Roscoe Beck

was born in upstate New York, grew up in Austin, Texas and studied music at North Texas State University. Later, he returned to Austin, where he created something of a stir with his jazz band Passenger. During this time in Austin, Roscoe also sat in at many of Antone's blues jam sessions with the like if Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimmie Vaughn and other local celebrities who later went on to achieve international blues noteriety. In 1979 Roscoe moved to Los Angeles and hooked up a gig backing singer Leonard Cohen on his Recent Songs album and tour. A featured backup singer on that tour was Jennifer Warnes. Some yeara later, Beck would co-produce Jennifer's Famous Blue Raincoat album and invite several Austin musicians to participate in the session, including the late Stevie Ray Vaughn. Beck also co-produced Warnes 1992 album, The Hunter, several tracks of Leonard Cohen's last album, I'm Your Man, the debut album by Beth Neilsen Chapman, and others. In addition Roscoe has performed on tow albums by Texas guitar favorite Eric Johnson, and recruited all the band members of Bruce Willis' second album for Motown, If It Don't Kill You, It Just Makes You Stronger.

Roscoe plays several different instruments during a concert but relies heavily on his Signature Fender 5 String Bass and recently has started using a Zeta Stand Up Bass. For amplification he relies solely on Trace Elliot amps and speaker cabinets. We will adding additional information about Roscoes equipment as well as pictures of his set up in the coming weeks.

Roscoe Beck Model Fender Musical Instruments Co., Inc.

Created from the famous bassist1s exacting specs.

Body: Alder;
Neck: graphite reinforced, Pao Ferro frtbrd, 22 jumbo frets, 9.5" rad, 34" scale; E-tronics: 2 special 5-string J-bass pu's, Vol, tone;
Other: lghtwght tuning machines, strings-thru-body/top-load bridge;

Models:
019-6500 Roscoe Beck V, 5-string

Stand-up Bass Zeta Bass

The Upright Bass ZB-224

True Acoustic double bass sound!
Provides ultimate playing comfort.
Unique omni-swivel stand allows any height or playing angle.
Plucking and bowing style is faithfully reproduced.
Solid construction makes for a roadworthy, transportable instrument.
Guarantees that you will be heard.

The rigid three piece neck (maple/purple heart/maple) is hand crafted from these select hardwoods and has the shape and feel of the finest European upright basses. Our designers and luthiers have carefully calculated where the player feels the instrument. The detachable shoulder bout holds the bass in relationship to the body familiar to those that have played the upright for years. Walk up to it and just start playing. This will be the most comfotable bass you will ever play. Tendonitis and nerve problems are significantly reduced. Our optional omni-swivel stand allows the instrument to be positioned at any height or playing angle and the bassist does not need to support the bass while playing it.

It's patented bridge pickup system gives the instrument a clean, consistent acoustic tone WITHOUT FEEDBACK. There are eight piezo pickups, two per string. On board electronics give the bassist total control over the volume level of each string, master volume, bass and treble. The string length can be varied from 3/4 size (41.5") to 7/8 (43.5"). The optional multi-out cable allows each string to be plugged into a different channel. Great for studio recording!

Specifications:

String length adustable 41.5" to 43.5"
Height 58"
Width 14"
Depth 6"
Weight 15lbs.

Models:

ZB-224 4 string Double Bass (Black or White finish)
ZB-224 -mvb (w/ maple top vintage sunburst finish)

Accessories:
ZOS-3 Omni Swivel Tripod mounting system (pictured w/ bass above)
BMC-20 Bass Multi cable (bass to mixer)
ZGB-1 Reunion Blues Custom Deluxe Zeta UpRite Bass Case
BS-4 Zeta UpRite Bass strings, 4 string set
RD-1 Custom made flight case for UpRite

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