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Super! I got Michael to quote me a price on a pair of covers for my V2 Rumble 112 cabs. Just under $80 shipped. He just needs to sew 'em up. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
Big Hoss
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Well, I finally did it. I called Sweetwater and had them send me two 1x12" cabinets. Be here in a few days. I'll give my thoughts when I get to try out the stack with my TH500. I have a feeling they will be perfect.
I don't care for the PolyTune. Use the Korg Pitch Black instead. It's the best pedal tuner in that price range. If you use it with a battery, true bypass means if it's not on, your battery is saved, whereas with something like a Boss, there's always a bit of battery drain. But that also means don't use it as a mute switch because your battery will drain quickly if you do that. If you use the pedal with a power supply obviously you don't have to worry.I'm using a tuner in the house that doesn't have an output, so I can't put it inline. Once I get good enough to join a band and play out, I'll get a polytune or similar to go inline. But for practicing, it's nice to use my little Korg and just turn it on and tune up. I don't see why they couldn't put one on there. Shoot, put that in place of the Aux in, i'm never going to hook my phone up to the amp to jam along with when my computer with 2.1 speakers is 3 feet away from it.
As for why there's no tuner out, I think it's because just about any gigging musician would have a tuner with an output. And even if they didn't, like everyone says, use the FX send.
This guy ripped me off a few years ago for 2 covers, and I'm not alone; MANY others were defrauded as well. The place used to be BS Covers in TX.
Maybe you'll get what you purchased, maybe you won't. I didn't.
Rated F by the Better Business Bureau. Check it out.
I know nothing about BS Covers, but if you want to inspire confidence in your company, don't call yourself "BS Covers," right? That'd be like starting a home security company called "B&E Security."
I'm fairly certain I've been on the BS Covers website and thought, at the last moment, I ain't buying from a company called that.
I'm fairly certain I've been on the BS Covers website and thought, at the last moment, I ain't buying from a company called that.
Big Hoss
Up note, down note, blue note, brown note...
- Sep 5, 2014
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Big Hoss
Up note, down note, blue note, brown note...
- Sep 5, 2014
- 5,455
- 4,234
- Disclosures
- None
I second the vote against the PolyTune. Not that it is a bad tuner, but how often are you going to tune all 4, 5, 6, whatever strings at once? Other tuners are faster, just as or more accurate, have better visibility etc... The Korg Pitchblack, and Snark SN-10S for pedal type tuners are likely your best options if speed, accuracy, and visiblity are your main concerns. The Snark has a battery quirk (The compartment is located oddly) but if you use a transformer instead of a battery, you have no problem...
I have been very happy with my Peterson Stomp Classic.
It is visible in all lighting situations and I can home right in on the tune practically instantly.
The ergonomics of the faux strobe display is just very intuitive for me.
My little Korgs are hard to see in other than optimal lighting.
The Peterson tuner also works very well when dialing in your intonation at the bridge!
The only negative is that it does not like multiple notes. It works best if you damp the other strings.
It is visible in all lighting situations and I can home right in on the tune practically instantly.
The ergonomics of the faux strobe display is just very intuitive for me.
My little Korgs are hard to see in other than optimal lighting.
The Peterson tuner also works very well when dialing in your intonation at the bridge!
The only negative is that it does not like multiple notes. It works best if you damp the other strings.
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I started an e-mail conversation with Michael D. Bradshaw of www.mdbcovers.com on Wednesday the 3th. He answered and put the V2 Rumble 112 cover on his website the very next day. I ordered on the 4th. I just got an e-mail notification from the USPS that my order has shipped! That's less than 48 hours total turnaround time. Amazing!
The only reasonable explanation is that he has a magic sewing machine. It's probably next year's model... The one that runs on the souls of unicorns. Of course, I am only telling you what you already know. In any case, MDB is my new go-to place for all my cover needs and I cannot recommend them highly enough.
Amp covers are dead easy to sew together. Two seams. Bam! Done.
If you do it a lot, maybe 3 minutes per seam.
If you do it a lot, maybe 3 minutes per seam.
Think of all the money you could have made before we all ordered our fancy schmancy amp covers!
Me? Nope. Not that skilled. I can hack together my own in about an hour. I've seen real sewing machine artists who put the pedal down and wail, cursing the machine to run faster, Faster, FASTER!
After I ordered mine, I called my mom. She's an old country lady who used to sew her own clothes when my dad was in Vietnam. Needless to say, she's not too keen on starting an amp cover business. But I think Amp Covers by Grandma or "Grampcovers," made from old quilts and blankets, would sell well to the hipster crowd.
ooh la la! i just stumbled into this video and i likes it a lots. my gas right now its the v3100combo drool
, my plan is to buy one in september;
here it is with some great P-bass tone. thanks gc:
...in some spots it looks like the video isn't exactly in time with the audio
(do they still have smpte stripes?)
, my plan is to buy one in september;here it is with some great P-bass tone. thanks gc:
...in some spots it looks like the video isn't exactly in time with the audio
(do they still have smpte stripes?)
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I bought a Rumble v3 100 as my very first bass amp to learn on and I couldn't be happier with it. I currently lack the experience and know-how to truly judge the Rumble to other amps, but all of my long time musician friends rave about it whenever they use or hear it. But, most importantly, I love all the tones I get out of it myself. I play with a drummer and guitarist with zero volume issues so I can see myself not needing to upgrade for a long time.
