Just ordered one and will use it for a casino gig Friday. The back of the stage has metal panels that rattle furiously when I play, hopefully the Auralex will eliminate that.
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But it is very light. The handle on the v2 makes it easy to carry.
They're really good at providing some isolation from an otherwise booming hallow wooden stage.
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If I decide to use anything it will have to be something that's packable in my backpack. I have a "one trip in, one trip out" rule, and my hands are already full with bass, music stand and amp (for gigs where we don't have a PA).
Ya, but...a high pass filter does more if you are playing at higher volume, like making the amp more efficient by eliminating the low frequencies that people can't hear anyway.
This is my newest amp stand. It has 3 adjustments for tilt angle; folds up(pic 2)for transport. Has attachment for a mic(w/ gooseneck or boom). ULTIMATE SUPPORT AMP-150. Weighs ~3 pounds. Got it from SW.
It easily holds my R100; used once with the 200c. No problem. I keep it in my duffel-with a lotta other [stuff]. The 'vertical' post extends(it's ~1/2 way in the pics). I'm certain one could stack 2xR100s w/ no issues.
I see that the feet on my R500C are definitely not soft rubber like other amps I've owned and probably do very little in the way of decoupling . I do carry a rubber mat with me that I usually stand on for longer gigs so at least I have something to try if it get too boomy.
It does with mine.With an R40, I'm sure this will do the job just fine.
I have a "Snap-On" kneeling mat that I used to use at one of our regular venues that had a a 4' high, hollow wood stage. Probably nowhere near as good-or expensive-as an Auralex, but better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.
What's your problem? Chuck Norris roles his up.
I believe I already have a number, but I am now officially back in the fold. I had a Stage 800 but found that I kept using the Rumble setting, and being a horrific knob twiddler with amps, it was just too much. I sold it to fund the purchase of a Rumble 800 combo. It feels like home and is so easy to get a great sound from. More than I will probably ever need, but, for me, better to have and not need than need and not have.
The vintage button...
It was one of the first things that sold me on Rumbles, but I've found that while it's virtually impossible to get a bad sound out of these amps, I've tended to avoid it because (to me) it can add an artificial vibe. Most of my playing these days has been in the "Americana" or folk genres, which calls for "honesty" (in my estimation). So, with my 200 and 500 heads, I usually have the gain at zero (minimum coloration, maximum clarity) and no buttons engaged. The EQ is flat, except for a low mid bump at times.
Sometimes I do use the contour button... that's almost always when playing outdoors, where acoustics aren't an issue and I want a really round, yet "natural" tone. Just before the pandemic, I subbed for an upright bassist at a folk festival -- we were playing mostly bluegrass -- and another bassist said he was impressed by the upright thing I was getting with an electric bass. I was using a Fender Jazz with old flatwounds, neck pickup only, into a Rumble 500 head into a GK Neo 112II cabinet (tweeter off), and the Rumble was completely flat except for that contour button being engaged.
Anyway...
I love these amps!
It was one of the first things that sold me on Rumbles, but I've found that while it's virtually impossible to get a bad sound out of these amps, I've tended to avoid it because (to me) it can add an artificial vibe. Most of my playing these days has been in the "Americana" or folk genres, which calls for "honesty" (in my estimation). So, with my 200 and 500 heads, I usually have the gain at zero (minimum coloration, maximum clarity) and no buttons engaged. The EQ is flat, except for a low mid bump at times.
Sometimes I do use the contour button... that's almost always when playing outdoors, where acoustics aren't an issue and I want a really round, yet "natural" tone. Just before the pandemic, I subbed for an upright bassist at a folk festival -- we were playing mostly bluegrass -- and another bassist said he was impressed by the upright thing I was getting with an electric bass. I was using a Fender Jazz with old flatwounds, neck pickup only, into a Rumble 500 head into a GK Neo 112II cabinet (tweeter off), and the Rumble was completely flat except for that contour button being engaged.
Anyway...
I love these amps!
