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Never a full time gigging musician, I took a 30 year hiatus from playing music. I started back playing tuba (was a low brass player in HS and college) in 2004, playing in community bands and five piece ensembles. I retired for the second time in 2020, just as COVID was hitting here in the US (23...

Another vote for the Rumbles. I have a Rumble 40 for my studio room, a 200 for rehearsal space so I don't have to schlep gear for rehearsals, and a 500 for gigs. I used to also have a Markbass CMD102P that was my preferred gigging amp. Good tones, loved the pre-fader DI, and the EQ options were...

Before any discussion with a lead guitarist you must hit them over the top of their head with your bass. Then he'll listen . . .

Went with the RocknRoller R2 Micro. Hauls my Rumble 500, cable bag, pedal bag, IEM Pelican box, and 2 hard bass cases well, even over gravel lots. Being 6'4" I'd have like a longer handle, but it works.

I'm kinda partial to Boston with Tom Scholz and Barry Goudreau

The band that I learned how to play guitar to in 1968

From my 1st bass, a Fender Am Jazz Deluxe (purchased because it looks like the early 70's bass my dad played), to the MIJ Fender P Bass I purchased from @Bassman8416 in 2020 (my #1 go to axe), to a Fender MIM Jazz V (sold it because it weighed a ton), to a Breedlove acoustic when I played in a...

It's not Christmas until I hear Nat King Cole say "Chet's nuts roasting on an open fire" . . . But these come in a close tie for second

Hello all, it's been a few years since I posted, but have been an active lurker(I moved from New England to FL last year for the good weather ;)). I've been without a band for about a year and a half, not actively looking for a new group as I was not interested in a startup/project and have been...

Well, a new Rumble was added to the collection today. I picked up a gently used Rumble 200 combo to add to my 500c and 210 cab. Thanks for the suggestions, Rumble on!

Yeah, warranty lapsed long ago, and I bought it used. It’s served me well for practice thru earphones (and can still do that), but leaves me short for a gig rig (which lets me not have to schlep rigs from my two rehearsal spaces which are each 45 minutes away). I’m not looking to spend $1,000 on...

I tried the FX loop, and while there is sound, it sounds like the speakers are blown on the 210, and it's worse when I select one of the sound shapes (Contour, Vintage, etc.). On top of that, I have to crank the gain and Master up to past noon on the dial, and the volume is nowhere what I would...

Hi G-Dog, I'll give the Send/Return fix a try. I knew about the Overdrive/Mute function after reading about it here. Also, I am already a member of the Rumble Club (#1268), but thanks for watching out for me! Glad to be part of this group, I've learned (and laughed) a lot here!

Question for the Rumble hive mind . . . I currently have a 500c that I keep in the rehearsal space for one band (country), a Markbass CMD102P I keep at the rehearsal space for my other band (classic rock), and I was using a Rumble 200 head with my 210 cab for practice at home. This setup allows...

And half way between Anchorage and Fairbanks in Alaska, is Skinny Dick’s Halfway Inn.