I am considering buying a Roth upright. The cat who is selling it is asking $1500. The badge inside the F-hole says "Roth (Made in USA) catalog no. G-667 Serial no. D-79. Can anyone hep me out with some info? I'm guessing it's a german shop bass assembled in USA... or something like that. I'd love to know what era it was made, if possible. And what do you all think about the price? The bass has been through some things. There is a significant crack in the neck that has been repaired. Thanks!
Perhaps you could post pics of the neck heel, neck button, E-side ribs, and scroll. From what I see, $1500 isn't such a deal.
LMAO Oh hell no. Not that it matters, because no way you should drop $1500 on that bass, but there was a strange partnership between Scherl and Roth and Engelhardt at the time that bass was made. That bass is clearly a plywood German shop bass, but Engel also supplied basses to S&R on contract.
thanks for the replies folks. I tell you, what draws me into this bass is the tone. It's really, really good for a plywood. if it weren't for that important factor I would've already walked on it because I agree that $1,500 is a bit high for a bass in this condition.
In that case, if you're convinced that it has unusually great sound and you've just got to have it, haggle like crazy and play the hell out of it. If the neck eventually fails, It most likely won't be a cheap fix. I'd want to know if there are other unseen problems though.
