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Post subject: Re: Would the Rumble 150 be good for me?
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 3:16 pm
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Well said on both POV's Gentlemen,.......... :) You know back in the Day in the '70's 80's & early 90's you'd buy an amp that did the job (at least I did) & then move on with the task of making music, touring etc........ in 1985 I bought a Peavey Combo 150 with 1x15" & I toured with it for several years,......& depending on the room it was hit & Miss with regard to the bands sound & the bass being boomy ( we also had a mediocre sound guy) ..... also back in the day young Bassists on a budget didn't have as much of a choice as we do today,....... & in todays market with whats available out there I think many would say that the Peavey 150 Combo wouldn't cut it for rooms that hold 500 or more people,....... the thing is my Peavey 150 did cut it. IMO

I find that in todays market you have a lot of bassists in their 30's, 40's & 50's ( I just turned 49 myself :) ) who could now afford gear they used to lust after when they were young broke guys in touring bands,..... so now I find there's a tendancy to constanly replace gear with better gear..... I find a lot of that happening on TalkBass (& here to to some extent) there's nothing wrong with it ....(just something I've noticed & all the power to guys trying to find that perfect sound)
I have a Bronco40 for practicing & I have 3x SWR Cabinets( Goliath Jr. 2x10, Golight 4x10, Workingpro 4x10 ) a SWR Headlite & Amplite,........ I can get 400 or 800 watts of power depending on what set up I use.....I'm quite happy with my setup & I'll be hanging on to it for a long time,.....I'm a little miffed that I can no longer get a 2nd Headlite as a back up as they've been discontinued but I've already solved this issue as I'm most probably getting a GK MB Fusion 800 later this year that I'll pair up with my SWR Cabinets & I'll go between the 2 heads. & then after that I'll be done for a while....unless something happens to my gear...


Indeed. Peavey was the first "real" amp that I bought when I started in the late 80's. I had a 450 watt Data Bass combo and I picked up a Mark IV stack as well. They both did the job without any bells or whistles and I'd still use them today. They certainly out performed my SVT 3 Pro head I bought later on, foolishly thinking it was a more professional rig. The Ampeg had a little better tone, but that's all it had going for it. Those were still being made in the US, too. I've regretted ever getting rid of my Peavey amps. I know I fell in that trap when I was young that winds up effecting almost everybody. They see something new and shiny and have to have it, not thinking of the consequences of their decisions down the road. Hopefully, now I've grown wiser in my old age, I've realized not to fall for this and put the effort into researching anything I buy.

That's good that you found your sound. I don' think there's anything wrong with getting new or better gear, especially if what you have is falling apart, or just not cutting it live anymore.

The thing that irks me about Talkbass that some people do there (and the reason I generally avoid reading it) is the attitude and what I refer to as a pissing contest. It's like: "I have the Glockenspiel Megawatt Bass Bomber with the 4x12" Neo driver cab that cost more than a compact car, I'm God!!!" I'm like: "That's great buddy, can you write a song?" Didn't think so.

That's what I like about this place, the people are more laid back. At least those I've interacted with, anyhow.

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Post subject: Re: Would the Rumble 150 be good for me?
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 4:05 pm
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CPL wrote:
The thing that irks me about Talkbass that some people do there (and the reason I generally avoid reading it) is the attitude and what I refer to as a pissing contest. It's like: "I have the Glockenspiel Megawatt Bass Bomber with the 4x12" Neo driver cab that cost more than a compact car, I'm God!!!" I'm like: "That's great buddy, can you write a song?" Didn't think so.

Yeah I'm not into the chest beating & bragging,... some of it may boil down to insecurity of their part,......they feel that having the biggest toy on the block & going on about it makes them feel full..... oh well, I just hope they put as much effort in applying the craft of playing the bass.


