The Combo Club

[eric_B]

OK, here is my entry: a Fender Rumble V3 100 and 500 combo - plus a 210 cab.

Oh, and a VOX guitar amp + cab for size comparison...

 

[iagtrplyr]

Okay gang, here's what I know as of this minute concerning said club. The OP, ChefKen, went AWOL after 4/1/15 and hasn't been seen since. "heynorm" was given #34 instead of #40, so everything else after that is going to be changed to reflect the update. ChefKen, if you're still around please chime in. You're still the guy who founded this really cool club. If you haven't gotten the chance, please skim through it for a really nice array of bass combo amps. There's even a certain bass player from Iowa who requested a number at the same time ChefKen stopped giving out numbers. Coincidence? No, just my usual bad luck.

So now i'm starting from 4/2015 and working up to today. Hopefully, I'll have something posted later on today. The UPS truck just showed up with a couple of boxes. The unveiling will commence in a bit. All I can say is, Rumblers, you're gonna love it.

Oh yeah, I'm only going to issue numbers to those who request one. It's totally cool if you just offer us an opinion or post some nifty pics, but you have to ask for a number to receive one. Thanks!

 

[iagtrplyr]

Done! It didn't take as long as I thought. There are some number changes so make sure you update your sig in case there's a new membership number for ya. If you're not on the list and thought you were supposed to be, either drop me a line or re-submit a picture with request. As of today, we're at 62 members strong, but I know we could double that with a first-time membership drive. Contact three combo lovers you know and ask them if they'd like to join the hippest club in the Talkbass community. Let's shoot for 100 members by the end of the week! So please take a look at the updated list and let me know if you see something askew. Thanks for showing pride in owning your combo amp(s)!

iagtrplyr

Combo Club Membership as of 6.19.18:

01) ChefKen

02) Modulusman

03) Vmabus

04) Firewalz

05) spanndrew

06) shawshank72

07) gfaulkner

08) ack

09) Dustin Owens

10) Relsom


11) EoganDubh

12) cchorney

13) NickDG

14) Dave Hostetler

15) Ajcsk8r

16) Basshappi

17) Lesfunk

18) Squierbassjake

19) lo-freq

20) PetersReviews


21) Jughead6

22) bordinco90

23) mikeyjim2

24) KickingBass

25) jmverdugo

26) Toddbass65

27) Floridabway

28) elkkid2

29) 1954bassman

30) woodyng


31) Doublesixes

32) Steve88

33) mccartneyman

34) CL400Peavey

35) mikeyjm2

36) Linnin

37) bmc

38) yahboy

39) outoftune

40) KramerDon


41) heynorm

42) Bobby Bass

43) KeithAlanK

44) Photobassist

45) rtslinger

46) Thumpinshelton

47) Razman

48) ticol07

49) alaskaleftybass

50) Srvmojo


51) iagtrplyr

52) ubernator

53) Fishyfishfish

54) JakobT

55) thabassmon

56) Gaolee

57) G-Dog

58) RumbleMan3

59) Luciferiad

60) eric_B


61) TrevorG

62) SoulReflection

63) theduke1

64) Moody Tuner

 

[eric_B]

Great work @iagtrplyr!

Now, some brain crunching English to Dutch, what would iagtrplyr stand for...

 

[theduke1]

I will take a number I have several that I use depending on how I feel at the time
Not pictured is my Ibenez 3110

 

[Linnin]

The UPS truck just showed up with a couple of boxes. The unveiling will commence in a bit. All I can say is, Rumblers, you're gonna love it.

Boxes full of Fender Rumbles?! WOOT!

 

[iagtrplyr]

I will take a number I have several that I use depending on how I feel at the time
Not pictured is my Ibenez 3110View attachment 3054725View attachment 3054728

duke1, you're #63. Thanks a lot. Sweet gear too.

 

[iagtrplyr]

Boxes full of Fender Rumbles?! WOOT!

Just one, Linnin...

 

[iagtrplyr]

So it's NAD for the club secretary today. Wow, this has been a banner bass day! The story is, and I'm sticking to it, was that my son (fellow bass player) and i went down to our Davenport GC last week to browse, and I finally got a chance to run through the Rumble Studio 40. A nice amp that i contemplated buying to replace my old Bronco 40, but my goal was to have something with a little more pop for medium gigs. My Portaflex rig is still my bread 'n butter, and my Micromark 801 sits nicely for quiet practice. So what to do? I wanted lightweight, but full-sounding. So lo and behold, right next to the Studio 40 was a Rumble 100 combo.

