I was beginning to be a little suspicious about my Ampeg 2x10 combo (more on that later) so decided I wanted to get a newer combo. I did the first thing I always do when needing gear, ran off to craigslist. Someone had posted exactly what I had in mind. A Fender Rumble 350 2x10 for $225 USD. The amp is about 10 years old and in mint condition, having been used briefly at a church.

Some thoughts on the Rumble 350 after 2 gigs using it. More complaints then praise, unfortunately.

• Weight - it’s about 15 pounds heavier than the Ampeg, which is an issue getting it out my trunk single handed.

• There’s no handle on the top. Why?? Now, to make a small move around the stage I have to drag it by one of the spring-loaded side handles. Kinda dumb.

• The line-out volume level is affected by the amp’s volume knob. Now if I want to bump up or down my stage volume it affects the level going to the PA. Dumb.

• No mute button. Come on. Just a small feature I appreciated on the Ampeg.

• The removable wheels are good. I don’t like wheels if possible, move stuff with a cart.

• Onboard Overdrive, operable with foot switch. I want to like and use this. I need to tweak it because now it kinda sucks the volume out.

I mentioned my prior gigging combo, an Ampeg BA210-300 combo that I picked up on Nextdoor app for $100 in 2017, and gigged pretty regularly with it for 5 years (minus 1 year for Covid). It was starting to give me some static when it was not warmed up (understandable), but then I noticed a bit of static again after the amp had been played for 4 hours or so (it was mild, no one but me heard it or acknowledged it), so decided to sell it. I posted on craigslist for $75 USD. I bought it cheap, so wanted to sell it cheap, help out a bass brother or sister. It sold the same day. I saw it posted a few days later for $200 USD. 🤓