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Epi Allen Woody Rumblekat

#123
s_wood said:
if you've never played a Rumblekat you should know that they produce a bass-heavy tone, similar to a Gibson EB-0 (though more resonant). The base was designed by the late Allen Woody of the Allman Brothers and Government Mule. He was a pick player who favored a heavily distorted tone with the Mule, and the bass was designed with that in mind. It's a bit of a one-trick pony, so I would suggest before you pull the trigger on one that you know what it sounds like and that you like it.

Cheers!
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Yeah, tonal variety is not it's forte. I have one and like it a lot, but the 2 distinctive tones are 1) played with your fingers, and 2) played with a pick. I've been doing the latter lately, and really like the way it's working. There's not much definition when played with fingers, IMHO...
 
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#126
I really like mine a lot ...


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I finally found a good deal on one of these locally, and it's as cool as I expected it to be. Curious about the pick-up phasing situation though- with both pickups dimed there is an ungodly amount of phasing going on- output and bass response are drastically reduced. Anyone else having this pick-up blend issue, or does my 'Kat just need a trip to the vet?
 
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xush said:
I finally found a good deal on one of these locally, and it's as cool as I expected it to be. Curious about the pick-up phasing situation though- with both pickups dimed there is an ungodly amount of phasing going on- output and bass response are drastically reduced. Anyone else having this pick-up blend issue, or does my 'Kat just need a trip to the vet?
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Just got one and also noticed this, surprised nobody else has mentioned. wonder if phase reversing one of the pups would help...
Also noticed my bridge pickup is wobbly and loose, vibrates and rattles with certain frequencies. Not dependent on pickup height adjustment.
 
#136
repoman said:
These was a post a little back on this thread about muscle memory and switching back and forth between 35" and 30" scale bass's.
I really like the looks and feel of this Woody (was messing with on at my local guitar shop yesterday, very cool feel to it)but being a rank novice it is all I can do to "find" my way around the frets on a 35" bass, will switching to a 30" force me to relearn the fret locations or is the fret spacing not really that big a difference?
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50 plus years of playing J's... one hour practicing with the Allen Woody and I was comfortable. Will play it in church next Wednesday night.
 
#137
Gorn said:
That sucks about yours, but the build quality on mine seems great and the intonation is near perfect. But it's kinda nice to see talk of this bass amidst all the fancy shamcy single cut talk. Can everyone post pics of any mods? Tuners and bridges and pickups and such? Epi Allen Woody club perhaps?
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No pictures, but I've put on flatwounds, replaced the capacitor with a .47 Orange Drop, have ordered Gotah Ultra-lite tuners and will probably put a bone saddle on it when I change the tuners.
 
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BayStateBass said:
Got to try this one out on my lunch break at my local music store. It came in with an Epi order, the guys there weren't sure why they got it, so they asked me to play it/review it.

Epiphone - Allen Woody Rumblekat

First off, I love playing lower priced basses. They're always in my budget and you can have an awful lot of fun for some short money. Plus, local shops will let you spend all day playing the low buck stuff with no pressure. I'm that dingbat that would have an arsenal of Squiers, Epi's, and Jay Tursers as opposed to a couple Fenders or Gibsons. Dumb, I know, but hey, that's how I roll.

This thing is an absolute blast to play. The short scale makes it simple to move around, the neck is solid, the fretboard is smooth, and it carries a low end decent (played through a smaller Rumble amp at the store). I was very impressed in almost every fashion. Comfortable, fairly light, plays very, very easily, has a decent sound, would make a perfect bass for a converted guitarist (like me), and looks better in person than in the pictures . And a SET NECK! All for the grand total of $399 (what the store wants for it).

Anyone else try one of these? I have to say....I'm thinking about picking this one up......:)
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Mine weighs about 7 lbs. Sounds great! I'd love to put a set of those controls on a hofner bass.
 

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