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The Combo Club
- Thread starter ChefKen
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After the recent discovery that Sir Paul, is among the ranks. May I announce to you that Kate Pierson is hiding behind the Name of Biguglyman....
Contessa Morrighana... Laundromat... dead-G-string... Baileys-Tonic...Colonel Mustard… conservatory… lead pipe… glass of port.
- Oct 22, 2015
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If it's big hair you seek, look no further than The Surfrajettes.
I knew I picked the wrong week to quit drinking Toilet Duck.
Contessa Morrighana... Laundromat... dead-G-string... Baileys-Tonic...
I knew I picked the wrong week to quit drinking Toilet Duck.
My Ampeg Micro-CL Stack arrived yesterday and after a few hours playing I have decided to return. The sound is blah from the basic ampeg head unit, when I plugged the cab to my rumble 800 head it sounded so much better. Guess I am truely a Rumble Man!
Is it worth to keep and use the ampeg 2×10 cab with my fender head? It was a demo so only paid $328. Is the cab alone worth that? I am looking for a small travel unit for low to medium volumes. Again this is mainly used for home practice and maybe travel to friend's house jams. Or may its better to return and just use my rumble 4x10c and 800hd and deal with the bulk
Is it worth to keep and use the ampeg 2×10 cab with my fender head? It was a demo so only paid $328. Is the cab alone worth that? I am looking for a small travel unit for low to medium volumes. Again this is mainly used for home practice and maybe travel to friend's house jams. Or may its better to return and just use my rumble 4x10c and 800hd and deal with the bulk
Let’s get this straight. It’s couch (not sofa), dining room (not parlor), sneakers (not tennis shoes) and pop (not soda)!
... divan ... den ... 'tenny' shoes ... coke-ola, or coke for short (all brands of carbonated beverages)
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Absolutely love them! Contessa, are you part of them ?
Or is she more like the reincarnation of "the Suffragette"?
@FL I fear for the future of the laundromat....
Yes...or no.
At that price, I(surprisingly)would give it a day or two, f---*with the settings and see if I could get a sound I could live with. Then return it and get a R100.
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If you are a Rumble guy then the R40 should work for what your goal is home practice and jam with a friend. The R100 definitely would do it as @GonePlaid has said here…
I just went to FedEx and returned. Guess I have no patience, I am an impulse buyer and returner. Lol.
Maybe I'll get the Rumble 100 combo.
Good move- that SS circuitry was from the LOUD technologies era- sort of OK, but…
Best bet would be to grab the 210 Mini SV cab instead. It should run about the same price as the Micro CL, and will be better construction. It should serve as a smaller rig- and can handle 200W I believe.
Contessa Morrighana... Laundromat... dead-G-string... Baileys-Tonic...
Now you have me curious who killed the damn g-string! Oh wait, you probably mean a bass string.
Nevermind...
Nice pic! If there was a combo in it I'd offer you a membership number on the spot too. Speaking of combos...
Why not trade it back in for a combo of your choice like a Rumble 100 for about the same price? Or grab an R40 for a hundred less and add a pedal or two just for fun? Either way, you'll get the sound you seem to like, enjoy the ultimate portability, and still have something to play with on Christmas morning.
Or not, it's just my two cents. Me? I'd score one of the Ampeg Rocket bass combos and still get a great tone, a more realistic 'Peg tone than the Micro CL (remember, I'm the guy who gave it the downvote?), and it's an easy carry to wherever you need to take it.
Finally, I love your pics, as said, but there are a few blue bloods in this club who abhor anything that isn't a one-piece box containing preamp, power amp, and speaker. I'd seriously grab a combo, post it, score a membership number, and live a happy life. Again, just my $0.02. Let us know what you decide.
edit: as is usual for me, I did not read any of the posts below yours where I see now they recommended the same combos I did. This is why we're a club; we all think smart as well as realistic.
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Or is she more like the reincarnation of "the Suffragette"?
swink, I fear for the future of swink...
Probably out of the OP's price range based on the purchase of the Micro CL, but a nice rig just the same. I had one for a bit and while it's not a screamer, it does do a good job giving you the SUV vibe. for home or light practice, the VR rig is a goodie, but you'll have to shell out more coin.
