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Fender Rumble Club

#18,861
Linnin said:
I tend to keep an ear out for all things Fender, and Fender just posted on facebook a new version of their Mustang digital modeling guitar amps called Mustang GT. Pretty spiffy high tech stuff in 40; 100, and 200 watts. Invalid Link Removed
Last year there were some quiet rumors about the possibility of a re-engineered and higher wattage Bronco digital modeling bass amp to replace the current Bronco 40. I wonder if we'll see one at Summer NAMM?
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You get one yet? Which one are you going to get first? That 40 watt looks sweet, might have to sell the Mustang 1:)
 
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#18,863
Linnin said:
No. I only play Fender electric bass guitars & amps. Yes, they all are a massive leap forward in digital amp design, and just blows everything else away. Fender is serious in being the world leader in guitars and amps.
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I've been a fan of Fender for ages. The Rumble V3 amps are phenomenal, especially for the price. For me the nice thing about the guitar (Squier Strat of course) and Mustang amp is if someone stops over to play it's here. I'm looking for a used P Bass to play around with too. Preferably Black on Black, maple fingerboard.
 
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#18,869
EdO. said:
You mean like this one?? My Matt Freeman. And no, it's not for sale.

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I've seen that one, but yes, and the black blocked neck if possible. I don't think I want a vintage, the back of the neck is most likely glossy. I think in 25 years the fake yellowed neck is going to be the color of Bart Simpsons head:)
This:

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But not vintaged. I love the modern satin necks too. Tall order, I know. May have to settle for the dotted neck.
EDIT: You know, I had a J-Bass that I sold a long time ago just like that, I've mentioned it on the Forum that I always regretted selling it. Something about that configuration speaks to me. It says, "Good luck finding one.":unsure:
 
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#18,870
J-Bassomatic said:
I've seen that one, but yes, and the black blocked neck if possible. I don't think I want a vintage, the back of the neck is most likely glossy. I think in 25 years the fake yellowed neck is going to be the color of Bart Simpsons head:)
This:

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But not vintaged. I love the modern satin necks too. Tall order, I know. May have to settle for the dotted neck.
EDIT: You know, I had a J-Bass that I sold a long time ago just like that, I've mentioned it on the Forum that I always regretted selling it. Something about that configuration speaks to me. It says, "Good luck finding one.":unsure:
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Build your own. Or if you find one with the dots, get the stick on fret markers, there's good ones out there that no one would ever know the difference.
 
#18,872
DerekW said:
Build your own. Or if you find one with the dots, get the stick on fret markers, there's good ones out there that no one would ever know the difference.
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I've thought of going DIY but have never tried anything like that before. It's funny you mention the stick-ons, maybe it was a way back in this thread or maybe another one someone said the blocked neck was fugly and looked like electrical tape. I just can't get that out of my mind.:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:
That's a good idea tho, maybe I'll start looking around for parts. As long as it SOUNDS like a P Bass.
 
#18,875
J-Bassomatic said:
I've seen that one, but yes, and the black blocked neck if possible. I don't think I want a vintage, the back of the neck is most likely glossy. I think in 25 years the fake yellowed neck is going to be the color of Bart Simpsons head:)
This:View attachment 1126305
But not vintaged. I love the modern satin necks too. Tall order, I know. May have to settle for the dotted neck.
EDIT: You know, I had a J-Bass that I sold a long time ago just like that, I've mentioned it on the Forum that I always regretted selling it. Something about that configuration speaks to me. It says, "Good luck finding one.":unsure:
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IMO the blocked necks just don't look right on a P. A Jazz maybe... The stick on blocks IMO are the moral equivalent of me putting a big Fender Precision Bass decal over the Squier decal on my Freeman. Not that I'm completely above that... Real inlays OK, stickers? Uugh. But that's one person's opinion FWIW (which likely ain't much).
 
