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Alembic products => Showcase => Rogue Basses => Topic started by: briant on March 28, 2008, 08:23:52 PM

Title: Custom Rogue 5 - SN: 08Q13852
Post by: briant on March 28, 2008, 08:23:52 PM

Here are some pictures of my new Rogue 5 string.  The pictures don't even begin to do it justice; but they're a starting point. :-)  
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/50153.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/50154.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/50155.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/50156.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/50157.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/50158.jpg)

Title: Custom Rogue 5 - SN: 08Q13852
Post by: tbrannon on March 28, 2008, 09:46:31 PM

You must be a happy camper!
 
What's the initial report on the signature + bass/treble control setup?  Worth the cost when compared to the Signature setup in that lovely triple O?
 
I'm diggin' the LED's

Title: Custom Rogue 5 - SN: 08Q13852
Post by: eldiablo on March 28, 2008, 10:47:56 PM

That quilt is awesome and the blue LED's are icing on the cake. Congratulations.

Title: Custom Rogue 5 - SN: 08Q13852
Post by: briant on March 29, 2008, 11:11:22 AM

Initial report on the electronics:  SO glad I opted to do that.  I'll need to do a full How Much I Love This Instrument report sometime tomorrow - I'm doing my first gig with it this evening so we'll get 3+ hours of quality time together.

Title: Custom Rogue 5 - SN: 08Q13852
Post by: David Houck on March 30, 2008, 09:46:55 AM

With its combination of electronics, body style, and woods, this is a great bass!

Title: Custom Rogue 5 - SN: 08Q13852
Post by: briant on March 30, 2008, 03:19:15 PM

I played my first gig with it last night.
 
It is amazing and exceeded my expectations.  I can't express how wonderful this instrument really is.  So I'm not even going to make a feeble attempt to do so.
 
The two things that I'm so extremely glad that I did that I almost didn't do:
 
1. Adding the master bass and treble controls.  The options that they add to the tonal palette are just wonderful.
 
2. The ebony neck stripe.  The amount of low fundamental and sustain this thing has is another notch above the JPJ.

Title: Custom Rogue 5 - SN: 08Q13852
Post by: briant on March 30, 2008, 05:56:18 PM

Here is a link to a page with sound clips of the bass.
 
http://www.briantimpe.com/page/Rogue5.htm (http://www.briantimpe.com/page/Rogue5.htm)

Title: Custom Rogue 5 - SN: 08Q13852
Post by: 3rd_ray on March 30, 2008, 07:03:34 PM

I love the sound with the Sansamp, very cool JE sound. I've been a Chris Squire fan since the 70's. In case you haven't heard yet, Yes is touring this year. Here's their tour dates...
 
http://www.yesworld.com/ywtour.html (http://www.yesworld.com/ywtour.html)

Title: Custom Rogue 5 - SN: 08Q13852
Post by: David Houck on March 30, 2008, 07:11:04 PM

So, is Siberian Khatru on your band's setlist?

Title: Custom Rogue 5 - SN: 08Q13852
Post by: briant on March 30, 2008, 09:48:50 PM

So, is Siberian Khatru on your band's setlist?
 
Nope.  Just one of the many many random songs that I know for no particular reason.  That just popped into my head when I was trying to think of stuff to demo this bass with.

Title: Custom Rogue 5 - SN: 08Q13852
Post by: mario_farufyno on June 30, 2009, 05:21:39 PM

What is the eletronics configuration?

Title: Custom Rogue 5 - SN: 08Q13852
Post by: tbrannon on June 30, 2009, 06:15:23 PM

I'm pretty sure it's signature + LEDs + bass and treble knobs.

Title: Custom Rogue 5 - SN: 08Q13852
Post by: briant on July 12, 2009, 12:59:31 PM

Sorry for not seeing this earlier.
 
The above is correct.
 
 Click for diagram of the layout (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=7554).  The only thing that changed from the last labeled one from Mica is the LED on/off got moved down to the bottom.