SOLD : Fender Roscoe Beck 5 String & OHSC £1350 Littlehampton West Sussex

[silverfoxnik]

Hi Folks 

So, this really, really is a feeler, but as I said in another for sale thread, I have my eye on something else, so am putting this beautiful example of a Fender Roscoe Beck 5 String & OHSC for sale. 

I'm looking for £SOLD or very near offer for this beautiful Fender signature series bass, which many have described as the best Fender 5 string bass ever made. 

The bass is in superb condition and has one ding on the underside of the body which hopefully can be seen in the photos. 

A completely passive bass, it has two double wound Bill Lawrence pick-ups that offer you series/parallel/single configuration for each pick-up , offering you a plethora of sounds/tones from standard Jazz Bass to the most modern Humbucker sounds. It's perhaps a little bit darker tonally than a standard Jazz bass, but with stainless steel round wounds, this bass works with any genre of music and any type of band.

Here's a great thread about the RBV bass on TalkBass: 

https://www.talkbass.com/threads/roscoe-beck-bass-v-5-string.38034/?amp=1012489606

And here are some YouTube links:

 

 

 

 

The bass is currently strung and set up by mecto my taste, which means it has quite a high action and heavier gauge Carvin strings, so it would definitely benefit from a professional set up.. On that point and just to clarify, the truss rod is working perfectly so that won't be a problem.

As ever, I'd prefer to sell this to someone who could come and try it out in person here in Littlehampton West Sussex first however, I am prepared to ship it at buyer's expense by insured courier service. 

If you've any questions, please PM me or ask away here and I'll try to get back to you ASAP.

I am away in Birmingham from tomorrow afternoon for 3 days , so please bear in mind that I may not be able to answer certain questions until I get back.

Advertised elsewhere btw, and I reserve the right to change my mind as I really do love the RBVs that I've had over the last 12 years... but that dreaded GAS does come along to fry the common sense circuitry in my brain from time to time.. 

Thanks for looking as ever 😊

Nik 

Edited November 13, 2019 by silverfoxnik
Now SOLD

[Guest]

The best Fender 5 by a country mile. I was quite shocked at the sheer variety of tone when I played one and the B is far better than any fivers Fender has made since. Being passive means it retains that fatness and warmth you’d expect but IIRC the pickups are quite high output - which is always a good thing as it make it feel more alive. There’s definitely some magic going on as the coil taps give great tonal variety without much change in volume. And it’s in the best colour. If only I had funds/room! I would say GLWTS but if it were me I’d keep it because they’re such great basses and pretty rare nowadays

[silverfoxnik]

Can't disagree with any of that @FDC484950

It's that dreaded GAS at work again though, otherwise.... 

[Daz39]

Oh crikey, that’s perfection.

[BreadBin]

Don't do it!

You know I'll be in touch if finances allow, sadly it'll be unlikely unless my numbers come up later...

[Bigwan]

Wish I could afford this right now. The RBV is one of my biggest selling regrets...

[Conan]

One day I will own one of these... but it is not this day, sadly. Gorgeous 😍

[silverfoxnik]

The bass has now SOLD;  thanks for all the interest.