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Gotta admire brand loyalty

Paulabass

Paulabass

Sep 18, 2017
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If you read TB long enough one thing becomes very clear-
Fender Rumble has the most loyal customers on earth.
No matter the criteria, Rumble gets recommended the most.

I play Slavic Gnome-metal. Lots of 8-15 hertz content, and must deafen a festival crowd-
Get a Rumble.

Money is no object, I have lots, and want the best amp on the market.
Get a Rumble.

I only have seven dollars, and get to gigs on a bicycle.
Get a Rumble 500, and 2 4x10's!

I'm replacing my SVT, and fridge, what's the hot set-up?
Rumble 25 rocks the basement.

My wife ran off with her periodontist.
Get a Rumble.
 
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Everyone I’ve tried out are really good. I don’t own one though. Something wrong with the fact that Fender has a winner here? Anyone that took the advice to buy a Rumble could have done much much worse not to.

Sure, theres just as good and better available but at Rumble price points they give you great value and sound. Just really nice amps.

It isn't brand loyalty friend, it’s sound advice to recommend adding Rumble to the list when shopping.

Gotta admire brand detractors.
 
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bholder said:
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Are you playing Gnome-fest 2018?
Last years festival was bigger than ever!

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I did not try all of them, but I’ve had and have good to great gear and the Rumbles are a great buy for the price. They feel a little flimsy, but so did my gk neo. On the other hand, you can build Ampeg/eden heavy, but it may only mean that the cabs are hard to move, not that they won’t hold up to the use weekend tiggers put them through.
 
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Paulabass said:
If you read TB long enough one thing becomes very clear-
Fender Rumble has the most loyal customers on earth.
No matter the criteria, Rumble gets recommended the most.

I play Slavic Gnome-metal. Lots of 8-15 hertz content, and must deafen a festival crowd-
Get a Rumble.

Money is no object, I have lots, and want the best amp on the market.
Get a Rumble.

I only have seven dollars, and get to gigs on a bicycle.
Get a Rumble 500, and 2 4x10's!

I'm replacing my SVT, and fridge, what's the hot set-up?
Rumble 25 rocks the basement.

My wife ran off with her periodontist.
Get a Rumble.
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My carrot farm just burned to the ground. Should I get a rumble?
 
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The appeal of them is you get vintage looks, a real plywood cabinet, lots of configurations to choose from, light weight, good tone, and lots of headroom at a rather low price new. Most of the less expensive combo versions even have the same preamp and DI as the larger models. They also get you a free membership into the TB Rumble cult with proof of purchase.

Are they perfect? No, but they are probably the best bang for the buck at the moment and they are available more or less anywhere Fender gear is sold so they're easily auditioned unlike some other brands. The only flaw I've encountered with my Rumble 500 head is a slightly scratchy master volume pot early in its rotation. My pair of 2x10 cabs have been great so far and certainly saved by back when I lived on the third floor with no elevator.

I'd be lying if I said I hadn't thought about buying a pair of the 4x10s and a pair of the 1x15s, too. It's kind of a sickness. With six Rumble cabs, my Slavic Gnome-metal band would certainly be the most br00talz.
 
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And yes, the Rumbles are a lot for the money. I have had a v2 150 head for years and it always worked well. It did develop a slightly noisy master knob. And the DI is not a "real" DI, rather it is an after everything xlr line out (including master) which works fine but it is good to understand how this actually work. If someone wanted a new rig on a budget I'd say buy a Rumble head and the best cabinet you can find and afford.

My only negative is do they really need so many models? 15, 25, 40 & 100 watt models is a little redundant, they could get rid of two of those IMHO.
 
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I have no Rumbles. But I do have
  • Bassman 25 (works great for church)
  • Fender B-DEC for practice at home
  • Bassman 400 combo (don't use it much, as it's harder to pick up than the other stuff)
I also have a Markbass Mini 151 and a New York 151 for gigging. My band leader insisted I have that rig. It's plenty loud, but it ain't Fender.

And my first amp was a 1967 Fender Bassman (60 watts). I guess old habits die hard.
 
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