Fender Rumble Club

[GonePlaid]

Well, I may be wrong. It wouldn’t be the first time.

I thought I was wrong once but I was mistaken.

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but... that's never stopped me before.
Why even have a gain control at all, if it's impossible to cause clipping with you input level? Is the gain control on the Rumbles there only to control the "sensitivity" of the overdrive?

No, I'd suggest you have a look at the Rumble Wiki pages @G-Dog put together.
I't like everything you ever wanted to know about the Fender Rumble.

 

[Michael B]

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but... that's never stopped me before.
Why even have a gain control at all, if it's impossible to cause clipping with your input level? Is the gain control on the Rumbles there only to control the "sensitivity" of the overdrive?

Clipping is pretty much only a too hot input with Rumbles.

 

[G-Dog]

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but... that's never stopped me before.
Why even have a gain control at all, if it's impossible to cause clipping with your input level? Is the gain control on the Rumbles there only to control the "sensitivity" of the overdrive?

Oooo! Oooo! I got this! I got this! Oooo! Oooo!

See the Rumble Talks on the Fender Rumble Club Wiki Page, especially the one about:

Fender Rumble Overdrive, Adjust Gain, Drive and Level to Taste​

Hope this helps.

 

[G-Dog]

I am guessing that Sweetwater didn't have a Stage 2-10 in stock at picture time, so they thought switching the grille with a black one on a Rumble 2-10 would suffice .

Actually, Soul man, it's the Fender website that doesn't/didn't have the right cab at picture time. They are/were showing chrome corners instead of black!

The matching 210 cab is available now!

Fender Rumble 210 2x10" 700-Watt Bass Cabinet - Black Grille

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Thank you, @Lovep! That looks more like the Stage & Studio than what Fender shows on their website!!!

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[SoulReflection]

Actually, Soul man, it's the Fender website that doesn't/didn't have the right cab at picture time. They are/were showing chrome corners instead of black!

Thanks for the correction! Sorry to Sweetwater. To Fender, I say and you need !

 

[JakobT]

Looks great and sounds great too!

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That is one fine-looking rig!

 

[JakobT]

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but... that's never stopped me before.
Why even have a gain control at all, if it's impossible to cause clipping with your input level? Is the gain control on the Rumbles there only to control the "sensitivity" of the overdrive?

Both the Overdrive and the Vintage circuits are affected by the Gain control, higher gain results in increased compression and sustain when these circuits are engaged. Also, it’s a good way to adjust the input from a hotter bass.

Check out the Rumble Talk on the subject:
Fender Rumble Club

 

[tombowlus]

Actually, Soul man, it's the Fender website that doesn't/didn't have the right cab at picture time. They are/were showing chrome corners instead of black!

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I did confirm with Fender that they are, indeed, black. That photo is erroneous.

 

[Old P Bass Guy]

I tried a search to no avail. Question, can a FR v3 500w amp handle a 210 and a 410? Thanks for any help I can get?

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

I tried a search to no avail. Question, can a FR v3 500w amp handle a 210 and a 410? Thanks for any help I can get?

Assuming both are 8 ohms each, yes. The v3 wont go below 4 and 4 gives you the full rated wattage of the head.

 

[Old P Bass Guy]

Assuming both are 8 ohms each, yes. The v3 wont go below 4 and 4 gives you the full rated wattage of the head.

Thank you sir. I posed my question on a Google search and it brought my back to this forum with a different thread.

 

[G-Dog]

I tried a search to no avail. Question, can a FR v3 500w amp handle a 210 and a 410? Thanks for any help I can get?

Assuming both are 8 ohms each, yes. The v3 wont go below 4 and 4 gives you the full rated wattage of the head.

As Gravey says, YES, of course the FR v3 500 HEAD can handle pretty much any two 8-ohm cabs!

The FR v3 500 combo can only handle just about any ONE 8-ohm cab, because it's already got a built-in 8-ohm speaker load.

BUT, The FR Stage 800 is also a combo with a built-in 8-ohm speaker load AND it can handle any TWO 8-ohm extension cabs! That's right! It can go to 2.67-ohms total load!! Just flip the Impedance Switch to the appropriate external load setting (forget about the internal load).

 

[Old P Bass Guy]

Thanks guys! The reason I ask is because I was surfing for a used fr 210 to accompany my other 210 and I stumbled across a used fr 410 cab for around $200. Didn't know if I would fry my v3 500w amp. All the equipment discussed is v3.

Thanks again.

 

[G-Dog]

Thanks guys! The reason I ask is because I was surfing for a used fr 210 to accompany my other 210 and I stumbled across a used fr 410 cab for around $200. Didn't know if I would fry my v3 500w amp. All the equipment discussed is v3.

Thanks again.

All the v3 cabs are 8-ohm, in factory configuration. Just be sure the previous owner didn't change that, and you should be good!

 

[G-Dog]

Sure but why not fix it for the Stage?

How so, sir?

 

[GonePlaid]

I did confirm with Fender that they are, indeed, black. That photo is erroneous.

That's Thelonius Monk's brother.

 

[tombowlus]

As to why the Rumble 115 cab is wider than the R200c I can only speculate that the extra volume was needed for the best tuning. And, perhaps, the smaller volume for the combo was justified by manufacturing efficiencies. But, of course, those two reasons are diametrically opposed; or either could be applied to both. So, what do I know? Perhaps @tombowlus has dicussed this with Fender and I missed it?

I do not know the answer to that question, but I can ask!

 

[G-Dog]

I do not know the answer to that question, but I can ask!

Thanks, Tom!

I just noticed that the 115 cab is the same width and depth as, but a little shorter than, the 410 cab! So, maybe that's where the manufacturing efficiencies are. And maybe they thought we'd be pairing the 115 more often with the 410 cab and a head, than with either combo?

I haven't read of anyone wondering why the 410 cab is so wide. It's easily accepted. It would obviously have to be a lot taller, probably unreasonably so, to match the 200/500 combo & 112/210 cab width.

Now I'm really over thinking it!

 

[Old P Bass Guy]

That's Thelonius Monk's brother.

You know his cousins the Thessalonians?