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The Combo Club

#13,101
GwenOnBass said:
I know it kind of sounds low-endian but right now what I'd like to see most under the Festivus Pole is

M — a new Hagstrom Swede in cherry.
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It graces you that you can be happy with so little.
Here you have a picture to put under your pole.
Enjoy the view. :hyper:

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#13,103
swink said:
This is the only one I can find.
Fender PS400 1970 | Dan's Gear Garage | Reverb
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Hmmm, still cheap at only twice the price of the Fender 400 PS head in 1970! In today's equivalent dollars it would be just $4800.
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RodRy said:
Wasn't someone wondering what the most powerful combo is? Seems like this may take the lead at 800 W.
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Actually, Roddy, the Rumble Stage 800 combo is "only" 400 watts continuous into its internal 2x10 speakers. Still, that is a significant technological leap in just 39 lb.s compared to the comparative "tons" for the 400 PS head and three 18" CV reflex cabs.

The RS800c needs an 8 ohm, or 4 ohm, cab to reach the full 800W. That's right, you could even connect two (2) 8 ohm 410 cabs to the RS800c for maximum SPL! :woot:
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#13,107
swink said:
First of all, let's say that holding your breath is a choice you made on a completely independent basis. You can't blame me for encouraging you... so that our hard-earned smackeroons stay in the club treasury a little longer.
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Pulling one out of the DOA files, huh? Schmackeroons were so...2020. Dang, this has been a loooong year!
 
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#13,109
G-Dog said:
GP - Kasino ext cab
RR - Zon Sonus 8
FL - Ampeg B-100R
GD - Rumble Stage 800 - I have the Studio 40, which I love, and can reinforce it with
the Rumble 500 combo, which I love, but that's a combo of combos!
The RS800c beats that in a single combo!

How Can You Say NO To Combos?​
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A man of style and good taste. Mine's idling as I type this note. You'd need to build a bigger church though, 'Dog!
 
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#13,110
Aaron Houts said:
Since y’all don’t seem to want to buy me that fretless (cough @swink )and to get me back on topic, here are some pics of a combo I used to have.

It’s a v2 Fender Rumble 30 (shout out to my Rumble Club buddies though they’ve already seen it.)
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This is the amp that got me hooked on wedges:
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If you like the Rumble sound and you like wedges, this amp is perfect.
It has the v2 Rumble tone which is pretty much the same but that some Rumble connoisseurs prefer to the v3.
(If you like one, you’ll like the other. They’re not THAT different.)

Also it’s 25 pounds (maybe 30 but not more than that) so it’s very portable. A lot of the v2 line was really heavy. The larger version of this is 55 pounds and is still only 75 watts into a 12”. Fender figured out the weight thing for the v3s.

This one is 30 watts into a 10” so you’re not going to hang with a loud drummer, but if you want your Rumble tone in a small portable wedge to play with acoustic guitar players using a PA, it’s perfect.

The Rumble King himself @G-Dog helped advise me when I bought it.
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That's a sweet 'lil combo too, isn't it? Great shots too, AH. If you were ever looking to sell her all you'd have to do is post those pics. I always felt the V2s I heard were really dark-sounding. Too much lower mids. I also think the V3 is a tad heavy there too, but it's like they increased a certain frequency band to lessen the older version's darkness.
 
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#13,112
G-Dog said:
The Fender 400 PS Bass, though definitely not a combo, is possibly the single most awesome bass amp ... ever!

A tube lover's wonderland!

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Really unique setup. G'Dog, what's the ballpark estimate for how much a cabinet and the head weigh? I'm gonna go (and have not looked it up as I'm feeling lazy right now) with 60 lbs for the head and one ton for a single cab. How'd I do?
 
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#13,113
GwenOnBass said:
GP - Kasino ext cab
RR - Zon Sonus 8
FL - Ampeg B-100R
GD - Rumble Stage 800
Recon- Any tube-powered combo, cause I’m a nerd and think vacuum-controlled electrons are cool.
Miles: Fender PS400 amp (Recon, you'd love it) . And bring Rich Koerner back to get me up to speed on maintenance.


