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The Combo Club

What say you, woman? I declare blasphemy! Fender Amp Rule Book: P. 256, Paragraph 3, Line 14-16, and I quote: in no way must a human, owner or otherwise, alter the awesome exterior of a Stage 800...ever! Keep it looking like the day it was built, though you may request any color as long as it's black.

Got off easy for heresy. This time.

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Hey there, Phyzzbin. Hmm...let me think. Let me think some more. Okay, got it. Nope.

Now we can always ask for a second opinion here. I'm just one person in what is over 130 members, but I say not quite because you're not playing through a combo now. You have multiple pieces of hardware in a separate case completely apart from the cab and that's enough for me to render a no verdict. Members, you're welcome to talk me out it.

Phyzz, ya have an Ampeg (or something similar) combo laying around somewhere in the house? If so, post a pic of that and we'll make it official. Don't give up, man!
I understand. Works for me. :)
'Cause this setup works for me!!! :bassist::bassist::bassist:
 
Hey there, Phyzzbin. Hmm...let me think. Let me think some more. Okay, got it. Nope.

Now we can always ask for a second opinion here. I'm just one person in what is over 130 members, but I say not quite because you're not playing through a combo now. You have multiple pieces of hardware in a separate case completely apart from the cab and that's enough for me to render a no verdict. Members, you're welcome to talk me out it.

Phyzz, ya have an Ampeg (or something similar) combo laying around somewhere in the house? If so, post a pic of that and we'll make it official. Don't give up, man!

I'll just fall back to the
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What say you, woman? I declare blasphemy! Fender Amp Rule Book: P. 256, Paragraph 3, Line 14-16, and I quote: in no way must a human, owner or otherwise, alter the awesome exterior of a Stage 800...ever! Keep it looking like the day it was built, though you may request any color as long as it's black.


Um, ... well, ... uh, ... over in The Rumble Club there has been many very flagrant violations of said regulations. And many of us have just enjoyed the heck out of 'em! :roflmao:
 
gsgbass, No ruffled feathers here. I pulled the amp out because I use the effects loop and it was a royal PITA connecting/disconnecting everything.
Hmm. The more I think about it… Oh well, I'll defer to the OP.
All is well.

No problems here.
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Hello, again, jm! Good to see your rig again. It's been quite a while since you were first here. Hope everything is alright. :)
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We were all hoping to see your response when our Fearless Leader offered you a membership number last year. :rolleyes:
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I'm sure Fearless Leader will issue your number shortly. Meanwhile, enjoy this Combo Club communication badge that will get you into all the really good places in The Combo Club Clubhouse. And check out the Combo Club Wiki linked in my signature.
D'OH!! I completely forgot I had requested one last year. I am fine just a little absent-minded at times. :-)
 
Okay, you are now the latest member to the Combo Club, and you will forever be known as #132! Tell us how much you're enjoying that Rumble rig of yours. Congrats and welcome.
Thank you oh Fearless Leader! I shall display my number proudly in my signature. I've had the Rumble for a few years now and I love it. My first time at using 10" speakers after 45+ years of using only 15s. The Rumble and my PBass were made for each other. The amp is LOUD and I rarely need to run through FOH. It's all I need in an amp and my back loves that it's only 36 lbs. :-)
 
Hey Phyzzbin...strap that head down to the cab with a couple octopus straps and your rig may nearly pass for a combo entry into the COMBO CLUB..loll

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Gee Giff, I’d heard tale that sea creatures living around Australia were rather unusual, but that octopus looked strangely familiar to a bike strap I used on the back of my Schwinn ten-speed.
 
I understand. Works for me. :)
'Cause this setup works for me!!! :bassist::bassist::bassist:

And I sincerely couldn’t be happier for you. Amplification is like alchemy. Each musician creates their own formula of what works best for them and they make it their own, much like you did.

As long as what you build fits your style and taste, it doesn’t mean squat what we call it. You’ll call it yours and that’s all that matters. Enjoy!
 
Oh btw fearless leader..I will make sure I return after my birthday holiday and not go missing for 8 months or more lol..I had a few weeks off last month too if ya didnt notice or even miss me loll..in April I believe, i posted how one day I came home and noticed the electricity guys down the road and by the time I opened the front door all power was off. I had left all my computers running and they didnt appreciate the blackout. I had to run error checks with Windows 10's built in features and a few of my purchased rescue discs to get my main puter happy to run properly again. Next time I hope these Electricity clowns notify me before performing maintenance work so I can turn off my computers before the blackout grrrr..gotta love these utility companies here in Aust. Anyway Fearless..I will return, as MacArthur said.

I trust you will return in good spirits, my bass-playing brotha. You play great bass and I have the evidence in my hard drive. Take the time and enjoy yourself. We’ll be here when you get back.
 
Um, ... well, ... uh, ... over in The Rumble Club there has been many very flagrant violations of said regulations. And many of us have just enjoyed the heck out of 'em! :roflmao:

Good point, ‘Dog, but everyone knows the Rumble Club is a bunch of hellions who have little regard for the rules of nature. Some days I wish I could be more like them, but then again I wish I owned Giff’s red for hauling my gear. Very cool!
 
I trust you will return in good spirits, my bass-playing brotha. You play great bass and I have the evidence in my hard drive. Take the time and enjoy yourself. We’ll be here when you get back.
I havent gone yet wally...next Sunday 19th till about 24th (wally being a nice Aussie term for friend...sort of lolll)
ps. I play mediocre bass my Fearless Leader...it just sounds great through my Fender Rumbles loll

PPS - This entry should put us back on Page 1 lolll
 
Must be Saturday, the hallways are echoing. You guys are probably out jamming, band rehearsing, and maybe even gigging and that's totally cool. I'm in between work items and thought I'd cruise by to see what was going on.

A quick note on our first band rehearsal for Seven Nation Army. It's one of the conglomerations I'm in for this year's talent show, and by far the most fun because it's louder. I've left the Rumble 100 at school (don't even go there, ooblek has been banned at school for 100 years) and used it up on the auditorium stage yesterday. Admittedly, I pushed the 12 a little harder than I would normally, but she didn't sound too bad. Not enough for the actual show, but plenty of power for what we did yesterday.

My settings were my default for base Rumbles, lower the lows and low-mids, raise the high-mids and highs, add Vintage for old school (which it does in spades), run gain to noon and volume to 10:30. Brought my one-button pedal and kicked in the distortion channel during the chorus. Not bad, but no one is ever gonna say it's flat-out the best crunch in the bass world, IMHO, though it worked and was nice to have onboard. Time and tweaking was not my friend yesterday.

Still a blast moving from the music room at the end of one wing of our school to the gymnasium and NOT get back spasms out of it. My 100 may not be the end-all, but she sure is one of my all-time faves for how I use it, which is up to its normal limits.

The Stage 800 is coming in for the Big Show in three weeks, but if I absolutely had to use the 100, I'd run a cable to our PA for DI-use, keep the volume at a comfy level on stage, and rock out in front of kindergarteners all day long. The preschoolers during PE class sure loved our sound, but what's a four-year-old know?

Anyone wanna review of my BOSS Katana 50 combo? :bag: