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can’t believe I got gifted this……:woot:

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and of course, the combination could only be…..
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Miles_ONeal said:
If I ever move to Europe, I'll have to sell all the Rumbles or get a hefty transformer.; they're 120V only. I realize they're Fender's budget line, but how much extra would it cost to make them capable of using 240V as well as 120V? Not that much. Oh, well.
Same with my pedal board power supply. At least the newer Walrus Audio Canvas supplies appear to use a power brick that handles 120/240, as do the better competing supplies (CIOKS, etc.)
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After spending about five years now over in the Mesa Subway thread and reading hundreds of Andy’s posts there, I’m guessing it has more to do with the cost of certification than anything else. It’s probably cheaper to have dedicated amps for the separate markets. It’s not like someone is going to transport their amp back and forth given how relatively inexpensive they are (although the European pricing is a lot steeper, like $180 for a Rumble15. Ouch!).
 
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Miles_ONeal said:
If I ever move to Europe, I'll have to sell all the Rumbles or get a hefty transformer.; they're 120V only. I realize they're Fender's budget line, but how much extra would it cost to make them capable of using 240V as well as 120V? Not that much. Oh, well.
Same with my pedal board power supply. At least the newer Walrus Audio Canvas supplies appear to use a power brick that handles 120/240, as do the better competing supplies (CIOKS, etc.)
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I used an external 220 to 120 transformer when I went to play on contract there in the mid 80’s….worked perfect until one day when the roadie forgot and plugged the GK400B directly into the outlet…. not the sharpest knife in the drawer I must say….
I would think those Rumbles run linear supplies that can be internally modified by rewiring the primaries from parallel to series……if the extra winding is not available, I’m sure a 220 transformer can be acquired from 7ender…
 
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BklynKen said:
This is just crazy to me. You'd pay this much for this thing and never want to risk taking it out of house. In my opinion, why bother? If you want that, get a similar thing, have a luthier replicate it for a fraction of the cost, and rock out.
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You and I are on the same page. Much as I’d like to own a true vintage Thunderbird, it’ll never happen.
 
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MCF said:
After spending about five years now over in the Mesa Subway thread and reading hundreds of Andy’s posts there, I’m guessing it has more to do with the cost of certification than anything else. It’s probably cheaper to have dedicated amps for the separate markets. It’s not like someone is going to transport their amp back and forth given how relatively inexpensive they are (although the European pricing is a lot steeper, like $180 for a Rumble15. Ouch!).
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Andy? Nocturnal?..
 
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