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Brandon Shea
Commercial User
It's awesome that you were able to try them all side by side! I have a feeling the 800 will be my next amp unless a really unexpected deal shows up on the used market near me. The extra features seem worthwhile enough that it'd bug me if I bought something else brand new.
Cool thing with Rumbles is that they're easy to come by, so I don't think you'll have trouble finding one later if you don't have the budget today.
That's actually where I went, with a Hartke HL210 to get neo speakers to match the 800.
Brandon Shea
Commercial User
You can save a little bit of money with the Sweetwater open box models if that's helpful. Maybe that could stack with some other promotion or credit for extra savings? I'm sure these things get returned for all kinds of harmless reasons.
Wouldn't be worth it by itself, but if you are going to make another big Fender purchase (mod shop bass, maybe?), can join Fender Play ($150) and get 10% off all Fender website purchases. Might be able to get a free month somewhere, and still get the 10%.
My Rumble 200, and 115ext cab. and my 2 (MIM) Fender Pbasses.
All Fender, 7250M Fender strings also. I love the tone I get, the 200 is a beast when the 115 ext cab is hooked up.
¡Rumble on, and read music daily!
All Fender, 7250M Fender strings also. I love the tone I get, the 200 is a beast when the 115 ext cab is hooked up.
¡Rumble on, and read music daily!
Fender.com routinely offers 10% off your first website purchase with a pop-up on their homepage. Getting a new Rumble, with the 2-year warranty, is really the best deal.
Call Dave at Music Makers in Galesburg, Il. No affiliation, just a satisfied customer. No candy though.
I would have suggested he buy one just down the road from me but the air fare to Australia woulda killed the idea lolll
If it sounds ok and the price is good, I’d have no qualms - after looking for any other damage.
Mine was almost identical when I bought it. Paid $350 a year ago. Works just fine.
We have a nice set of old school stereo speakers. Years ago, someone had the grill off to see what was in there and a kid bashed a dent in the dust cover. The father tried to fix it but I told him to just leave it. There was no perceptible difference in sound.
He all, got a strange issue happening with my Rumble 500 head. When I switch it on, I can hear the fan turn on, but the power indicator light is off and I'm not getting any sound from it other than the speaker in the cab engaging when initially switched on. I know everything else in the chain is good, as I swapped in my friend's head and it all worked fine. Can anyone point me in the direction of what might be wrong? Thanks!
Well, the power indicator light being off isn't a good sign! All I know is try plugging an instrument cable from FX Send to FX Return. If that helps, then see the FX Return Jack Fix wiki for why and how to clean. If that doesn't help, then it's time for an Authorized Fender Service Center to have a look, not just any repair shop. ;-)
That sounds kinda like the situation I had a few years ago with my Rumble 40, when the power switch itself went bad. So I replaced the switch and it has worked fine since. Can't say for sure if it's the same with your amp. If you're adventurous, try the switch. If not, I'd follow @G-Dog 's advice and take it to your friendly authorized Fender Service Center.
