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Fender Rumble Club

#281
Hello all. I found this thread and it would seem to be the place to ask my questions. I was up in Columbus(Ohio) today hitting up all the music stores I could and putting most of their bass sections back in tune(rare treat for me). I noticed as I went what amps I used more and more. I liked the 300w acoustic head I was playing through initially, but I usually ended up with a rumble 100 or 150. I just love the sound of these amps, and I also love the simple eq ;)

Anywho, this brought up a few questions. I sold my amp head a while back, so I need a new one eventually. I have been checking out the rumble 350 head.
1) Does it sound like it`s little brothers?(specifically the 100 and 150, never played on other rumbles)
2) Does it normally come with the fancy little carrying bag? I see at various online retailers, and with no handle on the amp it would be awesome if it came with it.
3) Any major issues with these? I know people who swear by the 100 and 150`s, so I doubt it, but you guys would know if there were.
4) Not a huge deal breaker, but how does the onboard overdrive do? I play mostly classic rock type stuff, so I just need some grit now and then, not full blown death metal distortion.

I think I tried the combo versions with enough basses today that I can probably say they will work with most any bass to get the sound I like :bassist:

Thanks guys,
Jake
 
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RBS_Johnson said:
Anywho, this brought up a few questions. I sold my amp head a while back, so I need a new one eventually. I have been checking out the rumble 350 head.
1) Does it sound like it`s little brothers?(specifically the 100 and 150, never played on other rumbles
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I have only tried the 150 head and my 350 and it sounded similar to me.


2) Does it normally come with the fancy little carrying bag? I see at various online retailers, and with no handle on the amp it would be awesome if it came with it.
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Yes it does.

3) Any major issues with these? I know people who swear by the 100 and 150`s, so I doubt it, but you guys would know if there were.
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None that I have experienced.

4) Not a huge deal breaker, but how does the onboard overdrive do? I play mostly classic rock type stuff, so I just need some grit now and then, not full blown death metal distortion.
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I rarely use it but it seemed ok.

I think I tried the combo versions with enough basses today that I can probably say they will work with most any bass to get the sound I like :bassist:

Thanks guys,
Jake
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Sounds like a good fit then :)
 
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#283
Cool. I doubt I will use the overdrive very often, but it would be nice to have if it is decent. I`m sure more people will give some opinions.

I guess I will keep an eye out for deals on a used 350 head. Then I can have a six pound amp and an 11 ton cabinet(old peavey 1 15 cab) :D
 
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RBS_Johnson said:
Cool. I doubt I will use the overdrive very often, but it would be nice to have if it is decent. I`m sure more people will give some opinions.

I guess I will keep an eye out for deals on a used 350 head. Then I can have a six pound amp and an 11 ton cabinet(old peavey 1 15 cab) :D
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The Rumble overdrive is very sweet as it distorts the even harmonics just like tubes do. It's also very high quality as it is the very same unit that is in the uber-expensive Fender Super Bassman. Due to it's blend control you can dial in a nice subtile tubey vibe quite easily. I've written some about overdrive and tone settings here Invalid Link Removed
 
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Linnin said:
The Rumble overdrive is very sweet as it distorts the even harmonics just like tubes do. It's also very high quality as it is the very same unit that is in the uber-expensive Fender Super Bassman. Due to it's blend control you can dial in a nice subtile tubey vibe quite easily. I've written some about overdrive and tone settings here Invalid Link Removed
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I went and read your postings and it made me laugh. We use the same settings. I also use a Precision as my main bass. Thanks for the links.
 
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#288
Thanks guys. Linnin, I read your thread on settings. Seems we have similar tastes for sound. Glad to hear that the overdrive is indeed serviceable on these amps. I have always thought that for me, I should like the sound of amp with he eq flat. It gives me more room to work with it later/for different basses(or not, if I don`t have to).

I only parted with my old Kustom head because it was noisy, and had issues at high volume levels. I have been using a 30 watt practice amp as a head for my 15 since then. Sounds alright, but I need some VOLUME! :cool:

-Jake
 
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RBS_Johnson said:
Thanks guys. Linnin, I read your thread on settings. Seems we have similar tastes for sound. Glad to hear that the overdrive is indeed serviceable on these amps. I have always thought that for me, I should like the sound of amp with he eq flat. It gives me more room to work with it later/for different basses(or not, if I don`t have to).

I only parted with my old Kustom head because it was noisy, and had issues at high volume levels. I have been using a 30 watt practice amp as a head for my 15 since then. Sounds alright, but I need some VOLUME! :cool:

-Jake
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If it's volume you want, then it's volume you'll get! And plenty of it too! The Rumble 350 is very conseravitely rated. It feels far more like 500 watts than 350. Tons of headroom too and tone for days. :hyper:
 
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Christle and RBS Johnson, do you guys want or need numbers? :)

Glad to see some Qs & As.

My work has been crazy busy during Christmas so I've been ripped away from my Rumble fun lately but looks like my hours are reduced for a couple weeks so I see some low end love in the near future!
 
#293
Well kids, I finally got my Rumbles and started experimenting.

First up was the 1x15 because I had the "head" (really a removed combo chassis) and a small Yorkville 1x15 which was probably meant for guitar as it has no tweeter. The speaker is a nifty Eminence with specs similar to the Legend model, but with 95 oz. magnet. Sound was solid, but not amazing.

I was pleasantly surprised how much I like the tone of the 2x10 better. But like everybody said, not much deep lows. So I went against Linnin's advice and popped in 2 BP102's because I got them for a good price: the improvement was clear and obvious! Now it sounds like a more expensive amp and it has better lows than the 15! Now I fully understand that the cabs are not tuned for these drivers, but my trial & error approach worked for this one. It doesn't really matter to me that I could get improved response with the right cabs; I just want a step toward better tone, and that's what I got. I added just a little mids and treble to the eq because the speakers are lacking a bit when eq is flat.

If you look back at my post, I was also wondering how to hook up the 100 and 150 together for a quasi-250 Watt setup. I tried both ways, plugging my bass into the 100 first, then into the 150 effects return, and vice-versa and both work fine. However when you plug straight into the effects return, the signal is hotter than going in through the preamp (which seems counter-intuitive) but it's true for both amps. Because of this bump in volume, I found the sound was better plugging my bass into the 150 first and allowing the 10's to get that little bit extra. The combination of 1x15 and 2x10 is no doubt awesome. You can hear that the 15 has more mids content but the highs are still coming from the 2x10 cab due to the tweeter. I actually bought a tweeter on ebay to put in the 1x15 cab, it's in the mail.

This is probably getting too long and boring from a newb but I still wanted to share for posterity's sake. The 100/210 sounds lovely especially with the speaker upgrade and I can't help but wonder how the larger 2x10's sound (Rumble 350, Bassman 250/400). I hope the 100 Watts will cover me for a while, I have to practice a good long while before I'll be playing shows. I am trying to think of a way to stuff the 150 into the 2x10 cab to get the extra 50 Watts, but the chassis is taller due to the fan so I don't see how it can work...

The Rumble 15 is a really a toy compared to these 2, so it's going up for sale.
 
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#294
Hi all!

I'm about to buy a Little MarkBass III head paired with a Fender Rumble 4x10 cabinet... Is the Fender Rumble 350 head enough for this cab? Or I better get the MB?

BTW I have a "Toy" combo Fender Rumble 15 for apt. Practice, can I get a number?

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djasterix said:
Hi all!

I'm about to buy a Little MarkBass III head paired with a Fender Rumble 4x10 cabinet... Is the Fender Rumble 350 head enough for this cab? Or I better get the MB?

BTW I have a "Toy" combo Fender Rumble 15 for apt. Practice, can I get a number?

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Yes, djasterix, the Rumble 350 head is more than enough for the Rumble 410 cab and pairs extremely well together. Great sound; plenty of power, tons of headroom, tone for days, and LOUD! :D

Just buy the head that sounds best to you.

BumbleB will be buzzing along soon to issue you a number, and welcome to the Fender Rumble Club. :cool:
 
#298
Hey yall...brand new bass player and new to the forums. Just bought a Rumble 15. Did a lot of researching of practice amps and after reading this thread my mind was made up. Thank you to all the great information y'all have filled this thread with and thank you to BumbleB for starting it!

I'd love a number too!
 
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