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You gotta feel those pants vibrating right? ;-)
Oh, yeah. Set 2816. Just put on last Thursday.
Nope. Stuck to my legs with sweat("feels like" 105)
Question for you guys.
I just started playing after a 20 year break. Any of you know the difference between the RAD bad amp and the Rumble? I bought this version back in 93 I think. It still sounds great.
This is the model I have Fender Rad Bass Amp from early 90s | Green Room Gear
I just started playing after a 20 year break. Any of you know the difference between the RAD bad amp and the Rumble? I bought this version back in 93 I think. It still sounds great.
This is the model I have Fender Rad Bass Amp from early 90s | Green Room Gear
The latest models of Rumble series amps are lighter and louder than the old RAD amps. But if it sounds good to you.....go for it!
Nice!
I just got into Ernie Ball Power Slinkies.
Moved up in size on the B string from a .125 to a .135.
It's like a new bass!
I dunno, but . . .
Here's where you can find the manual for the R.A.D. Bass amp: Fender® Bass Amplifiers and Speaker Enclosure Owner's Manuals (Archive)
And here's the manual for the comparable Rumble: https://www.fmicassets.com/Damroot/Original/10002/237020_bamp_manual_all_revA.pdf
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Welcome Rumbler # 1104! Looks like you have a great starter kit going there.A fairly new bass player here (been playing for a little over a year).
When I started, I promised myself I would get one bass and one amp and not be one of those guys who get that infectious disease called GAS. So much for that plan.
Anyways, I would like to join the Fender Rumble Club.
My gear:
Fender Rumble 500 Head
Fender Rumble 1x15 Cab
Fender Rumble 25 Combo
Fender Precision Bass
Fender Squier VM 70's Jazz Bass
Fender Pro Jr. (from my harmonica days. I included it for symmetrical reasons)
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Looks like you are ready to Rumble On!
Mine's .130(Others:.100,.80,.65,.45)
I s'pose the .005 is the difference between rounds and flats(?)-or not. Those are the sizes in the 5 string Cobalt flats set.
Could be!
I just can’t do the flats thing...
Not crazy about my Rumble 100 but really like the Rumble 500. Thinking about a GK 2-10 Combo but I know what I get with the R500. PS. I live 3 hours from a dealer.
Okay, so it looks like I may be in a band.
A drummer friend and I have added a guitar player that we really like and we have three singers lined up to audition.
The point is that we may be having regular practices at the drummer’s house.
I have two 115 cabs and really only ever need one at a time, so I’m thinking of leaving one cab and my Mud Stand at the drummer’s house and one cab at home.
It’ll be much easier to just have to move a head and a bass without the cabs.
TALKBASS: “Well gee, Aaron, if you got another head, you wouldn’t even need to carry the head. Plus, you ALWAYS need a backup head because that’s more likely to fail than your bass or your cabs. (which of course you should also get backups of.)”
ME: “Well, I WAS thinking of picking up that Rumble 200 head to tame down the rig for more mellow gigs...”
Does that sound about right?
Updates to follow...
A drummer friend and I have added a guitar player that we really like and we have three singers lined up to audition.
The point is that we may be having regular practices at the drummer’s house.
I have two 115 cabs and really only ever need one at a time, so I’m thinking of leaving one cab and my Mud Stand at the drummer’s house and one cab at home.
It’ll be much easier to just have to move a head and a bass without the cabs.
TALKBASS: “Well gee, Aaron, if you got another head, you wouldn’t even need to carry the head. Plus, you ALWAYS need a backup head because that’s more likely to fail than your bass or your cabs. (which of course you should also get backups of.)”
ME: “Well, I WAS thinking of picking up that Rumble 200 head to tame down the rig for more mellow gigs...”
Does that sound about right?
Updates to follow...
All fine and good, but what you really want is a new 800 head.
No, just get the 200c so you have a backup that doesn't even need an external cab but you can use one if you want one! So that way you have the head and the cabs and the combo and this gives you...
Infinite. Flexibility.
You know I'm right about this.
Infinite. Flexibility.
You know I'm right about this.
I'd just like to share a couple of Rumble nuggets with you all. First. I've recently posted that I was more up on my Rumble 350v2 head than my 500v3 head. I'm constantly trying to 'understand' how these amps work. Like the eq and the gain and the shape buttons I'm back to using the 500 head again and it's been great. I haven't any thoughts to share on what settings I prefer now except that I am beginning to raise the gain more on the 500.
The other thing is this. Before I purchased the Rumble 115 cabinet and the 500 head, I A-B'd the Rumble 200 combo with my 350 head on top of the 115 cab. I did this at Sam Ash. I went home with the 115 because I felt that the 200 sounded too modern. I was also impressed with the weight of the cab. The 200 was lighter but I went with tone over weight because it wasn't that much heavier. It's just that there is no handle on top. I had an idea though. I figured that with a cab cover on over the head and the magnets holding the head to the cab, itll be like a combo anyway. You know. A lightweight, easy to transport unit. That wasn't the case. Too awkward and the cover and magnets weren't the solution as nothing stayed in place.
