FWIW- I have the 200 combo and I have a 500 head and 210 cab. I prefer the sound of the 200. In fact I'm on the verge of selling the 210 to replace it with the 15.
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Does that do anything beneficial/different for the sound?
Or, perhaps a better question would be: Will this help prevent my downstairs neighbor's walls from rattling so much?
It puts the sound a little higher so I can hear it better standing up.Does that do anything beneficial/different for the sound?
Or, perhaps a better question would be: Will this help prevent my downstairs neighbor's walls from rattling so much?
Haha, I'm not 100% serious about attempting to sound like Lem, as that's serious financial dedication to a very specific sound, but I will say that he's in my top five musical inspirations.
He is the one who initially got me interested in the bass before I realized he was playing rhythm guitar... with a Rickenbacker. After that, my inspirations broadened outwards to other tremendous rock and metal bass players. I lean in the direction of stoner/doom metal, as the bass is far more prominent in that sub-genre.
When that doomy bass hits through the right speaker system... tickles me boys down under, I tell ya.
From my recent experience...as I am still plotting out what I want to get as a lighter option to my very heavy Music Man head and old EV 15" cabinet (So. Very. Heavy.), I tried my friends' Rumble 500 on stage last week. It's the amp I use in rehearsal and I like it fine for rehearsal (thank you, Vintage button!). But on that particular stage -- which is a LOUD stage, granted, I mean I have to wear an earplug in my drummer-side ear -- I felt like the 500 was just too woofy and boomy no matter what I did. I had a really hard time hearing, at least getting the kind of crispness and punch I like (it was plenty loud, and the audience sound was fine, apparently).
Granted too, I have not tried a high pass filter, but in a perfect world I don't want to have to add things -- I want something that sounds the way I'd like it to sound, or at least closer to my Music Man/EV 15 setup. So I am still very curious about the 200 combo, and also what the 15" cab would sound like with my Music Man.
Granted too, I have not tried a high pass filter, but in a perfect world I don't want to have to add things -- I want something that sounds the way I'd like it to sound, or at least closer to my Music Man/EV 15 setup. So I am still very curious about the 200 combo, and also what the 15" cab would sound like with my Music Man.
Lotsa good advice thereThere's also a link to the Clock Knob Reading wiki page on the Rumble Club wiki to help clarify that topic.
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View attachment 3462651heh, heh, ... Aack! Time to change your PIN!!!
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Well, most, if not all, the Rumble controls are interactive but, you didn't get that from the main descriptions of the Gain & Master.
View attachment 3462657 And the Rumble Talk on Gain Structure doesn't say that, either. In fact, I don't remember reading anything about the relative settings of Gain and Master (not that that means anything). I'd be very interested in seeing it, if you recall it, please. I'm still learning, too. No expert am I.
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Ah! Honeymooners! Now, if you can cultivate that relationship into another 50 - 70 years, you'll really have something!!! Heck, even just another 15-20 years would be great! But, plan on "going long."
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It's a beautiful rig, Durch. Thanks for sharing. And keep us informed of your tone quest. We've all been there, if not still there.
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Looking good, @Jephmo! Thanks to you, @Durchii and @Frankula for the latest exhibits in the Artwork and Artwork-continued sections of the Rumble Wiki page. (And pay no serious attention to the doodles between those sections, just someone's ideas of a joke. Or is it?)
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Man, you guys are some good people! It's been a long time since I've been on an old-school forum, but I'm an old early internet adopter, so they'll always have a place in my heart and I'm sure I'll really dig this one.
I'll read up on all of that and see if I can find you specifically what the person said about Gain and Master positioning in terms of grittiness. I may have paraphrased what they said to the point of skewing the message entirely.
She's my girlfriend, not wife (yet, shh...), but we spoil each other... often.
2018 was our first Christmas, so we went a bit crazy on gifts for ourselves and... mostly, in fact... her nine year old. I actually bought him an electric drum kit alongside an acoustic guitar for the lady, as I already knew she was getting me the bass. Figured I'd turn this family into a musical one!The amp, on the other hand, was a very surprising gift from my mom for (finally, 10 years after starting) finishing my Associate's degree this past week and applying to the university proper.
I do have great ladies in my life.
P.S. I am actually formally trained in photography, so perhaaaaaps I'll add a few more pictures of the setup for the artwork section in the near future.
Employment law here in Ontario prescribes a maximum time-weighted exposure limit of 85 decibels [SPL] over an eight-hour work shift, with every 3 dB increment over that reducing the exposure time by one-half (i.e., 4 hours for 88 dB, 2 hours for 91 dB, 1 hour for 94 dB, etc.).
"It is important to note however, according to the Canadian Hearing Society and many others, “in no way should 85dBA be understood to be a safe level for unprotected exposure.” In fact, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) estimates prolonged exposure to noise at 100dB will result in 56 out of 100 workers suffering hearing loss. At 90dB, 29 workers of 100 will suffer hearing loss. At 85dB, 15 of 100 workers will suffer. Even at 80dB, three of 100 may sustain hearing loss. Thus efforts to reduce noise levels to less harmful levels using a hierarchy of controls are essential." (source: WHSC - New Ontario noise regulation to extend coverage for all workers)
Workers in restaurants and bars are covered under these regulations. I mixed a show last Saturday night in a small bar in Yorkville and told the band that I would not amplify the drums through the sound reinforcement system, but that the drums would establish an acoustical reference level. The other instruments and vocals would be balanced against that level. The staff were ecstatic, but even so, the band managed to break 105 dB (SPL, C-weighted) on several occasions. Note that for a continuous noise level of 105 dB, the maximum allowable exposure would be on the order of 4 minutes. I noticed that members of several other bands on the bill were wearing earplugs while the headliners were playing, as was I. The realization of the selfish desire of three or four individuals to create this level of sound constitutes nothing less than an assault on patrons and staff members who, it should be noted, were not asked for their consent ahead of time; their mere presence in the venue cannot be deemed to be consent.
There are two kinds of people on earth: those that are Aussies and those that want to be Aussies.Hmm. Didn't know you were Aussie.
I mean... Why wouldn't you?
The Sydney Funnel Web Spider...
Oh yeah... besides all the things that can kill you... why wouldn't you want to be an Aussie!?
they say that thing can pierce your thumbnail. and EVERYTHING in Aussieland can kill ya right? lol
I have the 500 head and both the 115 and 410. Love both those cabs.
The Sydney Funnel Web Spider...
I just full on pooped myself!!
I'm a bonafide arachnophobic, there should not be photos of spiders on a bass forum! How dare you, sir?!
Now excuse me while I change my drawers.....
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Well this is 63" of silver-faced pyramidical bass glory. Now I really need that Rumble 40....!
Please explain why you left the store without the 500, then.
Sanity, budget, reason, dont need it, spousal approval....Please explain why you left the store without the 500, then.
So, to answer your question, I have no idea!
I have the answer to spousal approval. I found it easier to get forgiveness than permission.Sanity, budget, reason, dont need it, spousal approval....
So, to answer your question, I have no idea!
