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What is the length of the warranty period on my Fender® or Squier® product?
I have a Rumble 200 combo, love the amp, but why did Fender put the controls in the back, recessed to boot? Not a big deal but it can be a little awkward at times. Other then having to make the cabinet a little taller would there be any other reason not to put the controls up front? I've only been playing bass for about a year so I'm certainly no expert in amp design but find it a little odd that Fender put the controls in the back. Does anyone else question this? Just wondering.
Thanks,
Jack
Thanks,
Jack
Interested in how the 2 1x12s sound vs a single 1x12 because I have one being delivered tooooommmooooorrrroooww.
Plenty of other popular brands have also went to that design and apparently its not a dealbreaker for some, but l also thought about it and decided that a good price, tone, weight, and a good warranty was enough for me.
That's a sweet looking rig! I wish I had something like that. Um..Wait a minute, I will! P.S. is that a dolly under it? I'm thinking of doing that.
Hi Jack, the the deeper the cabinet the more inconvenience it presents.
In the case of these Rumble combos I see it as a trade-off. If you stand back and take a good look at these combos and the cabinets as well, imo they are simply the best looking cabinets available. With the classic Fender badge and grill with the Chrome corner protectors complimenting the badge it just doesn't get any better. I love the "clean" look.
I don't have a Rumble combo but I can see how 8 control knobs and three tiny switches could be a nuisance located on the top rear. I wanted two cabinets and that's why I went with the head instead of the 500 combo and 210 cab. I can see it being more of a issue with a stack.
I tend to set my gain and master volume and leave it be. And playing alone I tend to set everything else to sound good in the room and use my volume and tone control on my bass. Playing with others I tend to do the same. But yeah I will engage one of the voicing switches or tweak the EQ a bit depending on the song.
But that's just my preference. One thing you could do with a combo if you like tweaking frequently is put taller knobs on the EQ controls. Easier to feel the right controls.
Keep or sweep, just an option.
Yes it's a movers dolly I got at Harbor Freight. You can get them for around 12 bucks on sale. It's the larger one with the wood rails. It's wide enough for the feet on the cabinet to sit on but it only leaves about 1/2-3/4" on each side of the feet. So you have to be careful rolling it around on carpet so the feet don't slide off one side. I need to get a countersink for a drill bit and drill 4 shallow holes for the cab feet. Just enough to keep the cab from sliding.
The dolly is okay for moving it around in the house but I wouldn't use it on a stage. I need to get an Auralex Gramma for that.
I personally like it. You will find that a lot of amp manufacturers design their combo amps in this way, and it's a design decision that makes sense to me. For one thing, most amps are positioned on the floor, rather than a stand. In that case, the controls are easier to see than if they had mounted horizontally in the front, as with the previous generation of Rumbles. Making them recessed protects the controls from bumps and breakage during transport.
I have the 500C and I use a Fender 212R at the same time for some gigs when I play guitar/bass combo. The 500C controls after unloading rarely get bumped thus rarely need readjusting. On the other hand--the 212R with the front mounted control knobs gets out of adjustment every single time I move it. Pain in the neck.
It's called good solid engineering. First off, that is where Leo Fender put them in the beginning. It provided quick and easy access to the tubes and amp chassis. They are recessed to protect them from inadvertent damage. In terms of modern process engineering it is quicker and easier to build a combo that way.
If you want controls on top facing you, then there are the heads from which to choose.
Forward facing controls made their debut on the Showman piggy back head and cabinet in 1961 and again in 1962 when the Bassman piggy back head & cabinet where introduced. This was a Leo Fender design innovation as there were no such things as amplifier heads before then.
I prefer where the controls are on my Rumble-just like on my Hot Rod Deluxe(yes I play 6-string too!) they seem less likely to be damaged whilst being carried or wheeled into a gig! How many times have you all seen pots shears off due to a tight squeeze thru a door and WHAM?
That's the one I have. It's good, but I found I don't use it. It rattles around in the bottom
Okay, cross them 739 times. That's your number. Rumble on. Pics and review expected.
