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Fender Rumble Club

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Linnin said:
+1 Agreed! Never played through or heard a MarkBass rig that made me go 'WOW'! Fender Rumbles Do! For the price of a decent MarkBass rig, I'd buy three Rumble 115s stacked with a Rumble 800 head firmly attached with the patented Fender Rumble Magnetic Attachment System. Now that'll make you go WOW! I Garran-damn-tee it.
:laugh: Rumbles Rock! :smug:
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Interesting you mention that. I have been eyeballing that new 800 head lately. Fender made a couple of small changes to it that were not in the 500, and I think it really made them a step better. I already have a pair of R115 cabs that sound awesome with several non-Fender heads I have, and I have always loved the sound of my R200c. So thinking of getting rid of one of my other heads and getting the 800, then adding a third 115 cab. I would think that would be all I would ever need, and would sound simply incredible. I would still keep the R200c, of course, because it just works for a lot of situations.
 
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Some combos with active di have that same problem, they need to be energized to be quiet, my theory is that since it is an active di when not powered on , it can make a ground loop, I've had it happen with my GK 2-10 combo , I have never tried my other combos thru the pa without powered up.its only my theory, I'm a medical doctor so I'm good at guessing and , people usually believe me!!!
 
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Fender Bass Artillery
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Linnin said:
Fender Bass Artillery
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Page 6 of the 1968 Fender catalog! The first 5-string bass but, with a high C string, instead of today's popular low B string. A 34" scale but, with only 15 frets, the high C supposedly helped to more easily reach the same high notes as the Precision and Jazz. Under the pickup cover there's a 2+3 split Mustang Bass-like pickup. Though it never caught on, and was soon discontinued, the approximately 200 basses made are of some interest to collectors.
 
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G-Dog said:
Page 6 of the 1968 Fender catalog! The first 5-string bass but, with a high C string, instead of today's popular low B string. A 34" scale but, with only 15 frets, the high C supposedly helped to more easily reach the same high notes as the Precision and Jazz. Under the pickup cover there's a 2+3 split Mustang Bass-like pickup. Though it never caught on, and was soon discontinued, the approximately 200 basses made are of some interest to collectors.
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Yeah, Leo Fender had nothing to do with the Bass V. It was a CBS designed monstrosity, and as you pointed out was a complete flop. There is very little collector interest. I'm surprised there isn't a Mustang Bass in the photo instead of two Jazz Basses. I had a friend with a Fender Bass VI that he loved. He was a fabulous bass player that just never made it. He died very unexpectedly at age 57. Tragic.
 
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Linnin said:
Yeah, Leo Fender had nothing to do with the Bass V. It was a CBS designed monstrosity, and as you pointed out was a complete flop. There is very little collector interest. I'm surprised there isn't a Mustang Bass in the photo instead of two Jazz Basses. I had a friend with a Fender Bass VI that he loved. He was a fabulous bass player that just never made it. He died very unexpectedly at age 57. Tragic.
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Linnin

Funny I learned on a Bass V and loved it. I ended up buying 3 of them a few years back and ended up selling them for a good bit more than I paid. I wish I still had one, but such is life.

Fun basses to play.

But anyway - How ya been.

Lenny
 
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