Knew I could count on talk bass! I’ll be experimenting with this later. Do you think a new set of roundwounds matter? To be honest I like the sound of dead ones for a lot of the music I play.
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Are you aware the Bassman 500 is a Rumble 500 with a tube preamp, different EQ, and a vintage box?
Yes, indeed, I am acutely aware, as you'll recall our previous discussion. And, I'm always happy to share this photo of my Bassman/Rumble stack!
Linnin, that advice was great! I just messed around with the gain:volume ratio and I finally got that little tiny bit of od that isn’t obnoxious!
Well I am happy to say I am being blessed with a very big long term bass gig.... one where I was their former long term sax player. I have successfully retrained myself!
The sad news is that it is venue specific meaning I don't get to use my twin Rumble 500 combos. Not sure what the rig is yet. Rehearsals begin soon and I shall know then.
The sad news is that it is venue specific meaning I don't get to use my twin Rumble 500 combos. Not sure what the rig is yet. Rehearsals begin soon and I shall know then.
I found this quote supposedly by Dirnt's bass tech... "All of Dirnt’s basses, as well as his ’69 P-Bass (“Stella”) and ’71 P-Bass (“the Weapon”), are strung with Fender Super 7250 roundwounds gauged .045–.105."
Solid, I already use fender rounds so that shouldn’t change my tone drastically. My bass is strung 45-100 which is quite annoying because every string I’ve wanted to try is only in 45-105 or larger when I see it
No big deal just go ahead and change up to the 45-105 Fender 7250 set. You won't have to change your setup. Just like any other string change once they play in check your intonation and tweak if necessary. Other than that you should be good to go.
I've been using those strings on my Fenders since GHS changed their winding length to over 37", which doesn't work as well with most of my Fender 4 strings... No complaints about the 7250s - they're working out well for me...
Well, yesterday I took it back to GC where I bought it..They called Fender for advice, and Fender said I had to call direct myself....I called Customer Relations, spoke to a tech named Paul who seemed very sympathetic and listened to my descriptions of the problem. He sent me a call tag to send it back to Fender in Arozona and said he will listen to the amp and try to confirm the problem...I did remind him(several times) that it only happens after playing quite a while, and I wouldn`t be going through this exercise if I wasn`t 100% sure...He said that more than likely they`d be sending me a new replacement unit...it`s winging it`s way there.....So far, so good, I`m hoping they`ll do the right thing, it sounds like they will..
John
John
Good you got the gig. Unless they have a Fender Bassman rig, insist that you use one Rumble 500.
They probably will just replace. That is what they did with the 100 that went out on me. Most likely to replace than to troubleshoot and repair.
Messing Around Is How Greatness Is Done!
I played the 200h through the 115 after my lesson today and my opinion was changed quite a bit. It was NICE!
I now understand the appeal of 200 watts through a pair of 15s.
My wonderfully supportive wife and i are working on how to fit a Rumble purchase into the fall budget...
For now, the research continues. I’ve played the 200h and the 115 twice, but don’t yet have access to a 112 or a 210 cab. I’m still intrigued by the portability and dimensions of the 112, but am now really liking the sound of the 115 and am wondering how different they sound.
Got some good wisdom from @GonePlaid, too!
Thank you for that, my friend!
I now understand the appeal of 200 watts through a pair of 15s.
My wonderfully supportive wife and i are working on how to fit a Rumble purchase into the fall budget...
For now, the research continues. I’ve played the 200h and the 115 twice, but don’t yet have access to a 112 or a 210 cab. I’m still intrigued by the portability and dimensions of the 112, but am now really liking the sound of the 115 and am wondering how different they sound.
Got some good wisdom from @GonePlaid, too!
Thank you for that, my friend!
Because then I read the above post which brought me back to the idea that if I liked a 200h through a 115, I’d really like a 200h through two 112s.
This simply reinforces the universal truth that:
Mo' Rumbles Is Mo' Betta Don't believe the 'Less Is More' propaganda. Only 'More Is More'.
And stay away from those quiet lazy watts, get full blown Rumble WattsThis simply reinforces the universal truth that:
Don't believe the 'Less Is More' propaganda. Only 'More Is More'.
Now he says he will part with it for 50. Y'all still think it's not worth it?
For $50 you could use it as an end table if nothing else. It'd be funny as all get out if it's something stupidly simple. I had an amp quit on me once(still under warranty), turned out a solder joint had let go. Took longer to remove the back than to fix it
