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#56,121
G-Dog said:
I was right there, the same day, singing my same ol' song of "FX Return Jack Fix". I know that doesn't fix everything, but it has done the trick more than once. Sorry, it didn't work for you, but Fender replaced it, right!? :thumbsup:​




When it was flying it could travel over 2,200 mph, with a top reported speed of mach 3.4! Sadly, it no longer flys in its museum home. :oops:​




The difference isn't between a duck, but in a duck. That duck DNA makes all the difference. ;)​




Yes, I did. Both. Then I got a bike!​




Nothing exceeds like excess! The prescient designers of our busiest roads knew they would become crowded, especially at rush hours when progress slows. Hence the parkway names, where you can usually drive, but twice a day traffic appears to park there.

Driveways, however, were originally the paths thru which farm live stock were "driven" on farm land. Carriages and wagons also used them for transport. With the advent of the horseless carriages those same paths, already called "driveways", became the logical place for them to park! Modern urban residential developments then provided smaller "driveways" for the popular auto voitures. Garages, of course can never contain the transport and its accouterments, plus household storage. So, many must park in the driveway.
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Fender did replace the amp! And I tried the FX trick right off.

2/3 credit on the Blackbird, as both answers are true. As for the top speed it’s capable of, no one knows. While I’m sure the designers have/had numbers in mind, we never (that I’m aware of) pushed it to the limit. We’d go a bit faster than anything the Soviets had. They’d design new planes and missiles, test them to prove they would be able to shoot the SR71 down, then put them into production. Once they were confidently cranking the new hardware out, we’d go faster, driving them nuts snd breaking their bank. (Per my AF ROTC instructor[1], who had been (probably still was) MI.)

[1] Dad was paying for college and insisted I take ROTC. I only took two quarters. Long story.
 
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#56,123
GregT said:
I grew up in Fairbanks, so all the jokes about getting to school in the winter are real. I remember putting on ice skates at home and skating down the road the 8 blocks to elementary school. Walk to and from school in the dark, yep, both ways!
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I’ve been in the boonies outside Eagle River at Christmas. The road was too rough for skates so we walked the 1/2 mi to/from the car with ice cleats. Alaska is a trip.
 
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Miles_ONeal said:
Fender did replace the amp! And I tried the FX trick right off.

2/3 credit on the Blackbird, as both answers are true. As for the top speed it’s capable of, no one knows. While I’m sure the designers have/had numbers in mind, we never (that I’m aware of) pushed it to the limit. We’d go a bit faster than anything the Soviets had. They’d design new planes and missiles, test them to prove they would be able to shoot the SR71 down, then put them into production. Once they were confidently cranking the new hardware out, we’d go faster, driving them nuts snd breaking their bank. (Per my AF ROTC instructor[1], who had been (probably still was) MI.)

[1] Dad was paying for college and insisted I take ROTC. I only took two quarters. Long story.
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Along that line, I was on USS ENTERPRISE, CVA(N)65 in 1967. Official USN info said top speed: CLASSIFIED. Meanwhile, "Jane's All the Worlds Ships" had the numbers in their listing-they were higher than the 'official' listing.
 
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#56,133
SharpCat said:
R800c incoming. Was GASsing hard for a Mesa D-350 head, but it doesn’t have an FX loop, which is IMHO the biggest drawback to the R40c I currently have. Didn’t want to regret making the same mistake twice.

Would have gone for the 800 head if it had the low power switch.
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I agree, an effects loop is not something a modern amp should be without.
 
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G-Dog said:
Find an after-Christmas sale?
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Christmas gift cash. :D

Edit: I did buy direct from Fender with 10% Fender Play discount. Play is half off right now, and gets 10% off everything. Sometimes better— I got 25% off on a replacement neck on Black Friday. I find I spend enough to save more than Play costs.
 
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GregT said:
I agree, an effects loop is not something a modern amp should be without.
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Fortunately, the Studio 40 has the FX loop AND Pre- and Post-DI connections. Just select the Rumble v3 patch and you've got an expensive Rumble 40 combo! :bassist: I do miss the physical 4 band EQ knobs. The Studio 40 only has 3. You have to use a patch to get access to the separate low and high mids.
 
