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#54,221
G-Dog said:
Zonny! Help! I'm still waiting for the greatest secret of the Universe. What is this? :woot:
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Yeah--wasn't here to answer before.

It's my Rumble 40 with leather strap laces wrapped around the handle.

Years ago when I only had my high Garnet Stencil bass amp I had a new strap--with a leather lace from a strap--as I didn't use it, I sued to just put them aside--so one day I wrapped one around the amp handle--and ever since I have done this with my bass amps when I get a new lace. (Straps don't often come with them anymore--so who knows how long this will last.)
 
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Hi Everyone. I had two gigs this past weekend and was planning to report on the 500 Combo, but I returned it and got the 800 instead, so there's that.

I DID use the 800 on those gigs as well as practice with a 3 piece ambient trio. I'll say I really like the 800. I'm not sure if its just me but the neo speakers seem to be less "wooly" and easier to dial in for a clean, more or less "uncolored" sound. The EQ starting point for all the gigs was the standard 10-2-2-10 but ended up (with my Gould GGi5) more like 9-2-2-12 with the horn on. It cut well in the mix and had plenty of bottom. I found it pretty easy to get out of the way of the two guitars in the jam band setting but still mesh well with the drums both inside and outside. I played around with the tone buttons and none really added anything I wanted in these cases, so I left them off.

As far as power, the 800 has plenty on tap. I never ran gain past 9 and the main was topped out around 11 o'clock, which I thought was pretty reasonable pushing into a room and out into a field without FOH support. I kind of wish I had opened it up just to see how it sounded when it was cranked.

At the trio practice, I flipped over to the 200 watt step down and it work really well. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have had to as I could easy find a usable sound at 800 watts, but it was cool being able to do it. The only question I have (as someone who constantly considers all the failure options and carries backups of EVERTHING) is can the switch for the 200 watt step down be defeated to default to 800 if, say, the switch breaks or won't go back to 800? Yeah, I know its unlikely but i bet its not impossible (yay, paranoia!)

Lastly, the trio records every practice and most some tracks end up being assembled by the guitarist into albums (site in my sig www.joeolnick.com) and turn into marketable tracks. I'm waiting to hear the raw tracks to see how much influence the amp exerts over my sound. I recorded pre-EQ so it shouldn't be anything but amp color. I can then compare that to the DI on my board that sends pre-amplifier signal to a separate channel. Maybe I can upload the tracks here once I have them so you can all here the comparison too (if its warranted).

Anyway, I'm pretty happy with it either way!
 
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zontar said:
... ... It's my Rumble 40 with leather strap laces wrapped around the handle.

Years ago when I only had my high Garnet Stencil bass amp I had a new strap--with a leather lace from a strap--as I didn't use it, I sued to just put them aside--so one day I wrapped one around the amp handle--and ever since I have done this with my bass amps when I get a new lace. (Straps don't often come with them anymore--so who knows how long this will last.)
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Yeah, I recently shopped at a Guitar Center for a guitar strap with laces on both ends. Not only were there NO leather laces, but I couldn't even find a strap I wanted with the shoestring laces on both ends! But I found something like this strap with one lace, then asked the checkout guy if they had any with two laces (to fit this lunch box for my 4-year-old grandson's birthday). He just went to the rack and grabbed a similar lace from some random strap and handed it to me! Ok. I'll take it. :)

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Pelagic said:
Hi Everyone. I had two gigs this past weekend and was planning to report on the 500 Combo, but I returned it and got the 800 instead, so there's that.

I DID use the 800 on those gigs as well as practice with a 3 piece ambient trio. I'll say I really like the 800. I'm not sure if its just me but the neo speakers seem to be less "wooly" and easier to dial in for a clean, more or less "uncolored" sound. The EQ starting point for all the gigs was the standard 10-2-2-10 but ended up (with my Gould GGi5) more like 9-2-2-12 with the horn on. It cut well in the mix and had plenty of bottom. I found it pretty easy to get out of the way of the two guitars in the jam band setting but still mesh well with the drums both inside and outside. I played around with the tone buttons and none really added anything I wanted in these cases, so I left them off.

As far as power, the 800 has plenty on tap. I never ran gain past 9 and the main was topped out around 11 o'clock, which I thought was pretty reasonable pushing into a room and out into a field without FOH support. I kind of wish I had opened it up just to see how it sounded when it was cranked.

At the trio practice, I flipped over to the 200 watt step down and it work really well. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have had to as I could easy find a usable sound at 800 watts, but it was cool being able to do it. The only question I have (as someone who constantly considers all the failure options and carries backups of EVERTHING) is can the switch for the 200 watt step down be defeated to default to 800 if, say, the switch breaks or won't go back to 800? Yeah, I know its unlikely but i bet its not impossible (yay, paranoia!)

