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I'll just add that my Rumble 75 has been going strong for nearly 7 years with nary an issue. Same for my Rumble 200 that I bought used from @Scatabrain. I believe he did clean the pots with Deoxit D-5.
@Clark Westfield just posted a photo showing him going in to tidy things up on his 3 year old Rumble 500 head to include a cleansing spritz of D-5 in the pots.
I did. Although the scratchy pot probably ws helped more from me turning the knob a bunch of times more than the spray. I didn’t take anything apart and used very little spray.
I have also owned the 500 and 100 combo (fun to run together but mismatched in power) and now the 500 head.
Along with Linnin’s 200 that’s a lot of Rumble. And they all do the same thing. Just twist the pot a few times before you turn on and it’s gone.
FWIW: The 100 and 500 combo were new. The 500 head I have now I bought used. It was in new condition when i got it. So was Linnin’s 200.
I think people either get 1 and love it or don’t get it and sell it right away. That’s been my experience.
So you didn't pull the amp out and go in from the rear? Since all the controls have a sealed shaft, you have to go in from the rear openings to actually clean the pot.
I don’t remember doing anything radical. I didn’t want to break anything before selling it to you.
That's my story and I'm stickin' to it! 
You see a lot of people just churning equipment here. One cat posted that he loved his Rumble 500 and wanted to keep it but had to sell. I was thinking financial distress, but not so. The man was more than well off and could easily afford anything. Wife's rule: "One amp at a time". For him to try a new amp at home required the sale of the older. Loss of $$$ was of no consequence.
"I pity the fool!" ~ Mr. T
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I tried my home stereo sub along with my Ampeg cab and it did the trick for home volume levels and made the bass sound just as I like. If I were gigging, I would have to get a pro sub that could handle the extra volume and be tough enough the be moved around. These home subs have at best a rubber surround, and I don't think foam surrounds would hold up long to the alcohol vapors found in a club. Foam would probably soften and crumble. I have had them do that at home in 5 years.
I looked at Fender subs, most say no longer sold. They have some very high end ones. Cheapest I found is the MCM 350 watt sub .
About $130 shipped for an unpowered new one.
Seismic has some cheap ones but this one goes down to 20hz. The Fender Squire only goes down to about 50hz. I don't see any use in that.
About $130 shipped for an unpowered new one.
Seismic has some cheap ones but this one goes down to 20hz. The Fender Squire only goes down to about 50hz. I don't see any use in that.
Here's the same one as MCM but cheaper, free shipping. Now this would be nice but you need an amp for it.
VM Audio VAS15SUB 15" 1500 Watt Passive Sub DJ Speaker Pro Subwoofer - Open Box | eBay
VM Audio VAS15SUB 15" 1500 Watt Passive Sub DJ Speaker Pro Subwoofer - Open Box | eBay
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True, but don't you have to run it off of one side or the other, then? I only have mains for my PA, so I haven't been faced with this yet.
I tried the bookshelf speakers and one sub, it just didn't fill the space well, a hump of sound in the middle of me so I made a three way 10", 5" mid, and one inch silk dome system as an experiment. I calculated the driver + crossover needs and repopulated an old Radio Shack set of empty floor speakers. The full size speakers don't drop quite as low but still the sound is more balanced. I do sense where it comes from with the powered sub in the center.
A big question is how good will a $120 15" sub cabinet sound and how long will it last ? What if you blow that once in a lifetime audition because a cheap this or that failed you ? I'm off easy just playing at home, that powered sub with bandwidth control to mix it in with the 115 cab. And I really have to use headphones most of the time, neighbors in this temporary launch pad get too obnoxious over it.
A big question is how good will a $120 15" sub cabinet sound and how long will it last ? What if you blow that once in a lifetime audition because a cheap this or that failed you ? I'm off easy just playing at home, that powered sub with bandwidth control to mix it in with the 115 cab. And I really have to use headphones most of the time, neighbors in this temporary launch pad get too obnoxious over it.
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