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The first part sounded great to me. The rest, not so much but, then again, I am Old School
.I am sure we are going to get some "interesting" sounds, real soon...they may not be the sounds we are used to hearing, but these are the times we are living in
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Man, it's been forever since I posted about a Rumble since I went crazy and got really into micro heads and boutique cabs until I landed on TC amps and Barefaced cabs, but I still have a warm spot for the Rumble, and I'm not feeling this Rumble GT vibe at all. I feel like even if price were no consideration, far more people would like the Rumble 500 but not the Rumble 800 Stage, than the other way around. Why would anybody choose to pay more to pore over an LCD screen and tiny buttons, when they could play a regular Rumble with its beautiful, intuitive 4-band EQ and built-in overdrive that doesn't need anything else to sound great, it's beyond me. For the extra $200, if what you really needed in life was a pre-EQ DI, you could just buy a Radial J48 or JDI and get a far more useful bit of technology. Or, you know, they could have just added the master volume defeat circuitry to the existing amp, and maybe added a pre/post and a ground lift switch. You could probably add $25 to the price of the amp and most gigging bassists would be fine with that.
What Fender should do is take the Bronco amp, then do what Fender did with the SCXD/SCX2 guitar amps, where they took their digital modeling front end and then stuck a tube power amp at the end of it. Imagine if they took that Rumble Studio front end and then stuck a 2x 6L6 power amp in there. That might be a modeling amp that even traditionalists might be intrigued by.
What Fender should do is take the Bronco amp, then do what Fender did with the SCXD/SCX2 guitar amps, where they took their digital modeling front end and then stuck a tube power amp at the end of it. Imagine if they took that Rumble Studio front end and then stuck a 2x 6L6 power amp in there. That might be a modeling amp that even traditionalists might be intrigued by.
It's stored on the amps' system hardware. You have to read it on that itty bitty screen.
That guy reallllllly likes fender rumbles
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That guy reallllllly likes fender rumbles[/QUOTE]I'm glad Linnin is backhope he posts soon.
Glad to hear it. Hope he is doong well and posts this Friday.
Are you kidding, he's a menace. He influenced me to buy a Squier VM50s with no reservations. The fact that he was right is inconsequential.I'm glad Linnin is back
That guy reallllllly likes fender rumbles
Welcome back bud!
interesting points - to play devil's advocate, I don't know if these Rumbles will be any less intuitive or more hassle per reward than all the TC toneprint and emulation...
I'm glad Linnin is back
hope he posts soon.[/QUOTE]I'll get him back pronto. Watch this.
I'm still digging the cool Rumble amp stands for my awesome Ampeg PF-50T heads !
Those aluminum Work Platforms are from Harbor Freight. 20 bucks a piece when they have the coupons going on. Pretty cool. The legs fold and they have handles.
I was actually joking around and referring to the cabinets as amp stands lol
Seriously though I love these cabinets. Rumble 112's
With the ultra-low switch engaged on the heads and playing using a pick on my P Bass with flats, they flat-out kick ass.
I know you were joking. . I shoulda put in a
but didn't have time.Nice rig/s!
Oh and those stands. . the REAL stands. . look cool too. Folding legs n handles. . I'm assuming they're strong enough for a decent sized tube head (Super Bassman)and say a Bassman 115 cab. .?
I know you were joking. . I shoulda put in a
Nice rig/s!
Oh and those stands. . the REAL stands. . look cool too. Folding legs n handles. . I'm assuming they're strong enough for a decent sized tube head (Super Bassman)and say a Bassman 115 cab. .?
Thanks, two amps offer a ton of versatility.
The platforms are rated at 350 lbs.
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My 150 head is perfect for leaving at church for when we bust out with a little praise band thing.
It does the full, responsive, mid-present “sounds like a bass amp” thing very well.
Not enough to relegate my vintage GK gear, but definitely glad I picked it up!
It does the full, responsive, mid-present “sounds like a bass amp” thing very well.
Not enough to relegate my vintage GK gear, but definitely glad I picked it up!
Agreed. Or if someone wanted the amp modeling options you can get a Zoom B3 for the extra $200 that would do a similar function (not exactly the same as the Fender version of course, but still...). Has everyone already forgotten that (if previous posts in this thread are correct) Fender isn't supporting the Bronco amps modeling software going forward? How long will the modeling software in the Stage amps be supported before they abandon that as well? Perfectly happy with my 500C, if I need bells and whistles I'll get a Zoom.
Just got an email from my local music store telling me that the Rumble 210 Extension cabinet I ordered is ready to be picked up. I will add it to my Fender Rumble 500 combo - get to try it live on Saturday. 
