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For me, it's all fairly simple: if I can 'reach around' the neck with my short-ish fingers, I can play the bass(thus eliminating P's); if I 'twiddle the knobs' and get a sound I like, AND can carry the thing, then it's a good amp. I leave the possible "ehems" to the rest of y'all.
[ that's Southern for ...uh....er...Y'all.]
For me, it's all fairly simple: if I can 'reach around' the neck with my short-ish fingers, I can play the bass(thus eliminating P's); if I 'twiddle the knobs' and get a sound I like, AND can carry the thing, then it's a good amp. I leave the possible "ehems" to the rest of y'all.
Thanks, not enough, and, well, yes.You're a good player, are gigging and play an NR.
I'm finding that the 140W (w/o extension spkr) of the Rumble 200c is more than enuff for most of our gigs so I'm using the R40 more lately. I guess the next move is a Marshall mini stack(3w)
Edit: Hmm. That lower volume thing just might be why I was never knocked out by my mid 70s SVT/810 rig's tone. It did move a lotta air, though.
Totally hear that, these days I run my master at about 3 o'clock and just fiddle with pre gain and pots on the bass to dial in preferences on my MB rig..Man, we have very different definitions of ‘loud’ around here
I love lots of headroom and usually between balancing pre amp to master for the right volume can get pretty decent results.
Seriously, most of our gigs start 6:30-ish while folks are still ordering and eating so we gotta"keep it down", playing standards and bossa novas. By about mid first set we can start really rockin': Kansas City, Mack the Knife,etc.Man, we have very different definitions of ‘loud’ around here
I love lots of headroom and usually between balancing pre amp to master for the right volume can get pretty decent results.
In other words, our usual audience is 50+ and goes home early. And so do we.
I'm finding that the 140W (w/o extension spkr) of the Rumble 200c is more than enuff for most of our gigs so I'm using the R40 more lately. I guess the next move is a Marshall mini stack(3w)
been looking for one of these for awhile now....seems every time I find one it sells before I even get a chance to bid...
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One of the guys in Rumble Club refers to the stuff above 1 or 2 that doesn't get used as 'lazy watts'. With the R40 I can put the master around 2-3 and bring the gain up to 11-12 and cover most of the rooms we play. I only need the R200c this Saturday because the room is long-big dance floor-and we actually have a stage
. There's still no need to go into the PA, though.
I've found the 2-300 watt amps I've been playing through the last few years have been totally adequate.
I had a Kustom 150(?), 1x15". Great sound, weighed almost as much as the van I loaded it in.
Thus, the Rumble 200 Combo and, of course, I still have the Kasino 200W, 2x15" that has become my 'practice' amp 'cos I ain't movin' that thing any more.
Old timey GK... I don't think I've ever seen them do a tube unit.
It's GK's first (along with the 300B) big production bass amp. Precedes the 400B. All solid state.
I still always feel kind of surreal picking up a rig that weighs less than my bass.I had a Kustom 150(?), 1x15". Great sound, weighed almost as much as the van I loaded it in.
