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Fender Rumble Club

Ok so I know this is a bass players group, but I trust everyone’s opinions here and I need some advice. My country band is looking to broaden its sound. We’re going to put a rockabilly/southern rock set after our acoustic country set. We’re looking for a lead player, and getting a drum kit for our cajon/singer. Being the bands manager I guess I’m responsible in the budget so I’ve been looking at some gear and I’ve decided on this; (lead player we’re looking at has a Gretsch already so no need for guitar) a fender champ reissue, a Gretsch Catalina club kit and sabian B8x cymbals and hot rods or brushes for the sticks. My bass gear is perfect right now for what we’re doing, if anything it’s a little too much for our venues and I don’t plug into the pa. We have pa’s for everywhere’s we’re playing so amp size doesn’t matter but I was wondering if anyone sees any problems with the new gear that we’re going to get. I’m not too experienced with the rockabilly sound but I think a gretsch and a champ should do it quite fine and make some good country lead tones
AFA the Gretsch, if it was good enough for Chet...........The Champ should be fine-mic it if ya need to. There are all kinds of small-ish drum kits available online, some with cymbals included.
 
I was just on the Fender site and I noticed they no longer show the Rumble 200 head. Has anyone heard if it's been discontinued.


You're right! [gasp] Oh, no! And, the new, long awaited Black-on-Black 210 cab, to match the Rumble Stage 800, is also missing from the Fender website! It must be discontinued, too!!!

OR, the same overworked and underpaid webpage editor, who also put the photo of the Blk/Blk 210 with chrome corners online some days ago, forgot to include the 200 head and the Blk/Blk cab in the latest update of the site. Thus triggering chaos in the music industry and a drop in the Dow!!!

Patience, grasshopper in the rye. The next incarnation of the website may bring enlightenment(!), or despair(?).
 
Hey, Rumblers!
Here’s a pic of the amp at the studio where my band practices!
I always get compliments on my tone from my teacher when I play through a Rumble.
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You're right! [gasp] Oh, no! And, the new, long awaited Black-on-Black 210 cab, to match the Rumble Stage 800, is also missing from the Fender website! It must be discontinued, too!!!

OR, the same overworked and underpaid webpage editor, who also put the photo of the Blk/Blk 210 with chrome corners online some days ago, forgot to include the 200 head and the Blk/Blk cab in the latest update of the site. Thus triggering chaos in the music industry and a drop in the Dow!!!

Patience, grasshopper in the rye. The next incarnation of the website may bring enlightenment(!), or despair(?).
Positive thoughts, only positive thoughts.:)
 
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You're right! [gasp] Oh, no! And, the new, long awaited Black-on-Black 210 cab, to match the Rumble Stage 800, is also missing from the Fender website! It must be discontinued, too!!!

OR, the same overworked and underpaid webpage editor, who also put the photo of the Blk/Blk 210 with chrome corners online some days ago, forgot to include the 200 head and the Blk/Blk cab in the latest update of the site. Thus triggering chaos in the music industry and a drop in the Dow!!!

Patience, grasshopper in the rye. The next incarnation of the website may bring enlightenment(!), or despair(?).

Maybe Fender should give the web page duties to Squier in Indonesia...the level of QC of Squier's products could also benefit web page duties. Just a thought ;).
 
You're right! [gasp] Oh, no! And, the new, long awaited Black-on-Black 210 cab, to match the Rumble Stage 800, is also missing from the Fender website! It must be discontinued, too!!!

OR, the same overworked and underpaid webpage editor, who also put the photo of the Blk/Blk 210 with chrome corners online some days ago, forgot to include the 200 head and the Blk/Blk cab in the latest update of the site. Thus triggering chaos in the music industry and a drop in the Dow!!!

Patience, grasshopper in the rye. The next incarnation of the website may bring enlightenment(!), or despair(?).
Since the Fender website is also a webshop, the pages probably reflect what’s in stock.
 
recovering from celebrating US Marine Corps birthday last night ;)
Cool. When I was in the Navy band in Charleston, SC, back in '67/'68, they bused us down to P.I. to play the birthday. We were well treated, esp. since we were wearing our 'silly sailor suits'. Semper Fi!
 
haha that's awesome - for all the talk, we really can get along ;)
Out on the ship(U.S.S Enterprise-CVAN 65), each division has to supply people to do the 'busy' work in the galley. A private named Loomis was the one from the MarDet. His was the last station on the chow line-breads and pastries. We'd kid each other a lot so one day as I got to his spot, he asked if I wanted pie or turnover. The pie was that "Fruit Cocktail in Simple Syrup"-double crust. I never liked those so I said "turnover". So he turned it over. We then exchanged "spit" eating grins. Good guy. I hope he made it.
 
Hmm. Rumble Club's kinda quiet today. Everybody('cept me-I didn't have one)recovering from last night's gigs?

I've just arrived home from my triumphant tour of the Big City, playing several intimate venues this past week to crowds ranging from 1 to 6, sometimes topping the bill, sometimes opening for the elementary school and pre-school acts. Yes, I was thronged by adoring grandchildren for my latest material, and their parents, my kids, who are more familiar with my previous hits (some literally)!

This week I get back into rehearsal to resume my contemporary Christian gig in church. I'm told I was missed. I know I missed them. Only time will tell if they discover my ruse of just enjoying myself way too much in the guise of a professional musician.

Rumble on!
 
Had 2 shows yesterday. Played the Lincolnville Porch Fest @ Dog Rose Brewery and then opened for a band out of Atlanta @ Sarbez last night.

Both shows got cut short because the powers that be are not as organized as they should be and had the schedules all running late. But I used my GK MB212II for the first show (Small stage and a long walk to load in/out) and the Rumble Rig last night at the Sarbez show. Had a lot of complements on my tone.
 

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