THANKS; Your misfortune has cause me to be more careful now that I'm buying more pedals.
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Yep--I let my practice room get messy and I grabbed the wrong plug. I have pedal power coming today that will attach to my board and prevent such mishaps. It is coming a day too LATE!!!!!!
Indie's helpful hint:
Get a label machine and label the AC adapters (at both ends). And then while you are at it, label everything else that is critical (such as speaker cords vs instrument cords).
As a synth player with lots of crap, I cannot function without having all of the zillions of plugs and cords labeled.
Get a label machine and label the AC adapters (at both ends). And then while you are at it, label everything else that is critical (such as speaker cords vs instrument cords).
As a synth player with lots of crap, I cannot function without having all of the zillions of plugs and cords labeled.
Mine come labeled from the factory: Fender Precision (or Jazz) Bass; Fender Custom Shop Instrument Cable, and Fender Rumble 200 bass amplifier. No misidentification ever.
Big Hoss
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Me too, but what do you think is above a strong feeling?
After due consideration and intense reflexion to many potential challengers, some of whom I have actually tried: Promethean, MB 121P, 151P and JB, TC BG250 210, 115 & 112, GK MB210, 115, 112, incl. MBP add-ons, Ashdown 300w and 120w, Peavey MAX 115, Rumble 200, etc.
+ the video by Matt Stottman... that is fantastic and was key to the decision...
At last, my quest had ended....
I have pulled the trigger for a brand new Rumble 500 v3.
The Light and Mighty that you cannot go wrong with...
Scheduled to get to its new home on Friday.
It will replace my big and heavy (not so heavy actually) HARTKE rig (stacked AK cabinets: 410+115).
I will post pictures as early as I can, please hold the line, and prepare my membership card and # ...
Congrats. Post up pics when it comes in! I have been loving mine since day one!
Beautiful simplicity.
After 50 years of just a sax I decided to complicate my life to the max with extreme gear connected in unintended configurations contrary to manufacturer recommendations.
I will survive. I will either come out as a mad genius or just.....mad.
For a while in the 70s, I switched to keys. Back then, there was no one does everything. I had to have
Electric piano
Organ that sounded like a Hammond (pretty much)
Leslie Cab for Organ
String synth
Synth
I got tired of the complexity, not to mention the setup/breakdown time and needing a van to carry my stuff. So I went back to bass->chord->amp. That's all I need.
Hi,
Which footswitch should I have ?
One-way or more?
I have a "BOSS '(Roland) FS-5L Latch".
Is it suitable for my Rumble 500? (delayed, due to arrive on Monday).
Which footswitch should I have ?
One-way or more?
I have a "BOSS '(Roland) FS-5L Latch".
Is it suitable for my Rumble 500? (delayed, due to arrive on Monday).
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You just need a single one way switch. I think your Boss switch will work just fine, but you'll have to try it to be sure.
Thank you. I am still not sure, it's a 'latching' switch, not a 'momentary' switch. Of course, I will try on Monday.
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If that doesn't work, you'll want one of these. Invalid Link Removed
For a while in the 70s, I switched to keys. Back then, there was no one does everything. I had to have
Electric piano
Organ that sounded like a Hammond (pretty much)
Leslie Cab for Organ
String synth
Synth
I got tired of the complexity, not to mention the setup/breakdown time and needing a van to carry my stuff. So I went back to bass->chord->amp. That's all I need.
Back in the 1980's I played in the chitlins circuit in the NE. All those bands were based around Hammond B3's or C4's. Being the sax player with little to carry--I was always the guy to help lift the Leslie cabs and organs over the snow banks at the curb of the night club. Not fun.
Luckily, I didn't have a Hammond. I can't remember the maker, but it was a single key board with drawbars that sat on top of my string synth. Through the Leslie (147 lowboy), it sounded enough like a B3 to get by.
I bought one when I bought my 500. It works well and has a Fender logo on it.
That is interesting, I missed them until your comment. Maybe the top two could end up roadworn.
I have 5 basses with Leo's name on them. Waiting for my Rumble to take a photo of the familyAnd that's important!
.The Rumble will replace a now-sold Fender Super Twin 180w all-valve bass head that was twice as heavy, regardless of the cabs.
I bought one when I bought my 500. It works well and has a Fender logo on it.
I'm still using the one that came with my m80 guitar amp in 1991, has the red led and is labeled "channel select", I have another I picked up in 2001 when I bought a used super 60, it was labeled " equalizer" but I blacked that out with a sharpie. It is currently on extended loan along with that m80. I need to get that back.
I think fender still makes the same switch, called "deluxe one button footswitch with led" the LED comes in really handy, I mean really handy.
