I'm not sure if Johnny Ramone endorsed them, but I'm also not sure if he ever played anything other than a Mosrite:
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I'm not sure if Johnny Ramone endorsed them, but I'm also not sure if he ever played anything other than a Mosrite:
The 200c was the biggest Rumble combo the GC near me carried, so I don't have any experience with the 500c or the 210 cab. I had a TC BG 115 combo that was boomy at high volumes and flabby at low volumes. Before that I had a Peavey 112 that I didn't like either. My Rumble hasn't been either of those things.
I'm moving to the 210 specifically out of preference. I don't have anything against the 15 that I'm playing through now, I just feel like a 210 now and another later would get me closer to my tonal goals. I'll be buying the cab sight unseen based on my experience with my combo amp.
Thanks Dav..I'll give that a run. Yes please on the number. Mate, after dragging my Hartke cabs up stairs I'm already loving the 17 kilos of goodness!
For what it's worth. I have 3 squires in the quiver. A fret less J that plays and sounds good, but the pickups could be a little warmer. I have a deluxe active jazz V which is great, build and electronics wise. I also have a 5 string passive P, which I have been enjoying but will have to replace the pickups in (1/4 pounders most prob). All the basses are very playable and finish quality high, just the (passive) pickups have let me down (btw did the same mod to my sons Mexi J - maybe I'm a Seymour Duncan addict?). Anyway hope it helps!
Welcome Rumbler # 694. Don't you almost feel guilty getting that much sound out of that small, light package?
Rumble On!.
I am really ticked today. Did not get to turn my Rumble on yesterday. First day I have missed in a couple of months. Had some major plumbing issues to straighten out and my daughter's car broke down in Savannah. Somethings come before practicing....Daughters and having a place for the wife to crap rank higher.
Not really. The sound of the two is far more similar than not. The Rumble 500 combo's twin 10's do give you the virtue of coupling effect where any single driver can not. There have been quite a few Rumble Club members that put a Rumble 500 combo atop a Rumble 115 cabinet with good results. There is no reason why a Rumble 200 combo could not be stacked atop a Rumble 210 cabinet with equally stellar sonic results. It will look exactly the same as a Rumble 500C + 210 stack. You just won't have the same amount of headroom or SPL. Otherwise you will be moving a about the same amount of air, and the dispersion characteristics will be similar with the nod going to the 15 for smoother broader delivery of the entire midrange. If I had a Rumble 210 handy, I'd surely give it a go!
Rumble On! You are a lot more committed than I am. I've probably practiced about 50% of the days the last couple months. It's been a while since I went say 90 days in a row playing bass. I may challenge myself to that when my new head and cab gets here. I'll have fresh strings too, so no excuses.
Happy Fender Friday!
Last one with the combo. I'll have to play her out in style.
Yeah! I am on an impossible mission. I will practice until I can play like Jaco...which means I while never quite practicing. Lololol
Seriously though...I am trying to get my bass chops up equal to my sax chops by the end of 2017. It is a very serious challenge but I have a crazy idea ......so I need to be equal on both by 2018.
That's reasonable. You either have talent or you don't.
It is doable for sure. A second instrument is much easier if you learned music theory with the first...which I did. I am basically just learning how to physically move about the fretboard...among a thousand other details. The flute, clarinet, nose flutes, penny whistles etc... were a piece of cake.
The big piece that I am having to master is that the bass is primarily a foundation rhythm instrument and I have trained to be a improvisational soloist. That is why I referenced Jaco---I need to be able to play solo stuff at a high caliber as well on bass. I have a music goal that involves both the sax and bass at the same time.
Rent your wife a port-a-potty, call a taxi for your daughter, and get back to practicing like you should.
Shouldn't be a problem, don't you know bass is really easy and anyone can do it? Guitar players have been telling me that for years.
It is cold enough to safely squat in the marsh without fear of getting a gator bite on her arse.
I know what you mean about people thinking the bass is second. That infuriates me...even before I played bass. One of my favorite things in small jazz groups is playing with just a bassist...no one else. Bass and sax for a chorus or two before the band joins in. I have a hard time deciding which I like more--bass or sax. It is a toss up.
Most definitely. No guitarist or pianist. Bass, sax and drums.....and some looping. There is a singer I might incorporate too. I am finding that I can play sweet chords really well on the bongo with the Rumble. There are some good paying gigs to be had for when I retire from grunge work.
I have two brothers and a nephew who are monsters on sax. I find all the buttons and levers intimidating.
Do you find that certain runs, like a be-bop line, are more or less difficult on a 4-string fretboard? Ive always thought a 4 string bass would be physically more restrictive to play than a sax....true/false?
I know right? You can go to almost any town in America and find a monster sax player or two...but not always monster bassists. Yet--bassists are more needed. I find that strange. It is really hard getting consistent work on sax if you can't travel. But, here in Savannah people are looking for bassists every freaking night!
Good question and one that I am dealing with right now. I think it ultimately will be easier on the bass because things fall more into a mathematical pattern than on the sax. I am now understanding why I heard things Jaco played that I could not replicate on sax.
Does that make sense? I am finding it hard to put into words what I am hearing.
I guess on the sax the fingerings change drastically depending on the key. But, not so much on the bass. I am fumbling... lololol
