Doubled strings for a unique bass sound.

Pro features and doubled strings make the Rogue LX408 Custom 8-String Bass a very special bass. Its basswood body is topped with flamed maple. The neck is Canadian hard maple fitted with a high-grade rosewood fretboard, pure abalone dot markers, and a bronze alloy nut. Neck is attached with 6 bolts for greater stability and sustain. A humbucker at the bridge and a single coil in front are wired to active electronics with controls for volume, balance, tone, and bass. The Rogue LX408's 4 strings are doubled as in a 12-string guitar to deliver a unique bass sound. Bridge offers thru-body option.

String gauges:

1st: .045, 2nd: .065, 3rd: .080, 4th: .100 (essentially a set of light- gauge bass strings)

Guitar strings: 1st: .016, 2nd: .022, 3rd: .032, 4th: .042 (the basic gauges from strings 4-6 from a set of electric guitar 9s)

Rogue LX408 Custom 8-String Bass Features:

• Basswood body
• Flamed maple top veneer
• Canadian hard maple neck
• High-grade rosewood fingerboard
• Pure abalone dot markers
• Bronze alloy nut
• Pure mother-of-pearl headstock inlay
• 6-bolt neck construction
• 2-way truss rod
• Thru-body bridge option
• Die-cast chrome hardware
• 24 frets
• 34" scale
• Dual humbuckers
• Active electronics with volume, balance, tone, and bass controls

For the bassist who is looking for a distinctive sound. If the shoe fits, order today.

Rogue LX408 Custom 8-String Bass

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BUY THIS BASS!!!!!!!

Posted by DarkToerSea(Dr.C) from Washington,DC on Sep 11, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Jazz,Blues,Hendrix,Funk

...stop your way of thinking when you play this bass.Learn how to use the controls, know what sound you are looking for, and just jam!This bass is great for playing jazz licks like Wes Montgomery. Change the strings to suit the style that you want. When I brought this bass it arrived with a great setup, nice color, good construction and great tone. It may take you a while to get the hang of playing it, however once you master that, you are looking and sounding good!

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Not a bad deal

Posted by ATX-Brother E from Austin on Oct 15, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Old School Hard Rock

It's a great tool to work out if you want to use 8-strings in your sound. It looks sharp and sounds good. The knobs are probably going to have to be replaced at some point because noise is starting to creep in and the back battery cover comes off. I have to cover it with gaffing tape but I can live with that.

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Not a bad starter

Posted by DHawk320 from Xenia,Ohio on Oct 1, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Jazz/Punk fusion

I bought one of these a few months ago and overall I am pleased with it. My biggest gripe was that one of the tone knobs rotates in a full 360 (its NOT supposed to!)so getting the settings right are a bit tricky to say the least. But, for the price, I cant complain and I mostly just wanted to see how the 8 strings played anyhow. It plays well (our other bass player says its like playing a cheese grater!) but is a bit "twangy" and the tone is on the high side. Also mine only had one set of ferrules to string thru the body and this causes the ends of the thru bridge strings to be at a serious angle at the bridge. Overall if you have never played an 8 string and don't want to spend a lot of dough then this is the one but if you're looking for quality look else where.

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Good bass....great value

Posted by Anonymous Musician from Deep south, y'all on Sep 20, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: 30 years + in bands

Reviewer's Play Style: almost everything

If you've been on the fence with these you should get one before they're gone. Mine was playable right out of the box...a few adjustments made it very playable.

I'm not a big fan of lots of knobs. They confuse me. Two is plenty. Even though this one has five, the layout makes perfect sense and I don't have to think about which one I need to touch. Nice work.

It's not perfect; there's a few tiny flaws in the finish, and the rout around the bridge is just a little bigger than it should be. I can live with it.

I owned an eight string some years ago and got rid of it 'cause I had to turn some of the collection into cash. You know how that goes. This one is about a third of the price and plays just as well. I got the transparent black, which under strong light kinda looks like very dark blue or purple.

Forget the name on the headstock and buy one.

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What a great value!

Posted by Sonic-Justice.com Bassist from Florida on Apr 2, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock Blues

What a bargain! I had considered buying this bass for months but just couldn't pull the trigger because I was hung up on the Rogue name. Let me first simply state, this bass is an awesome value. The fit and finish on this bass are on par with instruments costing 3 or 4 times more. I ordered the natural and the photos don't do it justice. Grover tuners, six bolt neck, brass nut, great action, passive/active switchable electronics- you can't beat this deal. This is not for use on every song, but on Cheap Trick, Petty and others it really fills up the sound. Particularly in a 3 piece like our band. If you have seriously considered getting this bass just because you want to try something new, do it. You will not be disappointed.

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