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Fender Rumble Club

I'm looking at getting my first proper amp (current one I got free with my bass when I bought it because it's completely battered and on the verge of death) and was considering the Rumbles as they look like my best bet. I will just be using my amp in my room here at university so don't need anything amazing, however, I was also considering the Bronco 40 because of the presets. I am aware it wouldn't be the best sounding but I mainly want something that sounds good but I can also have fun with. I feel that if I got a rumble it would be great but then I'd need to spend a lot more money in the future for pedals etc.

Does anyone have any advice?
Yes, I always have advice! You can spend thousands of dollars on effects, so if you are going to want to mess around with many effects then the Bronco 40 is your puppy. Plus you can record direct to your computer. Fender Fuse software allows for deep tweaking of all the presets and effects. It's a good solid little bass amp that gets very little attention. It's well worth the fifty more dollars over the Rumble 40.
 
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"Men Who Stare at Goats" !!

If you want to follow someone off the deep end and down the rabbit hole, chase down A C Weisbecker's Blog. I followed him as a result of reading his highly entertaining novels (he also wrote a bunch of scripts for Miami Vice. Remember that show?) But, alas, I fear poor Allan has gone full potato--babbling at anyone who will listen at this point.
blogs and YouTube vids are not much interest to me. I witnessed everything first hand.
 
Throughout history, innovations have come along that set a new standard and become the icon of their kind.
The Volkswagen is the first that comes to mind. Ferdinand Porschc designed it at Hiter's request in 1934 and they were produced from 1938 until 2003. During that time 21,529,464 were built. They have been used for everything you can imagine. They weren't exotic or cool. They just did the job they were designed to do extremely well.
Then, there is the Douglas DC-3. It also was first produced in 1938 and was built until 1943. There were 607 built. Because it was such a success, a military version, the C-47, was built. Because of the success, there were 16,000 built. They also were not cool nor beautiful, but could do just about anything. They were fast for their time and could use short runways. Even today, after 80 years, there are and estimated 1,000 still in active service carrying passengers and cargo. Some are used as crop dusters.
And now, we have the Fender Rumble line. It doesn't have the macho cool effect of the SVT, the Super Bassman, or a Marshall stack, but it will stand up to any of them when it comes to being a useful and dependable amp. Its wide acceptance means they will be around a long time.
 
Happy Fender Friday! :woot:

Happy Fender Friday to all!
I had a happy Fender Thursday, the second 210 I got from a fellow TBer arrived. Awesome. Anyway I needed another cable to hook it up. At the local music store (The Music Farm), I saw this bass. I feel like I have to have it, I've been looking for a P-Bass. Has anyone listened to one of these? I didn't have time to play but it felt pretty good, real good looking too.
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Happy Fender Friday to all!
I had a happy Fender Thursday, the second 210 I got from a fellow TBer arrived. Awesome. Anyway I needed another cable to hook it up. At the local music store (The Music Farm), I saw this bass. I feel like I have to have it, I've been looking for a P-Bass. Has anyone listened to one of these? I didn't have time to play but it felt pretty good, real good looking too.
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Just get it. Sting plays '51-'57 single coil Precisions almost exclusively. As long as the neck and body is good on that Squier, electronics can be switched out. Because there is no lefty, I have a custom made bass with a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder version of the original Fender Single Coil that I like quite a bit.
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Just get it. Sting plays '51-'57 single coil Precisions almost exclusively. As long as the neck and body is good on that Squier, electronics can be switched out. Because there is no lefty, I have a custom made bass with a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder version of the original Fender Single Coil that I like quite a bit.
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Very nice, clean design!
 
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