Man, I’ve just been very fortunate... and lucky! Funny that some of the folks I considered “Big” artists weren’t that great to work for. The ones I play for now- Good people and great to work for! Good time to be a bass player!
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Man, I’ve just been very fortunate... and lucky! Funny that some of the folks I considered “Big” artists weren’t that great to work for. The ones I play for now- Good people and great to work for! Good time to be a bass player!
Nah(didn't think of it)-it was early/late depending on viewpoint
Nah(didn't think of it)-it was early/late depending on viewpoint
He got them night shift blues...
Give'n me the night shift blues toooo.
Toss the matching 210 speaker cab under the Stage 800 and it makes a huge difference in low end.
Also, I've found the Clean Focus setting to be a great place to start. I've copied it and have a version with a little compression and chorus added, one with a little bump in the high mids and one with a bump in the bottom. Very malleable setting, also the Studio Pre-amp and Tube Pre-amp settings work well as a template to create your own tone.
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I’d throw in an HPF in before a second cabinet and play with it. Although the Rumble includes an HPF, no one knows what it’s set to. The 2x10s don’t reproduce much below 60hz. Removing those frequencies really cleans up the lows.
Recently bought a Rumble 500 combo (2X12), and picked up the Rumble extension cab (also 2X12). I LOVE THEM!! One bit of advice needed though. I play both electric and acoustic/electric basses. Mainly AE for gigs. Needing some good ideas for a good low tone with the bass/mid bass/mid treb/treble. We mainly play 70's/80's/90's/2000's rock (only all acoustic). So I'm looking for a sweet low tone where the mid/high ends shine through also, and haven't been able to find what I'm looking for. Looking for suggestions. Any takers!?
Welcome Rumbler #1087! I don't know what AEB you are using. I use a Breedlove Pursuit and normally have all EQ flat (12 o'clock) and Vintage on. Start with that and season to taste. You may also want to peruse Fender Rumble Club Wiki Page | TalkBass.com. Rumble On!
I’m using a Fender CB60SCE that has 1 volume, 1 bass and 1 treble knob. Lol
Seriously. I don't think I turned the vintage switch off the whole time I had the 500 combo. Didn't need to mess with the EQs much at all beyond adjustments for the room. It's such a fantastic sounding amp for the price.
Lovely looking rig, there, new Rumbler #1087! Sorry to burst your bubble, but those are both 2x10” speakers. I know the feeling, though, they certainly sound as big and full as 12", or even 15", speakers!
In fact, a Rumble 2x12" cab is the hope and dream of many of us Rumblers here.
We also have a collection of Rumble settings called The Rumble TONE POOL linked to the Rumble Wiki page, but I don't know if any of them were made with an AE bass in mind. Good luck there.
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Anyone else running a preamp with their Rumble? I just picked up a SansAmp Bass Driver DI last night, plugged it straight into my Rumble 200 and WOW! I thought my Rumble sounded pretty good before but the SansAmp really beefed it up. It’s so good that I played it for about 20 minutes and then when I switched it off and played the Rumble by itself, I went ugh. Just sounded anemic on its own in comparison. I haven’t even tried running it thru the effects loop yet and bypassing the Rumble preamp because I love the tones I’m getting as is but I will experiment today.
using a cheap preamp/DI in front of my r100c: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
Yep, I have the Tech21 duG Pinnick DP-3X that I use with my Rumble 500c (I actually use it with all my amps as well) and it totally transforms the Rumble. Rest assured, it transforms every amp...LOL
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I like this little thing
, but I'm fine with my 200c as is. And one less thing to hook up.
I like this little thingView attachment 3437934, but I'm fine with my 200c as is. And one less thing to hook up.
I was pretty happy with my 200c as is too, until I hooked the SansAmp to it. Sounds a ton better now IMO.
Output of the SansAmp to the Effects Return would bypass the Rumble’s preamp.
I've hooked up the "Ampworks" into the 200c and it gives me a bunch of different sounds, some of which are useful. But I find it unnecessary 98% of the time so, not worth the trouble.