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Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 4:21 pm
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I often wonder if those that brag loudest even play at all or own any gear whatsoever. :roll:

" I just took delivery on a custom made (just for me) Ba-Zillion Watt Mega-Tuber LoudenBoomer. Sounds GREAT through my Super-Duty Ford F-450 mounted 4x18; 8x12; 16x10 phase corrected array. It's good for small acoustic gigs at my local watering hole."

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Post subject: Re: Would the Rumble 150 be good for me?
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 5:04 pm
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I often wonder if those that brag loudest even play at all or own any gear whatsoever. " I just took delivery on a custom made (just for me) Ba-Zillion Watt Mega-Tuber LoudenBoomer. Sounds GREAT through my Super-Duty Ford F-450 mounted 4x18; 8x12; 16x10 phase corrected array. It's good for small acoustic gigs at my local watering hole."

Linin !! Finally,......I've been wondering when you were going to chime in.... :) as the Rumble 150 is Linin territory :) & you're so right,...... there's definitely a lot of Bravado on TalkBass,....... I prefer to consecrate on playing the bass.
I'm the kind of guy who will buy some gear that will do the Job,...I'll find & amp setting that I like & then pretty much leave it set,.....& only do minor tweeks depending on the room.


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Post subject: Re: Would the Rumble 150 be good for me?
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 5:20 pm
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You'd be surprised on how many people I've come across that have rooms full of gear and can't play a note. I think they think the more stuff they buy, the better they think they are. That, and they like to post pics on Facebook to have something to brag about. It doesn't work that way, if you really want to be a serious musician. In fact, I know guy who's a total narcissist that actually owns over 200 guitars (I kid you not) and who knows how many amps and doesn't even know what a G chord is and barely has a meter. He acts like he's some guitar god, though. It's insane.

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Post subject: Re: Would the Rumble 150 be good for me?
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 5:25 pm
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Thanks James, but I just own the lowly Rumble 75 combo. 8)

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Post subject: Re: Would the Rumble 150 be good for me?
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 6:40 pm
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CPL wrote:
You'd be surprised on how many people I've come across that have rooms full of gear and can't play a note. I think they think the more stuff they buy, the better they think they are. That, and they like to post pics on Facebook to have something to brag about. It doesn't work that way, if you really want to be a serious musician. In fact, I know guy who's a total narcissist that actually owns over 200 guitars (I kid you not) and who knows how many amps and doesn't even know what a G chord is and barely has a meter. He acts like he's some guitar god, though. It's insane.


The sales guy in the Bass Dept. at Long & McQuade music ( Canadian version of Guitar Center) tell's me he see's these type's all the time,....I've seen my fair share of them too in my day,........I've got no time for them, ..I remember back in the '80's when there was all those Heavy Metal Hair Bands I'd come across a lot of them. 200 hundred Guitars....wow!! I have 8 basses & I sometimes feel guilty that I have too many.. :oops:

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Thanks James, but I just own the lowly Rumble 75 combo.


It's not lowly man if it's working for you... :)


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Post subject: Re: Would the Rumble 150 be good for me?
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 11:01 am
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I don't think 8 is a lot when you think about it. Especially if you are somebody that plays multi-instruments, for example. That would add up by different styles alone. Basses, 12 and 6 string acoustics and electrics, Spanish guitars, etc. Maybe a mandolin or banjo, if you feel inclined. Then there's the more exotic stringed instruments that you can get from somewhere like Lark In The Morning, or Mariachi instruments which are easier to find. That reminds me, I once picked up one of those huge 6 string Mariachi basses, a guitarron. That thing was a beast! Pretty cool, though.

I don't know what I'd do with over 200 guitars, especially if they are pretty much the same style. You couldn't possibly play them all on a regular basis and most of them will wind up collecting dust, anyway. I guess if you're a serious collector, then I suppose that's one thing. It just seems like a waste to have something just sit in a case for years when somebody could be playing it. If it were me, I'd either just try to sell the ones I'd never play, or give them to somebody that would and could not afford one.

