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The neck would slide into the pocket but not far enough if that makes sense. If you pushed it as far as it would go towards the bridge the screw holes lined up but it left about a 1/4" gap between the end of the neck and the body. I thought it looked lame and didn't want to alter the bass or...

Yup tried that. I ordered a new MIM neck p neck from fender for it. Not even close on the fit. local luthier said the body would have to modified to make it work. I wasn't really interested in spending more money on it or permanently modifying it due to resale, I think most people like the jazz...

I am a fairly new player, been playing for about 9 months or so. I took 7 months of lessons learning theory as well as a few songs I like. The arrival of my twins has taken a good chunk of my time so I quit them for now. Right now I am just playing at home and occasionally with a guitar playing...

Yard sale find yesterday. Pretty dang ugly but actually plays and sounds pretty good. Needs new strings but everything else seems to work. Is there any way to clean the gold plating without removing it. It's almost like a crust on it that wont come off with just a rag. I tried never dull on the...

I've messed around on the guitar off and on and decided I really liked the sound of a lot of the bass lines in the music I was trying to play. After a few teething problems and returns I have a combo I am pretty happy with. A Fender Blacktop Jazz Bass and a Rumble 200. I love the look and sound...

Ok so I took the amp back to GC. The dude plugged in in and proceeded to crank the crap out of it. It sounded louder than it did at my house. I told him it did that once before but then quieted back down. I also told him how weak it was with the Ipod plugged in. The amp was still lacking in lows...

This is not the third bad Rumble it's the second. The 100 was good just not loud enough. I had a 200 for a day but then it made a very loud popping noise then would not stop hissing so back it went. I played this Blacktop through a 200 and 100 at the store. The 200 sounded pretty good and gave...

Ran the cable from the effect send and return. It seemed to help some for a few minutes then it went back to normal. Tried the other things you suggested nothing helped. Now it seems like the sound is going down hill with lots of distortion and it's still not very loud. I will take it back and...

I tried putting the amp up on a 12" stand, in the corner, and moved it all around the room' it doesn't change the sound. The room is a 12x15 rectangle with 8 foot ceilings. I had the Rumble 100 in the same place and it had more bass, the Rumble 200 I briefly had in the same room made some weird...

Got the new Rumble 500 today. I'm playing my Blacktop Jazz through it.This thing has no low end, none. When I bought the bass a week ago I played through the Rumble 200 and it seemed to be giving me some good smooth lows. I was told here and read other reviews that the 2x10 combo would be even...

Ok you guys talked me into it. Fender Rumble 500 on it's way from GC. $499.

Got a new bass yesterday a Fender Blacktop Jazz. I have played it through 4 different amps. A Peavy max 115, a TC electronics and a Fender Rumble V3 100 and 200. The rumbles sounded best. I briefly had a V3 100 in the past and it sounded good and clear, but seemed lacking in power. The 200 seems...

Thanks for all the replies guys keep it coming. BTW thanks to you guys and this site I have spent more time looking at basses, reading reviews and watching you tube bass related videos than is really healthy.

Thanks, that would be great. BTW is there anywhere good in the Salt lake area to look at basses? I'm only about 30 miles North of Salt Lake.

Thanks for the advice so far, links fixed in original post.