Fender Rumble 500 V3 Bass Amp for Bass Guitar, 500 Watts, with 2-Year Warranty 2x10 Inch Eminence Speakers with Compression Horn, Overdrive Circuit, Tone Voicing, Effects Loop and Direct XLR Output

Waited until I gigged this for a while before reviewing. I think I've played about 25 gigs with it. It is one of the loudest amps I've ever owned. I have a 15" Traynor cab to go with it, but to be honest, I don't really need it. This is a killer rig, and the weight is the icing on the cake. I did a lot of research before I bought this, and everything I read has so far proven true. I have not had the volume up to a quarter turn yet. That is how loud it is. The only thing I would advise is to check all the screws for tightness when it's received, and on a fairly regular basis. But that is true with most bass amps I suppose, given the thumping they take. The only thing that would make it better is a metal grill.

I've owned countless bass amps over the past few decades, including several full stacks from the likes of Ampeg and others. This thing is an absolute beast in terms of volume, sound quality, and value. Any tone you're looking to get out of your rig, you can probably get it here, and it all weighs less than 40lbs.

I purchased a Rumble 100 several years ago but it hardly got any use so I gave it an attempt to give it some use for general jam sessions. After playing through it for a little while, I concluded the Rumble 100 wasn't going to give me the power and sound signature I was hoping for so I moved onto my trusty Hartke HA-4000 into a Hartke 4X10 Transporter cab. I was previously using an Ampeg V-4B 100 watt tube head into an Ampeg 8X10 fridge cab but I wanted to change things up a bit. The Hartke sounded pretty good, like it always has, but the clip indicator did its usual flickering so I thought I would consider another option.I happened to see a band this past Saturday and the bass player was running through a Rumble 200 and, though I thought it seemed to be a little farty at times, it seemed to sound really punchy and deep for the most part. It started me thinking so I took a look on-line for the Rumble models and I decided to pull the trigger for the Rumble 500 model.I use a Zoom pedal, so my experience may differ from some. I run some compression, reverb and another modeling patch that just sounded good at the time I set things up. It's punchy through any amp it's been run through.Onto the Rumble 500. I connected the pedal to the amp and grabbed my Fender Jazz fret-less. With just the amp and no extension cab, (Zoom pedal connected) the amp impressed me. It seemed to have much more drive than the Hartke HA-4000 and I was pleased with how the amp alone sounded.Then, I took things a little further, I connected the Hartke 4X10 Traveler cab to the Rumble 500. Oh boy. Fibers and dust began falling from the ceiling tiles that are in my basement. The Hartke was pretty good at driving the 4X10 and a 15" cab but it never had the quickness, punch and power that the Rumble 500 delivers.I didn't have high expectations for the Fender Rumble 500 but it proved me wrong. Its Class D amp definitely out performs the Hartke Class A/B amplification and that amp is rated at 200 watt into 8 ohm / 400 watt into 4 ohm.I read a lot of positive reviews for the Rumble 500 and I will have to add this one to them. Two thumbs up!

Very good sound and light weight

This thing is POWERFUL… tone is adjustable and can be altered to your liking. Volume, voicing and effects are easily manageable and give good options. This thing is a howitzer, its light, packs a mean punch, and can shoot whatever vibes you put through it.