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Post subject: Re: Would the Rumble 150 be good for me?
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 12:53 pm
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Yeah it's kind like Jay Leno & his warehouse of something like 300 cars..
mind a lot of them are collectables. you're right with regard to my 8 basses,....they're all different,.. I have 6 x Jazz basses, ( that include an 2011 AM DLX 5 string, an artist series Jaco fretless, a P/J set up Reggie Hamilton Jazz,
A Marcus Miller, Geddy Lee & a 2012 Select Jazz) Then I have a Steve Harris P-Bass & an Ibanez Acoustic bass.
I'm still thinking about getting a Tony Franklin Fretless P-Bass down the Road mostly because of the passive P/J set up & unlined Ebony fretboard.... it's tough as nails & I'd have no problem using rounds on this bass,.........I want to leave my Jaco artist model as is (I don't want to do the extra epoxy thing on the fret board ),.....I contacted Fender & they said they put a thick coating of Poly Epoxy on the fret board ( it's a different type epoxy that what's used on the Custom Shop version) but Fender couldn't tell me with confidence that using rounds wouldn't mark up the fretboard) :? They said that this model has only been tested with flats Anyway I could probably get away with using coated or Nickel plated rounds with out much issue...


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Post subject: Re: Would the Rumble 150 be good for me?
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 2:18 pm
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People don't have 200 guitars to play them, they have 200 guitars to have them.

Usually very few of them get played.

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Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 2:32 pm
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People don't have 200 guitars to play them, they have 200 guitars to have them.Usually very few of them get played.


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Post subject: Re: Would the Rumble 150 be good for me?
Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 1:41 pm
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James Coderre wrote:
Yeah it's kind like Jay Leno & his warehouse of something like 300 cars..
mind a lot of them are collectables. you're right with regard to my 8 basses,....they're all different,.. I have 6 x Jazz basses, ( that include an 2011 AM DLX 5 string, an artist series Jaco fretless, a P/J set up Reggie Hamilton Jazz,
A Marcus Miller, Geddy Lee & a 2012 Select Jazz) Then I have a Steve Harris P-Bass & an Ibanez Acoustic bass.
I'm still thinking about getting a Tony Franklin Fretless P-Bass down the Road mostly because of the passive P/J set up & unlined Ebony fretboard.... it's tough as nails & I'd have no problem using rounds on this bass,.........I want to leave my Jaco artist model as is (I don't want to do the extra epoxy thing on the fret board ),.....I contacted Fender & they said they put a thick coating of Poly Epoxy on the fret board ( it's a different type epoxy that what's used on the Custom Shop version) but Fender couldn't tell me with confidence that using rounds wouldn't mark up the fretboard) :? They said that this model has only been tested with flats Anyway I could probably get away with using coated or Nickel plated rounds with out much issue...


A fretless would be a nice addition down the road for me. If it's not a Fender, I wouldn't mine one of those Godin A4 basses. I had a chance to play one in a shop in the mid 90's and I loved it. It had so much low end to it. Unfortunately, I never had the funds for it. That Tony Franklin looks good, but that one costs me than the Godin does.

Do you prefer rounds over flats?

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Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 3:19 pm
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Godin makes nice Guitar & basses,....they're made in Canada, just outside Montreal.. ( just as good as saying made in the USA) :D


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Post subject: Re: Would the Rumble 150 be good for me?
Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 5:00 pm
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Yes, I've been to their site a bunch of times and watched them being made on the TV show "How It's Made." I've never got to play them, other than that one bass, but that's the one particular series of guitars that have my attention the most. I think it's interesting that they have MIDI connectivity, too. Although, I don't know what the hell I'd do with it. I guess come up with something.

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Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 7:14 pm
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Godin is sold at Long & McQuade in Canada, check out this link:
http://www.long-mcquade.com/products/14 ... d_Neck.htm


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