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#33,501
RumbleMan3 said:
thanks for your input.

besides from loving rumbles, why did you feel that is the best choice? I love rumbles too, but I hope this coming from
an unbiased point of view ;)
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I bought mine because of the price & the weight...I used to use an Ampeg stack but sold it. This little Rumble does almost everything I need except for a good octave divider which my Ampeg had.
 
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I play guitar and am still learning bass and will only be playing at home or a friend's house or other small venue. Thinking of picking up a Rumble Studio 40 to serve my bass practice and to also use with guitar, I like the built in effects and the interface which will work for recording, along with other features of the Studio 40...I play mostly jazz, blues and rock but nothing heavy (metal or hi-gain). Does anyone use a small Rumble similarly, for both bass and lo gain type treble guitar? I do have a tiny bass practice amp and a small guitar amp (Mustang 1) but want more features and a fuller sound...thanks...
 
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G-Dog said:
Few people can offer a genuinely unbiased opinion about many things. The best a critical thinker can do with opinions is to consider the source and decide for yourself how much credence to give them.

In this case, my recommendation of the Stage 800 comes from my own 4 year experience with the Rumble 500 combo and my 10 year experience with Fender's very first bass modeling amp, the B-DEC 30. I've loved every minute of them both and truly believe that a combination of the two, like the Stage 800, is the ultimate best, so far.

That said, I admit to being a Fender fan for over 50 years. But I also admit there are other very good brands and products, and I own and enjoy some of them, too.

Unbiased? I know what I think. Question is, what do you think? That's what you should act on.

HTH
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Thanks.

Im feeling that, at the moment, i might go with the boss gt1b for now. When I later upgrade to a bigger amp, I can still get a stage 800 if they all havent been snatched up by then. Otherwise a rumble 500 will do just fine aswell.

I love the stage 800 and really want one, but, they are big, and chances are I will be taking my r100 combo around more often, and I still want effects and looper, so then I'll get the gt1b.
 
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wctesla said:
I play guitar and am still learning bass and will only be playing at home or a friend's house or other small venue. Thinking of picking up a Rumble Studio 40 to serve my bass practice and to also use with guitar, I like the built in effects and the interface which will work for recording, along with other features of the Studio 40...I play mostly jazz, blues and rock but nothing heavy (metal or hi-gain). Does anyone use a small Rumble similarly, for both bass and lo gain type treble guitar? I do have a tiny bass practice amp and a small guitar amp (Mustang 1) but want a more features and a fuller sound...thanks...
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Place your order! It will be a great amp for all you list. An added bonus is you can send the signal to a larger amp (Rumble suggested) or to the FOH. and get all the effects that the others (with the exception of the Stage 800) don't have. Did I mention you should place your order now?
 
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Our band had an outdoor country club cocktail party this evening. Shorts and 'Aloha' shirts. Used the R40 by itself(no PA support as usual). Gig went fine-'til we got rained on.:banghead: Had to pick up everything and move under an overhang(about 30 minutes of grabbing things and re setting up). The R40 was plenty. Last time we did this gig I used the 200c. It was too much so went smaller this time. Coulda done without getting wet-me and the amp. Oh, well, typical FL weather. At least it ain't ice and snow.
 
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GonePlaid said:
Our band had an outdoor country club cocktail party this evening. Shorts and 'Aloha' shirts. Used the R40 by itself(no PA support as usual). Gig went fine-'til we got rained on.:banghead: Had to pick up everything and move under an overhang(about 30 minutes of grabbing things and re setting up). The R40 was plenty. Last time we did this gig I used the 200c. It was too much so went smaller this time. Coulda done without getting wet-me and the amp. Oh, well, typical FL weather. At least it ain't ice and snow.
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We all hate you, you know.
 
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Michael B said:
Seems like the 800 head is the new Rumble head. I think it comes with a bag. Looks great.
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I guess you're right, except I find it a little weird that the only head left in the Rumble line puts out more watts than 2/3 of the Rumble cabinets can handle (115 and 210 are rated for 300w and 350w continuous). I suppose we might see an upgraded line of cabinets soon?
 
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OK- So I dropped in the 3015 and I added just a little bit of poly to the inside of the cabinet while the driver was out.

I'll be testing it throughout the day but first impressions are good. Sounds a little tighter on the bottom for sure. I'm not sure it thats the driver or the added poly (I really didn't add much).

So far so good!


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First Live Gig - Nervous - How to Set up Stage 800 Amp?

I'm a new bass player. My only live experience is a gig in someone's yard, using my Stage 800 as the speaker (I didn't run it through the soundboard). My first live gig at a music venue is coming up in a few weeks. I would like to show up having some kind of clue when I talk to the sound guy. So how is this going to work?

I'm guessing I put my Stage 800 on a stand and use it as my monitor. Then have the sound guy plug into the pre/post outputs on the Stage 800. I think the post output will pump the amp presets I will use through the main PA speakers. Do I need to mic the Stage 800 or does pre/post output do the trick?

As far as the presets, I'll probably use about 10 different ones and plan to change them using the amp's interface (the pedals seem like one extra thing I don't want to worry about). Rock cover band.

Do I have this basically correct?
 
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Eric Jacobson said:
First Live Gig - Nervous - How to Set up Stage 800 Amp?

I'm a new bass player. My only live experience is a gig in someone's yard, using my Stage 800 as the speaker (I didn't run it through the soundboard). My first live gig at a music venue is coming up in a few weeks. I would like to show up having some kind of clue when I talk to the sound guy. So how is this going to work?

I'm guessing I put my Stage 800 on a stand and use it as my monitor. Then have the sound guy plug into the pre/post outputs on the Stage 800. I think the post output will pump the amp presets I will use through the main PA speakers. Do I need to mic the Stage 800 or does pre/post output do the trick?

As far as the presets, I'll probably use about 10 different ones and plan to change them using the amp's interface (the pedals seem like one extra thing I don't want to worry about). Rock cover band.

Do I have this basically correct?
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You might need to provide your own cable from your output to the sound mans input. He might expect you to have your own cables.
Just trying to be helpful as it sounded as though you will "have the sound guy plug into"....
Always have everything you'll need. Again, just trying to help
 
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