ive played through a couple of fender combo amps, theyre not bad. nothing special, just okay sounding reliable amps.
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Fender Bass Amps?
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Thanks, man, it's pretty darn good. Another OBC115 would make it truly awesome!
I'm thinking of dropping a 5751 into the V1 slot to get a little cleaner tone out of channel one, but I'm not sure if it would decrease the output volume, so I'm holding off until the tube gurus lend some advice on another thread I started.
I must agree with groooooove. I found that the rumble 100 15" is just OK-sounding, it's got plenty of deep end for home use, but the preamp, IMHO, is very sterile and flat sounding. I plugged my POD straight into the FX return, and it really sounded killer. I really enjoyed the 100watts (I live in an appt., so 100 is about the upper limit of sane), and the 15" could produce as much treble as I would ever want. However, I also found it very boomy. If I got one, I would want to use a different preamp with it.
Love my Fender Bassman 250. It's a solid amp.
OK, I'm really liking the looks of that 2x15! How does it sound??
Love my Fender Bassman 250. It's a solid amp.
that looks amazing. stacking it up horizontaly with a Fender 610 Pro cab i think should be awesome too.
nice rig.
That looks sweet! What year was that made? I bet it sounds stellar!I've been very pleased with this one...300 all tube watts, 2x15 E-V speakers
Model?
The Bassman 400 head equalizer takes getting used to to dial up the right tone. Is it possible the EQ adjustment is the problem? I know it took me quite some time to get it to sound the way I wanted.
Do you have the contour knob on AT ALL? I keep mine off and boost the mids slightly, and my sound cuts like nothing else. Especially with some new Blue Steels on my Spector.
My only problem with it is that none of my effects. (After countless hours of twiddling) sound any good through the effects loop. It handles them just fine running before the iunput though.
It's a 1998 Fender Custom Shop Rumble Bass head. They only made these for a couple of years, I believe.
The cabinet is an old Peavey 215D center slot port that I got for $40. A friend and I recovered it in Fender blonde Tolex, turned it on its side and installed a pair of Electro-Voice 15BX bass speakers and Fender hardware. It sounds pretty amazing.
yeah that passive tone stack can be tricky to get your head around at first, but once you understand it, it's just like using any other eq 
I got a Rumble 15 for AUD$59 at cash converters and I'm thinking of getting another, great for teaching!
yeah I used the rumble for small traveling shows for ages very robust and great for what it does... if that's all you need it will serve you very well.
I have a bassman 1200 pro head. 1200watts of hybrid groovy goodness! as far as versatility and portability you really can't beat it. just takes a while to get used to all the controls and switches.
