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That does not sound very hygienic !Aren't those what you use to hang your bass on a wall?
Gig tonight: VFW in Hobe Sound, FL. Could get by with the R40 but the R200c needs the work-love the 15. And the 67 TBird. Played the EpiBird 5er last time, but I loves my 67. 'Course I'll miss the 'full length thumb rest'. 
Gig tonight: ... ... the 67 TBird. Played the EpiBird 5er last time, but I loves my 67. 'Course I'll miss the 'full length thumb rest'.
Not quite "full length" but my favorite factory installed thumbrest is on my Variax 5er. Love the various tones! Would go great with my Rumble Studio!! (Hmmm, wonder what the 12-string setting on both bass & amp would sound like? 24-string?!?) Just don't like the weight and neck width for very long at a time. Still, lotsa fun, now and then.
So, I finally grabbed a Rumble 500 and a 115 cab. I’m quite impressed. It’s funny how you’re attitude can change. Back when I was young ( the 80’s), I had a Peavey head and a couple of large Traynor cabs. It sounded ok but more importantly, it looked big! When I got back into playing about 15yrs ago, I thought, “that was silly, I just want a good combo.” I bought a Yorkville 400 combo and it was fine. Now, I really don’t like having to cart 80lbs around in one box (bad knees, back, etc). This set up is just the ticket, super light and sounds great! I’ll be heading out to jam with it for the first time tonight. We’ll see how it goes.
Oh ya, can I have a number please???
Oh ya, can I have a number please???
Yeah, I enjoyed the EpiBird 5er the last 2 times I took it out. Neck width isn't bad but the extra 1.5 lbs gets old quick. 'Course there ain't nuthin' like the skinny, 1.5"(at the nut)neck of the 67 TBird for my short-ish fingers.
I got the same set up. Love it/like it/meh, not sure.....lol. Its great. I've got no Idea how its going to sound in a bar or at a gig but I will say this. I think the portability of the rig would be much easy if I grab a good cabinet cover. The speaker cab is so light that with the cover over the cab with the head underneath and sitting comfy in the magnetic cups, it can be easily handled with one hand. Just like a combo. LETS DO IT!!
I like the idea of the little class D Rumble amp heads, and they seem to have a pretty great set of features... except for one part of the EQ section: the treble control... according to the manual it’s set at 10k?!? I cover a lot of styles and literally never find myself in need of boosting 10k to cop the appropriate tone... Shelving treble around 4 or 5k should’ve been a no brainer... I just don’t get it... those 10k super highs are not pleasant through a tweeter, and if the tweeter is off you’re likely not getting a response from your typical bass woofers from that 10k treble knob... pardon the rant, just can’t see why they goofed that one point like that... makes the treble knob considerably less useful than it could’ve been, IMHO.... anyone know someone who can mod a Rumble head’s EQ section?
The more I think about it, I believe it is done to drive demand among any users who discern the difference or require a proper treble control toward a more expensive amp like their Bassman heads. At least in my case, that’s what happened. I reviewed the various manuals and went with the Bassman 800 for its better EQ section. I would like to have the tiny Rumble 800 as a backup, but would probably end up adding an outboard EQ, so in the end it’s maybe not as attractive...
I find the Rumble 100 to be a great amp for guitar as well as bass. The overdrive is eminently usable, and the treble control and treble voicing button both come in handy when using a guitar, or Squier VI bass guitar. Saves me from having to lug a separate guitar amp to a gig where I switch between guitar and bass during the set.
The treble doesn't sound like 10K to me. Sounds like you haven't played one. Play one and see if you like it then decide. It works fine, no matter what they say. The Rumble is far from a modern sounding amp line, more vintage actually.
I think Fender needs to start making the Rumble 112 again. I stupidly sold my pair a couple of years ago and almost instantly regretted it. I just found two of them on GC's used site, I bought one, and within hours the other was gone too. They are hard to find. And when they appear, don't last long.
Gig @ VFW went well. Crowd loved us, as usual. TBird/200c combination worked great. Easy hours, too: 6:30-9:30.
Maybe make the combo a 2x12? That would be killer.
To +1 this, a high-shelving EQ can do quite a bit of work below its cutoff frequency, depending on its slope.
BTW, Happy National Beer Day!
Today I noticed that my Rumble 500c has developed the dreaded scratchy pot problem.
Only the Master volume is affected, and only when running a signal through the the amp while adjusting the volume. I suppose it’s not that big a deal, but it’s annoying nevertheless.
Have tried the usual turning the knob a good many times before turning the amp on to no avail.
Is there anything to be done short of replacing the pot? Or should I just leave it? After all, it doesn’t really affect the operation of the amp, just my OCD.
Only the Master volume is affected, and only when running a signal through the the amp while adjusting the volume. I suppose it’s not that big a deal, but it’s annoying nevertheless.
Have tried the usual turning the knob a good many times before turning the amp on to no avail.
Is there anything to be done short of replacing the pot? Or should I just leave it? After all, it doesn’t really affect the operation of the amp, just my OCD.
