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Recently re-discovered this video. Jazz gig; 67 Thunderbird>Rumble 40.
WARNING: Bass solo @ 4:25-I added octaver(1 up)~1/2 way through the solo.
WARNING: Bass solo @ 4:25-I added octaver(1 up)~1/2 way through the solo.
If the others ask you to turn down, hit 'em with this quote from @dagrev of Thunderbird Club:
"Bass-the original 'surround sound'.""
Hi Rumblers.
Just got home after giving my Rumble 500c a first rehearsal... very pleased with it.
The amp kept up more than easily with a manic drummer, 3 guitars, and 3 separate vocals.
Can't wait to get out for a gig with it...
Yay, Piquet, that amp takes all the tricks! @PiquetBass, you are now member #1525 in the Fender Rumble Club. Congratulations and welcome. Please put that number in your TalkBass Signature for safe keeping. Then make yourself at home here and on your Rumble Club Wiki page, the repository of all Rumbling wisdom and knowledge.
Piqqy, the R500c trumps all those other guys, every time. So, welcome to TalkBass in general and The Club in particular! How about telling us a bit about yourself, such as your bass experience in general and your Rumble journey in particular? Whatever your situation, you're bound to fit right in here since we have all kinds. But we all love to ... ... ...
Rumble On!
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Prices fluctuate - that’s a fact of the free market, especially in the current situation with delivery problems and international conflict. Don’t read too much into it.
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Question for PJ players.
I once owned a PJ Ibanez, but hated the sound of the J pup. While it could certainly have been the pup itself, it put me off of the PJ configuration. I played that bass as a straight up P bass, with the J pup dialed off.
Can someone who is happy with their PJ explain to me the benefit(s)? I started on a '63 J, so I know that sound, but never got into the J bridge pup with a P pup due to that bass (which I sold).
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I can't speak for the Tribute Fallouts, but the Fullerton is balanced pretty well and has ultralight tuners. I play it with a 3" suede strap and don't have any noticeable neck dive issues.
I mostly play P-basses, but the PJ configuration on my Aerodyne gives me a little more tonal versatility when required, and adds a little extra bite to the split-coil P pickup.
I had a Squier VM Jaguar SS I bought as backup/tight stage bass. I played it almost exclusively with the J pup off. Every so often I'd turn it on just to remind me how useless it was. It came with the bass so I wasn't gonna remove it, but
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My P Bass Special, with J pup & neck, is my favorite long scale for the same reason Jakob gives. It does the P sound alone quite well, but adds a little special sumpin'-sumpin' with the J. My JJ Jaguar, however, doesn't quite do the P sound but, otherwise, stands up to the P Special very well.
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(Late to this party, but...)
No, they'll say: "Amazing, the latest models start at 5,000 watt output, have a 100 hour rechargeable battery, 10,000 built-in effects, the latest in Hover-ability tech for no-hassle, hands-free maneuverability and stage height adjustment, use wireless power compatible with 3 planets and all 7 spacestations, and they look EXACTLY like this one! Can't wait to teleport back to the lab and plug in my P-bass!".
My #1 is my J bass because of the tone that I get from the single-coil pups. So, for me, I like the P/J configuration over the P bass because of the extra tone that I get out of the single-coil pup. YMMV.
I am a P/J lover on most everything...my Spectors, my Peaveys, the few Fenders Ive had were P/J's as well. I love the option of the J pickup to add some bite to the tone...I generally am not a fan of the single P tone, but it has its place, and I can roll the J completely off when I want that sound. I have several Squier VM Jaguars, the first series with the passive P/J's and I truly love those basses...and they can bring the P-bass tone very well.
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My 500h is still going strong after these past few years. The thing is still stupid loud.
Hi.
Thanks for adding me to the long list of Rumblers!
As a bit of background, i picked up the bass after years of fruitless and boring parent- driven piano lessons (1983-ish i was 15 at the time). At Hair- metal was the thing then, hence the heads stock shape on my trust Aria bass - P and J pups for those interested!
Played in a gigging band in Leicester in my late teens and early 20s playing our own rock tunes, then a mild hiatus while our two kids grew up (a handful of benefit gigs during that time, for local scout groups, the cricket club and the like).
I'm now properly back in the game, with a grunge covers band. Stone Temple Pilots, Pearl Jam, Nirvana(of course) in the main. No gigs as yet, but we're working on that. Let's see how that goes....
... and as far as the Rumble goes, well - after hours of Internet research, i really couldn't see that there was any other sensible choice! May be adding a Squier bass as a gig back-up before too long.
It just keeps on keeping on!
Ah, ha! An imminently logical path! I, too, took time out from my musical endeavors for child rearing. And now, in my golden years, I'm SO glad I did. My grown children and growing grandchildren, & great-grandchild, are more satisfying than thousands of nameless fans could be.
Yeah, their specs look great on the web, but then they sound so good in real life, it's amazing! Rumble On, Piquet!
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Alright! I just went to Guitarticus (Guitar Center) and traded in my Rumble 25 for a Rumble 40. Only got $50 for my 25 (8 months old) but they gave me a 10% discount on the 40's sale price, so I paid just under $140 to upgrade.
