Any fretted Rob Allen Mouse owners?

Not sure, although there was one for sale in the Classifieds a while back.

 

People sell those things!

I know if i had one I'd treasure it. It's actually really hard for me not to order one and make myself save for other things

 

Eh, bass retention and loyalty isn't a top priority for lots of players. Sometimes boutique players buy stuff they can't quite afford and sell when they get hit with any sort of bill. Sometimes they're too much of a "flavor of the week" type player.

 

subscribed. I was also interested in the impact of the non-adjustable bridge on intonation. I guess acoustic guitarists deal with it, so I guess it would be OK. Curious though.

I assume Rob would use the same strings as he does on the fretless, 60-70-97-115 tape wounds.

 

Last I checked, Rob was using some LaBella Slappers on the fretted+mag Meese. I believe the goal was to get a Hohner vibe, but have amazing construction.

I can't comment on the intonation as I don't think I plan on ordering a fretted Rob Allen.

 

ah, that would make sense. I too don't have a lot of interest in a fretted RA, but am interested in the 'fixed bridge/intonation' thing in general.

 

Personally I prefer the heavier gauges when it comes to strings and not only do i prefer the feel but I also think they are easier to intonate. Could just be me though.

 

You might also have some adjustment room with the truss rod. No idea which way this changes it.

 

I am guessing but fairly sure... the larger the string gauge the longer the actual scale needs to be. The G string's (thinnest guage) saddle is generally really close to 34 inches and intonated properly. The other thicker strings get progressively longer speaking lengths (move the saddles away from the neck) to make up for their guage. (Also raising the action (saddle height) gives the string a longer speaking length, as well as tightening the truss rod... which gives a longer straighter neck.) All of the other things besides actually moving saddles (saddle action and truss) only affects intonation very little by themselves but it can be significant if you add them up.

So yes changing string gauges definitely affects intonation.

This one I am less sure about but suspicious of. If you have 2 different brands of the same guages it may affect intonation too. My only guess why would be tension which affects the truss rod adjustment. I can't imagine flatwounds and steel strings of the same gauge would have the same intonation settings but I could be wrong on that, or it may just be negligible.

 

Any chance of a photo or two so that TB rules can be adhered to, especially the one that says no photo = no bass

Seriously any Rob Allen needs to be shared with everyone.

Regards

Matthew

 

I can't say my fretted Mb2 has any significant intonation problems (but then again, my sense of pitch is marginal at best).

is a shorter scale instrument more or less sensitive to intonation issues?

 

I would more sensitive as the margin for each note is slightly shorter.

 

Good luck playing that fretless.

 

Rob used to paint some of them. There was a sunburst MB1 at BassNW a while back and I knew a guy who had a 32" scale Mouse with frets and mags.

My next one will have a redwood top, but I might consider a paint job somewhere down the line.