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70-100W Combo amp under $300?

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josiah goldfish said:
I haven't said I won't buy the Fender, I'm just reluctant to buy it if there are other options to consider :)

Thanks for all the advice,
Joe
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Joe - I have been on a new amp quest for the last few weeks and have played through a lot, I mean a LOT of gear. When it comes to an affordable, light, loud combo amp with good tone that can fill a small room.... yep, the Fender Rumble is taking no prisoners. You mentioned you didn't like Fenders in the past so the good news for you is that these Rumble amps are not your Father's Fender. They acquired Genz Benz a while back and it looks like they've incorporated some of the GB D-Class technology into the Rumble line. I think they should have used a different name for the line because they can be confused with the earlier Rumble amps and the new ones have little in common with the old. For $300 you can get 100 real watts and a big sounding 12" Eminence in a ported cab. For $100 more you get 200 watts w/ either a single 15" or 2x10" combo. another $100 gets you 500 watts and then there's the separate amp and cab configurations. The best part of all is they're all very lightweight. Plus they have a decent 5-year warranty. So that's my suggestion. The Mark amps are too expensive and too mid-range oriented for my taste. The Hartkes are too bright, the Peaveys unreliable and the Acoustics don't have as much throw as the Rumbles. All the other decent older gear is too heavy by today's standards. I apologize for the long reply, I just wanted to be thorough. Now when you're ready for the big-gig-rig we can discuss that too! On another thread, of course. ;)
 
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timlanders said:
it looks like they've incorporated some of the GB D-Class technology into the Rumble line.
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This is untrue. He's some background on D-Class technology Link Removed
The V2 Rumble 150 and 350 were the first Rumbles to use D-Class ICEpower. Today's V3 Rumble 200 and 500 also use ICEpower. The Rumble 100 is unique in that it is using a totally new in house D-Class design engineered by Dave Lewis and his team. Plus the Fender design team worked in concert with Eminence engineers to custom design and produce an entirely new ceramic-ferrite line of drivers specifically for the Rumble 100; 200, and 500 including the Rumble extension speaker cabinets: 112; 115, 210, and 410. They are stellar by all accounts.

I've written a series of "Rumble Talks" that you and others might enjoy reading through.
Fender Rumble Talk Links
 
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