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About 1/4 the distance between here and alpha centri. But greater than a parsec. (Parallel second)
Buzz's family name?
She is, but she's got her own Fender Video, and she's playing Fender Rumbles!
Plus she's playing a new orange Mustang 
If I were new to bass playing and heard that video I would not have bought a Rumble. Sounds like an 3/4 guitar with a bad fret job.
Her mom is a supermodel and her dad is Rob Schneider. The fact Rob managed to bed a supermodel is an inexplicable trainwreck in itself.
I ran into the same issue when I tried out a 200 at GC and it seems like the answer was that the input gain pot was defective in this new amp on the sales floor.
Fender Rumble gigging question
I'd love to purchase a Rumble, but poor quality pots seem to be a bit of a problem.
I have the 100, and with some tone shaping, yes the 12" speaker in it can definitely do justice to my low B string. And it's a flatty, a Jim Dunlop Bright Flat, which you might expect would fail under these conditions.
I will say this though: watch your mids.
To start, I pressed in the Bright and the Vintage tone shaping presets. You may not want that particular sound, but since I'm after the big fat earthy sound that's what I use. Then roll back your high mids a quarter turn or less from 0. Sorry I don't have the exact number, I'm completely blind and so my descriptions lack the exact DB setting. Quarter turn or less, fine tune it by hitting that low B. It takes the nasal quality right out.
Even the 8" speaker on the Rumble25 wasn't bad. Not the greatest but still not bad on the low B.
I don't know what they're doing with speakers now, but I feel your skepticism. I remember when you couldn't get a five-string to sound good on anything smaller than a 15".
I have a DI preamp box also, it's got a nice EQ and presence control along with a tube emulator. Not the Cadillac some of you have, it's the Behringer. I'll have to check that out for some additional possibilities with tone shaping. I've used it for tube fuzz -- still a keyboardist at heart and love the Doors fuzzy sound -- but will have to see what it's like for tone shaping.
The other pedal I use is the Old Blood Noise Procession Reverb. It's got three additional effects -- tremolo, phlange and filter. I have to say, tremolo is my favorite of the three. I have to say it adds to the watery effect for your acid side tripping.
Anyway speaking of side trippin, sorry I drifted ...
I will say this though: watch your mids.
To start, I pressed in the Bright and the Vintage tone shaping presets. You may not want that particular sound, but since I'm after the big fat earthy sound that's what I use. Then roll back your high mids a quarter turn or less from 0. Sorry I don't have the exact number, I'm completely blind and so my descriptions lack the exact DB setting. Quarter turn or less, fine tune it by hitting that low B. It takes the nasal quality right out.
Even the 8" speaker on the Rumble25 wasn't bad. Not the greatest but still not bad on the low B.
I don't know what they're doing with speakers now, but I feel your skepticism. I remember when you couldn't get a five-string to sound good on anything smaller than a 15".
I have a DI preamp box also, it's got a nice EQ and presence control along with a tube emulator. Not the Cadillac some of you have, it's the Behringer. I'll have to check that out for some additional possibilities with tone shaping. I've used it for tube fuzz -- still a keyboardist at heart and love the Doors fuzzy sound -- but will have to see what it's like for tone shaping.
The other pedal I use is the Old Blood Noise Procession Reverb. It's got three additional effects -- tremolo, phlange and filter. I have to say, tremolo is my favorite of the three. I have to say it adds to the watery effect for your acid side tripping.
Anyway speaking of side trippin, sorry I drifted ...
You and @Flippy are the only ones to have reported that problem. A royal P.I.T.A. yes, but rare.
Excellent observation @LeoFromPortland. Actually every bass player should be dialing in their EQ solely by ear and not by sight. Thanks for your post.
I have only owned one bass amp. The 500C. 3 or 4 years now? Not sure how long....
Play and practice at least 20 hours a week on it. No scratchy pots or issues of any kind other than a punk's head slammed into one of the dust covers and dented it. The amp did get knocked off the stage in the head butting incident---but it did not get damaged---just a little road worn.
Play and practice at least 20 hours a week on it. No scratchy pots or issues of any kind other than a punk's head slammed into one of the dust covers and dented it. The amp did get knocked off the stage in the head butting incident---but it did not get damaged---just a little road worn.
My Taylor Mini Bass and Rumble 15. Perfect for an "unplugged" acoustic setting. No one cares if you bring a tiny amp for the bass.
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Same...its been my main gigging rig for over a year with zero issues. I do hear a slight scratch now and then when I adjust the master....but I rarely muck with the controls during a gig so I consider it a non-issue.
@rudy4444 I chose Fender over GK and Markbass specifically because of the quality. I spent several hours reading various comments and I didn't find a single complaint over the Rumble series whereas with other manufacturers there were a few issues.
