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Fender Rumble Club

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lowplaces said:
Yeah, as a seller you pretty much have to go to one of the locations and get a straight answer on how the insurance claim process works.

When you ship something with insurance via FedEx, do they give you some sort of paperwork outlining their policy ?

When I sold antique glassware on eBay that I inherited, I used USPS Priority exclusively. That was years ago but I can only recall a couple of instances where the item got broke. Both times they reimburse the buyer in person at their local post office station. But again that was long ago.. they might have changed.

Seems like the recipient would be the one that would file the claim and would have to carry the damaged item into one of the local locations.

I'm just speculating though.
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I hear you and I get it. The full story is my ex, who I am shipping the TV to, filed a claim be cause they broke (destroyed) it. Then they want a FAX and I have to emphasize that, FAX. Well we didn't have a fax machine that was workable, her company didn't have one and my company was having network problems due to a firewall issue. So I went to the FedEx place which is one of those shipping/printing facilities (remember Kinkos). Then the guy there says we only deal with the shipper. At no time was the recipient advised that the shipper was the responsible party in the event of a claim. So he proceeded to process it as though it was the shippers issue and in the meantime failed to inform the imbecile shipper that he hadn't legitimately filed a claim, now get this , I was only faxing a receipt of the original purchase to establish value I was not expecting a circus of dunces to follow.
Then, when my blood pressure level is about at the bottom of the Hoover Dam level the idiot on the other end says you can take pic of it with you phone and send it it. So WHY recommend the archaic requirement of FAX???
So I went to the liquor cab and poured a stiff shot of Bulleit Bourbon.
So now I feel better but I realize I have only had a therapeutic effect on my own nervous system and haven't addressed the problem of TOTAL IGNORANCE on the side of the vendor. Which works to their advantage because sometimes we just give up. And they win.
 
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Mezcal all the way for me. Cheers!

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J-Bassomatic said:
I didn't know whether to start a new thread with this but I have to tell you. I always wanted a nice (cheap) electric guitar to play with but I don't have the disposable income to pick up a strat or tele though I regret selling my tele years ago. But I was talking to a fellow and he mentioned the Mustang amps so I got a Squier Strat very cheap and then bought a Mustang V2 20W for 120 bucks. (Which was the beginning of my GASflow) WOW, cool toy.

So I am seeing threads where we are wondering which Rumble would make a good practice amp and it dawned on me, the Mustang would be a great bass practice amp AND IT IS. I can play with effects, delay, reverb etc and I can plug it into the PC and get all kinds of sounds, I can program in delays, chorus etc. What a great toy. I love it. FMIC rocks is all I can say.

It doesn't have the RUMBLE tone or anything but a lot of those 'pedals' seem to suck the bass out of whatever you are doing anyway. Try it. It's a blast.
Your friend,
J-Bassomatic
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but a lot of those 'pedals' seem to suck the bass out of whatever you are doing anyway.
Hence my aversion to pedals.
 
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Linnin said:
and emasculate your tone along the way.
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Those who can't appreciate the natural beauty of a Fender Precision played through a Fender Bass Amp with no artificial flavoring do not have a truly discerning ear. The only thing close is a Fender Jazz played through a Fender Bass Amp.
 
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J-Bassomatic said:
I didn't know whether to start a new thread with this but I have to tell you. I always wanted a nice (cheap) electric guitar to play with but I don't have the disposable income to pick up a strat or tele though I regret selling my tele years ago. But I was talking to a fellow and he mentioned the Mustang amps so I got a Squier Strat very cheap and then bought a Mustang V2 20W for 120 bucks. (Which was the beginning of my GASflow) WOW, cool toy.

So I am seeing threads where we are wondering which Rumble would make a good practice amp and it dawned on me, the Mustang would be a great bass practice amp AND IT IS. I can play with effects, delay, reverb etc and I can plug it into the PC and get all kinds of sounds, I can program in delays, chorus etc. What a great toy. I love it. FMIC rocks is all I can say.

It doesn't have the RUMBLE tone or anything but a lot of those 'pedals' seem to suck the bass out of whatever you are doing anyway. Try it. It's a blast.
Your friend,
J-Bassomatic
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Does that amp sound decent? How would it stand up band practice with a 5 piece? I'm thinking about one of our guitar players who needs something for practice. I might want one for my guitar (maybe I'd play it once in a while.)
 
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Gravedigger Dav said:
Does that amp sound decent? How would it stand up band practice with a 5 piece? I'm thinking about one of our guitar players who needs something for practice. I might want one for my guitar (maybe I'd play it once in a while.)
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For guitar it gets quite loud, not so much for bass at 20W and an 8" speaker. Since it's a guitar speaker I haven't pushed it with bass. It won't shake the windows for sure. For me it's a way to have my bass upstairs while I putt about on the laptop. There's a Fender app you can load that gives infinite range of settings (well, maybe not infinite). For me, I haven't ever used any kinds of effects so it's a learning tool (toy). But as both you and Linnin have pointed out the amount of the effects that are truly usable is probably just a few.
 
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J-Bassomatic said:
For guitar it gets quite loud, not so much for bass at 20W and an 8" speaker. Since it's a guitar speaker I haven't pushed it with bass. It won't shake the windows for sure. For me it's a way to have my bass upstairs while I putt about on the laptop. There's a Fender app you can load that gives infinite range of settings (well, maybe not infinite). For me, I haven't ever used any kinds of effects so it's a learning tool (toy). But as both you and Linnin have pointed out the amount of the effects that are truly usable is probably just a few.
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Thanks. I'm not considering it for bass, but it might be fun to have around for my guitars. I have a very simple (probably came with a starter set) Traynor 10 watt now.
 
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Gravedigger Dav said:
Thanks. I'm not considering it for bass, but it might be fun to have around for my guitars. I have a very simple (probably came with a starter set) Traynor 10 watt now.
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This is the one I'm gassing for, a bit more pricey than the 20 watt but nice looking and has a small screen to make it easier to find settings. Most of the presets are not usable to everyone but you can make and store your own. Nice design too.
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J-Bassomatic said:
This is the one I'm gassing for, a bit more pricey than the 20 watt but nice looking and has a small screen to make it easier to find settings. Most of the presets are not usable to everyone but you can make and store your own. Nice design too.
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Interesting, but it is more money than I wanted to spend right now. I might suggest it to the guitar player
 
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Gravedigger Dav said:
Interesting, but it is more money than I wanted to spend right now. I might suggest it to the guitar player
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The 20W one is about 120, may be cheaper somewheres else and is more in the traditional Fender style. I can't justify the 40 W either so it's me and the 20W for the time being. Great little amps to play around with. When you pick Fender Twin Reverb that's just what it sounds like.
 
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J-Bassomatic said:
The 20W one is about 120, may be cheaper somewheres else and is more in the traditional Fender style. I can't justify the 40 W either so it's me and the 20W for the time being. Great little amps to play around with. When you pick Fender Twin Reverb that's just what it sounds like.
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I saw a stack of the @ $119 at GC a couple of days ago. Didn't try one out because I was on a mission and didn't have time. A 40 would be good enough for about anything. The original Twin was 25W
 
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