Now it's no secret that I previously owned a 500 head and 115 cab, but found it lacking the kind of mids that I'm accustomed to. Too muddy for my ears, but to each his or her own. Fast forward to last Wednesday and the Rumble 100. To my ears, a definite relative of the Rumbles, but the 12" driver seemed less tubby, and so the two of us played on it for a bit. My kid thought it sounded good too and for $300 how can you go wrong? The features are nice and the build quality is right up there as well. So I hooked the 100 up a bit ago, dialed up a tone I liked (very easily too), and liked it very much. I'm still running bass and low mids down, but it's a tone that says Fender and it's more what i hoped I could've gotten out of the larger rig. Here's a couple of pics to prove the day happened!

 

[iagtrplyr]

Great work @iagtrplyr!

Now, some brain crunching English to Dutch, what would iagtrplyr stand for...

Thanks Eric! Simpler than you think. I live in the Midwest of the United States.

 

[G-Dog]

Thanks Eric! Simpler than you think. I live in the Midwest of the United States.

iagtrplyr = Iowa guitar player

 

[theduke1]

#63 it is
Thanks
Duke

 

[SoulReflection]

Done! It didn't take as long as I thought. There are some number changes so make sure you update your sig in case there's a new membership number for ya. If you're not on the list and thought you were supposed to be, either drop me a line or re-submit a picture with request. As of today, we're at 62 members strong, but I know we could double that with a first-time membership drive. Contact three combo lovers you know and ask them if they'd like to join the hippest club in the Talkbass community. Let's shoot for 100 members by the end of the week! So please take a look at the updated list and let me know if you see something askew. Thanks for showing pride in owning your combo amp(s)!

iagtrplyr

Combo Club Membership as of 6.19.18:

01) ChefKen

02) Modulusman

03) Vmabus

04) Firewalz

05) spanndrew

06) shawshank72

07) gfaulkner

08) ack

09) Dustin Owens

10) Relsom


11) EoganDubh

12) cchorney

13) NickDG

14) Dave Hostetler

15) Ajcsk8r

16) Basshappi

17) Lesfunk

18) Squierbassjake

19) lo-freq

20) PetersReviews


21) Jughead6

22) bordinco90

23) mikeyjim2

24) KickingBass

25) jmverdugo

26) Toddbass65

27) Floridabway

28) elkkid2

29) 1954bassman

30) woodyng


31) Doublesixes

32) Steve88

33) mccartneyman

34) CL400Peavey

35) mikeyjm2

36) Linnin

37) bmc

38) yahboy

39) outoftune

40) KramerDon


41) heynorm

42) Bobby Bass

43) KeithAlanK

44) Photobassist

45) rtslinger

46) Thumpinshelton

47) Razman

48) Count me in

49) alaskaleftybass

50) Srvmojo


51) iagtrplyr

52) ubernator

53) Fishyfishfish

54) JakobT

55) thabassmon

56) Gaolee

57) G-Dog

58) RumbleMan3

59) Luciferiad

60) eric_B


61) TrevorG

62) SoulReflection (as of 6.19.18)

Thanks for #62...close to the year I started playing bass .

 

[iagtrplyr]

Service with a smile! What I wanna know is how old you were when you started playing bass? I mean, had Leo come out with the P bass yet? Inquiring minds wanna know!

 

[theduke1]

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Service with a smile! What I wanna know is how old you were when you started playing bass? I mean, had Leo come out with the P bass yet? Inquiring minds wanna know!

started playing bass in 1965
Sir Paul Was my inspiration he was the first bassplayer to stand up front and sing.
For the last 50 years that is what I have been doing
If you have FB
Check out
The Kolache Bros
Duke
AKA
C. C . Kolache

 

[iagtrplyr]

I
started playing bass in 1965
Sir Paul Was my inspiration he was the first bassplayer to stand up front and sing.
For the last 50 years that is what I have been doing
If you have FB
Check out
The Kolache Bros
Duke
AKA
C. C . Kolache

Great story, Duke. Pardon me for any ignorance, but that name does sound familiar. I'll take ya up on the FB offer. Thanks for responding!

 

[theduke1]

Great story, Duke. Pardon me for any ignorance, but that name does sound familiar. I'll take ya up on the FB offer. Thanks for responding!

Kolache is a Czech pastry
Duke

 

[SoulReflection]

Service with a smile! What I wanna know is how old you were when you started playing bass? I mean, had Leo come out with the P bass yet? Inquiring minds wanna know!

I don't know if you were referring to me but, I started playing bass in 1964. Leo and I went to two different schools together .

 

[Moody Tuner]

I would love to join this club and have a number. Whether it’s guitar or bass, I’ve only EVER owned combo amps. I have no particular bias toward head and cab rigs, it’s just how it worked out. However, I do like the convenience of having one less piece of gear to schlep along.

Here’s my recent setup with my Rumble 500 combo!

 

[iagtrplyr]

I don't know if you were referring to me but, I started playing bass in 1964. Leo and I went to two different schools together .

I originally was, but love hearing when people began their wonderful journey into music. You've put in quite some time too, SoulReflection. Those early sixties years must've been awfully exciting. I was four years old when you began!