Fender Rumble Club

[Linnin]

Are they always male/female when plugging into mixers or pa's?

and microphones. There are no homo or transsexual connectors.

20ft enough to reach in most situations?

Find out from your band. They may have plenty of mic cables already

Is it worth getting more expensive cables?

No. ProCo is the best there is and more expensive cables are a waste of good money. Now if you've got bad money to get rid of, I suggest whiskey & women.

 

[GonePlaid]

and microphones. There are no homo or transsexual connectors.

Find out from your band. They may have plenty of mic cables already
No. ProCo is the best there is and more expensive cables are a waste of good money. Now if you've got bad money to get rid of, I suggest whiskey & women.

Then you can waste the rest-LOL. Remember, if you need more than 20', connect them end to end.

 

[TheDayMan]

Hi Rumble club. I’m getting ready to order a Rumble 200 combo, but as the time to buy it gets closer, I’m starting to worry it might not be enough power. Without getting to into the situation, I will gig with this amp, and before I looked into too much figured the 200 should be fine based off of the only combo I’ve ever gigged with without having a di/mic option was an acoustic b450. I figure that’s probably pretty similar to the 500 in volume, and found it to be more than enough, so based on that I assume I should be able to get by fine with the 200.

And then I actually did some research, and have realized that I haven’t seen one review complaining about the 200 not being enough, and then I a/bed the 500 and 200 in the store. The 500 clearly has more power, but the 200 seemed plenty loud too. I do find it hard to really tell in that setting though. So it seems from the reviews either pretty much everyone who bought and reviewed the combo had the most realistic expectations ever, or it is a pretty powerful/well designed 140 Watts (or whatever it is with no extension)

Now the other general comments in the spirit of “always get more power, the 500 is the obvious choice” you’d expect to see when trying to find thoughts on the topic have me second guessing, because even though those comments don’t seem to come from people who have much, if any, experience with the line of rumbles, it’s still a fair point. Headroom is a good thing...

After testing both, I honestly can’t say I preferred the sound of one to the other. It’s really the price that makes me want the 200 to work. I do realize in the grand scheme the price difference is pretty negligible, especially if the extra power is needed, but I’m in this situation somewhat unexpectedly, I wasn’t planning on needing to be gig ready right now, so I do need to consider the price. The band is a reasonably loud drummer and two guitars. Everything lined up right now will go through a PA, but it’s not far fetched to think I might need to carry a bar with no support at some point. I can definitely see ending up with a rumble cab to go with the combo, but that will need to wait, as again, price is a concern.

I know this isn’t an original question, so I apologize if it’s been beat to death. A quick search and skim seems that maybe I shouldn’t be too worried about it, but figure why not ask people who actually use and like these amps anyway. I appreciate any insight any of you might have.

Thanks for the input everyone. The analysis paralysis assessment was pretty right on. Went ahead and ordered the 200 combo, no remorse yet!

Just want to give an update, maybe it’ll help someone in a similar 200 or 500 situation.

Absolutely love the 200 combo. It’s been on a few gigs now, one a smaller bar with no PA support, and it’s handled everything with ease.

An added bonus, I’ve found, is it can get quiet enough to practice in my living room (apartment situation). I don’t know if I’d be able to do that had I went with the 500, it seemed to get loud real quick.

So thank you everyone who talked me back to my original choice.

 

[G-Dog]

Thanks, Devon. With the help of you and @Michael B the Fender TONE APP SUPPORT section of the Fender Rumble Club Wiki page is rounding out nicely.

Any Stage or Studio owners got some settings you'd like to share here in the Rumble Club, there's plenty of room I can add them to the Fender TONE APP SUPPORT section of the Fender Rumble Club Wiki page to make them easy to find.

 

[Aaron Houts]

I hooked up the SWR to the Rumble 12 stand alone cab. I was presently surprised at the tone. Eq pretty much flat. It sounded great nice punch and low end. I know I have something to use if I get in a pinch. Was playing my mim 95 jazz with LaBella low tension flats.

Thank you for doing that.
That's what I was hoping for.
Since they're discontinued and hard to find, one idea I had was to order one and the head I want. If I like it, I'll get another one later. If it doesn't have enough bass, I can always add a 115.
Still have to wait a bit though...

 

[G-Dog]

Voila! Et viola.

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viola indeed!

 

[Linnin]

Absolutely love the 200 combo. It’s been on a few gigs now, one a smaller bar with no PA support, and it’s handled everything with ease.

An added bonus, I’ve found, is it can get quiet enough to practice in my living room (apartment situation).

^^^Delightfully Copasetic!^^^

 

[FirewalZ]

FYI...I just picked up one of these, works perfectly for my Rumble 210 cab and head, so should also work with a 500c.
https://www.amazon.com/Stage-RS7500-Tiltback-Amplifier-Stand/dp/B0035LCFRW/
It folds up nice and easy, gets the cab off the floor and at a perfect angle.

 

[OldFunBass]

FYI...I just picked up one of these, works perfectly for my Rumble 210 cab and head, so should also work with a 500c.
https://www.amazon.com/Stage-RS7500-Tiltback-Amplifier-Stand/dp/B0035LCFRW/
It folds up nice and easy, gets the cab off the floor and at a perfect angle.

Nice. Seems like it would be sturdy, and cant beat the price.

 

[FirewalZ]

Nice. Seems like it would be sturdy, and cant beat the price.

Sturdy enough on the carpet in my jam room(office). I have a couple of small stage acoustic type gigs this weekend, which is what I bought it for when I need to stand right in front of my amp. I'll report back how well it did with my 210.

 

[Funkmabassup]

Does the post eq DI on the rumble stage 800 relate too the master-volume like on the old rumbles? or can this be set independant in the amp-settings? the rumble 500 had a nice sound from its DI but that feature kinda ruined it as a usable option.

Also does anyone know if the speakers and cab are more flat-response than the v3? I have tried my markbass head into an rumble 2x10 and while not as scooped as the rumble 2x10 combo, when I compare with my markbass cab, its actually pretty much missing in the mids except the highest most trebly mid-frequencies.

 

[Linnin]

What
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[hotbass57]

Thank you for doing that.
That's what I was hoping for.
Since they're discontinued and hard to find, one idea I had was to order one and the head I want. If I like it, I'll get another one later. If it doesn't have enough bass, I can always add a 115.
Still have to wait a bit though...

You're welcome! Good luck in your hunt.

 

[hotbass57]

What
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Rumble Day! But that's everyday!

 

[Linnin]

Does the post eq DI on the rumble stage 800 relate too the master-volume like on the old rumbles? or can this be set independant in the amp-settings?

https://www.fmicassets.com/Damroot/..._Rumble_Studio_40_Stage_800_Rev_A_ENGLISH.pdf

 

[Linnin]

What
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Happy Fender Friday!

 

[mesaplayer83]

Well, my Rumble 200 Combo has a new playmate:

 

[EatS1stBassist]

Well, my Rumble 200 Combo has a new playmate:

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Nice!!

 

[mesaplayer83]

Nice!!

Thanks - it's also going to get paired up with this at times:

 

[G19Tony]

Happy Fender Friday!
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I really like the blacked out look. Can one purchase the black corners and cover?