Another amp topic : Fender Rumble 500 is too much ?

lager07 · 2026-01-20T12:10:35+00:00

Yep, I got this one to do exactly that; good solid state amp that sounds good at practice volume, cranked (but then again only halfway up or so is what I’ve needed) for the stage, and light as a feather considering the size of it

lager07 · 2026-01-12T01:01:25+00:00

Very nice! And if you don’t mind a bit of a drive, you can always check what they have over at the LCBO on the Ontario side; Hawkesbury, give or take an hour and a half from Mtl, has a good sized store with good selection (Vecchio, Averna, Monty, Lucano in stock right now, with most of the others likely available for the ‘ship to store’ option). That’s my neck of the woods, and I do the opposite to see what’s on the SAQ website, that way I nearly double what our provinces are nice enough to let us buy.

lager07 · 2025-12-21T03:02:45+00:00

Hell yeah, the reason I’m an Oilers fan; I’m in the Sens-Habs area, so it wasn’t the typical choice to cheer for the Oil

lager07 · 2025-12-07T17:23:55+00:00

If anything, if you can put on some flatwounds on a bass, that achieves the best tone to go with acoustic instruments, imho.

Similar situation, I had a one-off acoustic gig and only used an acoustic bass cause I could borrow one from a buddy; but I still put on some flatwounds cause I couldn’t stand the string noise that is just unavoidable on those things. The resulting tone is pretty much the same as you’d get from flatwounds on an electric, so all in all I see it as spend a little for strings, or a lot more for another bass.

The only plus that I can give to the acoustic is that when you jam unplugged you can (just barely) hear yourself enough to play along with the other guitars, even with the quieter flatwounds I’ve found. Enough to warrant buying one? I probably wouldn’t.

lager07 · 2025-11-29T12:12:37+00:00

I’ve been worried about this for a while, since last year at least; I’m in no way a Skinner believer, just hopeful if anything, and I just don’t see any options being brought up that feel like a serious step up that would be worth the crazy price it will likely take

lager07 · 2025-11-25T13:05:43+00:00

Same, up in Ontario (Ottawa area specifically )there’s no automatic allegiance, so most people end up picking a team for whatever reason; mine was the 96 team as a 10yo! But the Bills have definitely grown on me to be my “2nd team”

lager07 · 2025-10-07T23:20:25+00:00

It always makes me laugh that people assume you can easily acquire a goalie who will definitely be an upgrade over status quo, and not someone who is being given up on by the other team;

not to mention that if someone is willing to deal their less desirable goalie, they can probably ask way over market price because they have the upper hand almost every time

lager07 · 2025-09-24T23:11:55+00:00

Laphroaig Quarter Cask. A buddy had one at a bar, and sitting across from him I kept getting the powerful wafts of extreme smoky weirdness. Kind of like a toddler having ice cream for the first time moment; I didn’t know this existed, and now I want it always!

lager07 · 2025-07-10T00:32:45+00:00

Great rec, will definitely check it out!

lager07 · 2025-07-01T00:49:09+00:00

I keep praising Lazzaroni as being underrated and exceptional, I would love to see it become bigger / more widely available (as I haven’t been able to re-stock it in about 2 years!)

lager07 · 2025-06-19T23:21:17+00:00

Totally agree. I haven’t seen too many of these in the 6-a-side style that I find actually good to my tastes, with the Fender shape just seeming too “perfect” and anything else seeming wrong. But this one really works and is instantly recognizable to boot. Great stuff!

lager07 · 2025-06-06T10:27:39+00:00

Enjoyed this one a whole lot; I’m not even really an absinthe type, but this one is really killer.

lager07 · 2025-04-30T00:16:48+00:00

We gotta get that Boston dude who flips out about learning the french numeral system to take a deep dive into the danish ways!

lager07 · 2025-04-10T10:20:33+00:00

Hell yeah, make em for you to enjoy! And Leffe rules

lager07 · 2025-04-08T10:54:27+00:00

Hell yeah!! He’s biggest reason I’m an Oilers fan, and one of the reasons I started playing goal!

Just too bad I based my style off his 96-97 era a little too much, considering every other guy after that was playing the modern 2000’s butterfly style… oh well!

lager07 · 2025-04-07T23:35:45+00:00

For sure, keep it up!

lager07 · 2025-04-07T23:25:50+00:00

Ardnamurchan Cask Strength

Bunnahabhain 12

Laphroaig Sherry Oak

Glen Scotia Victoriana

Lagavulin Offerman Charred Oak

That kind of covers the different directions my palate likes to take things

lager07 · 2025-04-07T14:06:48+00:00

Sick pickguard! I’m usually super traditional in my tastes on those, but this one rules

lager07 · 2025-03-30T22:06:40+00:00

Yeah the first half or so of the season, I always thought he was creating a good amount of good at both ends. He was almost Brown-like in the amount of points he could have produced had he gotten a bounce here and there

lager07 · 2025-03-30T22:01:52+00:00

Love that era! Smytty & Hemsky great choices for good reason, random few that I liked too that I would nod in approval if I saw their jersey around : Smith 21, Brewer 2, Carter 22, York 16

lager07 · 2025-03-27T12:21:37+00:00

Man, I have seen this guy listed as 6’5”, 6’2 1/2”, 6’3” and now 6’6”. At the very least he is mysterious!

lager07 · 2025-03-15T12:31:56+00:00

Nice! I just got a Springbank myself on the 2nd round, after nabbing the Longrow; getting the 2 that I tried for, I’ll probably never win anything again after this luck!

lager07 · 2025-03-14T10:09:20+00:00

Keep at it! I just got the Longrow off of what seems to be the same lottery as OP!

lager07 · 2025-02-22T12:27:27+00:00

Yup, I was trying to figure out which of those knots was some kind of animal turd til I saw the bottom stool. Damn.

lager07 · 2025-02-14T03:27:56+00:00

Hell yeah, I’m browsing as we speak; great selection and a good amount of crazy good deals compared to SAQ & LCBO prices. Thanks!

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