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The Combo Club

#23,021
G-Dog said:
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Ok, I'll mention the elephant in the room ... ... ...

I miss @iagtrplyr! Our retired Fearless Leader Emeritus must be really enjoying his retirement from, ... uh, ... Fearlessly Leading and ... that other little side hustle he had ... what was it? ... Oh, yeah, ... full time school teaching of those young, little, ... ... uh, ... let's say, men and women of tomorrow!

I can't imagine him not comboing in some fashion, somewhere, somehow. Hmmm, this nosy curious mind wants to know. o_O

Meanwhile, my Rumble Studio 40 combo has been making me heard at the occasional country/pop/rock jam and, more recently, a new church gig with a locally renowned musician and a few others (like myself) with, shall we say, great potential and occasional flashes of brilliance! :whistle: Have Rumble, will travel.

How can you say NO to Combos?​
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Agreed, he did a great job keeping us bantering together. Some folks are just good at that. Not me.

And also happy to see posts from G-Dog!
:laugh:

It's hot and humid here, so I'm hiding indoors instead of working on the yard or on the car.
;)
 
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#23,022
There were some rumblings in Rumble Club about recent issues with Rumble combos. I had a couple of issues, too. Here were my remarks:

I'm a bit concerned about Fender Rumble QC lately.
  1. My first Rumble was used, 2-3 years ago. It's been rock solid.
  2. Number 2 was bought during the big sale a few months back. It made Rice Krispies noises out of the box.
  3. Fender sent a replacement. #3 works fine, but you have to push and wiggle the power cord to make sure it seats properly or you just get flashing LEDs on the control panel and nothing else. (I suspect a grounding issue). It works, but the power cord takes more effort than it should.
Combine #2 and #3 with stories I'm hearing here, and I'm a wee bit leery. :(
 
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#23,024
BAG said:
Not sure if this has been mentioned before (probably has) but another thread I just saw made me realise one big advantage of combos...... there's no chance of making a stupid and very costly mistake when connecting heads and cabs.
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#23,025
BAG said:
Not sure if this has been mentioned before (probably has) but another thread I just saw made me realise one big advantage of combos...... there's no chance of making a stupid and very costly mistake when connecting heads and cabs.
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Actually, there is. Before Steve Morse was really known outside Augusta, GA, he had a couple of Twin Reverbs fried when someone backstage ran the external speaker of one into the instrument input of another. Twice.
 
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BAG said:
Not sure if this has been mentioned before (probably has) but another thread I just saw made me realise one big advantage of combos...... there's no chance of making a stupid and very costly mistake when connecting heads and cabs.
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Not only that, but you're guaranteed that the cab is properly matched to the amp, and there are no speaker cables to get mislaid, unless you use an extension cab.
 
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BAG said:
Not sure if this has been mentioned before (probably has) but another thread I just saw made me realise one big advantage of combos...... there's no chance of making a stupid and very costly mistake when connecting heads and cabs.
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If there are humans involved costly mistakes are only a question of when, not if. ;)
 
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#23,033
Miles_ONeal said:
Actually, there is. Before Steve Morse was really known outside Augusta, GA, he had a couple of Twin Reverbs fried when someone backstage ran the external speaker of one into the instrument input of another. Twice.
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I should have noted that it's a rather low chance, but it is a chance!
 
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Miles_ONeal said:
Actually, there is. Before Steve Morse was really known outside Augusta, GA, he had a couple of Twin Reverbs fried when someone backstage ran the external speaker of one into the instrument input of another. Twice.
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@Rip Van Dan said something similar in the other thread.

Passinwind said:
If there are humans involved costly mistakes are only a question of when, not if. ;)
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And that's the thing, especially with young broke musicians who want more power. They'll try stupid things to get that volume and sometimes it'll go wrong.
 
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BAG said:
@Rip Van Dan said something similar in the other thread.


And that's the thing, especially with young broke musicians who want more power. They'll try stupid things to get that volume and sometimes it'll go wrong.
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The story I got from Andy's[1] brother Mike was that Steve gave in and let a fan boy help set up, and the teen screwed up on what he plugged where. Steve was already a professional gigging musician at 16 or 17 and this was when he was 20, I think. Steve's mistake was letting an unknown do the work unsupervised, with just quick verbal instructions.

[1] Andy West, bass player.
 
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#23,037
KLINCOLNS said:
I have had the Goldentone 40 watt combo for about 25 years. I believe it was made in the 60's. I use it for home rehearsal. It has a beautiful tone. May I please join the club?
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You are now Combo Club member # 308. definitely on target. Welcome! Please tell us a bit about yourself, your bass and combo journeys, and anything else you'd like to share (within TalkBass guidelines 8^).
Has anyone tried that amp with a guitar? Curious how that sounded.
 
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Miles_ONeal said:
The story I got from Andy's[1] brother Mike was that Steve gave in and let a fan boy help set up, and the teen screwed up on what he plugged where. Steve was already a professional gigging musician at 16 or 17 and this was when he was 20, I think. Steve's mistake was letting an unknown do the work unsupervised, with just quick verbal instructions.

[1] Andy West, bass player.
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Being a "broke-@$$" bass player, I don't let nobody else set up my [stuff]. I can't afford* to replace my gear.

*or a Chevy
 
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#23,039
I'm playing practically naked tomorrow. Just the CP, the Super 800+, and one Rumble 100. No tuner, no EQ pedal, no nothing. I know, I know, but I haven't played out sans board in a long time. Everyone should play in the raw now and then. It's how I've been practicing this month; it really helps focus on technique.
 
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