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Fender Rumble Club

#24,401
Crusher47 said:
Anyone have a pic. of the 200 combo w/15" speaker on top of the 15" extension cabinet? I know the ext cab is a little wider than the combo but can't seem to find a pic. anywhere...I'm *this* close to pulling the trigger on this setup
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I know some others have posted, but here is a pic of the 200c on top of a 115. The 200c is on its side, I put feet on the side (used the corner plate screws, no drilling). I also turned the logo on the combo. I use it this way all the time, no issues. Sounds fantastic. And Loud!
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I appreciate all the welcoming comments. I was back and forth between the 200 and 500 and am really happy with the 200. My son plays a lot of upright bass and he sounds great through it. Of course, electric sounds fine through it as well. The sales guy sure steered me in the right direction. He is a bass player as well and owns one and told me I'd have plenty of volume/sound/presence with this amp and he was right. Looking at the Rumble 40 in the future as I need something smaller to play at church. Rumble on!
 
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G-Dog said:
The wheels should easily pop out, and then back in just as easily, if they offend.

But, tell the truth, then the rotated logo becomes the offender, no?

:rolleyes:
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Yeah, there are issues, and I am as OCD as the next guy (Gal) but the cabs don't have to line up, Sound first, aesthetics second. RUMBLE ON. Mix em Match em, as long as you get your sound I wouldn't worry about the 'look'. Music is very forgiving when it comes to sound vs 'look'. What does the audience think?
 
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J-Bassomatic said:
Yeah, there are issues, and I am as OCD as the next guy (Gal) but the cabs don't have to line up, Sound first, aesthetics second. RUMBLE ON. Mix em Match em, as long as you get your sound I wouldn't worry about the 'look'. Music is very forgiving when it comes to sound vs 'look'. What does the audience think?
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Having lived in Co Cal most of my life and been through some pretty serious earthquakes, I am very leery of stacking cabs on the short ends.:eek: Much less, putting a heavy cab on something that wobbles and shakes.
 
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#24,411
Treebeard said:
I HAVE FOUND A USE FOR THE CONTOUR BUTTON.
Never used it before - I set everything flat for my pbass and flats setup. 500 combo and 112 ext cab. I had the need to turn the volume way way way up, and flat was just downright unpleasant. I tapped the vintage button. Nope. Tapped the contour button and BAM I'm Pino freakin Palladino. What does that button do anyway?!
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Typically contour is a mid scoop/bass and treble boost (ime)
 
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#24,415
Treebeard said:
I see, thanks. I bet it's mid push. The 'bright' button seems to be the scoop to my ears.
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Quoting the Rumble manual:
CONTOUR — Mid-frequency cut, combined with low-and- highfrequency
boosts that offer a fat pleasing tone, useful for slap style
playing, low-volume practice, or in combination with OVERDRIVE.
BRIGHT — Adds presence and shimmer in the upper frequencies.
VINTAGE — Creates a dark tone rich with harmonics and some
natural compression.

EDIT: Oh, they also have actual numbers, here:
BRIGHT: +13dB @ 10kHz
CONTOUR: +1dB @ 80Hz, -13dB @ 670Hz, +2dB @ 8kHz
VINTAGE: Dynamic compression (-9dB max) with low pass (-6dB/oct) @ 400Hz
 
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Hi. I am looking for a little insight into a problem I am having with my Fender Rumble 500 combo amp.

When I plug straight into the amp with my passive Fender J or P basses I love, love, love everything about the amp. But occasionally, I will put a Boss bass overdrive pedal before the amp input for overdrive/distortion. (I am not thrilled with the amps built in overdrive sound). When I do this, after a few minutes, the amp tone changes drastically-becomes very trebly and thin and loses bottom end, then the amp cuts out. No sound, but the power light remains on. If I turn the power switch off and then back on, the tone and sound return to normal.

My Gain and Master knobs are both at 11 o’clock. I can play for hours with the same settings without an overdrive pedal plugged in with absolutely no issues. Is it possible
that the output from the Boss overdrive pedal is too much for the amp input and is causing the amp circuitry to overload?

Is it ok to plug the OD pedal into the effects loop without damaging the amp circuitry or is the loop strictly for rack mounted outboard gear with lower line levels?
 
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NYBassPlayer said:
Is it ok to plug the OD pedal into the effects loop without damaging the amp circuitry or is the loop strictly for rack mounted outboard gear with lower line levels?
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I use pedals in the effects loop without a problem. I suggest you try it that way.

I have not plugged the bass through a pedal into the Rumble's instrument input, but I don't see why it should behave like yours does. Maybe your OD pedal does actually put out too much juice for the Rumble preamp stage. Is your bass active?
 
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It’s a passive jazz bass. I resolved to using the effects loop because I don’t have the issue of the amp cutting out then read somewhere using overdrive in the loop could overload the circuit and fry the amp.
The manual specifically says use outboard gear such delays chorus in the effects loop but does not mention pedals or distortion. Do you specifically use distortion pedals in the loop. I would love to know.
 

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