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Fender Rumble Club

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btmpancake said:
Ah yes; I think they might have discontinued that model, maybe that's why my search is futile, but I'll be watching-thanks alot for the info.
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It was one of those rare right place at the right time situations.....I got it new at a GC for like $650, a ridiculous deal...and one I thought I would never stumble accross again. That is until about a year later I was in the same area for work and went to the same GC and the Sam Ash next door....lets just say I walked out of the Sam Ash with that Jazz Bass in the photo for nearly half what I paid for that P bass....Lightning struck twice
 
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FirewalZ said:
It was one of those rare right place at the right time situations.....I got it new at a GC for like $650, a ridiculous deal...and one I thought I would never stumble accross again. That is until about a year later I was in the same area for work and went to the same GC and the Sam Ash next door....lets just say I walked out of the Sam Ash with that Jazz Bass in the photo for nearly half what I paid for that P bass....Lightning struck twice
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You should play the lottery if you don't. My luck with such things is so bad I might get hit twice by the same lightning bolt.
 
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btmpancake said:
You should play the lottery if you don't. My luck with such things is so bad I might get hit twice by the same lightning bolt.
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Trust me those were the only two times Ive had that sort of luck when buying or selling anything:) I love that Jazz though, it was was grimy, had a broken nut and a dirty white pickguard, and ended up paying less than a new MIM Jazz. After a thorough polishing, new nut and PG....I ended up with a near spotless 30 year old Fender with a super easy neck.
 
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I changed my avatar to include my Rumble 15 which shows just how tiny the Taylor Mini Bass really is. Last week I filled in as bass player with this bass through my Rumble 100 at a local club. After it was over the leader complimented the smooth tone. It was a plugged-in acoustic group, but I tried my trusty Precision first anyway. After the first set, I switched to the Mini, and it just worked so much better in that situation.
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LeoFromPortland said:
Interesting. I notice many on here have the 200W or higher. I recognize why. I'm using a Rumble100 which has served me well even playing a club, and the direct out is really good, can go straight to a PA through a board, while still getting output from your Rumble on stage.
In my case, being blind, I try to own gear I can carry. My bass and pedals go into the backpack gig bag, strap that on, pick up the amp in one hand and wave the white stick with the other. That makes this Fender Rumble really appealing. I can DI to anything I want, but even its 12" speaker makes more than enough noise for what I usually need. I totally get people saying not pushing it all the time, and I try and watch that. You can usually hear that in clipping.

You know what's different about these? They don't have the two inputs you used to see on bass amps; one mic level and one line level. We keys players used to push a rack of synthesizers into the line level input on a decent bass amp / set of cabs and for a lot of things, it would be as good as any keyboard amp. These days I'm primarily bass, so it doesn't matter. Especially with these newer effects loops in the back for putting pedals through. And I'm still thrilled about that John Lord-esque grunty grit.
And I'm still surprised the low B is nice and clean through it. I know the new 12" speakers are different now, but even at my last audition they were surprised when I was playing first and second position and crossing over to that low B, and it was strong and deep coming from a 12".
Not saying I wouldn't upgrade to a bigger one, but for me at least, the 100 is really a great size.

My only complaint, and it's a relatively minor one: I wish they had the newer tilt-back mechanism some amps have. I know I can get the amp wedge, probably will. I've played on some stages where too much of that sound's going into the floor unless it's put up on a chair or something.

Not sure I got a number either, but I am getting a lot out of this thread.
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I have a Fender Deluxe Reverb and I never understood why it did not come with tilt-back legs like my Twin Reverb does (forgive me, I play 6 strings also). I found that the legs for the Acoustasonic Junior can be purchased from many Fender parts online stores and worked out real nice on the Deluxe Reverb. I don't see why the could not be installed on your Rumble 100. The important thing would be getting the screw placement of the leg and the stop post right so it tilts back at the correct angle.
 
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Meghans Dad said:
I have a Fender Deluxe Reverb and I never understood why it did not come with tilt-back legs like my Twin Reverb does (forgive me, I play 6 strings also). I found that the legs for the Acoustasonic Junior can be purchased from many Fender parts online stores and worked out real nice on the Deluxe Reverb. I don't see why the could not be installed on your Rumble 100. The important thing would be getting the screw placement of the leg and the stop post right so it tilts back at the correct angle.
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At least one other Rumble Club member has done this in the past.
 
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