Then when the 500 went on sale and discontinued, I bought it. Now it's a fun game of, "Which do I want to hear?" They are both different.
But the best part is the solution to my transport woes. I simply wrapped a small ratcheting strap around cab and head. I can tighten it up nicely and still slip my fingers around it to pick it up and move it like it was a combo with a handle on top. It has never been better...
HAPPY RUMBLE
The other thing is this. Before I purchased the Rumble 115 cabinet and the 500 head, I A-B'd the Rumble 200 combo with my 350 head on top of the 115 cab. I did this at Sam Ash. I went home with the 115 because I felt that the 200 sounded too modern. I was also impressed with the weight of the cab. The 200 was lighter but I went with tone over weight because it wasn't that much heavier. It's just that there is no handle on top. I had an idea though. I figured that with a cab cover on over the head and the magnets holding the head to the cab, itll be like a combo anyway. You know. A lightweight, easy to transport unit. That wasn't the case. Too awkward and the cover and magnets weren't the solution as nothing stayed in place.
Then when the 500 went on sale and discontinued, I bought it. Now it's a fun game of, "Which do I want to hear?" They are both different.
But the best part is the solution to my transport woes. I simply wrapped a small ratcheting strap around cab and head. I can tighten it up nicely and still slip my fingers around it to pick it up and move it like it was a combo with a handle on top. It has never been better...
HAPPY RUMBLE
TB at it's finest.
Me: "I find I don't need two 115s or a 350 watt amp."
TB: "Get an 800 watt amp!!!"
@MCF , You're just TRYING to get me in trouble now!!!
ha ha!
Of COURSE, you're right @OtherLisa !!!
If I were going in the complete opposite direction!
ha ha!
I'm trying to minimize my rig because our house is starting to look like we have an amp breeding project going on!
I was even going to trade my 115s for 112s to downsize my current rig.
In all seriousness, it's a good idea, but keeping the separate cabs and head allows me the option to run 370 watts through the 2 115s which I wouldn't have with a R200c and a 115 extension cab.
I know you're going to say, "No, keep both cabs and the head AND get the R200c to take up even MORE room in the house."
Y'all are a bunch of enablers.
With friends like you, who needs anemones?
Thanks, @Youngspanion !I'd just like to share a couple of Rumble nuggets with you all. First. I've recently posted that I was more up on my Rumble 350v2 head than my 500v3 head. I'm constantly trying to 'understand' how these amps work. Like the eq and the gain and the shape buttons I'm back to using the 500 head again and it's been great. I haven't any thoughts to share on what settings I prefer now except that I am beginning to raise the gain more on the 500.
The other thing is this. Before I purchased the Rumble 115 cabinet and the 500 head, I A-B'd the Rumble 200 combo with my 350 head on top of the 115 cab. I did this at Sam Ash. I went home with the 115 because I felt that the 200 sounded too modern. I was also impressed with the weight of the cab. The 200 was lighter but I went with tone over weight because it wasn't that much heavier. It's just that there is no handle on top. I had an idea though. I figured that with a cab cover on over the head and the magnets holding the head to the cab, itll be like a combo anyway. You know. A lightweight, easy to transport unit. That wasn't the case. Too awkward and the cover and magnets weren't the solution as nothing stayed in place.
Then when the 500 went on sale and discontinued, I bought it. Now it's a fun game of, "Which do I want to hear?" They are both different.
But the best part is the solution to my transport woes. I simply wrapped a small ratcheting strap around cab and head. I can tighten it up nicely and still slip my fingers around it to pick it up and move it like it was a combo with a handle on top. It has never been better...
HAPPY RUMBLE
I always appreciate your insights because you and I both have the v2 R350h.
I'm not brave enough to attempt moving the half stack with the head on top.
I throw it in a backpack with my cables and wear it so I can carry the cab with both hands.
I'm thinking of doing the same as you but with the 200h instead of the 500h. The R350h will be my "loud" head and the R200h would be my "mellow" head. I'm interested in the difference between the v2 and v3 sounds as well.
So if I keep the R350h and R115 cabs I have and just add an R200h, I can get four different setups:
140 watts through a single 115
220 watts through a single 115
200 watts through two 115s or
370 watts through two 115s.
Plus I also have my R30c which gives me:
30 watts through a single 10
and my little Roland Micro Cube bass for instances with no electricity.
...and THAT oughtta do it...really...really?!..yes, really.
So now I can focus on my hunt for a black and maple American Special Precision so I can have a four string.
Oh no. This site is the worst!
