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Fender Rumble Club

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I just played last night in Jacksonville in possibly the loudest club environment possible in Jax with my 500c. I recorded it from the back of the club. Will get to hear the recording tonight to see how it matched up. Will let you know how it sounded.

Played Saturday at a heavy music festival with the 500c cranked to 10 o'clock and my bass wide open. It was thunderously loud. Other bands thought I was DI into the house. I wasn't. Now I am wanting a 2X10 cab just to be a bastard. Funny--we went from a "Pop-Punk" band to post-hardcore/heavy overnight. The change in our bass sound from the Rumble has actually caused clubs to change us to later in the night at gigs with multiple bands. They tend to go from acoustic to heavy. Literally been re-classified because of the 500c.
 
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Dueling Banjos said:
What do you use for your lift off the ground?
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Oh, you're going to LOVE this!

A sailing friend of mine (Silicon Valley multi-entrepreneur) bought David Crosby's boat -- the Alden-designed schooner "Mayan") a couple of years ago and dumped a lot of resources into undoing some of the more quirky modifications that David had made to the boat over the decades -- returning the boat to a more traditional layout and design. Yes, this is the "Wooden Ship" of song and legend. In order to match the wood color and grain of the original, the new owner had to buy an entire tree in Belize (Mayan was built there) and have it milled and imported to California. The cost of that load of lumber was worth more than the cost of the truck that delivered it!

A lot of cabinetry was removed and discarded as part of the remodel. There were several drawers and cabinets of various sizes which were dropped off at a Yacht Surplus store near me and I recognized the pieces, primarily because of the quality of the wood. There are several "mahogany" woods in the world, ranging from best quality to cheapest: Central American, African, Philippine. Of these, Honduran (and Belize) is the only true mahogany with the best grain, strength, durability, appearance, etc.

Anyway, since these salvaged pieces were fairly beat up, the owner of the surplus shop put them on the Free Table and I snatched up quite a bit of the stash. The drawers were kind of funny in that the outer visible faces were the good mahogany with sides, backs, and bottoms being a mix of African, Philippine and even some fir plywood. I saw how one of those drawers would make a nice practical-height amplifier stand! So I set about modifying it to suit the purpose, incorporating a cable channel to route cables from the pedal board, under the stand, and up to the amp input jack or effects loop, and a few other goodies and features. I finished off the stand with some nitrocellulose lacquer and despite its obviously cobbled-together origins, it looks kind of neat. And its provenance is very cool! I'll post pics of it sometime when it's practical to do so.

The project got me to thinking that I would really like to make a mark II version! I would like to make a box from scratch (still using the good salvaged mahogany from Mayan) with nice box-finger joints. The mark II stand would double as a gear-tote for cables, etc. and would be sized so that an Auralex Acoustics GRAMMA II Isolation Platform would perfectly fit on the top, retained by raised edges.

The bad news is the project must wait because I am deep in the process of preparing my home for sale. It's a ghastly process with a timeline stretching off far into the future.
 
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Can I get in line and grab a number?

I just returned from the GC in Mesquite, TX with the Rumble 200 combination amp. I really had a hard time deciding between the 500 head, 500 combo, and this 200 combo. There were two deciding factors; they only had the 200 combo in stock out of the three, and they price-matched a MF promo. I actually got out the door with three packs of Ernie Ball cobalt guitar strings and the Rumble 200 $301.33 before state sales tax. I added the EB cobalts to get to $299 for 36 month interest free.

I got home and had it hooked up in moments. I can't believe how light this is compared to the Acoustic B200MKII I've been using. I had never really got a tone dialed in that I liked out of the Acoustic, but I did spend about thirty minutes A/B demoing between the Acoustic and Fender. After that, I got my cell phone and and snapped pics of the Acoustic; then posted it on Craig's list. I'll post pics and an update when the lighting is better and I've had some time to acclimate to the new Rumble. So far, I think it will be a nice upgrade.
 
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Report about earlier post:

So I listened to our tape from Monday night's gig in Jacksonville. The 500c not DI in a heavy music concert at an extemely loud venue--known for heavy music.

The bottom end was clear and authoritative. Keep in mind it is a small/medium venue. But the volume level is intense heavy metal screamo. Our band is post hardcore--the volume level off stage requires ear plugs if you don't want ear damage at this place. Of course the people in the pit don't care. Despite all--in a room with a short throw the single 500c can kick butt against some serious FOH equipment.

If I wanted to be any louder I could have gone DI into the FOH---but the soundman probably would have turned me down to the level where I was without going DI. The 500c wide open really sounds gritty, meaty and just plain hardcore.

My settings are identical to what Lennin has on the spreadsheet with the vintage and overdrive on. I use active p/ups on a Sterling sub4.
 
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Soooo, my first real gigging band broke up yesterday. Left a REALLY bad taste in my mouth. Anyway, I only bought the v3 500 combo because we played loud bars and outdoor festivals. My wife wasn't a fan of the bar scene and I'm not pursuing a band for a while. Have plenty of jams I enjoy and some acoustic URB gigs I'm gonna keep. So, I'm selling the v3 500c. I found a Rumble 150 for $110. Like new. My first and probably favorite rumble I ever owned.

Gonna let it go locally for 425 on CL. Does that seem fair? Kinda bummed, but the holidays and taking a band break... Just feel like I'm staring at money.

I'll post some 150 pics later. Still a RUMBLER!
 
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Dueling Banjos said:
I'm selling the v3 500c. I found a Rumble 150 for $110. Like new. My first and probably favorite rumble I ever owned.

Gonna let it go locally for 425 on CL. Does that seem fair?
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$425 seems a decent price to me with 4 C-notes cash & carry a good deal. The V2 Rumble 150 was the best selling combo of the Rumble line and also became the global sales leader of all bass combos. They do sound good. Just heavy compared to the new ultra-light V3 Rumbles. As always, :cool: Rumble On! :cool:
 
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