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We have a deputy drummer (last resort) who uses a Roland electronic kit plugged into a keyboard amp. It still sounds terrible however.

I see this 1000w head has been mentioned a few times in other threads but no topic of its own. I'm thinking of selling my Ampeg PF-50T and matching PF-115HE cab and/or my PF-350 head and buying one of these to go with my newly acquired (from here) and brilliant Barefaced Big Baby 2 cab as an alternative or backup to my new Fender Rumble Stage 800 combo. Anyone owned or tried the MiniMEGA? Seems pretty good value for £540 brand new with a padded Peavey bag. https://www.rimmersmusic.co.uk/minimega-1000w-bass-head-p37721

I prefer the tone of the Rumble and I think it's louder than the TCE but you can't beat the BG250-208 for its sheer compact size! Shame I don't use either these days as I use my new Stage 800 with Skull Crusher headphones for practicing at home and our rhythm guitarist has a small Ampeg bass combo in his "man cave" basement where we rehearse.

I have a Fender Rumble 100 V3 and a TCE BG250-208, each incredibly lightweight and versatile but both struggle in larger venues against an easily excitable drummer and an overly egotistical guitarist.

Pity I'm up in Manchester and playing two gigs on Saturday as I'd love to see this! Do you ever get up this way?

I have the original Fender Rumble 100, the latest 100 V3 and the Stage 800 and I also have a TCE BG250-208 and I much prefer the Fenders. I find the amp models and tones of the 800 all useable whereas I think the Toneprint facility on the BG250 is a bit gimmicky! I also think both the smaller Rumbles have a better sound and are are more powerful than the TCE despite its stated higher output. Mind you I generally only play small pubs and clubs in the UK with no FOH or need to plug into the PA so I haven't used the XLR out on any of my amps. If I did need to I've also got an Ampeg PF-50T and PF-350.

I'm still delighted with my Stage 800! Another gig at a bigger pub in Manchester to try it out again tonight.

Our singer also turns up at 7 and sets up the lights and PA whereas I swan in 10 minutes before the 9 o'clock soundcheck, plug my amp into his extension cable, plug my bass into the amp and tune up if I really have to then I'm ready to rock and roll!

If you replace Markbass with Fender and Fiesta with Range Rover then the rest is exactly the same for us!

Our two guitarists are so confident these days they gaze at eachother's shoes rather than their own.

Our singer Tony has an entertainment agency with lots of different acts from Laptop Johnny DJs and solo tribute acts to 8 piece function bands. He lives in Wythenshawe so most of his acts and music venues are based around Stockport and South Manchester. His agency has a few blues bands and he is often looking for dep musicians or permanent replacements. I'll ask him if he knows of anybody needing a bass player if you like?

Yeah we do that as well... Whiskey in the Jar not the green snakebite with vodka and blue bols!

Yep my bad. I meant so far I have used the detachable headphone cable which looks like a standard aux cable hence the description... As the Rumble Stage 800 is both wifi and Bluetooth enabled if any techies out there can tell me a better way to connect either my Samsung S7 Android phone or iPad (both have Spotify to play along with) AND my Skull Candy Crusher wireless headphones without using any cables then I'll be extremely grateful!

They can do the same thing but what I meant was... Phone/iPad (music) > Bluetooth > amp > aux cable > headphones > play along with music in silence! Hope that makes sense now...

Ah sorry, I should've clarified that even though the headphones are wireless I use the aux cable if I'm using the Bluetooth from my phone to send music to the amp!

Yes I use it all the time to practice at home and it works great especially with my Skull Candy Crusher wireless headphones which have a bass boost slider. I even put some Spotify tunes on the amp via Bluetooth in between our two sets last Saturday!

We do the same version with the full waltz-time chorus! Gets everybody singing especially around the Potteries...

One of the dep drummers we use occasionally used to be in the Glitter Band but he doesn't mention it very often for some reason...

Just keep playing Blockbuster and see if anybody notices...

Stick a couple of Slade songs in there and you've got a great first set!