Lastly, the trio records every practice and most some tracks end up being assembled by the guitarist into albums (site in my sig www.joeolnick.com) and turn into marketable tracks. I'm waiting to hear the raw tracks to see how much influence the amp exerts over my sound. I recorded pre-EQ so it shouldn't be anything but amp color. I can then compare that to the DI on my board that sends pre-amplifier signal to a separate channel. Maybe I can upload the tracks here once I have them so you can all here the comparison too (if its warranted).

Anyway, I'm pretty happy with it either way!
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So, Pelly, it seems you finally got an extension cab for your 500-turned-800 combo!? Which cab did you get? Otherwise the 1/4 Power Switch just gives you 100W.

To answer your paranoia, I'm sure something can go horribly wrong to get you stuck in full power mode, or maybe even in 1/4 power mode. But, I have no idea what could do this!! Nor have I any clue how to (possibly?) prevent such a catastrope. So, I see no reason to worry about it. At least within the first 2 years, it's Fender's warranty problem. Maybe even for some time after that! :whistle:
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Pelagic said:
Hi Everyone. I had two gigs this past weekend and was planning to report on the 500 Combo, but I returned it and got the 800 instead, so there's that.

I DID use the 800 on those gigs as well as practice with a 3 piece ambient trio. I'll say I really like the 800. I'm not sure if its just me but the neo speakers seem to be less "wooly" and easier to dial in for a clean, more or less "uncolored" sound. The EQ starting point for all the gigs was the standard 10-2-2-10 but ended up (with my Gould GGi5) more like 9-2-2-12 with the horn on. It cut well in the mix and had plenty of bottom. I found it pretty easy to get out of the way of the two guitars in the jam band setting but still mesh well with the drums both inside and outside. I played around with the tone buttons and none really added anything I wanted in these cases, so I left them off.

As far as power, the 800 has plenty on tap. I never ran gain past 9 and the main was topped out around 11 o'clock, which I thought was pretty reasonable pushing into a room and out into a field without FOH support. I kind of wish I had opened it up just to see how it sounded when it was cranked.

At the trio practice, I flipped over to the 200 watt step down and it work really well. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have had to as I could easy find a usable sound at 800 watts, but it was cool being able to do it. The only question I have (as someone who constantly considers all the failure options and carries backups of EVERTHING) is can the switch for the 200 watt step down be defeated to default to 800 if, say, the switch breaks or won't go back to 800? Yeah, I know its unlikely but i bet its not impossible (yay, paranoia!)

Lastly, the trio records every practice and most some tracks end up being assembled by the guitarist into albums (site in my sig www.joeolnick.com) and turn into marketable tracks. I'm waiting to hear the raw tracks to see how much influence the amp exerts over my sound. I recorded pre-EQ so it shouldn't be anything but amp color. I can then compare that to the DI on my board that sends pre-amplifier signal to a separate channel. Maybe I can upload the tracks here once I have them so you can all here the comparison too (if its warranted).

Anyway, I'm pretty happy with it either way!
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#54,227
G-Dog said:
So, Pelly, it seems you finally got an extension cab for your 500-turned-800 combo!? Which cab did you get? Otherwise the 1/4 Power Switch just gives you 100W.

To answer your paranoia, I'm sure something can go horribly wrong to get you stuck in full power mode, or maybe even in 1/4 power mode. But, I have no idea what could do this!! Nor have I any clue how to (possibly?) prevent such a catastrope. So, I see no reason to worry about it. At least within the first 2 years, it's Fender's warranty problem. Maybe even for some time after that! :whistle:
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Well, no extension actually. I took the 500 back and returned it and upped it to the 800 Combo. 400 into the 2- 1o's. NOW, I'm looking at the extension cab next!;) I'll probably never need it, but it looks great!

EDIT: I thought about my switch comment earlier.

Yhe step down switch on the 800 shouldn't change wattage, it should change resistance. Gimme an 8 ohm to 4 ohm switch on the cab so I can just stay with a single 210 that just destroys stuff!
 
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G-Dog said:
Yeah, that's a great combination for the R500c, Endy. I only wish there were a more heavy duty Rumble 115 that could handle the 400W from the Rumble Stage 800 and new Rumble 800 combos. :oops:

BTW, I can't help but notice that textiles sweatshop located outside your back window! Or is it reflected from inside, behind your camera? Can we get some Rumble Club discounts on some good, inexpensive sheets or towels? :whistle:
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I’m hoping this rig will suffice for what my band does currently. I had my eyes on the 800, but decided on this setup.

