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Fender Rumble Club

#31,401
BBassBassington said:
I like to keep all speakers off the floor and in a position where they ideally don't couple with the room.

I mean it can sound cool to couple with the room but it can also add oddities. And as GonePlaid said it's easier to hear yourself with the amp on a stand.
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As a point or two of reference, we don't play anywhere that has FOH. And we rarely are in the PA for anything but vocals. I think the last time we went through the PA w/ instruments was last year. Just no need in the size places we're booked. As for a soundman? We don't get paid enuff for the 4 of us so we're our own sound men. I had invested in 2 Superlux (like EV) guitar amp mics and a bass amp mic, and the drummer has his own drum mics. They're gathering cobwebs:(.
 
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JB Player said:
Thanks for the perspectives on the cab preferences with the Rumble 500 head. Has anyone noticed a sound difference from running the cab direct on the floor to on a stand (or off the floor surface)? between the studio and stage, I have only had it off the floor thus far. Happy Fender Friday
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The short, correct, catchall answer is, "it depends".

Each venue has somewhat different acoustics relating to whether to put bass cabs on the floor, or not. As a general rule, hollow floors, such as most stages, will have a bigger effect, which may be good or bad. And, generally, hard floors, like concrete, or tile on concrete, usually have less floor effect. Sometimes the floor effect is the least of the problems! Again, generally, an amp stand is the best way to get consistent stage tone.

But, there are exceptions to all generalities!! So, try different setups as much as you can, at least until you think you have a good feel for what works where. But even then, experimentation may surprise you, sometimes!
 
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G-Dog said:
The short, correct, catchall answer is, "it depends".

Each venue has somewhat different acoustics relating to whether to put bass cabs on the floor, or not. As a general rule, hollow floors, such as most stages, will have a bigger effect, which may be good or bad. And, generally, hard floors, like concrete, or tile on concrete, usually have less floor effect. Sometimes the floor effect is the least of the problems! Again, generally, an amp stand is the best way to get consistent stage tone.

But, there are exceptions to all generalities!! So, try different setups as much as you can, at least until you think you have a good feel for what works where. But even then, experimentation may surprise you, sometimes!
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That's what I like-a definite maybe.;)
 
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The rumble definitely fits better in my dads F150 than my Elantra. Perhaps I should purchase a larger vehicle for gigs haha
 

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GonePlaid said:
So we did this yearly gig last night. For some reason, I was remembering the room as larger. I took the 200c and had to turn the master down to 10 with the gain as low as it goes. Next time I'll use the R40 and 'push' it a little-or maybe get a 100c
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Auck! Welcome to my world with the R500c. Tons and tons of clean headroom!! :woot:
 
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I'm trying to decide between a Rumble 100 or 200. Really the main goal is a practice amp that I can also use silently. However I wonder if the 200 may make more sense as a small gig solution that can do both. I wouldnt normally bring a small amp but I can see the possibility. Is there enough in the 200, without an extension cab to do a small gig?

Is there a preference between the two in the club?
 
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TinIndian said:
I'm trying to decide between a Rumble 100 or 200. Really the main goal is a practice amp that I can also use silently. However I wonder if the 200 may make more sense as a small gig solution that can do both. I wouldnt normally bring a small amp but I can see the possibility. Is there enough in the 200, without an extension cab to do a small gig?

Is there a preference between the two in the club?
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I have a 200c. I like it, it doesn't weigh a whole lot, and it's more than enough for some pretty good sized rooms.
 
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TinIndian said:
I'm trying to decide between a Rumble 100 or 200. Really the main goal is a practice amp that I can also use silently. However I wonder if the 200 may make more sense as a small gig solution that can do both. I wouldnt normally bring a small amp but I can see the possibility. Is there enough in the 200, without an extension cab to do a small gig?

Is there a preference between the two in the club?
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I have a 100 and gig with it occasionally. It works fine for small club dates and I've never even had the need to use the DI out to the house PA. I've also used it for a couple of park district gigs outside and it was plenty loud even in an outdoor setting.

Most of the time my 100 is at home as a bedroom amp, but gets used fairly regularly when friends come over to do loud garage band stuff just 4 fun. My bass-playing buddy just brings his precision over and loves the 100's tone.

I thought long and hard before choosing between a 100 and 200 and opted for the 100 mostly because it was a bit smaller and easier to transport easily and carry around. It would have been interesting to have both and compare, but I'm not sure there's all that much difference between the 100 and the 200 in actual volume using only the single speaker. The 2oo sounds like a lot more, but that's only if you use a external cabinet which would have gone against the whole reason to have a small combo amp.

When I gigged regularly as a bass player I had a much larger rig, but the 100 is a very nice "small venue" amp. My lil' rig is visible back on page 1190, post #23783.

Post #24503 relates my experience with gigging out the 100 for a bar gig with about 150 patrons.
 
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