- Fender Roscoe Beck Bass
Infobox Guitar model
title=Roscoe Beck Bass
bgcolor=#FFFFFF
manufacturer=Fender
period=1995 - Present
bodytype=Solid
necktype=Bolt-on
woodbody="Modern-Vintage" SelectAlder
woodneck=Maple
woodfingerboard=Maple ,Rosewood orPao Ferro
bridge=Gotoh Dual-Access (5-string), Fender 4-Saddle Locking Convertible (4-string)
pickups=Special Design Side By Side BassHumbucker s
colors=3-Color Sunburst, Candy Apple Red, Shoreline Gold, Teal Green Metallic, Lake Placid Blue, Crimson Red Transparent, Honey BurstThe Roscoe Beck Bass is an Artist Signature Series electric bass guitar made by Fender for Texas bass veteranRoscoe Beck . Modeled after a custom-made 6-string bass built for Beck himself by luthier Michael Stevens ofStevens Guitars , this one-of-a-kind design came in 4 and 5-string versions and features a special-design "modern-vintage" selectalder body, 3-ply mint green, 3-ply parchment or 4-ply brown tortoise pickguard, an asymmetrical oval shaped 6-bolt graphite-reinforced maple neck featuringrosewood ,maple orpao ferro fingerboard with 22 Dunlop 6105 jumbo frets, two special-design side-by-side basshumbucker s, Hipshot UltraLite tuning machines (with a Drop D-tuner for the E string on the 4-string model),Gotoh (5-string) and Fender 4-Saddle Locking Convertible (4-string) strings-through-body/top-load bridges. Controls include a master volume, a master tone with push/pull midrange shaping feature and a 3-way pickup selector with two 3-way mini toggle switches for series/parallel/humbucking/single-coil wiring. The five-string version was introduced in1995 and discontinued ten years later. The four-string, introduced in2004 , is the only Roscoe Beck signature model currently available. Its master volume and tone/mid shaping controls feature knurled chrome-plated dome Tele knobs. Early prototypes had an abalone dot-inlaid neck, Schaller StrapLock-Ready buttons, lacked of Drop D-tuner on the E string and utilised a standard Fender round string tree. The production model sports black or white dot position markers on the fingerboard, vintage strap buttons and a customHipshot string tree.Features and Technical Specifications
Roscoe Beck V (5-String)
* BODY: Special Design "Modern-Vintage" Select Alder Body
* COLOURS: 3-Color Sunburst, Candy Apple Red, Shoreline Gold, Teal Green Metallic (Polyurethane Finish)
* NECK: Maple, Asymmetrical Oval Shape (Gloss Polyurethane Finish)
* MACHINE HEADS: Hipshot Ultralite Tuning Machines
* FINGERBOARD: Pao Ferro or Maple (9.5" Radius)
* NO. OF FRETS: 22 Dunlop 6105 Medium Jumbo Frets
* PICKUPS: 2 Special Design Side By Side 5-String Bass Humbuckers
* CONTROLS: Master Volume, Master Tone (with Push/Pull Mid Shaping Feature)
* BRIDGE: Gotoh Bridge (Strings-through-body/top-load)
* PICKUP SWITCHING: 3-Position Blade Pickup Selector Switch:*Position 1. (Bridge Side), Bridge Pickup
*Position 2. (Middle), Bridge and Neck Pickups
*Position 3. (Neck Side), Neck Pickup, 2-Mini-Toggle Coil Selector Switches.Mini-Toggle Switch 1:
*Position 1. (Bridge Side), Both Coils of Neck Pickup in Series Humbucking
*Position 2. (Middle), Front Coil of Neck Pickup
*Position 3. (Neck Side), Both Coils of Neck Pickup in Parallel HumbuckingMini-Toggle Switch 2:
*Position 1. (Bridge Side), Both Coils of Bridge Pickup in Series Humbucking
*Position 2. (Middle), Front Coil of Bridge Pickup
*Position 3. (Neck Side), Both Coils of Bridge Pickup in Parallel Humbucking, Push/Pull Mid-Shaping Tone Switch/Pot* HARDWARE: Chrome
* PICKGUARD: 3-Ply Mint Green, 4-Ply Brown Tortoise Shell
* SCALE LENGTH: 34" (864 mm)
* WIDTH AT NUT: 1.875 (47.6 mm)
* UNIQUE FEATURES: Posiflex Graphite Neck Support Rods, Asymmetrical Neck Profile, 6-Bolt Neck Plate, Locking Strap ButtonsRoscoe Beck IV (4-String)
* BODY: Special Design “Modern-Vintage” Select Alder Body
* COLOURS: 3-Color Sunburst, Lake Placid Blue, Crimson Red Transparent, Honey Burst (Polyurethane Finish)
* NECK: Maple, Asymmetrical Oval Shape (Gloss Polyurethane Finish)
* MACHINE HEADS: Hipshot Ultralite Tuning Machines with Drop-D Tuner on E-String
* FINGERBOARD: Rosewood or Maple, 12” Radius (305 mm)
* NO. OF FRETS: 22 Medium Jumbo Frets
* PICKUPS: 2 Special Design Side By Side Bass Humbuckers
* CONTROLS: Master Volume, Master Tone (with Push/Pull Mid Shaping Feature)
* BRIDGE: Fender 4-Saddle Locking Convertible Bridge
* PICKUP SWITCHING: 3-Position Blade Pickup Selector Switch:*Position 1. (Bridge Side), Bridge Pickup
*Position 2. (Middle), Bridge and Neck Pickups
*Position 3. (Neck Side), Neck Pickup, 2-Mini-Toggle Coil Selector Switches.Mini-Toggle Switch 1:
*Position 1. (Bridge Side), Both Coils of Neck Pickup in Series Humbucking
*Position 2. (Middle), Front Coil of Neck Pickup
*Position 3. (Neck Side), Both Coils of Neck Pickup in Parallel HumbuckingMini-Toggle Switch 2:
*Position 1. (Bridge Side), Both Coils of Bridge Pickup in Series Humbucking
*Position 2. (Middle), Front Coil of Bridge Pickup
*Position 3. (Neck Side), Both Coils of Bridge Pickup in Parallel Humbucking, Push/Pull Mid-Shaping Tone Switch/Pot* HARDWARE: Chrome
* PICKGUARD: 3-Ply Parchment
* SCALE LENGTH: 34” (864 mm)
* WIDTH AT NUT: 1.50” (38 mm)
* UNIQUE FEATURES: Posiflex Graphite Neck Support Rods, Asymmetrical Neck Profile, Neck Plate with Roscoe Beck's Signature, Knurled Chrome Control Knobs, Black or White Dot Position Inlays, Vintage Strap ButtonsLiterature
*Peter Bertges: "The Fender Reference"; Bomots, Saarbrücken 2007, ISBN 978-3-939316-38-1
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