Featured in News & Record articles dated October 18 and October 22 of 2015.

October 18

As Swift’s bass guitarist for eight years, Heller uses several guitars on stage. He added the Roscoe Century Standard Plus 5J, a five-string bass, in June to play “Love Story” and “Style.”

Heller needs a guitar that he can start playing quickly on stage, without a lot of adjustments. His Roscoe bass does that, he said.

When he first tried it, “It knocked me out right away,” Heller said from his Nashville home.

He compliments the guitar with the flame maple top, body of alder wood, satin tobacco sunburst finish and maple fingerboard.

“The thing I like so much about the Roscoe,” Heller said, “is this excellent marriage of these beautiful aesthetic appointments and this overall attention to detail, but it balances very well when you strap it on; it’s extremely comfortable to play. It’s got a very versatile palette of tones at your disposal, but they are very easy to get to.”

He liked it so much that Roscoe made him another, a customized Century Signature 4 with a buckeye burl top, alder body and Bolivian rosewood fingerboard.

Heller said he plans to pick it up before Wednesday’s concert and play it that night.

October 22

Swift's bass guitarist, Amos Heller, performed a few songs on two guitars made by Roscoe Guitars in Greensboro.

Before the concert, Heller picked up his new one - a customized Century Signature 4 with a buckeye burl top, alder body and Bolivian rosewood fingerboard.

"Wow, what a multi-media sensation overload," Roscoe said about the concert. "And we played our little part, too. There was Amos belting out the bass part with his new Roscoe bass."

As Swift’s bass guitarist for eight years, Heller uses several guitars on stage. He added the Roscoe Century Standard Plus 5J, a five-string bass, in June. He liked it so much that Roscoe made him another.