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#21,761
G-Dog said:
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I find this article on one of the bassist's age old questions to be very well reasoned and even handed in suggesting a selection of bass amps for each purpose. What do you all think?

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a "well, maybe" from me.

If anything gleaned from TB over these years, there are too many variables to factor for a clear answer. But yeah, sure, a big Rumble will do the job.
The PJB gear is too mad scientist for everyday consideration :cool:
 
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G-Dog said:
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I find this article on one of the bassist's age old questions to be very well reasoned and even handed in suggesting a selection of bass amps for each purpose. What do you all think?

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Interesting and I suppose accurate enuff depending on one's situation, especially if new to the game.

Addendum: I realize that my situation(playing for an older crowd that doesn't want loud)is not the norm. Examples: 2 gigs this past weekend. First, a smallish club with relatively low ceilings, crowd age 70 up, 2 guitars, drums, me. Rumble 40. Sufficient. Second, outdoor Tiki bar, basically live background music, guitar, drums, me. Again, R40. Plenty. In both instances, space was a consideration*. I'll prolly go back to the R100 the next time we're at the first venue(Elks Club)for a bit more headroom. Next scheduled gig is at a VFW where the stage is in one corner of a fairly good size rectangular room. R100-from experience. I'd be pushing the R40 too much there.
FWIW, no room we play has a house PA(or sound person)so lining out isn't an option.

*space for the amp was no problem. Space(or lack of)for me and my bass dictated that I use(d) my EB-0 on both gigs.
 
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#21,763
GwenOnBass said:
a "well, maybe" from me.

If anything gleaned from TB over these years, there are too many variables to factor for a clear answer. ... ... ...
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Admittedly simplified subjective answers to a subjective question. More definitive solutions would make the resulting article too long for the target audience to read. :laugh:​

GwenOnBass said:
... ... ... But yeah, sure, a big Rumble will do the job.

The PJB gear is too mad scientist for everyday consideration :cool:
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Conventional wisdom? ;)​

GonePlaid said:
Interesting and I suppose accurate enuff depending on one's situation, especially if new to the game. ... ... ...
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The target audience, I believe. Experienced players do develope a feel for their own situations. :smug:​

GonePlaid said:
... ... ... Addendum: I realize that my situation(playing for an older crowd that doesn't want loud)is not the norm. Examples: 2 gigs this past weekend. First, a smallish club with relatively low ceilings, crowd age 70 up, 2 guitars, drums, me. Rumble 40. Sufficient. Second, outdoor Tiki bar, basically live background music, guitar, drums, me. Again, R40. Plenty. In both instances, space was a consideration. I'll prolly go back to the R100 the next time we're at the first venue(Elks Club)for a bit more headroom. Next scheduled gig is at a VFW where the stage is in one corner of a fairly good size rectangular room. R100-from experience. I'd be pushing the R40 too much there.
FWIW, no room we play has a house PA(or sound person)so lining out isn't an option.
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The A voice of experience. :thumbsup: Others, of course, will vary.
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#21,764
G-Dog said:
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I find this article on one of the bassist's age old questions to be very well reasoned and even handed in suggesting a selection of bass amps for each purpose. What do you all think?

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It’s a decent article, and certainly contains some good advice, especially for beginners. However, its weak point is that it uses wattage as a baseline, as evidenced by the headline. That’s only half the story, as we all know, but it’s an OK starting point.
 
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JakobT said:
It’s a decent article, and certainly contains some good advice, especially for beginners. However, its weak point is that it uses wattage as a baseline, as evidenced by the headline. That’s only half the story, as we all know, but it’s an OK starting point.
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/agreed

more speaker area > watts
is something I gleaned from TB.

Any beginner who picks up a Rumble is going to be happy, pretty much. And no reason why not.
 
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If I may be allowed to play Devil's Avocado* for the sake of discussion?​

GwenOnBass said:
... ... Any beginner who picks up a Rumble is going to be happy, pretty much. And no reason why not.
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Aye, but there be reasons aplenty for those so inclined; it's too heavy, it costs too much, it's a Fender (!), ... etc., etc. The Rumble Club has heard it all, at one time or another. Sometimes they can be educated from some of the many helpful items linked on the Rumble Club Wiki page (many also applying to other brands, as well). Other times they just wanna tell us how wrong we are. :cautious:

And what a boring world it would be if we all shared the exact same opinions, no?​

JakobT said:
You don’t even have to be a beginner for that! :) But a Rumble 500 is admittedly a bit of a no-brainer for a beginner.
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But, ... but, ... they don't want to pay that much! Or, ... it's too heavy! Or they want a 15" speaker and it's only got 10"s! So it can't reach the really low notes, now can it? (Not to even mention those tiny 4" & 5" PJB speakers, right? How can those possibly work for bass?) :rolleyes: [still the Devil's Avocado*]​

GwenOnBass said:
Also true.

Can't say enough about a combo amp.
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Well, of course we here know the virtues of combos. One handed load-in/load-out. Fast, simple setup. Well matched speaker(s) to amp, no guessing (or extra cables) to match impedances. Chaining for expansion, when desired. Different models with different features/connections, as needed to match preferences. After all, ... ...

How Can You Say NO To Combos?​


* Thanks, and a tip o' the hat to @Aaron Houts for that phrase. :D
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G-Dog said:
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I find this article on one of the bassist's age old questions to be very well reasoned and even handed in suggesting a selection of bass amps for each purpose. What do you all think?

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Other than only having one Rumble per category, agreed. 8^)
It's a good guide for someone new to each category.
 
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KLINCOLNS said:
Very quickly I changed the Hofner strings for La Bella violin flats. Although the tension was a little less, I wanted a softer feel. After researching, I put on Thomastik Infeld flats. These were bliss.
Some months later, my La Bella White Tape wound strings arrived. Now they're on, they're staying on. If or when they wear out, another set of the same are going on. The tone and feel... Adequate (absolutely nothing lacking)
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Good to know, thanks! I'm gonna try out the Hofner-brand ones first, but I'd like to try the Thomastik-Infeld flats out of curiosity. Of course, I'd have to wait for Doc's rich uncle to slip on a banana peel so he could loan me the money to afford them! On second thought, I'll probably just stay with the LaBellas. :thumbsup:
 
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Can I join in? Ampeg RB112, got it a couple of days ago and liking it so far
 
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