lloydys's Amp Rig
Fender Rumble 500 with 2 x 10 extension cab.
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~$537
Boldest pick: Fender Rumble 500
Only 2 pro artists on Equipboard own it, but it's ranked #4 in Bass Combo Amplifiers.
Avg price: $536.70
Great sound and versatile tone switching.
Having had a couple of other bass amps that were both heavier than something really, really heavy, I decided to try the Fender Rumble 500 and I haven't looked back!
The amp is really light but very well built, with 2x10 Eminence speakers. It puts out 350 watts at 8 Ohms... or you can plug in an extension cab for a thunderous 500 watts at 4 Ohms. Four band EQ and three preset tone switches (that can be used individually or in combination) gives you a really versatile tonal pallette; the preset buttons are named Bright, Contour and Vintage. (I tend to use Bright and Vintage together.) There is also a switchable overdrive with its own gain knob.
On the back it has a horn on/off switch (always off, for me) as well as fx send and return, aux in, phones and footswitch. All this makes it a tremendously versatile bass amp for home use...and it's perfect for rehearsals and gigs, because it has plenty of volume and load in and out is a breeze, due to the light weight. (Looks killer on-stage, too, with the silver grille and Fender logo.)
If you're in the market for a new bass amp, definitely check it out!
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