I know it kind of sounds low-endian but right now what I'd like to see most under the Festivus Pole is

M — a new Hagstrom Swede in cherry.
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That's kinda low-endian, don't you think? To each his (or her) own, I guess.
 
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#13,114
RodRy said:
Nice Cyclone Hot Wheels! :woot: Your post was my first internet-provided laugh of the morning!

I need to take a picture of my D4 with a Hot Wheels car. I think I have some that I found at Mom's house when we were cleaning it out.
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I try my best, Rod. Sadly, my Hot Wheels collection went the way of 1) little brother, 2) spring-cleaning mother, and 3) a pact so I'd never know. There were quite a few from the late 60s/early 70s too. Those and my baseball card collection. There may be a lawsuit filed by my attornies towards the end of my life...
 
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RodRy said:
Wasn't someone wondering what the most powerful combo is? Seems like this may take the lead at 800 W.
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Nah, it's only 400 watts into 8 ohms. You have to go to 4 ohms to get the full 800 watts. The GK MB212 is 500 into both twelves with the option of adding a 212-powered cab fora total of 1,000 watts into four twelves. Okay, that could hurt.

Remember though, the Stage 800 will allow you to go down to 2.67 ohms before the amp calls for Mommy. That would mean up to 610s (the combo's 210s and two additional 210 cabinets) or whatever configuration you wish to assault ears with. Kinda cool. G'dog, does the Rumbler Club have anyone on the official insanity list who's actually done the feat? Courage I have not.
 
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#13,117
themickster said:
I was. The Bugera BXD12 is 1000w.
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I'm writing this without irrefutable evidence, but I highly doubt the Bugera does a grand in the wattage dept. If I'm not mistaken, it's been discussed and proven those are not continuous watts, but peak watts. That means you get a few milliseconds to reach that note and that's it. At low levels, a 1,000-watt dynamic range is fantastic, but if you're cranking that combo and snapping and popping like a fool, it won't take long before something melts. Again, I say this without having delved into the white paper on this particular product. Can someone shed some light on the subject? (Did anyone notice I didn't even mention Behringer and their long history of fudged numbers?)
 
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iagtrplyr said:
I'm writing this without irrefutable evidence, but I highly doubt the Bugera does a grand in the wattage dept. If I'm not mistaken, it's been discussed and proven those are not continuous watts, but peak watts. That means you get a few milliseconds to reach that note and that's it. At low levels, a 1,000-watt dynamic range is fantastic, but if you're cranking that combo and snapping and popping like a fool, it won't take long before something melts. Again, I say this without having delved into the white paper on this particular product. Can someone shed some light on the subject? (Did anyone notice I didn't even mention Behringer and their long history of fudged numbers?)
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iagtrplyr said:
I'm writing this without irrefutable evidence, but I highly doubt the Bugera does a grand in the wattage dept. If I'm not mistaken, it's been discussed and proven those are not continuous watts, but peak watts. That means you get a few milliseconds to reach that note and that's it. At low levels, a 1,000-watt dynamic range is fantastic, but if you're cranking that combo and snapping and popping like a fool, it won't take long before something melts. Again, I say this without having delved into the white paper on this particular product. Can someone shed some light on the subject? (Did anyone notice I didn't even mention Behringer and their long history of fudged numbers?)
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Im not a tech-head but this is what I found on an Amazon review:
Quote:When I first plugged it in and hooked a regular bass guitar to it I thought 'This sounds more like a 100 to 150 watt amp'. so I flipped it around and guess what it says 140 watts on the back of it. This is clearly FALSE ADVERTISING. Just because their High-voltage MOSFET preamplifier and Revolutionary Class-D amplifier technology will give you 10 times the wattage that it is rated for ,a second or two, without exploding you can't or at least shouldn't rate it at that power level.
https://www.amazon.ca/Bugera-BXD12-ULTRABASS-Combo-Amplifier/dp/B00ZR77GCQ
 
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