Fender Rumble Club

[Linnin]

I'm really thinking hard about one of the Rumble Studio 40 amps.

Welcome to the Fender Rumble Club @badRocks! Just don't think about getting the Studio 40, buy one! Rumble On!

 

[badRocks]

Welcome to the Fender Rumble Club @badRocks! Just don't think about getting the Studio 40, buy one! Rumble On!

Thanks Linnin! Seems like most folks gravitate to the non-modelling amps and add pedal boards. Not sure if that just because it's the way it's always been done or some technical reason. It just seems like it's a great choice for somebody that wants to experiment with different sounds without spending a fortune. Hard to find your sound with limited access to shops and no winning powerball numbers.

 

[EatS1stBassist]

Thanks Linnin! Seems like most folks gravitate to the non-modelling amps and add pedal boards. Not sure if that just because it's the way it's always been done or some technical reason. It just seems like it's a great choice for somebody that wants to experiment with different sounds without spending a fortune. Hard to find your sound with limited access to shops and no winning powerball numbers.

FWIW. The 200C is hard to Beat.

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

At the suggestion of Gravedigger Dav I'm here to join the esteemed ranks of Rumble owners. I just started playing around six months ago and my wife bought me a Squire bass and Rumble 15 amp. I'm really thinking hard about one of the Rumble Studio 40 amps. I have a Mustang for the six string and like it a lot. Anyhow, howdy all!

Welcome Rumbler #928! Which version of the Rumble 15 do you have? Post some pics of your gear. @G-Dog has accumulated a wealth of Rumble knowledge here Fender Rumble Club | TalkBass.com. Rumble on!

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

My Church SetupView attachment 3060363

Welcome Rumbler #929! Nice looking rig. Rumble on!

 

[badRocks]

Welcome Rumbler #928! Which version of the Rumble 15 do you have? Post some pics of your gear. @G-Dog has accumulated a wealth of Rumble knowledge here Fender Rumble Club | TalkBass.com. Rumble on!

Here's the gear. Don't mind the mess.

 

[Linnin]

Thanks Linnin! Seems like most folks gravitate to the non-modelling amps and add pedal boards. Not sure if that just because it's the way it's always been done or some technical reason. It just seems like it's a great choice for somebody that wants to experiment with different sounds without spending a fortune. Hard to find your sound with limited access to shops and no winning powerball numbers.

Excellent point! The traditional bass player is a more 'get your sound and stick to it' type. For them there are always 200+ pound $3,000+ all tube rigs. In my case the Rumble 200 fills that role. For everything else there is the Studio 40. I've dialed in some nice tone.

 

[badRocks]

Excellent point! The traditional bass player is a more 'get your sound and stick to it' type. For them there are always 200+ pound $3,000+ all tube rigs. In my case the Rumble 200 fills that role. For everything else there is the Studio 40. I've dialed in some nice tone.

It's really nice to be able to get different tones by selecting a new preset. The downside is that you really need to use the Fuse app to customize and save the presets and it can be really complex with all the options. I have an older version of the Mustang amp for the 6 string. It has a knob to switch between the different presets and you know roughly where yo are based on a light. The newer version replaced the lights with a display which should make it easier to use. Looks like the Rumble Studio has implemented that too. I'm going to head down to the music store and play with one if they have it. In the meantime the R15 is working fine.

 

[Linnin]

It's really nice to be able to get different tones by selecting a new preset. The downside is that you really need to use the Fuse app to customize and save the presets and it can be really complex with all the options.

The Fender Fuse software is a thing of the past. The new Mustang GT and Rumble Studio 40 & Stage 800 use the Fender Tone App through your smartphone. This new technology baffles me, but progress presses ever onward.

 

[randini]

The Fender Fuse software is a thing of the past. The new Mustang GT and Rumble Studio 40 & Stage 800 use the Fender Tone App through your smartphone. ......

I've had my Stage 800 the longest of anybody on here and I JUST used the Fender Tone App for the first time this weekend. Easy enough to muddle through, even with my kids running wild around me. Picked up a few new artist tones that I liked and a few that I will have to figure out how to remove.
Nowhere near as baffling as trying to record through the USB output into 'simple' DAW software, but that has nothing to do with the amp, just my donkey brain being stubborn.

