Rogue Guitars

SgtPepper · Newbie Alert Joined: 24 Mar 2003 Posts: 1

Can anybody tell me who manufactures "Rogue Instruments"?
They are made in Korea..... is Samick the Manufacture?

CAFeathers · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 1:32 pm Post subject: Re: Rogue Guitars

Supermoose · Goldfish Joined: 27 Feb 2003 Posts: 63 Location: Indiana

yeah, I've always been a bit suspicious about how low the prices are...
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bassmaniac50 · Rattlesnake Joined: 25 Feb 2003 Posts: 430 Location: Ohio

I am still trying to find out who makes rogues myself,but one guy at another forum told me they were licensed through gibson.
I don't know whether to believe him or not,beats me?
I will assume they are made by samick in korea,since they have a made in korea sticker on em.
I bought a Rogue LX205B 5 string for my daughter this past christmas,and I personally think that it is a pretty well made bass.

I am wondering why rogue has been given such a bad rep since I bought this bass.
It plays and sounds great to me,and my daughter loves it also.
The only adjustment it needed was to lower the bridge a little to improve the action a bit.
It has a very solid two piece maple neck with a straight string pull,tilt back headstock.
It has nice tuners that stay in tune very well,2 passive pickups with separate controls for each one.
The bridge is well made and fully adjustable.
It has a smooth 24 fret rosewood fretboard with large frets,that are nicely finished,and set in well.
It has a beautiful charcoal metallic paint job,which the online pictures don't show off very well.
I play a yamaha TRB6P 6 string myself,and I still like to play her 5 string rogue,especially with a pick doing old iron maiden speedy stuff etc.

I think the $149 I spent on her rogue 5 string was an amazingly good deal for solid little 5 string bass.
I am waiting for rogue to make a 5 string fretless,since they only have 4s right now,and then I will buy one of those for myself.

I've never seen them at any of the music stores in my area,just at the online stores.
I bought my daughters from musicians friend online.
That's my 2 cents worth about em.
Good luck with whatever bass you get. Cool

timterd · Posted: Thu May 01, 2003 12:08 pm Post subject: sx100b

my first bass was a rogue SX100B, it really sucked, i played it again yesterday, and it made me remember how bad i hate it. the neck weight is heavier than the body weight. it really sucks. but my friend jeff owns a coupoe rogue guitars, and a rogue 412 cab, and he likes em' so i guess that maybe some of their stuff can be good,

i heard they were made my marshall, (weird) but i don't know if that's right.

bassmaniac50 · Rattlesnake Joined: 25 Feb 2003 Posts: 430 Location: Ohio

I think they must be made by the government,and the factory location is highly classified.
If they told us,then they'd have to kill us. #Shocked

timterd · Posted: Fri May 16, 2003 12:37 pm Post subject:

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FenderFlyer · Not So Newbie Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Posts: 5

To come up with products to carry the Rogue brand name, Musician’s Friend works with a variety of manufacturers who build instruments to their design and specifications. Over the years, the Rogue name has graced amps, PAs, effects pedals, strings, cases and gig bags, guitars, basses, ukuleles, mandolins, banjos, and an electric sitar. The idea behind Rogue-branded instruments is to offer good quality instruments at a more than reasonable price. One example is the Rogue Starter Acoustic Guitar, which sells for a few dozen dollars. Since customers set their expectations in line with the low price, they are pleasantly surprised at how well the guitar sounds and plays.

The above excerpt tells much about Rogue Products.

I own several Rogue gutars, a bass and a banjo and all exceed in quality the money I paid. So, I agree with the gentleman that bought a bass for his daughter.

I have been playing for 40 years and am always impressed when a new Rogue stringed instrument arrives. I will be taking delivery of the Rogue HH natural glossy electric with set neck this evening (UPS) and am excited that my wife and son bought it for me for my next birthday (12-02-53). I fully anticipate it becomind one of my favorite guitars and it's customer rated higher than many $3000 guitars. Check it out at Musician's Friend or Music 123 and you'll see what I mean.

I hope this clears up some of the interest in Rogue music gear.

Laughing

Mkuk0 · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:10 am Post subject:

Lol sounds like a Rogue promo post to me that. I shall be watching this thread with interest Fenderflyer!
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FenderFlyer · Not So Newbie Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Posts: 5

Yeah, I know it did.. maybe they'll send me some money..heheh.

Anyway, I did get the new Rogue guitar as I mentioned. My wife and son "let me get it" for my BD and Christmas (God, I hate that I was born in December..lol.

Anyway, here's the latest on the new "fiddle". Let me start with this: When I placed the order with M.F., I told them to make sure it was perfect. Lance told me that he'd write that on my order. Sure 'nuf, when the package came, it had been opened and resealed. I have, at times, gotten "stuff" from several of the online sites that were not up to my standards. Since this is the first all ash body guitar I've ever owned, I wanted it to be really nice.

Well, it was/is. I've never felt a guitar like this other than a Rickenbacher that I many times have wished I had purchased. I don't remember the model number on the Rik but my son and I both agreed, it had a feel to it like no other. I do have a few and have owned many over the forty years of playing; some of which I have sold and been happy they got new homes and a couple that I kick myself in the butt over for many years. Sorry to have digressed here..

