Gotta admire brand loyalty

[two fingers]

Girls love a man in scrubs and Crocs.

I loosely work in a business where that is so true.....

 

[-Asdfgh-]

A friend has a 25W Rumble. It seemed very much like an amp, but unremarkable. I was, as they say, whelmed.

 

[Marc valero]

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.

Yes the 15 is 20 bucks cheaper than the 25 so I guess if you are 20 bucks short for a practice amp you get the 15. the 25 is $100, but it doubles to $200 with the balanced line out for the 40. So I think the 15 could go. But, the 100 has a 12 inch speaker and 100 watts so it's gigable if you line out.

 

[blowinblue]

The OP got me to thinking. When it comes to basses, bass gear, and home audio gear I have minimal brand loyalty. When it comes to women, it's a different story. Been 'brand loyal' and faithful to the same person for 25+ years. But I still wonder, "Should I buy a Rumble?"

M. M.

 

[ThuzzleFump]

I can't speak for everyone, but yeah, if you play Slavic Gnome-Metal, the Rumble is your amp.

 

[Being and Bass]

I'm loyal to cheap, reliable, great-sounding, adaptable, light, good-looking amps. So, yeah, loyal to Fender Rumbles.

 

[pie_man_25]

I loosely work in a business where that is so true.....

I was actually being completely sarcastic, didn't think it was a good look for anyone. The two things that seem constant in life are change and how confusing women will always be to men.

 

[pomegranesis]

No matter the criteria, Rumble gets recommended the most.

We're really thinking too small here.

Nuclear fallout?
World peace negotiations?
First human civilisation in space??????

Get a Rumble!

 

[fhm555]

^^Nowadays gnomes only wear the hats to rennaisance gnome fests.

A renaissance festival was just canceled down state. The campground owner was told flyers advertising the thing hinted at illegal activity and casual fornication so he pulled the plug.
I guess too many people were bringing their Rumble.
I’ve got a Rumble 500 but it was too good a deal to pass up. I got it at a doorstop price but it turned out to be a really decent little combo.

 

[Kriegs]

Hi, I'm Mike and I'm a Rumbleholic... I have two Rumble 500v3 heads and 2 410 cabs (a new v3 and an older one with the metal grill from 2011).

 

[eekamike]

I used to have a Rumble... 'til I sold it and got myself a real amp.

Jk please don't hurt me

 

[darwin-bass]

When Fender came out with the re-designed Rumble I decided to see if a small one would be a good practice amp. I was very impressed with the 40' Watt combo. I liked it so much I started using it instead of my 200 Watt GK when I played at church. The band and sound dude liked it too.

Please, tell me more. I'm this ---> <--- close to replacing my home practice Rumble 40 with an MB112-II and very likely replacing the church's Rumble 100 with an MB110. The latter swap would be to get a pre-DI signal from the amp so we can free up a direct box for use elsewhere.

What was it about the Rumble 40 that was better than the GK for you? Feel free to PM me if you want to keep this loyalty post on-topic.

 

[darwin-bass]

If you read TB long enough one thing becomes very clear-
Fender Rumble has the most loyal customers on earth....
Get a Rumble.
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Get a Rumble.
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Get a Rumble 500, and 2 4x10's!
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Rumble 25 rocks the basement.
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Get a Rumble.

Didn't you just buy a GK? Am I seeing a bit of Rumble envy? Buyer's remorse as you realize a Rumble 40 is really all you need?

 

[gln1955]

A renaissance festival was just canceled down state. The campground owner was told flyers advertising the thing hinted at illegal activity and casual fornication so he pulled the plug.
I guess too many people were bringing their Rumble.
I’ve got a Rumble 500 but it was too good a deal to pass up. I got it at a doorstop price but it turned out to be a really decent little combo.

What's the best amp for casual fornication?

Sorry, if this has been discussed before. I didn't do a search.

 

[4dog]

"Rumble Gnomes" isn't a terrible band name.

Stolen!!!

 

[micguy]

Six cabs is kinda the minimum for Slavic Gnome-Metal.

SO, I assume one for each point of the pentagram, and a spare?

 

[birminghambass]

You forgot to mention playing a P bass into your Rumble. Infallible combination, perfect for every musical scenario in history.
But seriously, Rumblonians have nothing on the Church of the P. Those fanatics are...welll....I better stop. I see someone with a Fender shirt hiding in my bushes watching me type this...

 

[dave64o]

...

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

...

Interesting. My family ethnic background is Slavic and my grandfather played in and ran bands from the 1910's to the 1980's. My dad also played in bands with him when he was a kid back in the 30's and 40's. I know there were lots of polkas, but I don't ever remember hearing about or hearing them actually play gnome metal.

I'll have to talk to my few remaining older relatives to see if there's some dark, never-to-be-discussed, yet fascinating stain on my family's history ....

 

[Dana R Gregory]

I seem to remember recently reading that Fender just came out with an 800 watt rumble. Might want to check it out.

 

[Altitude]

I played a gig in Austin in 2013 using a Rumble as backline. I think it was a 15" combo, wedge-shaped? No idea what version it was.

It weighed as much as a motorcycle and it sounded like the Peavey TKO amps I remember from the 80s. I really didn't like anything about it.

Maybe they've gotten better?