Haha! The place I practice at is the store front of an old laundry service in Cleveland. Those are laminate pictures of the shop back in the day. Pretty cool.
 
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tobynjake said:
Hi.
Yea, thats a Rumble 800 combo I just picked up.Ive been gigging an Ampeg pf800 and two 15 portaflex cabs. Sound great but those cabs are heavy, so I was looking for something lighter.This is a ridiculous 29 lbs and is almost effortless.
Apart from that though, the sound on this thing is amazing for the size.
Im currently active in two bands in my area and own Sadowsky,Fender, Epiphone,Guild and Sire basses.
And yes, they all sound great through this amp.
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So just aquired a Rumble V3 1x15 cab.Plan on maybe using it with the 800 combo at the odd outdoor gig.
Any thoughts? Presuming this combination is ok to use?
 
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After chasing the sound of my Rumble 100 used at small gigs, (Rumble 200, 500, Aguilar, Ampeg). I've hit on what works for me. I added a second Rumble 100, stacked and controlled via the effects send on the primary to the effects return on the second. Second unit is essentially a slave amp/speaker. sounds great, scalable, lightweight, and offers redundancy should one of the two go out.
Oh, and an inexpensive solution to boot...
 

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Tonecaster said:
After chasing the sound of my Rumble 100 used at small gigs, (Rumble 200, 500, Aguilar, Ampeg). I've hit on what works for me. I added a second Rumble 100, stacked and controlled via the effects send on the primary to the effects return on the second. Second unit is essentially a slave amp/speaker. sounds great, scalable, lightweight, and offers redundancy should one of the two go out.
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Several of us run dual 100s that way!
 
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Pelagic said:
Hi Everyone. I had two gigs this past weekend and was planning to report on the 500 Combo, but I returned it and got the 800 instead, so there's that.

I DID use the 800 on those gigs as well as practice with a 3 piece ambient trio. I'll say I really like the 800. I'm not sure if its just me but the neo speakers seem to be less "wooly" and easier to dial in for a clean, more or less "uncolored" sound. The EQ starting point for all the gigs was the standard 10-2-2-10 but ended up (with my Gould GGi5) more like 9-2-2-12 with the horn on. It cut well in the mix and had plenty of bottom. I found it pretty easy to get out of the way of the two guitars in the jam band setting but still mesh well with the drums both inside and outside. I played around with the tone buttons and none really added anything I wanted in these cases, so I left them off.

As far as power, the 800 has plenty on tap. I never ran gain past 9 and the main was topped out around 11 o'clock, which I thought was pretty reasonable pushing into a room and out into a field without FOH support. I kind of wish I had opened it up just to see how it sounded when it was cranked.

At the trio practice, I flipped over to the 200 watt step down and it work really well. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have had to as I could easy find a usable sound at 800 watts, but it was cool being able to do it. The only question I have (as someone who constantly considers all the failure options and carries backups of EVERTHING) is can the switch for the 200 watt step down be defeated to default to 800 if, say, the switch breaks or won't go back to 800? Yeah, I know its unlikely but i bet its not impossible (yay, paranoia!)

Lastly, the trio records every practice and most some tracks end up being assembled by the guitarist into albums (site in my sig www.joeolnick.com) and turn into marketable tracks. I'm waiting to hear the raw tracks to see how much influence the amp exerts over my sound. I recorded pre-EQ so it shouldn't be anything but amp color. I can then compare that to the DI on my board that sends pre-amplifier signal to a separate channel. Maybe I can upload the tracks here once I have them so you can all here the comparison too (if its warranted).

Anyway, I'm pretty happy with it either way!
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Clearer and cleaner tone on 800combo are work great with effect pedal/preamp. I will try the Ampeg SGT-Di preamp pedal through the 800combo on my next guitar store visit.
Ampeg – Bass guitar amplification
 
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Tonecaster said:
After chasing the sound of my Rumble 100 used at small gigs, (Rumble 200, 500, Aguilar, Ampeg). I've hit on what works for me. I added a second Rumble 100, stacked and controlled via the effects send on the primary to the effects return on the second. Second unit is essentially a slave amp/speaker. sounds great, scalable, lightweight, and offers redundancy should one of the two go out.
Oh, and an inexpensive solution to boot...
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Seems like a good idea
 
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Hi again! So, we had a practice and were messing around with Cissy Strut. Excuse the playing as we were just getting rolling but, here's the soloed bass track. It's stereo and, if you pan LEFT its the DI on the 800 Combo, Pan Right its the MXR DI direct from my board, no EQ on it. The recording was done with a Gould GGi5.

Bass Tracks June 18 2023 - Jamie Aston - 01 Cissy Strut Bass
 
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