Members 82Daion Posted February 10, 2008 Members Share Posted February 10, 2008 If you're considering buying a Rogue like this one, save yourself the trouble. My friend left his Rogue LX406 with me so that I could set it up, as the neck had developed a back bow due to the changes in humidity we've experienced lately. I adjusted the truss rods and got some relief back into the neck, but as I sighted down the neck, it looked like the neck had developed an S-curve. Upon closer inspection, the neck was fine, but the 12th through the 19th fret were so badly installed that you could slip a sheet of paper between the fret end and the fingerboard. The bass had several high frets elsewhere on the neck, and when I detuned the strings to adjust the truss rods, the nut fell off. The other area of the bass that was rather horrifying was the electronics cavity. Not only was it a rat's nest wiring-wise, but the preamp module was a Precision pickup cover into which some electronics had been epoxy-cast. I had a chance to plug it in last night, and the bass had barely any output, when I could get the jack and the cable to connect. The woodwork and finish quality of the bass was OK, and the hardware was decent, but from a playability and electronics standpoint, you could do much better for $250. Let's just say that the bass failed to meet my low expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Death Hands Posted February 10, 2008 Members Share Posted February 10, 2008 Could you do six strings and do much better? IN A JJ CONFIG? *raises eyebrow* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members y-o-y Posted February 10, 2008 Members Share Posted February 10, 2008 If I am understanding you correctly, it sounds like you are suggesting that Rogue may be producing low quality instruments. Is that correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crescent Seven Posted February 10, 2008 Members Share Posted February 10, 2008 If I am understanding you correctly, it sounds like you are suggesting that Rogue may be producing low quality instruments. Is that correct? That's the vibe I soaked up off his remarks. C7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 82Daion Posted February 10, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 10, 2008 If I am understanding you correctly, it sounds like you are suggesting that Rogue may be producing low quality instruments. Is that correct? We have a winner! This post is stating the obvious-I just figured it would be nice to back up the perceived crappiness of the Rogue with some real-world experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted February 10, 2008 Members Share Posted February 10, 2008 Sounds like most of the playing problems could be fixed without too much trouble and get it OK to play. And of course, on low-end gear, the "active" electronics will suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 82Daion Posted February 10, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 10, 2008 Sounds like most of the playing problems could be fixed without too much trouble and get it OK to play. And of course, on low-end gear, the "active" electronics will suck. Once I got the backbow out of the the neck, it actually played pretty well-you'd just have to do some serious fretwork to get it playing without any buzzing. I figure with $100-$150 in fretwork plus whatever money you'd need to get the electronics up to snuff, you'd be better off just buying a used Ibanez or something. /captain obvious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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