DOES ANYBODY BESIDES ME HAVE A ROUGE BASS???

[Fealach]

Probably more discussion about rouge here:

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There aren't as many bands using rouge as there used to be.

On the other hand, I knew a kid who had a Rogue fretless bass. It was black, not red; it functioned, and was worth every penny of the $99 it cost new. Rogue is one of many bottom of the barrel cheap beginner level brands. There's nothing wrong with them, as long as they work, but they aren't terribly good quality.

 

[RonChase]

you never did specify if you were talking about Rogue bass or if you were talking about red or as the french say rouge if you get the rogue at a good price it can be OK but I would go with the yamaha.I once saw a seafoam green violin bodied Rogue I would have bought it for a beater.I just parted with a yamaha beater so am looking for another bass to drag to practice or open mic night or to not worry if I leave in the car

 

[sturmvogel]

Well---I have a couple of red basses, but none "rouge". You get it in Quebec?

 

[mike1762]

You can tune a ukulele?

 

[Mastermold]

The Rogue viola bass is very good. But it's not rouge.

 

[PauliePower]

how about yamaha basses are they worth a crap?

Yes.

But NOT the ERB070, which is the entry level version. I picked one up brand new from eBay for £80 because it seemed perfect for oldschool rock using a pick, but in practice it's even too useless for that. Very flimsy, and has a wool factory for a pickup. I've ended up ripping the frets out of mine, which has actually constituted an improvement.

Moan over. I've got two Yamaha guitars and they've both lasted years and still refuse to go out of tune, and would still recommend Yamaha to anyone. Just get an RBX or a BB.

 

[kbraker510]

http://bass-guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Rogue-LX400-Pro-4String-Electric-Bass?sku=519276

i own the bass above. all it needed was a set up with some flats on it, it sounds and plays really good. i do hope to upgad in the near future but it will suffice. of all the basses ive had this one is the best so far, mostly because of the set up/

 

[amandolin]

I've had better luck with Ibanez and SX. Not that yours can't be a good instrument, but the one I had eventually had its neck bow so badly it was unplayable. We threw it in the garbage on moving day -- I still kind of regret that.

 

[steve21]

PINCH YOUR CHEEKS MARGE! ROUGE IS FOR WHORES!

 

[Eilif]

There have been some favorable reviews about the Rogue violin (beatle) bass. I also saw a dude gigging on a rogue frettless, he made it sound great. In general Rogue basses are -as noted here- beginer instruments.

Welcome to Talkbass Hazardboy. Good job dropping the all caps typing. Don't take this as a diss, but while you're at it... Talkbass uses acronyms, but generally respects full typing of words much more than texting shorthand like "u tlkin".

 

[thumpbass1]

Yamaha is in a totally different league than Rogue IMO. I've got an old RBX 250, which is an "entry level" bass and I still play the hell out of it. Good sound, solid construction, and the neck is butter.

I am a Yamaha fan as they do make a lot of great instruments that truly are bang for the buck in terms of quality. I must say however that their bottom line stuff is crap!

My now former employer, decided to add Yamaha's budget line of 250 bucks and under instruments along with some of those ' gee whiz ' tiny cheap distortion pedals wrapped in the form of being micro amps a few years back. My department handled the vendor returns and let's just say the real low end of Yamaha makes those First Act, 60 dollar guitars at Wal Mart look like Les Pauls in build quality in many cases.

I saw lots of thin maple veneer peeling away right out of the box, and the fret work looked like someone had pounded in spent, brass ink pen cartridges instead of fret wire into the fingerboards on more than a few of the horrors that were supposed to be guitars. I own a Yammy dreadnaught acoustic and a great classical guitar. They can make great stuff, but their bottom line budget gear shames their otherwise reputable name imho.

 

[Jeff Martinez]

I bought a Rogue fretless to avoid spending too much on an instrument that I wasn't sure I would like. Out of the box, the action was terrible. After I did a full setup, it's not too bad. Of course, I am saving up to buy a different fretless since this one is the only passive bass I own.

Oh, et c'est noir, non rouge.

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At least your Rogue isn't a guitar.

Hey now, I have a Rogue acoustic guitar and mandolin. I got them in a package for 100 bones. I just couldn't pass up a deal like that.

Neither of them are red, either.

 

[CatfishStudios]

When shopping for my first sixer I considered the Rogue...but when I finally played one it felt like junk, and sounded horrible..so I went with a used Ibanez SR506

 

[Marley's Ghost]

Rouge - makeup for whores and trannys!

Rogue - hit or miss quality FWIH. You could get a good one, or a steaming pile of manure.

 

[Bruce Lindfield]

It's funny how the people who own these basses don't seem to know how to spell the name!

This must about the 5th or 6th thread I've seen with this same mis-spelling in the title - always makes me laugh!

Now this is :

 

[CatfishStudios]

Ill take one of those, thanks.

 

[sturmvogel]

It's funny how the people who own these basses don't seem to know how to spell the name!

This must about the 5th or 6th thread I've seen with this same mis-spelling in the title - always makes me laugh!

Now this is :

Now that's a Rouge I can handle!

 

[COOL AND DEADLY]

Yeah I wear rouge when I play. So what?

 

[Warpticon]

Hey, guys, let up. He's obviously just a big fan of Canadian football.

 

[scootron]

Yes, welcome to TalkBass.

I have a friend who plays a Rogue 'Beatle' bass, and he likes it a great deal. I have played it a couple of times, and it was fine, although I am used to playing a jazz bass.

Have fun!