Sell or Keep?

[FatBottomThump]

Right now I have a Fender Rumble 15. I want to get a good, warm, thumping tone. Any advice? Should I sell it for a new one? Please keep suggestions under $300.

[Primakurtz]

You can only go in one direction - up. Trade, sell... Whatever it takes to get more watts.

[mjac28]

The Fender Rumble 15 is a nice little amp I think if you trade your current amp with Guitar Center you can probably get a nice deal on a Rumble 350,Behringer Ultrabass BXL3000 or a Ampeg Micro-CL.

[DerTeufel]

Originally Posted by mjac28

The Fender Rumble 15 is a nice little amp I think if you trade your current amp with Guitar Center you can probably get a nice deal on a Rumble 350,Behringer Ultrabass BXL3000 or a Ampeg Micro-CL.

GC is the last place you want to try to trade something in at. The most you might get for that is 20-30 bucks.

[john m]

for a practice/bedroom amp

Buy something used---lots of stuff out there.

[FatBottomThump]

I was thinking of an Orange Crush CR50BXT

[FatBottomThump]

Or how about the Line 6 LowDown Studio? Or a preamp to put in front of the amp?

[Russell L]

As for the Rumble 15, I'd just keep it. It may come in handy for trips and such. Like, I took my Bassman 25 camping once. Playing bass under the stars by the fire was really cool! (Except my bass smelled like wood smoke later, LOL).

[Gearhead17]

"Warm, thumping tone". Fender Rumble head's have a dip around 400hz which I think is killing the ability to create a "warm" tone for you. Putting a pre-amp in front of the Fender may help with this, however, that would be a waste of money.

Search used gear and graduate away from combo amps - get separate pieces. Louder and better tone are sure to follow. Getting another combo amp would be great for your bedroom tone, but it is basically a lateral move if you are planning on playing show eventually.

Trade your combo amp for another combo amp and a little money. Maybe an outright trade. craigslist.org is your friend!

[jlepre]

What are your goals for this? Are you looking for a rig for gigging, or just at home practice solo?

[FatBottomThump]

I'm just looking for something for the studio and the occasional small club gig. I can run through a PA.

[jlepre]

With a budget of $300 I would definitely look used. Should be at least 300 watts, and 15" speaker min. Ideally you would like to have a separate amp and cab, but that might blow your budget. Oh and a 410 cab would be ideal as well.

Brands?

Look at Acoustic, GK, Hartke or maybe even Peavy. Carvin is another one, but I have no personal experience with that brand.

[RickenBoogie]

Any switch made from a small combo to another small combo, will end in disapointment. Much better to either save up a little more, and certainly look at used gear, making the swap to a real bass amp and most importantly, a good spkr cab.