#18,876
EdO. said:
IMO the blocked necks just don't look right on a P. A Jazz maybe... The stick on blocks IMO are the moral equivalent of me putting a big Fender Precision Bass decal over the Squier decal on my Freeman. Not that I'm completely above that... Real inlays OK, stickers? Uugh. But that's one person's opinion FWIW (which likely ain't much).
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Oh, it's much and your feedback is appreciated. I agree about the blocked P-J conundrum too but I can live with it. I will tell you my perspective on it tho it may label me as a freak. My background and education is in art. In art things have to be balanced to achieve a kind of harmony. For me the black body and PG have weight condensed on the body side, let's say to the left from the viewers perspective and the blocks add weight to the right and pull the composition back into balance. It has nothing to do with P or J. Strictly balance. Well, plus the fact that I miss that blocked J that I stupidly sold (the guilt factor). I have mentioned this on a previous post but I was on a quest for a better bass (with no neck dive) and when the salesperson showed me the J-Bass with the black on black with the blocked neck a kind of signal went off in my brain but when he handed it to me and I played it all that went out the window. It felt PERFECT in the hand. So I associate that with the perfect feel I was looking for with the perfect look. BTW the SOUND was perfect too. Messed up? You bet. It's very interesting to me the choices we make and how we make them.
However, I am interested in why it's OK on a J but not a P.
Agreed on the stick-ons too.
 
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J-Bassomatic said:
I've thought of going DIY but have never tried anything like that before. It's funny you mention the stick-ons, maybe it was a way back in this thread or maybe another one someone said the blocked neck was fugly and looked like electrical tape. I just can't get that out of my mind.:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:
That's a good idea tho, maybe I'll start looking around for parts. As long as it SOUNDS like a P Bass.
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Well, the beauty is, you can always take them off, lol!

I love a blocked maple neck, and the aftermarket inlays are pretty damn good.
And from 3 feet away, no one would know if it's real of fake.

If you don't rant to do the sitickers, due to principal, that's fine, but if you want it to look cool, cuz you think it looks cool that's up to you to decide.

As far as "You can't have blocks on a P" point of view, then, well, let's just say, it's not a P unless you have a tort pickguard. And leave it at that.
 
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DerekW said:
Well, the beauty is, you can always take them off, lol!

I love a blocked maple neck, and the aftermarket inlays are pretty damn good.
And from 3 feet away, no one would know if it's real of fake.

If you don't rant to do the sitickers, due to principal, that's fine, but if you want it to look cool, cuz you think it looks cool that's up to you to decide.

As far as "You can't have blocks on a P" point of view, then, well, let's just say, it's not a P unless you have a tort pickguard. And leave it at that.
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Wish I could double like this one!:roflmao:
 
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Sooo...Interesting (debatable) story about the dual Rumble 500c rig from my gig Friday night. I was playing in 2 different bands for this show and it was outdoors so I took both Rumble 500 Combos as I usually do when playing outdoors just because it fills out the sounds nicely on stage even if I have PA support. I'd decided to use 2 different basses for the 2 different bands just for cosmetic reasons. One was a Roadworn Precision and the other an AVRI 58 Precision. Getting staged up with 2 different basses threw off my pregame routine and I never got around to daisy chaining the 2 Rumble combos together. I turned them both on, got a killer tone going, and then hit the tuner to mute the rig until downbeat time. I played the whole show with two different bands with only the top amp on the stack making any sound and I never once found my self lacking in tone or sufficient stage volume. Oops.
 
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#18,880
CaseyJ said:
Which combo and ext cabinet is this in the pic? I am about to buy the 2x10 combo Friday, and want to know if anyone has paired it with the 2x10 ext cab.
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Sorry for the slow reply, Casey. My stack is just two combos piled up with the 40 on top of the 100. Lots of people have paired the 2x10 combo and cab with the 1x15 being another popular choice.

I would want the widths to match. The TB dogma is to match the drivers but I'm not all that dogmatic. So I would test out the 1x12 and the 2x10 cabs or the R200 combo as they all hit the 19" width that would also match typical rack-mount gear. A choice of 3 driver sizes that would fit my aesthetics so it's all about the tone.
 
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