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There are places in Arizona where the Mexican versions of sodas (with sugar) WAY outsell the American versions.
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Nice! Did you "up" the gain to accentuate the compression on the vintage setting? I've often wondered about that. IIRC someone here said higher gain (and lower corresponding master) will drive the effects and EQ more?
Looking at your post (out of context) I thought you meant Tab versus Notation - but then I remembered the earlier conversation.
I hadn’t done it with those thoughts in mind….but in retrospect, that is the effect I was looking for, being an acoustic situation. I have been pondering a front end compressor to do this. The settings pretty much did what I wanted. Next I will place it on a crate or sit farther ahead of it. At times, with the voice and guitar just over my head, I had difficulty hearing that I hit the right note down low, even though I could see I did.
I finally had enough with the sticky knobs on my Rumble 500 and figured I'd try to clean them and if I ruined them I'd get after-market replacements.
I used non-acetone nail polish remover and a rag. The nail polish remover softened the gooey-rubberized paint enough that I could rub it off with the rag. It was kind of like getting label residue off of a jar. I wet the rag with the remover and used my thumbnail to push the rag through each of the flutes on each knob. I then rinsed all the knobs in water to wash off the remover and dried them.
Seems to have worked. A few days later and the knobs still feel like hard plastic, not the rubberized feel they had when new, but they are no longer sticky. Plus the knobs don't seem to have suffered - they look fine, the painted indicators were unaffected.
I used non-acetone nail polish remover and a rag. The nail polish remover softened the gooey-rubberized paint enough that I could rub it off with the rag. It was kind of like getting label residue off of a jar. I wet the rag with the remover and used my thumbnail to push the rag through each of the flutes on each knob. I then rinsed all the knobs in water to wash off the remover and dried them.
Seems to have worked. A few days later and the knobs still feel like hard plastic, not the rubberized feel they had when new, but they are no longer sticky. Plus the knobs don't seem to have suffered - they look fine, the painted indicators were unaffected.
Such is the fate of all rubberized surfaces. Happened to the interior of our Subaru. Yuck.
Same thing happened to the top of my Fatar keyboad. The entire thing is a mess.
FWIW you are in expensive company - this is a real problem on with Ferrari consoles, radios, and vents.
Outstanding, Sammy! @SamBassPlayer, you are now member #1736 in the Fender Rumble Club. Congratulations and welcome. 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!
That's an excellent tip, Sambo! But, if you ever do decide to change out those renewed rubber knobs, though, there are a few examples in the Rumble Modifications section of your Wiki to choose from.
So, how about telling us a bit about yourself, Samwise, such as your bass experience in general and your Rumble journey in particular? You'll fit right in here since we have all kinds. But we all love to ... ... ...
Rumble On!
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Thank you, @SamBassPlayer, for sharing this. Sammy, your tip has been linked on the Rumble Club Wiki page near the top of the Rumble Modifications section, fifth link down, right under bdplaid's knobs replacement link. This is a great addition to the Rumble Wiki in general, and the advancement of Rumbles in particular!
Thanks, Samwise, for your technical expertise and for sharing with our great community.
Rumble On!
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I have wasted a lot of time and money chasing down "tone rabbit holes".
Since joining TB, I have bought and sold a number of amps, cabs, combos and pedals because that is the TB way
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If I was a paid, gigging musician, I may feel differently but, I am not. I am happy with my Rumble 100 Combo. It can serve in a small venue, as stage monitor with FOH in larger venues and feed a DAW for recording.
It is a sleeper in need of a wake up call, IMHO. I was lucky to get mine on sale for $227. Even at full retail, it is a steal for what it does.
Since joining TB, I have bought and sold a number of amps, cabs, combos and pedals because that is the TB way
.If I was a paid, gigging musician, I may feel differently but, I am not. I am happy with my Rumble 100 Combo. It can serve in a small venue, as stage monitor with FOH in larger venues and feed a DAW for recording.
It is a sleeper in need of a wake up call, IMHO. I was lucky to get mine on sale for $227. Even at full retail, it is a steal for what it does.
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No idea which sells more, but lots of places around here sell Mexican CocaCola, and sell a lot of it.
Mike only uses full-blown sheet music. Preferably in braille - he'll rub knuckles or a knee across it to read. He likes a challenge.
Hello everyone,
I wanted to say hello to the users of Rumble 800. I recently discovered the advantages of this little monster :}
As you can see, I have been playing with the Markbass set for some time, the one in the photo is the latest model... it is light, because the column has a power of 800 W and weighs only 16.5 kg. Overall, I was a fan of this company... I played on these sets for several years, only on the previous models.
but since I was moving around a lot, I started looking for something strong but even lighter :} and I must honestly admit that when I heard the rumble 800 live, the sound quality, weight and size really shocked me..
and when I took it to work it passed the test 100%. The sound this little killer made was simply great... I was very impressed, I don't regret a penny of the purchase... and I found even more information about it because I read all 22 pages of your posts :} } Thank you and that's all :} that's all, once again I would like to welcome all users of this wonderful bass set... aha... I didn't even have to add another speaker to the set for a moment :}} }
sorry for my English :}
Witaj, Andy! @Andrewpoland, you are now member #1737 in the Fender Rumble Club. Congratulations and welcome. 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.
