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DOES ANYBODY BESIDES ME HAVE A ROUGE BASS???

#41
steve21 said:
PINCH YOUR CHEEKS MARGE! ROUGE IS FOR WHORES!
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I rofled

I agree 100%. Most, and when I say most, I mean 10/10ths of the Rogue basses I've every picked up were absolute garbage. My brother bought one for my niece to start on and I was enlisted to start giving her lessons. By the end of the first one I had handed over my MIM Jazz bass for her to play and took her bass with me to tweak on. I tweaked for 2 hours and ended up being back at square one with the thing playing like garbage. It was hard as hell to fret, the intonation was almost a full half step off at the 12 fret, and I could have fit a dollar in change underneath the strings the action was so horrible.

I went straight to my local mom and pop's music store and bought her a Squier Bronco bass for $150 bucks and now my bro can't get her to put the thing down long enough to brush her teeth! :bassist:

To me, and I hate posting long winded responses to these types of topics, but it seems that if a company truly cared about encouraging kids to play their 'starter' level instruments that they would put some thought into that segment of the market. 90% of keeping a kid playing is if they are having fun doing it and cheap, unplayable, and shoddy instruments made by irreputable companies aren't the way to encourage the next generation of musicians in my book.

/rant off
 
#42
Never heard of a "Rouge" bass.

But I have a Rogue VB-100 which is the Beatle bass copy. It's a very nicely made instrument, sounds great, and is a pleasure to play. This model has a great reputation and many people really like them, especially with La Bella flats. The workmanship is first-rate, fit and finish are excellent, the neck is straight and fretwork cleanly done, and I have had zero problems with electronics in the two years I've had it.


I don't know what Rogue basses others have played, but this model is DEFINITELY not crap, in fact it's a great value and a very fun bass to play. I know of many bass players who have picked them up for 60's music and really enjoy them.

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#44
Bruce Lindfield said:
It's funny how the people who own these basses don't seem to know how to spell the name! :p
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And they'll eventually upgrade to a Squire. ;)


Seriously though I've played a couple of the less expensive Rogue basses and they played well and sounded nice. I know someone who used to gig with one of the cheaper fretless models until he changed bands and no longer had a need for it.
 
#45
Heres Mine :bassist:
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Took me about a month to set her up right, but she now plays like a charm. I dont think Rogue is hit and miss quality they just arrive with no attempt at a setup whatsoever, its just a matter of having the skill for a proper setup (which most lack), ive actually developed quite a skill for setups thanks to the ton of advice and tips ive received from countless TB'rs.
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#52
I'm trying to find a frettless violin bass. It seems like tjhey were available a while ago. I really can't tell the difference between a Rogue VB100 and a Douglas WVEB. Is there any? I guess it won't matter much if I can not find either for sale. I'm starting to get tempted to buy one with frets and rip them out.
 
#53
#55
Most folks that have not seen or played the Rogue XL Pro series (4 thru 6 string) think that all Rogue basses are starter guitars. The difference between the cheapies and the better ones is huge. I have a Rogue XL 400 Pro that I play on stage from time to time.

Works real well when I want that slight overdrive humbucker sound. The scale length can be a bit torturous when I've been playing only Jazz Basses for a few weeks though. It's a beautiful bass (red spalted maple veneer) and it "plays" nice. Actually quite a nice guitar. I've been a player since '79 and have had quite a few nice basses from Fender to Rickenbacker to Steinberger, the XL Pro series is actually the real deal.
 

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