Guys is a Rumble 200 plus a Rumble115 cabo enough for bar gigs?
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For sure it is. Will be loud enough and sound great.
Plenty! And that very rig is up for sale for $500 in Austin, Texas right now! Hurry
For Sale - Fender rumble 200 and 115!
Yeah, I'm kind of on a budget. It was my first option but it is overbudgetBut don’t hesitate to get the 500 if you’re on the fence.
Worth every Peso 
I had that rig, but I sold the 115. It was the best bass tone ever and loud! I never needed all that power, but it isn't just the power. Those two 15s working together was nothing short of magic.
I don't need a Rumble 115, but I want a Rumble 115. 
Big Hoss
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Folks, dumb question....
I've been musically static since Hurricane Harvey due to the recovery efforts. I didn't take damage, but lots of family and friends have. The venues we played were destroyed, and to be blunt. I haven't wanted to play.
I've never not played for this long, and I am curious. Is there any potential for damage to the amp / cab from lack of use?
I've been musically static since Hurricane Harvey due to the recovery efforts. I didn't take damage, but lots of family and friends have. The venues we played were destroyed, and to be blunt. I haven't wanted to play.
I've never not played for this long, and I am curious. Is there any potential for damage to the amp / cab from lack of use?
No. The only damage caused by not using your gear is to you. You need to at least practice.
Capacitors can dry out in amps if left unused for years [talking 5 or more]. Your bas itself could need a neck adjustment if you aren't playing it and checking it, and if it became too far out of wack it could warp or twist, but this is extremely unlikely.
In short, I wouldn't worry about it.
Loss of skill/chops would be the more pressing concern.
Or noodle. I play oodles o' noodles. I come up with a lot of great bass riffs that way and stumble upon tons of previously written riffs by others.
You started out playing bass on a fretless? How's that been? Any specific reason?
I'm a beginner too so maybe I'm just naive, but I thought playing fretless was more difficult, no? Seems like most people start out on fretted before transitioning to fretless, if ever.
sleepy
Smart question. Just bring the volume up slowly and listen for crackly noises from a corroded connection. It would hurt to turn the knobs and switches back and forth a few times with it unplugged before you power it up. If bass has a battery, get a fresh one in it first.
Noisy or crackly, or no output, first thing is to shut it off, verify the speaker connection if not a combo. If those look good, get 1/4 to 1/4" patch cable between the effects send and return and test. Of course you can skip this of there no loop on your amp
There's a switch in the loop that can cause noise or no output if it's not used, even if the amp is not stored.If no output and the above does not help, double check all the settings and connections. Easy to miss something even if you had it working yesterday.
Awefully nice of you to give up what you love doing to help those in need!
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Well, there were various factors. I wasn't a complete beginner. I play drums and synths, dabble a bit with keyboards, know some basic music theory, can read sheet music though not in realtime, and have recorded my own music for years. I even owned a cheap bass about 15 years ago because I wanted to learn but I was fully immersed in synths at that time and ended up selling it. Eventually got bored of synths and decided to give another chance to bass, but with a full commitment.
Went to a few stores to try some basses with a budget around $300-$400 and after trying various basses I tried the Squier Jazz Fretless. At first I didn't realize it was fretless because it has painted lines instead of frets. When I noticed, I almost put it back on the wall thinking it would be somehow harder to play, but gave it a try and it turns out that the lines help quite a lot. It also felt better built than any other bass I had tried (Epiphone Thunderbird Gothic, Ibanez GSR-200, Stingray SUB-5, Squier Affinity P-bass). Asked for the price and it was considerably cheaper than most of the others, so that sealed the deal.
I've playing it almost every day since I bought it and most of the time I don't miss the frets at all. I rely completely on the lines because I'm still far from being a passable bassist, but don't regret my choice a bit and I expect to keep and play this bass for many years.
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I took a break from 1990ish until 2013. My old Peavey TKO sounds the same as when I put it away.
Since becoming a member here, I've acquired end stage GAS and have of course purchased new gear and relegated the TKO to keys amplification for my youngest son (he adores that old amp), but it still sounds the same as when I bought it in 1985.
Since becoming a member here, I've acquired end stage GAS and have of course purchased new gear and relegated the TKO to keys amplification for my youngest son (he adores that old amp), but it still sounds the same as when I bought it in 1985.