 

[LeoFromPortland]

So I'm actually gbetting back into my first love -- keyboards -- again, still playing bass with the band, etc. But I plugged a pretty inexpensive keyboard into my Rumble 200 and fed some Organ and piano patches … sounds AWESOME! I didn't have that much time, but I'll need to throw some brass patches through and see just how good that is.
It's a great sound, love the 1x15" for my 5 string, but it does my keyboard justice too.. Now if Fender would only start making that Rhodes piano again … as I said, this particular board's not anything like what I used to have, but has a lot of great patches. Fender Rhodes isn't one of them.
A real Rhodes would be beautiful going through one of these, or better yet going through a full stack of both my 15"s.

 

[ghostinthemach]

Thanks Linnin! Seems like most folks gravitate to the non-modelling amps and add pedal boards. Not sure if that just because it's the way it's always been done or some technical reason. It just seems like it's a great choice for somebody that wants to experiment with different sounds without spending a fortune. Hard to find your sound with limited access to shops and no winning powerball numbers.

This little rig gives the best of both worlds haha...

 

[badRocks]

This little rig gives the best of both worlds haha...View attachment 3060558

I can't make out from the picture what this is. Details please

 

[G-Dog]

This little rig gives the best of both worlds haha...View attachment 3060558

That's a V1 Rumble 60 (and flashing red port lights) with a Fender Mustang Floor Pedal, which I called a Rumble Studio 60 prototype in the Combo Club. And I think that the Justice League Utility Pouch adds a lot of mojo. Very cool.

 

[badRocks]

That's a V1 Rumble 60 (and flashing red port lights) with a Fender Mustang Floor Pedal, which I called a Rumble Studio 60 prototype in the Combo Club. And I think that the Justice League Utility Pouch adds a lot of mojo. Very cool.

Interesting combination. By the time I upgrade the amp to a rumble 40 and buy that board I'd be in the same price range as the Studio 40 though. Let's not even talk about finding that cool pouch.

 

[Jeremy Jones]

I just recently got the pedal. What I do now is dial in what I want with the app such as the sound or I set up a setlist for the gig. Then I use the pedal to turn those on and off as needed. Becuase I play all kinds of music the setlist make it easy for me to get the sounds I want. I just played in the pit for School of Rock and I had 3 different sounds I used. Now I am rehearings for Sister Act and I have 2 different sounds that I have dialed in at the moment. I have had the Zoom b1on for awhile but I never used it to adjust my sound like I do with the Studio 40.

The Fender Fuse software is a thing of the past. The new Mustang GT and Rumble Studio 40 & Stage 800 use the Fender Tone App through your smartphone. This new technology baffles me, but progress presses ever onward.

 

[JakobT]

Excellent point! The traditional bass player is a more 'get your sound and stick to it' type. For them there are always 200+ pound $3,000+ all tube rigs. In my case the Rumble 200 fills that role. For everything else there is the Studio 40. I've dialed in some nice tone.

I find I might be more like your traditional guy. I’m quite happy with my current Rumbles, and feel no need for the amp modelings and effects of the Stage and Studio, models, though I’m happy for my brothers and sisters who found what they need in these models. There’s room for all sorts in the Rumble Club!

 

[Giffro]

Some TB member had Christmas early loll
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[Bizorballs]

Need some advice; playing my 79 jazz 4 string w/ my new rumble 200 @ practice is great. Did it’s first live gig last weekend and I couldn’t cut through the mix. Hi mids were mushy. I fiddled with amp eq, gain, master, as well as maxing my bridge p/u. Still no punch. So I pulled out my ESP active 5 string and BOOM the rig took off.
To compare, I have an Acoustic 15” 100w amp that the jazz rocks with.
Any ideashow to let the jazz and the rumble have fun together?
I’m considering hi output p/u’s as one possibility.
Thks

 

[Giffro]

Need some advice; playing my 79 jazz 4 string w/ my new rumble 200 @ practice is great. Did it’s first live gig last weekend and I couldn’t cut through the mix. Hi mids were mushy. I fiddled with amp eq, gain, master, as well as maxing my bridge p/u. Still no punch. So I pulled out my ESP active 5 string and BOOM the rig took off.
To compare, I have an Acoustic 15” 100w amp that the jazz rocks with.
Any ideashow to let the jazz and the rumble have fun together?
I’m considering hi output p/u’s as one possibility.
Thks

Hang in there Bizorballs..all the Fender bass owners will be in soon to help you out from all different parts of the world. I own 7 basses but not a Fender so I cant help sorry but plenty in this club do.
In the meantime if you havent had a look at the info page put together by @G-Dog (and i'm sure with help from a heap of club members input) that helped to make this great reference section a magnificent read for any Rumble owner...go have a browse.
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