^^^Truth^^^ Psychoacoustics always has a subjective say in the matter along with Gestalt. In this case the Rumble 200 combo is most definitely more than the sum of it parts and wattage.
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You didn't save the box and padding it came with, I'm guessing.
Head on into Modesto and see if Guitar Center has any of the boxes the gear came in. These are good enough double-walled corrugated cardboard with dense foam corner padding. Then take it to your local UPS store or wherever. They will tell you shipping cost; all you need to do is give 'em a zip code.
Or maybe GC would give you decent credit toward your new rig!
Yup! The ICEpower modules are EVERYWHERE! They are an audio engineer's dream; ultra efficient, power supply built in, dead flat freq response through 25kH -- whatever you feed it comes out the other end exactly the same only louder while using the absolute minimum amount of electricity. Make music, not heat!
My next head is going to be a Bassman 500 which is basically the Bassman Pro tube preamp/tone stack having sex with an ICEpower module.
It is the super gifted offspring of the Fender Super Bassman and the Fender Rumble 500. I loved it the one time I got to audition a Bassman 500. It strikes me as the best of both worlds and the very best of the tube/D-Class hybrids.
Psychoacoustics - is my mind telling my ears what I think I hear? Or is my ears telling my mind what I 'm suppose to hear? Nevermind, I'll just shutup and read and THANKS HONEYISCOOL for a simple detail report that even someone lowtech like me can understand. (I have been out of school for 45yrs+).
Yeah @honeyiscool is a brilliant young programmer that really knows his sound and very objective and mathematically minded. I am the exact opposite. Highly attuned to the subjective. 1+1= 11 as often as it = -351.
No LINNIN; I can tell you got some higher formal education- you just don't want it to be known maybe. But something shows in your words.imho
Oh, I am somewhat well educated in that I have a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and dual minors in Psychology and Philosophy. Small Group Dynamics (such as a band) is my forte. I like the spirituality of subjectivity. I enjoy the holistic midset of the the Tao and it's mysticism. Gestalt is a western psychology that somewhat mimics an eastern mysticism, and it's something I embrace philosophically.
I do, however, enjoy the objective mind of, say, Fender's Principal Engineer Dave Lewis. He makes those crazy fast nearly invisible little electrons go and do amazingly good sounding things at a price I can afford. Therefore I am deeply grateful for his applied scientific knowledge for the betterment of mankind.
It is a beautiful thing.
Rumble On!
If I were the company would be in seriously deep doo-doo, but I would have a left-handed Fender Dimension Bass!
Ask MR DAVE LEWIS is there stock/shares available for the rumble line only? It probably don't work like that though.But if it did....Oh, I am somewhat well educated in that I have a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and dual minors in Psychology and Philosophy. Small Group Dynamics (such as a band) is my forte. I like the spirituality of subjectivity. I enjoy the holistic midset of the the Tao and it's mysticism. Gestalt is a western psychology that somewhat mimics an eastern mysticism, and it's something I embrace philosophically.
I do, however, enjoy the objective mind of, say, Fender's Principal Engineer Dave Lewis. He makes those crazy fast nearly invisible little electrons go and do amazingly good sounding things at a price I can afford. Therefore I am deeply grateful for his applied scientific knowledge for the betterment of mankind.
It is a beautiful thing.
No, FMIC is what is known as a 'closely held' company. It is owned by an assortment of private investors. Mark Fukunaga is a native born Hawaiian American of Japanese ethnicity. He the majority owner of FMIC and is also President of Servco Pacific in Hawaii. He plays guitar and has always loved Fenders. He was a primary investor from the very beginning in 1985 when Bill Schultz took Fender private in a highly leveraged buyout from CBS.
Bill Schultz was Vice President of Yamaha America when CBS hired him away in a last ditch effort to make Fender profitable again. The only way for him to do that was with a free hand without corporate interference from CBS. Taking Fender private and forming FMIC was the only way. Bill Schultz is known as the man that saved Fender. He died on September 21st, 2006.
Andy Mooney is the current CEO of FMIC.
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I'm pretty sure I have stock in Fender! Three Stratocasters, a T-Bucket acoustic, 2 Fender Precisions, and two Fender Rumble amplifiers.
It's been about a week since I decided to play my Rumble 100 through an additional power amp and 2x10 cab. I've been practicing with it every day, and they just sound awesome together. For the heck of it, I might even get another 2x10 to put on the second channel. Pretty sure my neighbors already hate me, so whatever. More=better.