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Deleted member 268085 said:
Fortunately, the Studio 40 has the FX loop AND Pre- and Post-DI connections. Just select the Rumble v3 patch and you've got an expensive Rumble 40 combo! :bassist: ... ...
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Yeah, LeMaar, and just like having two XLR Outs for both Pre- & Post-EQ (or for configuring to STEREO), we also have two FX Loops for Right & Left (Mono*) STEREO effects!! :woot:
*using the Left FX Loop alone gives a Mono (summed stereo) signal, which is what always goes to the speaker.
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For me, these, and the many other Studio modeling and BT control features, more than justifies the expense over and above the regular Rumble 40 combo. :cool:​

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... ... I do miss the physical 4 band EQ knobs. The Studio 40 only has 3. You have to use a patch to get access to the separate low and high mids.
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But, ..., but, Maarti, ya gotta use a 'patch', or a 'preset' as 7ender calls 'em, just to turn the Studio or Stage on! (It defaults to #01 Basic Bassman Clean or the last one you used.) And if you use the 7ender TONE App to control your amp, which I've got on both my phone and tablet (for ease of reading and turning virtual knobs), the "Mid Low" and the "Mid High" are just a tap and a swipe away. No muss, no fuss. For my back, that always beats bending over the amp! ;)

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G-Dog said:
Yeah, LeMaar, and just like having two XLR Outs for both Pre- & Post-EQ (or for configuring to STEREO), we also have two FX Loops for Right & Left (Mono*) STEREO effects!! :woot:
*using the Left FX Loop alone gives a Mono (summed stereo) signal, which is what always goes to the speaker.
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For me, these, and the many other Studio modeling and BT control features, more than justifies the expense over and above the regular Rumble 40 combo. :cool:​




But, ..., but, Maarti, ya gotta use a 'patch', or a 'preset' as 7ender calls 'em, just to turn the Studio or Stage on! (It defaults to #01 Basic Bassman Clean or the last one you used.) And if you use the 7ender TONE App to control your amp, which I've got on both my phone and tablet (for ease of reading and turning virtual knobs), the "Mid Low" and the "Mid High" are just a tap and a swipe away. No muss, no fuss. For my back, that always beats bending over the amp! ;)

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Yeesh! All this smrtphn/tablet [stuff]. I'll stick with the knobs.
 
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GonePlaid said:
Yeesh! All this smrtphn/tablet [stuff]. I'll stick with the knobs.
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Oops! I'm sorry to sully this main Rumbley thread with all this modeling Rumbling talk. :oops: I just always find something new-to-me to try on my Rumble Studio 40, even after nearly 5 years!

This is not to take anything away from the elegance of the non-modeling Rumbles. I do realize the technology is not for everyone. Apologies. :whistle:
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G-Dog said:
Oops! I'm sorry to sully this main Rumbley thread with all this modeling Rumbling talk. :oops: I just always find something new-to-me to try on my Rumble Studio 40, even after nearly 5 years!

This is not to take anything away from the elegance of the non-modeling Rumbles. I do realize the technology is not for everyone. Apologies. :whistle:
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Yeah, come on @G-Dog...ya been telling us (for years) not to post modeling stuff on this here thread. Yah need to practice what's ya preachin' :laugh::laugh::laugh:!
 
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SoulReflection said:
Yeah, come on @G-Dog...ya been telling us (for years) not to post modeling stuff on this here thread. Yah need to practice what's ya preachin' :laugh::laugh::laugh:!
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You're quite right, Souly. I was wrong and I will endeavor to do better. I humbly, and Rumbly(!), beg forgiveness of the collective Rumblehood for this grievous transgression.

I initiated the Rumble LT25, Studio 40 & Stage 800 thread specifically in order to give our modeling Rumblers a place to freely discuss these techno-marvelous Rumbles without cluttering up this great, but not-as-technical, Rumbling thread. Of course, new visitors to our humble Rumble Club here can be excused for not knowing of this techno-separation, and I do try to tactfully advise them. But, I, of all peoples, should certainly know better by now! :thumbsdown: Please forgive my momentary lapse into rapturous exuberance for these fantastically fun Rumbles.
 
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