Cool! You should notice the extra power and additional EQ features. You may, or may not, notice the lesser weight of the 40 from the 25.
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Cool! You should notice the extra power and additional EQ features. You may, or may not, notice the lesser weight of the 40 from the 25.
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I, as well, went up from the Rumble 25. In my case, I went to the Studio 40, then to the Combo 200 and R115 cab. Things changed and I was staying in my home studio.
I finally found my dream machine in an Ampeg PF-20T. I am keeping the R115 cab because it rumbles so nicely with the 20T!
Hold up. It weighs LESS than the 25? How is that possible?!
I am playing with it now and really liking the additional tones. It definitely sounds much richer/fuller than the 25.
So what was everyone's *first* Rumble?
I needed something for both practice and gigging (or so I thought), so I went straight to the R100V3. I got a used one in like new condition for between $50 and $100 off the price of the new ones at the time. Then I found out the guy in charge wanted a "clean stage", so I just went into a DI for several years. At a new church, that's not an issue, and the Rumble does a great job there (as well as at home, of course).
Bonus note: My first bass amp (and bass combo) was a Kalamazoo Model 30. The sealed 2x10 cab is OK. It's marginal on a low E and fairly useless below that. It was my practice amp for maybe a month before I bought the Rumble.
I needed something for both practice and gigging (or so I thought), so I went straight to the R100V3. I got a used one in like new condition for between $50 and $100 off the price of the new ones at the time. Then I found out the guy in charge wanted a "clean stage", so I just went into a DI for several years. At a new church, that's not an issue, and the Rumble does a great job there (as well as at home, of course).
Bonus note: My first bass amp (and bass combo) was a Kalamazoo Model 30. The sealed 2x10 cab is OK. It's marginal on a low E and fairly useless below that. It was my practice amp for maybe a month before I bought the Rumble.
Yeah, sounds crazy, right? But Fender says the 25 weighs 21 lb.s and the 40 just 18!!! Different density and/or thickness of wood? Who really knows?
Yes, more power, bigger cab size, bigger speaker, extra controls, all add up to superior tone.
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Well, they should! And with the Rumbles, they tend to from all I've read and heard. It's not true with all brands, though.
The Rumble 100 only weighs one pound more than the 25 coming in at only 22 pounds.
But shouldn't the 100 weigh even less than the 40, and so on? The 800 must be around 10 pounds!
My first Rumble happens to be my first bass amp too! I have been learning bass for 3-4 months now and loving it! I played guitar a looong time ago and decided to play bass now as I have always loved the sound. My Rumble is the 500 combo. Go big or go home! Tim
The Rumble 500 combo was my first Rumble. The Big Kahuna! I ordered it fully expecting to return it. At just $499 in 2014, nothing could be that inexpensive, that lightweight and sound any good, right?!? I just wanted to see for myself where it fell short. But, OMG!, how amazingly light! And what great tone!!! At such a great price!
I had just recently converted my MIJ Jaguar bass to BEAD tuning and the R500c even handled that low B like a champ. My loud country cover band was astounded when I first took it to rehearsal. They, and I, were used to my Bassman 250 combo, often with my Bassman 150 combo chained to it, and both cranked, to keep up. The R500c alone blew them away!! At a couple of outdoor gigs I added my Bassman Neo 115 cab for the full 500 watts and that low B felt so freakin' awesome! But I had to keep turning down 'cause I got so carried away!
After 8 years, the Rumble 500 combo is still my #1 go-to loud bass amp. I got the Bassman 500 head after the R500c and, yeah, it's got some great tones that the Rumble doesn't have. But, to my ear, they are not that much greater to warrant taking out to gigs. The Bassman combos are just languishing. So the Rumble goes everywhere, while I play the Bassman 500 at home, until I someday get that studio call needing its tubey goodness and/or ultra-deep tones.
Meanwhile, for more casual jams in recent years, since the country band broke up, my Rumble Studio 40 has been plenty! Plenty volume! And plenty of versatile tones with, or without, all kinds of effects built-in!!
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My first was the R500c. Followed by the R25, the R40, and the R115. My first bass amp was an old Bassman 10. There were a plethora of amps/cabs in between. I'm very happy with my Rumbles now. My back is especially happy with them.
My 1st was an R15 that came in a package with my 1st bass, A Squier entry-level P. I so took to the lo-end that I quickly graduated to an R200c and and American Performer Precision and soon added an R210. The rest, as they say...
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My first was the Rumble 40. My second is also the Rumble 40. Two are better than one.
My first was the 25, which I traded in for the 40 today. I play through a Rumble 60 at band rehearsal (not mine).
After playing with the controls of the 40 to learn the sounds of the amp I realized that I haven't played with the controls of the 60 at all. That will need to change.
After playing with the controls of the 40 to learn the sounds of the amp I realized that I haven't played with the controls of the 60 at all. That will need to change.
Wow! The Rumble 60 is a V1 from between 2003 and 2010! That's a long running workhorse. Your review comparing the two would be awesome.
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I freely admit that, coming from an old school mentality, I wouldn’t have considered lightweights like the Rumbles. But several people I respected at work, and here in the Thunderbird Club and Combo Club, praised their Rumbles so I had to try them.
I still want an SVT fridge setup, a Fender PS400, an Acoustic folded horn 360, and a couple of others just because, but if it came down to one amp/speaker, it would be one of the Rumbles. In fact, it has!
A collection like that wouldn't be complete without a full stack Marshall Super Bass. Back in the day, I played through a Marhall full stack guitar amp and the bass player had the Super Bass stack.
I have never played through a Marshall bass amp, not even to irritate the employees in the music stores. What were those like in the 80s/90s? Tubes still, or had they gone solid state? Nice sounding?
Wow! The Rumble 60 is a V1 from between 2003 and 2010! That's a long running workhorse. Your review comparing the two would be awesome.
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Next practice is in a couple weeks, so I won't be able to compare it to the 40 until then. Also, I've only been playing bass since January of this year, so 'grain of salt' and all that.
R200cV3 was first, Added a R112 cab, followed by R40 when my B25 acted up, then the R100 which is now my #1, ichiban, numero uno, etc. Sold the R112 'cos I hardly ever used it. It and the 200c were perfect, but we didn't play anywhere that justified using it. All 4 from b4 I sold the r112.
Oh. First real amp(I had 2. Wish I still had at least one of them).
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