OK so Joe Bonamassa turns 40 today and gets a Tweed Fender Twin birthday cake!
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- Apr 3, 2003
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Tom Bowlus = total gear hound (in a good way!) and honestly, anything he says you can take to the bank; no hyperbole, just honest 'from a players' perspective reviews. He's played through more gear. . .maybe why he started a gear magazine!I'm going to have to look up that review. . .
Thank you for the kind words! I really appreciate it! Invalid Link Removed.
My initial thought was to get the Rumble 4x10, but the width difference would probably OCD me out.
Right? My first "real" amp was a mid-70s Bassman 135 with the matching 2x15 cab. I can't picture using a head that doesn't fill up the stack. I know it's practical to go small but I've been a big-head bassdude from jump street.
Saw that beard in the vids you posted. It's real! What didn't seem as real as hearing Surrender without 10,000 Budokanians losing their collective minds. The Cream cover was tasty too. I noticed a third video; portrait? who does that?!? ...anyway expectations are high for another tune. Nice chops, @Aahzz
Thanks! As for the portrait mode, that's Mrs Aahzz's fault, she was the camerawoman. I'll work on that for future gigs. I do wish we'd had the 10,000 screaming Budokanians there.....
It's a great option, I just think that the combos are so popular because you get the same goodness at a lower price.
There most certainly have been some that have gone the head & cabs option, just not as many as combos. No reason for you not to talk about them, so feel free.
I can agree. I once had a Bassman' 100 with a twin 15s cab, back in the 70's . It was a piece of crap. it was almost as big as my old SVT cab. (Luckily Peavy came on the scene woth solid qualuty equipment and flooded the market with great stuff at reasonable affordable prices.) I never considered Fender bass amps to be worth being stage worthy after that. My Rumble 500 combo has allowed me to give Fender credit for finally producing hood bass stuff. I'm older niw and can't move heavy equipment in and out of car trucks and vans. My 500 puts out great bass at 350 watts without the need of a second cab..and it's 36lbs! . I "live" of the musical bottom if sound. (play Jazz, R&B, blues, Motown, alternative rock, country, gospel , and more. ) I'm mire than satisfied with its sound, and so are the people I play with. My keyboardist is blessed with perfect pitch, so he knows when the bottom is not there. Hail to the Fender 500 combo for allowing me to be able to stay in the pocket at this point of my life
I got a good laugh at church Sunday morning....without the crap pianist the new worship leader actually realized how good my bass with the Fender combo really sounds.
She flat out admitted she was floored at how much better and clearer the band sounded without that sh*t pianist.
UGHHHHHH--I can't believe she couldn't tell where the problem was......... She has talent but ZERO experience.
She flat out admitted she was floored at how much better and clearer the band sounded without that sh*t pianist.
UGHHHHHH--I can't believe she couldn't tell where the problem was......... She has talent but ZERO experience.
This is the option I went with....A separate 500 head and 210 cabinet. My thoughts at the time were: 1) I already had a combo as my primary/only rig and didn't want two. 2) The flexibility to add additional and/or different cabinets. Im really happy with the set up, get lots of compliments and it sort of looks cool
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I have the 2x8 and 112 V2'sThis is the option I went with....A separate 500 head and 210 cabinet. My thoughts at the time were: 1) I already had a combo as my primary/only rig and didn't want two. 2) The flexibility to add additional and/or different cabinets. Im really happy with the set up, get lots of compliments and it sort of looks cool
Indeed it is. The combos do offer more bang for the buck, though, and the whole package is considerably lighter. But for flexibilty the head/cab combination is hard to beat, and it sounds every bit as good as the combos!
I've got a 500 head and a Acme low B 210 cab. Sounds good; I think it's a bit darker sounding than the Fender cab. The Acme Low B really wants to be pushed to sound it's best; so I end up playing a lot louder at home than I would normally. Not the worst problem to have.
I've not used either of them live as I play through a PA when I play live.
I've thought about trying a different cab; the darker sound annoys me. I've played through several rumble combos before that I really liked the sound of; which is why I bought the 500 head. This being said; the Acme isn't supposed to color sound too much so that just may be how my bass actually sounds.
I've not used either of them live as I play through a PA when I play live.
I've thought about trying a different cab; the darker sound annoys me. I've played through several rumble combos before that I really liked the sound of; which is why I bought the 500 head. This being said; the Acme isn't supposed to color sound too much so that just may be how my bass actually sounds.
I've only heard a pair of Acme Low B 110 cabs once being played by a good bass player with a 5-string. I didn't like them. They do need a ton of power to actually hit the 31 Hz low B fundamental. Yes, they most definitely do color the sound darker.
Try a pair of stacked Rumble 115's on for size.
And get out of that PA.
Oh we're out here and more than you'd think, I was also surprised when I kept following.
