anyone have any impressions of the Peavy Rumble bass amp?

rickster · Post by **rickster** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:48 am

Considering this amp for my son, would like to know if this is a solid bass amp that he can gig with too.Thanks

MeYatch · Post by **MeYatch** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:45 am

you mean Fender Rumble, or some other model of Peavey amp?

slackin@dabass · Post by **slackin@dabass** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:44 am

i've been gigging a fender rumble for about a year now. it only acted up once and it can be loud. to quote greg from knight sound: i'm mixing everyone else up to you.

it's only 100 watts. it's not a bad amp. it's not amazing either (it ain't no ampeg!), but it'll work!how big you lookin to go?

rickster · Post by **rickster** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:07 pm

Just big enough for him to get over his sisters drum set and be able to play patio parties.Yes , I meant the Fender Rumble.Do you have the 212 or the 115? I noticed there is only $20 differenve between the 115 and the 212.Might as well get the 212 huh?

JackANSI · Post by **JackANSI** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:23 pm

depends on the bass.. if you have a fretless I would think the amp would sound like

"mwaaa mwaaa mwaaaaaa"

P-bass:

"bummm bummm snap bummm snap bummm"

J-bass:

"dooo dooo dooo do-do-do-do-do-do-do"

.... nevermind...

I never was good at doing impressions...

Anyway... for combos, I like Fender and SWR. They are normally pretty tough. Fender for a good all-rounder, SWR for more modern and/or heavy stuff.

Crate has a good modern tone from their combos, but they distort easier anymore (back in the early-mid 90's crate made some awesome 1x15 combos that got stupid loud and stayed clean).

slackin@dabass · Post by **slackin@dabass** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:51 pm

rickster wrote:Just big enough for him to get over his sisters drum set and be able to play patio parties.Yes , I meant the Fender Rumble.Do you have the 212 or the 115? I noticed there is only $20 differenve between the 115 and the 212.Might as well get the 212 huh?

mine is the 15. i think you mean 2x10, because most bass combos don't come in 2x12. 10's on bass are punchier. if i could do it over, i'd have gotten the 2x10. go with the 10's!

MeYatch · Post by **MeYatch** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:32 am

slackin@dabass wrote:mine is the 15. i think you mean 2x10, because most bass combos don't come in 2x12. 10's on bass are punchier. if i could do it over, i'd have gotten the 2x10. go with the 10's!

if I was building a new rig, I'd go with single 12"s stacked to take advantage of the properties of line arrays, but that's kind of neither here nor there.

I'd also consider using 2 2x10's in a tall skinny stack, but I'd never fit my amp on top.

slackin@dabass · Post by **slackin@dabass** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:22 am

MeYatch wrote:
slackin@dabass wrote:mine is the 15. i think you mean 2x10, because most bass combos don't come in 2x12. 10's on bass are punchier. if i could do it over, i'd have gotten the 2x10. go with the 10's!
if I was building a new rig, I'd go with single 12"s stacked to take advantage of the properties of line arrays, but that's kind of neither here nor there.

I'd also consider using 2 2x10's in a tall skinny stack, but I'd never fit my amp on top.

there's lots of talk on talkbass.com about this. is it really that prominent of a difference for a vertical stack as opposed to just actually having the speakers closer to your ears? i don't believe the hype without some kind of proof... but the only thing i have to compare it to is my current combo! i did see that the new t.c. electronics bass cabs are designed to be stacked end on end or the normal (?) way. i dunno. i think my new rig is going to involve a tech21 rbi, a qsc gx5, and an avatar 2x10 on top of an avatar 2x12 (both 8 ohm). then eventually, i'll get another 2x10 and compare the vertical array. have you tried a vertical stack to see if it really is worth it?

Post by **Ron** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:24 pm

2 speaker drivers won't come close to reproducing the effects of a line array. The only advantage would be that one of the speakers would be closer to ear level.
Besides, why would you want a line array on a stage rig? Line arrays are used to project sound over distance and reduce the perceived near-field volume. So it would enable the sound guy to hear your bass sound better, (which isn't a good thing), and reduce your ability to hear it on stage, another strike.
For PA systems, it's a completely different story.

MeYatch · Post by **MeYatch** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:36 pm

Ron wrote:2 speaker drivers won't come close to reproducing the effects of a line array. The only advantage would be that one of the speakers would be closer to ear level.
Besides, why would you want a line array on a stage rig? Line arrays are used to project sound over distance and reduce the perceived near-field volume. So it would enable the sound guy to hear your bass sound better, (which isn't a good thing), and reduce your ability to hear it on stage, another strike.
For PA systems, it's a completely different story.

maybe it wouldn't reproduce all the benefits of a line array, but it would still eliminate some of the deficiencies in current speaker design.

I've also been considering building some kind of case for a single cab, that I could then stack the rig on top of, to get a speaker closer to my ear, so I could hear it better while reducing overall volume.

Post by **Ron** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:47 pm

What about putting a 2-10" cabinet angled up in front of you?

slackin@dabass · Post by **slackin@dabass** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:51 pm

well, nothing sounds like an 8x10... unfortunatly, nothing is as heavy as one either!

at least the avatar cabs are light as hell. i think the 2x12 weighs a massive 56 pounds. that's lighter than my combo.... i think... no, maybe not, i dunno.

thanks for explaining ron. i knew it had to be some kinda hype. maybe if you were playing a show with no PA support, it'd be a decent idea. even then, though, if your not using a full PA, chances are that the room isn't huge anyway.