Yes, the Rumbles' sound quality, weight and size are quite shockingly good! That's exactly how I felt about my Rumble 500 combi 10 years ago, and it's been wonderful ever since.
How about telling us a bit about yourself, such as your bass experience in general and your Rumble journey in particular? You'll fit right in here since we have all kinds. But we all love to ... ... ...
Rumble On!
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Hello everyone,
I wanted to say hello to the users of Rumble 800. I recently discovered the advantages of this little monster :}
As you can see, I have been playing with the Markbass set for some time, the one in the photo is the latest model... it is light, because the column has a power of 800 W and weighs only 16.5 kg. Overall, I was a fan of this company... I played on these sets for several years, only on the previous models.
but since I was moving around a lot, I started looking for something strong but even lighter :} and I must honestly admit that when I heard the rumble 800 live, the sound quality, weight and size really shocked me..
and when I took it to work it passed the test 100%. The sound this little killer made was simply great... I was very impressed, I don't regret a penny of the purchase... and I found even more information about it because I read all 22 pages of your posts :} } Thank you and that's all :} that's all, once again I would like to welcome all users of this wonderful bass set... aha... I didn't even have to add another speaker to the set for a moment :}} }
sorry for my English :}
I wanted to say hello to the users of Rumble 800. I recently discovered the advantages of this little monster :}
As you can see, I have been playing with the Markbass set for some time, the one in the photo is the latest model... it is light, because the column has a power of 800 W and weighs only 16.5 kg. Overall, I was a fan of this company... I played on these sets for several years, only on the previous models.
but since I was moving around a lot, I started looking for something strong but even lighter :} and I must honestly admit that when I heard the rumble 800 live, the sound quality, weight and size really shocked me..
and when I took it to work it passed the test 100%. The sound this little killer made was simply great... I was very impressed, I don't regret a penny of the purchase... and I found even more information about it because I read all 22 pages of your posts :} } Thank you and that's all :} that's all, once again I would like to welcome all users of this wonderful bass set... aha... I didn't even have to add another speaker to the set for a moment :}} }
sorry for my English :}
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Howdy!
I’m a relatively new user to Talkbass, but a long time user of a Fender Rumble 1x15 v2. It was a good amp though big and heavy and not super versatile, although I had a good fundamental tone live.
I’d been shopping for a good match to a new bass I bought and, honestly, I was trying to buy ANYTHING other than another rumble just because I wanted to be different.
Well, despite myself and countless trips to guitar center, I finally settled on the V3 115 although I still need to be different so I swapped the knobs:
I still get that nice fundamental tone in the mix, although Id say with more character. The increased portability is nice too! I picked this over a MarkBass combo that was nearly $400 more expensive because there was not $400 more worth of tone is the MB. I also have to add that the wife really approves of the headphone jack feature, which theMB did not have
I’m a relatively new user to Talkbass, but a long time user of a Fender Rumble 1x15 v2. It was a good amp though big and heavy and not super versatile, although I had a good fundamental tone live.
I’d been shopping for a good match to a new bass I bought and, honestly, I was trying to buy ANYTHING other than another rumble just because I wanted to be different.
Well, despite myself and countless trips to guitar center, I finally settled on the V3 115 although I still need to be different so I swapped the knobs:
I still get that nice fundamental tone in the mix, although Id say with more character. The increased portability is nice too! I picked this over a MarkBass combo that was nearly $400 more expensive because there was not $400 more worth of tone is the MB. I also have to add that the wife really approves of the headphone jack feature, which theMB did not have
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I have wasted a lot of time and money chasing down "tone rabbit holes".
Since joining TB, I have bought and sold a number of amps, cabs, combos and pedals because that is the TB way
If I was a paid, gigging musician, I may feel differently but, I am not. I am happy with my Rumble 100 Combo. It can serve in a small venue, as stage monitor with FOH in larger venues and feed a DAW for recording.
It is a sleeper in need of a wake up call, IMHO. I was lucky to get mine on sale for $227. Even at full retail, it is a steal for what it does.
I've sold a few things, but kept far more, and learnme a lot about what works and doesn't, and why, for me.
As for the Rumble 100, I fully agree. I paid more for my first (used) 100 than my second (new) one, also bought during that sale. As much as I'd love a good tube amp (or a Sunn or Acoustic SS amp) with a large cabinet, I can't justify the money (or room at home!) for such. The Rumble works just fine for me.
Your English is just fine! I'm glad the Rumble works for you; they certainly do for me!
