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I played one for the first time today. A tumble 112 at Sam Ash and I was blown away. Very loud and clean amp. I am doing my homework in these now because I have been looking for a replacement to my Backline 110 that tends to not do so well with the low B string.
Any advice or warnings are appreciated. I may be joining this club soon.
Any advice or warnings are appreciated. I may be joining this club soon.
That's hilarious. Maybe Joan Osborne can one day lead her local NAACP chapter as well!
Advice is to buy a Rumble 200 1x15 combo. The only warning is that one Rumble paves the way to many Rumbles. It is a gateway drug.
How are all our Texan Rumblers doing tonight? Seeing a tremendous amount of flooding on the news. And of course tornadoes too. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
NAD & CAD!
Well, technically I've had the amp for probably 3 weeks, but nothing to plug it into till today.
I have a Rumble 350 combo that is awesome, but got a nice deal on the 500 Head, so decided to jump on it and do separate amp and cab.
Hummed and hawed on the Rumble cabs as they are the the best dang value out there, and crazy light, but as a lot of comments are "awesome vintage sound", I decided to go a different way, as I tend to play more modern hard rock to metal-ish..and thinking that a single 212 cab would probably be all (or more) than I'll ever need, I went with the TC K212.
Also knowing the Rumble 500 has a somewhat vintage voicing, I figured I'd split the difference.
Only had about an hour to play with it's far, but loving the combination!
So far a much "sharper" tone than the 350 combo, which can tend to be a tad boomy unless you cut the bass back a bit. The rumble 4 band eq is fantastic, everything at noon sounds good, but a tiny cut in bass and low mid, slight boost in high mid is more the sound I'm looking for. The rumble's overdrive works nice, gotta play with it a bit and the Gain level affects it very noticeably, so a little goes a long way, and adding a touch adds a nice bit of grit.
So far very happy with the new setup!
The 115 is too large for my space unfortunately. This is more to have a powerful non practice amp practice amp.
I'd love to have one, but dang they are expensive for what they are. I didn't pay that much for both my basses together, lol.
Yeah but can you imagine waltzing into dinner jazz gig with a Kala bass and a Rumble 100, and sounding like that?! Even a small blues bar or acoustic coffee house gig. Killer!
Well, if I ever play out, other than church, yeah! Believe me, I'd rock that thing in church too, lol! Just bought my Rumble, so additional gear is on the back burner, the spousal units car needs tires. Uggh!
Thank you for sharing all that real world experience. I'm not really satisfied with this B string yet, but was curious to see how it settles in. Currently, I agree, it's not much use above the 7th fret ... but after just one week, it's distinctly better than it was.
I may eventually try the GHS Precision Flats. A guy's got to tinker with something, and I've never tried them. Maybe in a month or two, once I've really given these La Bellas a chance.
I am smitten with my GHS precision flats, they certainly make my Traben a totally different sounding animal. The feel is wonderful, so much so I can't stand the feel of my DR Hi Beams on my LTD. I'm looking to swap those out for some GHS pressure wounds for those time I need a round sound without the round feel. I cannot compare flats though since this is my first foray into them and I'm a newb, I didn't even know there was such a thing a few months ago 
I am GHS fanboi almost as strong as Fender Rumbles. GHS Precision flats on my '76 Precision, and GHS Pressurewounds on my American Standard Jazz. I also like their 'Big Core Bass' stringset.I am smitten with my GHS precision flats, they certainly make my Traben a totally different sounding animal. The feel is wonderful, so much so I can't stand the feel of my DR Hi Beams on my LTD. I'm looking to swap those out for some GHS pressure wounds for those time I need a round sound without the round feel. I cannot compare flats though since this is my first foray into them and I'm a newb, I didn't even know there was such a thing a few months ago
Yes, the outer flat ribbon wrap is stainless steel. No, there isn't another kind. I kind of wish GHS would make a flat with Alloy 52 wrap, but they don't. I'm not sure what difference it would make. The flat stainless wrap is smooth and long lasting. Virtually impervious to salts and alkaline sweat chemistry from bass players. Strong magnetic properties and holds tune well. Since it's flat it has close to zero impact on fret wear.
There's something just incredibly right about the sound of the Precision Flats. They're very rich sounding and satisfying with pick or fingers, have it your way. They always sit in the mix perfectly. I've not tried that many flats, honestly. La Bella was my first and I was in love. When I started playing 5s, like I mentioned, I dutifully bought La Bella and was underwhelmed by the B string. So I tried Chromes next and I really like them but they don't thump quite the same. They're very good in their own way, however, quite bright for flats. What they don't have that my favorite flats have is that percussive thump that is in perfect harmony with the attack and note. It's a nice sound, but just not life changing.
I tried GHS Precision Flats next and that pretty much did it for me. I only play extra long scale 5s or short scale 4s (I dislike 34" scale), and La Bella has more choice at 30" scale so I'll probably never switch my 4s over to GHS, but on my 5s, the GHS strings are perfect. If I ever need a non-flat sound, I'd definitely go back to Pressurewound.
I tried GHS Precision Flats next and that pretty much did it for me. I only play extra long scale 5s or short scale 4s (I dislike 34" scale), and La Bella has more choice at 30" scale so I'll probably never switch my 4s over to GHS, but on my 5s, the GHS strings are perfect. If I ever need a non-flat sound, I'd definitely go back to Pressurewound.
