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I know it's a very new product, but are there any Fender rumble stage 800 owners out there ? I just had a go with one at the local music store and I gotta say I'm beyond impressed.
Does anybody have any experience gigging with it? What has been your experience? I'm looking for a new rig and my last rig was a Ampeg 4x10 HLF with a Peavey VB2 tube head. It moved a lot of air but I want something more portable and light weight. It also needs to handle live shows. I'm wondering if this new Stage 800 can do the job? I play in a loud grunge rock 3 piece and I play a 5 string. In the store the 800 sounded real good on its own with a 5 string, I'm just wondering how it will hold up in the real world.
Does anybody have any experience gigging with it? What has been your experience? I'm looking for a new rig and my last rig was a Ampeg 4x10 HLF with a Peavey VB2 tube head. It moved a lot of air but I want something more portable and light weight. It also needs to handle live shows. I'm wondering if this new Stage 800 can do the job? I play in a loud grunge rock 3 piece and I play a 5 string. In the store the 800 sounded real good on its own with a 5 string, I'm just wondering how it will hold up in the real world.
A few posts back,someone did have a gig experience review(I couldn't find it),but most stores seem to have a 30-45 day return policy so try one and see. Just don't spill a drink in it. That would be bad numerous ways!
Just some food for thought, if you aren't really interested in/aren't going to use all the tech that comes with the 800, you might want to consider the Rumble 500 v3, and then pair it with another Rumble 210 cab for the times you need even more power and punch.
The Rumble 800 lists for $800.
A Rumble 500 combo with a 210 extension cab adds up to $950 total.
Obviously these are all list prices, and you can usually get 10%-15% off that in the real world, but my point is it might be worth considering the 500 plus an extension cab. You'll have the option of using using just the combo for rehearsals, and the benefit of the option of brining along the additional 210 cab for more punch and dispersion live compared to just the 210 by itself for only $150 more than the Rumble 800. Of course if money isn't a concern you can also have a Rumble 800 with an extension cab and crush it!
Really solid points man. And truthfully, as cool as the built in amp modeling and Bluetooth capability is on the 800, I really don't need it.
These rumble amps have come a long way!
This is now the exact same set up I am considering. What kind of music do you play?
I've gigged my 200C plenty of times - it's worked really well, as long as the volume requirements were withing it's capabilities...
I play anything but jazz or blues..basically a rock bassist..old 50's, 60's rock through to harder older type 70's 80's 90's rock etc. at loud volume. The 500C handles it all very well but I am glad I bought the 115 cab as a supplement to the combo as it really helps with the B string lower end from both my 5 string active basses (a Peavey Dyna Bass 5 and an EBMM SR5). I needed something to equal the output and reliability of my old Peavey MKIV/1820 rig and this lightweight Rumble rig does the same job at half the weight.
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Quite a bit more info here on the 800 by Vinnie BoombatzDoes anyone dare to open their Rumble 800 to show its guts?
New Fender Rumble Stage 800?
Thanks SoulReflection...sad but being Good Friday I forgot loll
And Good Friday, and Passover-a Trifecta!
See,when you're retired they're ALL holidays.And don't forget, Easter Monday, a holiday for some...Rumble on.
See,when you're retired they're ALL holidays.
That applies to me but, some of our working friends to the north (Canada, eh?) get Good Friday off and Monday off for Easter Sunday...
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Yep now retired and every day is a holiday...what's that darling? get the mower out? Ok dearest..sighh..holiday's over..work work work.
Here is my jacked up rig. Sax and bass looped through 2 Rumble 500C's....
When my dad retired someone asked "how do you like not working?" he said"I'm still working, I just don't get paid."
67 in May. After 50+ years of constant gigging my neck has had a laminectomy, my lower back had a disc removed and my knees aint too happy bending these days loll..but i'm still playing and like you GonePlaid i'm hoping my wife buys me a nice stool to gig with next month loll Years of heavy basses have taken their toll, not to mention 15 years as a brickie and 20 as a postman on a motor bike..all great jobs but hard on ye old spine. Its still fun now I can easily lift the Rumbles into the wagon. I wonder if some employee working for Fender had a bad back/neck/knees etc and thought...i could design a powerful lightweight amp and cab system for guys just like me. As a matter of fact I believe they sell the stools too in their shop lolll
