I'll see if i have a moment this weekend. The no e thing about the DI (and headphone out) is the circuit shows a speaker sim in line IIRC. Nice touch.
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To complicate matters further, some people equate a certain type of mild overdrive with growl...
I just read that Myles said it was sampled fretless. They did that a lot back then.
My "growliest" bass is my VM PJ strung with DR Legends Flats. It is even more so through my Rumble Rig TM than it was it was before.
Several years ago, when it it first came out, I bought Glenn Letsch's "Stuff! Good Bass Players Should Know." This was about 2008.
http://www.amazon.com/Stuff-Good-Bass-Players-Should/dp/1423431383
Just before that I had bought my first Jazz. I was struggling with figuring it out. I had bought my first Precision in 1983 and then a '51 RI in 2005. I had never played a Jazz before. I couldn't get good sounds or tone out of it for anything. I was about ready to give up on it.
If you look on the "Look Inside", and look at page 67, he talks about how to balance the pickups on a Jazz and states that you can do it like he says on any two pickup bass. I tried his procedure and it worked really well for me on both my Jazz and my Fretless Jazz. I tried the same thing on my PJ and it really brought out it's unique "growley" voice.
If you have a two pickup bass, give it a try. It might work for you, too.
Several years ago, when it it first came out, I bought Glenn Letsch's "Stuff! Good Bass Players Should Know." This was about 2008.
http://www.amazon.com/Stuff-Good-Bass-Players-Should/dp/1423431383
Just before that I had bought my first Jazz. I was struggling with figuring it out. I had bought my first Precision in 1983 and then a '51 RI in 2005. I had never played a Jazz before. I couldn't get good sounds or tone out of it for anything. I was about ready to give up on it.
If you look on the "Look Inside", and look at page 67, he talks about how to balance the pickups on a Jazz and states that you can do it like he says on any two pickup bass. I tried his procedure and it worked really well for me on both my Jazz and my Fretless Jazz. I tried the same thing on my PJ and it really brought out it's unique "growley" voice.
If you have a two pickup bass, give it a try. It might work for you, too.
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Yup, I picked up a tip somewhere of something similar with a blend knob...
Set the blend in the middle, then turn the blend slowly front or back, and you'll note there's is a point where it suddenly seems to change the tone (for lack of a better word).
Suddenly gives it more flavor. A sweet spot in the balance. For me it works either side of middle, depending on what I'm looking for, more warmth, or more punch.
Set the blend in the middle, then turn the blend slowly front or back, and you'll note there's is a point where it suddenly seems to change the tone (for lack of a better word).
Suddenly gives it more flavor. A sweet spot in the balance. For me it works either side of middle, depending on what I'm looking for, more warmth, or more punch.
This is why i like blend knobs - I'm usually rocking the P-bass neck pickup, but if I need to tighten things up, or need midrange, or want more growl, I can just dial the knob back to add in some growl.
I think it was Stuart Spector who said to me once that the neck pickup is the main one; the bridge pickup is a "finesse" pickup. You may disagree, but I've viewed two pickup basses as Stuart described ever since he said it.
I think it was Stuart Spector who said to me once that the neck pickup is the main one; the bridge pickup is a "finesse" pickup. You may disagree, but I've viewed two pickup basses as Stuart described ever since he said it.
"It was Stuart Spector who told me..."
You know, you shouldn't drop names like that, it's not cool.
Robert De Niro told me that.
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I'd like to welcome pryapysm to the Fender Rumble Club. He is member #372 
He just signed up for TalkBass today. He rocks a Fender bass along with a Rumble 500 head and Rumble 410 & 115 cabs.
Rumble On Brother!
He just signed up for TalkBass today. He rocks a Fender bass along with a Rumble 500 head and Rumble 410 & 115 cabs. Rumble On Brother! 
I'm been sent over here as well!
Recently bought a Rumble 500 cab, and this afternoon ordered a 115 cab to go with it when required.
I've moved over from Markbass, I just find the Fender gear has much more of a classic 'bass' sound - I found the MB a little sterile at times.
So have I joined the dark side, or the bright side....?
Recently bought a Rumble 500 cab, and this afternoon ordered a 115 cab to go with it when required.
I've moved over from Markbass, I just find the Fender gear has much more of a classic 'bass' sound - I found the MB a little sterile at times.
So have I joined the dark side, or the bright side....?
Welcome to the Fender Rumble Club, theevilplankton!I'm been sent over here as well!
Recently bought a Rumble 500 cab, and this afternoon ordered a 115 cab to go with it when required.
I've moved over from Markbass, I just find the Fender gear has much more of a classic 'bass' sound - I found the MB a little sterile at times.
So have I joined the dark side, or the bright side....?
You are member #373 You have stepped out of the darkness into the Marvelous Fender Rumble Limelight
Rumbles Rock Baby, Yeah! 
Bought the 500 combo today. Can it compete with my rack and cabs? NO WAY! But it is definitely a nice one trip grab and go rig for jams, last minute fills, etc. I will most likely replace the woofers with s2010's at some point.
Hey, theeebis alittle bracing and dampening in it! Anybody have the ts parameters for the woofers?
Love the Drive-In Boat Dining! This story has been all over the boating forums.
Did you see the pics of the skipper? Hate to say it, but boy, does he look typical! He had to have been fired after that. Nobody -- NOBODY -- drives a boat that fast in the fog.
Welcome to the Fender Rumble Club, theevilplankton!
You have stepped out of the darkness into the Marvelous Fender Rumble Limelight
That's great, many thanks!
It should arrive this week, so will post a photo of the rig at next Fridays gig. Rumble on!
I don't think they've reached these shores yet. Fender says mid-April. Containers full of Fender Rumbles are anchored off Long Beach waiting their turn to be unloaded.
I have no doubt they're going to sound great. I'd be extremely surprised and greatly disappointed if they didn't. $300 is a pretty good price. I paid $400 each for my V2 Rumble 112 Neos, but that was a superb price given the woofers were made in U.S.A. and the cabinet built in Mexico.
I returned my 210 because it just didn't do what i wanted it to - it sounded OK, but added too much bass to the 500 combo, which can already have a lot of bass in the right circumstances. Actually, yesterday we played at a festival on one of the boomiest outdoor portable stages I've ever been on. I eq'ed and eq'd, it was just hopeless. On one part of the stage it sounded passable, on another the A# took off like a rocket, while the G totally disappeared. I wonder if a Gramm pad would have helped?
Anyway, I'm looking at the 112 to add to the combo, just because.
FWIW, I'm not one of those "matched cab" guys. I went down that road twice - first with two GK NEO 115s (love the cabs, didn't like the pairing), and now with the rumble 210s. IME anything can work, you just have to try it and see. There's really no way to predict it. Even with matched cabs.
Anyway, I'm looking at the 112 to add to the combo, just because.
FWIW, I'm not one of those "matched cab" guys. I went down that road twice - first with two GK NEO 115s (love the cabs, didn't like the pairing), and now with the rumble 210s. IME anything can work, you just have to try it and see. There's really no way to predict it. Even with matched cabs.
YES! I highly recommend the Auralex Gramma. Decouples your speaker cabinet from a boomy stage, or any floor. I use mine all the time everywhere. It simply provides you with an acoustically solid platform for your cabs or combo. Great tight bass response on any floor. Great for floor monitors too.
Yeah try it and see. We know the Rumble 500 combo on top of a Rumble 115 cab is magic. There is no way a single 12 can keep pace with 210's, but until you try you don't know what it might add in terms of dynamic texture.
