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Those are Canadian $, Dave. I am going to guess Fender's Advertised Price to be $299.99 USD
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Yes, that is actually the Rumble 200 combo on top of the new Rumble 112 cab. So the new cabs are an exact match for the Rumble 200 & 500 combos.
I could see the new cabs being a little heavier than the combos, if they're using steel bar handles and stronger lumber for the standalone cabs.
However, I wouldn't sweat the details based on LA Music's listing.
They are a discounter in Toronto, that often posts new products based on preliminary Canadian pricing information. That way, they can start taking preorders before they even have firm availability information. The same thing happened with the Squier VM Bass VI, and other products I've tracked over the last few years.
If you look closely at the Rumble 112 listing, it's a mixture of info from new and existing products. I assume that they will update the listing as they get more accurate data.
For the time being, the only thing I would count on from those listings, is that the pricing is accurate if you're doing a pre-NAMM preorder with LA Music.
My replacement Rumble 500 arrived. I'm happy to report that the knobs on the new one are perfectly clean, and I had none of the warbling on start up like the first one.!
Big Hoss
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Big Hoss
Up note, down note, blue note, brown note...
- Sep 5, 2014
- 5,455
- 4,234
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IF the 210 is a good match to the 500 combo, and not too much heavier (assuming say a couple of pounds added for heavy duty side handles) then I will certainly snap one up, especially at the price point of 3 bones...
Groovy, Man, Groovy!
Leave it out of it's gig-bag, and let that bag air out for a time. Let it 'cure' if you will. 
Big Hoss
Up note, down note, blue note, brown note...
- Sep 5, 2014
- 5,455
- 4,234
- Disclosures
- None
Big Hoss
Up note, down note, blue note, brown note...
- Sep 5, 2014
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- Disclosures
- None
I would have figured. It would be nice since there are so many Fender Rumlbers here if they would put something out here...
Fender never officially gets themselves involved in various forums with the exception of their own Fender Lounge, and even then it is rare to see an official response. Announcements, yes, but responses to personal issues are, as I said, rare occurrences.
Big Hoss
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One thing I noticed, the knobs themselves have sort of a soft/sticky texture, particularly on the front. Both on the stained and the clean ones. I wonder if they are the parts that need to "cure", rather than the bag!? I wonder if I (we) should just stop talking about knobs!?!Groovy, Man, Groovy!
Big Hoss
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Uh, huh... Especially soft sticky knobs.
I swear that show killed brain cells...
Seriously though. Why are the knobs soft / sticky on the Rumble heads, but not the combos? You would figure they would be out of the same parts bin...
I swear that show killed brain cells...
Seriously though. Why are the knobs soft / sticky on the Rumble heads, but not the combos? You would figure they would be out of the same parts bin...
The knobs are actually called "soft touch knobs" that is in the description of the new rumbles if I can remember correctly. They do have a perceived softness to them when you turn
them, even though they are actually hard. I noticed that on my combo when I first started to twiddle. The sides of the knobs feel kinda like a soft rubber.