Anyway, the Rogue in question came fairly well setup. I did make a few minor adjustments and restrung it (always do). The finish is dead on perfect. I can't believe they even took the time to not only bookmatch the body but _matched_ in the set neck. Every time I look at it, I can't believe they did that! It's gorgeous and will never leave my hands. It's so pretty to look at that I Turtle waxed it just to make sure no damage will ever touch the actual finish (as you know, belt buckles, chains, watches and the like tend to leave marks.

I did have to pull the cable jack out and bend it in a bit tighter as I noticed a little looseness and scratchiness when barely touching the lead wire. It was easy to do but I would consider a serious quality oversight.

So with a tiny bit of intonation work and a good WD40ing (is that a word..lol), it's been super sweet. I have played it until my shoulders wouldn't let me pick it up anymore. It's not as heavy as my "Pauls" or 335 but it's a little heavier than my telecaster. I believe the ship weight was 13 lbs. That includes the double boxing so it's probably in the 9 lb area. It seems to be very well balanced so it doesn't do a nose dive or shoot the moon act. It's balanced well for a strap and rides the knee pretty well, too.

I got the natural glossy so the wood work and shaping show through and look like candy (pulled candy like honey maple toffee..holy cow, I need some of that now..heheh)

Anyway, I know I've only plaid it for 49 hours in a 48 hour period so I will keep the forum posted as I experience it more. I will be focusing on it for a while. It's a bit different to play than my other guitars but I think it will fit in the program very well.

Now, that I've written a book about the new six string, let me come back to topic a bit by saying a word about the Rogue bass I bought my son a few years ago. It was the long four string. I think the model was RB100. It was the least expensive bass they sold at the time (about a hundred). It was very light but the pots were good and the playability was outstanding. It had a split single coil and only weighed about 8 lbs., very easy to hold through a show and then some. It was a truly good instrument and I recently sold it for more than I paid ($125).

Now some bad Rogue news: The little 20 watt Rogue amp purely sucked. It had no "thump" or "woof" at all. It was clearly the amp, too. We plugged the bass into a 350 watt system with a pair of high quality "12" connected and it roared, slapped, thumped banged as well as any system I've ever heard. I suppose the Rogue 20 was better than no amp but not much. I would not buy another unless I tried one hands on and found it to be a real bass amplifier.

At this point, let me just say that though I am new to this forum, I consider each of you to be friends and colleagues. If you love music even half as much as me, you gotta be good people.

I'll be watching for more in the future.

God bless us all, these days we really need it.

Later,
Mike
aka FenderFlyer

Mkuk0 · Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:40 am Post subject:

Wow!! did you breathe at all through that???? A comprehensive report indeed, I wish it was about a bass!

Never really heard much of Rogues over here in the UK, not myself anyway. Maybe one to keep an eye out for in the 2nd hand shops round here?
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FenderFlyer · Not So Newbie Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Posts: 5

Hello again, M.,

I didn't realize that you had responded to my post until now. I was watching my email for the notice but for some reason didn't get one this time (U know, the autoresponder). Regardless, it's really good to hear from you again!
Cool

Things here in the "City by the Bay" have been hectic with holidays and birthdays galore. How was your Thanksgiving? We all took the easy way out and dined out with family. It's so much easier and compared to gas prices, cheap.

I would really like to see some more bass posts as I'm really thinking about buying another. As I mentioned, I sold the one I had and I feel a loss by not having it anymore. I always enjoyed playing it but didn't feel the need to own one. Once again, it seems that I didn't fully appreciate what it did for my soul.

Do you or another poster have any ideas about the Squier (by Fender) Bronco bass guitar? Or should I (if I go with Squier) just get the P or J bass? Ibanez? Kinda lookin' for a decent one on the cheap. Still need decent quality and playability.

Thanks

FenderFlyer · Not So Newbie Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Posts: 5

They are headquarted in Rogue River, Oregon, US and farm out via bids. Many of the major instrument makers, Fender, Gibson, etc., may end up building any one part, ie: neck, the other might build the body, Bill Turner, Dimarzzio, EMG or any and many others may build the electronics. Those companies then farm out the actual manufacture and/or assembly to various countries, which, yes, might include S. Koreo but more often other places throughout the IndoChina region. The big US and British corporations pretty much control nearly all the guitar production with few exceptions. They use their exhisting factories in foreign lands. I failed to mention Mexico..sorry.

Hope this helps to clear it up a bit.

FenderFlyer
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[quote="CAFeathers"][quote="SgtPepper"]Can anybody tell me who manufactures "Rogue Instruments"?
They are made in Korea..... is Samick the Manufacture?[/quote]

I'm not sure of who makes them, however from what I have heard they are not very good and should be avoided. I have not checked one out personally so I can not give you my opinion.

Chet

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Mkuk0 · Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 2:47 pm Post subject:

Hi FF

my 1st bass was a Squier, a precision pro, thought it was good until I played a Yamaha, that was streets better, If you wanna buy cheap I reckon the Ibenez is the way to go, All the reports I have heard have been favourable...still got my Squier though...it comes out occasionally!
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Ankhanu · Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 4:27 pm Post subject:

Squier Bronco isn't a bad little bass, for the price... not great instruments, but not bad either. It's a short-scale though, not sure if that's something you're after or not. It's kind of a modern Musicmaster bass, or cheap Mustang.
A pickup replacement will make it nicer.