bill Maher who after 14000 times still hasn't figured out if he likes marijuana. He just keeps trying. Lol
Allright this is all of mine! The PJ5 is my newest one and I thought I had better pics of it but I guess not
I want a Classic P, but I have to have a P/J. Plus I actually have a unicorn P/J 4 string....a Fender that plays, feels, and sounds as good as any bass I've ever played plus it's 8.5 pounds! I've never encountered another Fender like this one.
If the Roscoe makes you happy, use it and don't worry about attendees at your gig. 99% of them won't notice a thing.
It’s a pretty awesome combo. Yet, I am debating switching to a B|Amp as an “all in one” option for my preamp, tuner, compressor, drive and DI.