In my mind, a great amount of the killer sound coming from the 500 combo is those speakers, so I mic the cab. I HATE DI bass anyway; just using a DI bypasses anything the amp gives you, giving full control to the sound goof. no wonder we get no respect.
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Ew. Yep, those are definitely bad. I thought maybe you were expecting white ones when they're actually off white, but I see I am mistaken.
Fender should provide you some new ones. Otherwise, I still say Jazz knobs would look killer on this amp. Might try it myself if I come across a few spare dollars to pick some up.
Ha ha yes I know, as an ex F div, now L div (F41 Dag). 65 year of birth? To young to go? The good old days eh. Nice.
We prob know same people eh?
No 500 yet, maybe fri. Fingers crossed.
Peavey's Headliner series are of the very lowest quality both build & sound, and I would avoid them. We know that the Rumble 115 and 410 match up well. An Avatar 2x10 loaded with Eminence ceramics would be a viable alternative, but at the about the same price as the Rumble 410. If you could find a used Genz Benz Focus 210, that would be an excellent choice and a good match as they loaded them with Eminence ceramic's.
yeah...good point on the Peaveys...Think I'll just go for the Rumble 115..I don't think i'll need the 410.
thanks.
yeah...good point on the Peaveys...Think I'll just go for the Rumble 115..I don't think i'll need the 410.
thanks.
About the knobs - Fender says to return the head. They don't know what discolored the knobs, probably heat, therefore they don't know what else is goofy inside the amp.
on another note - I was just chatting with a friend about the Rumble 500 amps - heads and combos, and this crossed my mind:
It's the P-bass of amps - it just works in every situation. And given that I love P-basses...
on another note - I was just chatting with a friend about the Rumble 500 amps - heads and combos, and this crossed my mind:
It's the P-bass of amps - it just works in every situation. And given that I love P-basses...
slobake
resident ... something
Are you sure you don't work for Fender Linnin?There you go! A brand new brand new Rumble 500 head for you!
The V3 Rumble looks like a good series of amps but you seem to be trying awfully hard to convince us of that. I know you mean no harm but you would sound more believable if you toned it down a bit. I am glad this thread is here and I mean no offense.
The man loves the Fender Rumble... As do I. 
Scream it from the mountain tops...
Shaun
Scream it from the mountain tops...
Shaun
None taken. I am unemployed and get no paycheck from anyone. I simply LOVE Fenders!Are you sure you don't work for Fender Linnin?
I have my Rumble 500 combo. I love this amp!! It's so lightweight, its ridiculous. Dialing in a good sound is easy, and this amp is loud and punchy. So far so good. I've used it on a few gigs, an everybody loves the sound. With my Ibanez SRA 500 it's a monster. I can't even imagine how it will sound with the Rumble 1X15 cabinet underneath!!
This is exactly the kind of first hand Rumble owner's report the we Rumble Club members LOVE to hear!
well given that it was like this when I bought it new a couple of days ago...There you go! A brand new brand new Rumble 500 head for you!
So, you guys with Rumble 15 cabs - you like them? I was in the store playing one driven by a 500 head and wasn't particularly impressed. To my ears, it sounded good, but nowhere near as loud, nor punchy, as the 500 combo. I will say that it brought out some very nice highs without much fret clack from the Jazz Bass I was playing.
I think it may have something to do with the speakers being in a more vertical position, rather than the side by side setup of most combo amps with 2X10's. The overdrive channel is something I really don't use, but to anyone who likes that sound, it sounds good in my opinion. The only thing I kinda miss is a tuner out jack, but everything else outweighs that. I would not pass up on it only because of that. Jury is still about on reliability, but so far so good. It is made in Indonesia, like my Bassman 250/210, and that amp has never let me down, so I'm not worried. Fender in my humble opinion has finally been getting serious about bass amplification for about the last 10 years now (finally!!) I would say that based on what I've heard so far, they've hit a home run with this. I even did an outdoor show with it, and it had plenty of juice to keep up with the band. You could just feel that this amp had a lot more of itself to give if needed, and that was without an extension cab!!
Waiting patiently for my 100 to arrive, my order has been "processing" at musiciansfriend for a few days now...
I don't usually self promote but you can grab my like new v3 40 combo this week for $100 if you're in NYC
http://www.talkbass.com/threads/fender-rumble-v3-40-combo-amp.1100440/
I don't usually self promote but you can grab my like new v3 40 combo this week for $100 if you're in NYC
http://www.talkbass.com/threads/fender-rumble-v3-40-combo-amp.1100440/
I'm definitely a vintage kind of guy, but man, those knobs are pushing to a new extreme! If yoy keep them I suppose you could take a chain to the chassis if you really wanted that early 1600s vintage look...
I have the 15 cab with a 500 head and my ears love the tone I get with my Jazz. I've played through about every configuration there is and always seem to be most happy with 15s. That being said, 12s are very nice too!
Now just because I like that cab doesn't mean I don't know there are aspects others might not like. A 15 is gonna be bigger-than-life lower mids and there's nothing you can say about it. Them thing is I prefer that tone and my playing tends to reflects that.
My next purchase will most lithely be a second 15 cab to utilize the head's power and enhance the tone with the stacked 15. You're right, the tweeter really cleans it up without the piezo sizzle you get with those drivers.
I don't get all the talk about predictable sound from certain driver sizes and types on this thread.
The fact that all of the new V3 Rumble combos offer so much performance per pound compared to previous models, is evidence of the massive changes that are sweeping the speaker industry.
I've had exotic 12's and even 10's that play louder and deeper than most 15's, 15's that sounded "faster" and "tighter" in the low mids than most 4x10's, and 2x10's that went lower than any 15 ever made. I've heard poorly-designed cabs that defied all conventional logic about what a particular speaker size or configuration should sound like. I've also owned neo and ceramic Eminence drivers that ranged in power handling and bass response from bone-crushing to "did somebody just fart?"
Some of you need to get out more often. Between new cab designs and hyper-performance drivers, there's a whole new world out there!
The fact that all of the new V3 Rumble combos offer so much performance per pound compared to previous models, is evidence of the massive changes that are sweeping the speaker industry.
I've had exotic 12's and even 10's that play louder and deeper than most 15's, 15's that sounded "faster" and "tighter" in the low mids than most 4x10's, and 2x10's that went lower than any 15 ever made. I've heard poorly-designed cabs that defied all conventional logic about what a particular speaker size or configuration should sound like. I've also owned neo and ceramic Eminence drivers that ranged in power handling and bass response from bone-crushing to "did somebody just fart?"
Some of you need to get out more often. Between new cab designs and hyper-performance drivers, there's a whole new world out there!
So when you say we need to get out more often, do mean the Rumble fans or the non rumble fans? Just to clarify as I've not been playing long and my amp knowledge is somewhat low!
This thread, to me at least seems quite informative and that's why I bought/ordered one.
Not having a pop at you bud, just wondered as you seem quite..... Well experienced.
