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Fender Rumble Club

#32,041
Thanks for the responses earlier regarding tweeters & overdrive. Got the 500 V3 head & it sounds great with my Epifani cabinet. First bass amp I've owned (guitarist here) & I'm really happy with it.

Just for kicks I decided to modify the aesthetics a bit.

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I have been messing around with the gain on my Rumble 40, and find that at least at low practice volume, I like the sound of the gain completely maxed and the volume pretty low to compensate. Is there any reason why this could be bad for the amp? I'm keeping the overall volume quite low, but I find that I like the bit of extra hair on the sound I get by doing this.
 
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New fellow Rumbler here! Ok, a little background. I was in the market for another amp, preferably a combo or at least not too heavy. I already have a small, discontinued Hartke B600 which I LOVE. I'm telling you, that little amp is a sleeper both in terms of tone and also volume, considering it's only 60 watts. Anywhoo, I first ordered the GK 112 combo. Of course when it came in I was very excited and couldn't wait to see what all the hubbub was about. Sadly, I was quite disappointed. To my ears the cheap little Hartke sounded BETTER! I "slept on it" and tried it the next day - same thing. I fiddled with this and that setting on both amps, this and that bass, but NOPE - to me the Harke sounded better. Soooo, back it went. I then figured I'd treat myself to a tube amp since a bunch of the stuff I was trying to sell, sold, and I had a larger budget. The Ampeg PF50T arrives - WOOHOO!. Can't wait to try it out - welllllll...... it sounded very nice, VERY nice, but the little Hartke sounded JUST AS GOOD. I then had my son come in and I did blind A/B tests - couldn't tell the difference - I kid you not!. Now I'm getting bummed but I says to myself "self, at least try a Rumble". So the Rumble now arrives - I try it out and AHA!! I'm happy! I got the 500 combo. Now mind you my wife is home so I didn't want to blow her eardrums out but I can tell from low to moderately low volume (translate that to 9 O'clock on the gain and the volume BARELY on, it is FAT sounding, great tone, sounds great on the low B and can get a wide variety of tones. This is definitely a keeper! My favorite settings so far are the vintage button activated with the rest of the EQ flat for fingerpicking and the contour button engaged with EQ flat for slap. DONE!!!
 
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CallMeAl said:
Does any one know the 8 ohm output of the 350 v2 heads? I would guess it's around 200, but checked the manual online, cant find anything definitive...
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The ratings are listed on the schematic. At 8 ohms = 222 watts. At 4 ohms = 370 watts. These are clean continuous watts and are the closest modern measurement to the old R.M.S. standard developed for tube amps years ago. If the Rumble 500 were made by any other manufacturer, they would market it as the Rumble 1000.

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Also, how does the v2 compare to the v3, in terms of tone?
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The pre-amp of the Rumble 350 is unique due to the semi-parametric midrange controls, so the front end voicing is different, but definitely Fender flavored. I owned a Rumble 350 head for years and loved it. I have a knack for tone settings, and love tone sculpting. Other folks struggle, and a semi-parametric midrange often befuddles and fustrates them.
 
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Linnin said:
The ratings are listed on the schematic. At 8 ohms = 222 watts. At 4 ohms = 370 watts. These are clean continuous watts and are the closest modern measurement to the old R.M.S. standard developed for tube amps years ago. If the Rumble 500 were made by any other manufacturer, they would market it as the Rumble 1000.


The pre-amp of the Rumble 350 is unique due to the semi-parametric midrange controls, so the front end voicing is different, but definitely Fender flavored. I owned a Rumble 350 head for years and loved it. I have a knack for tone settings, and love tone sculpting. Other folks struggle, and a semi-parametric midrange often befuddles and fustrates them.
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Thanks. I have a 100c v3 now. I definately feel like it's high powered, does not compare to any other 100w combo I've owned. I also like the tone I get from it, usually just with flat eq and vintage on. If anything, I'll boost the mids a bit if the room needs it- but I like how intuative and "out of the box" good it sounds.
 
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Derrick150 said:
View attachment 3261999 View attachment 3261999 Picked up 2 100's, I went with this config because I can grab a 22 lb. 100 watt amp off stage to take to Nursing Home visits with other players. I also have a Rumble 40 that I keep at home for practice that I can setup as a monitor for drummer when we have one. I'm not ashamed of these amps they are sweet looking, but this is the position that I found that mixed with Accustic Piano, and bounced my tone around a 250 plus seating room. Dose the quality me to be a member of the Rumble Club?
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Welcome Rumbler #1012! You are certainly qualified for membership. A pair of 100s is a great idea. Rumble On!
 
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DuluthDank said:
I have been messing around with the gain on my Rumble 40, and find that at least at low practice volume, I like the sound of the gain completely maxed and the volume pretty low to compensate. Is there any reason why this could be bad for the amp? I'm keeping the overall volume quite low, but I find that I like the bit of extra hair on the sound I get by doing this.
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I can't see how it would harm the amp. Have you tried experimenting with the OD? It takes some twiddling to find the sound you want, but it is very versatile.
 
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White Funk said:
New fellow Rumbler here! Ok, a little background. I was in the market for another amp, preferably a combo or at least not too heavy. I already have a small, discontinued Hartke B600 which I LOVE. I'm telling you, that little amp is a sleeper both in terms of tone and also volume, considering it's only 60 watts. Anywhoo, I first ordered the GK 112 combo. Of course when it came in I was very excited and couldn't wait to see what all the hubbub was about. Sadly, I was quite disappointed. To my ears the cheap little Hartke sounded BETTER! I "slept on it" and tried it the next day - same thing. I fiddled with this and that setting on both amps, this and that bass, but NOPE - to me the Harke sounded better. Soooo, back it went. I then figured I'd treat myself to a tube amp since a bunch of the stuff I was trying to sell, sold, and I had a larger budget. The Ampeg PF50T arrives - WOOHOO!. Can't wait to try it out - welllllll...... it sounded very nice, VERY nice, but the little Hartke sounded JUST AS GOOD. I then had my son come in and I did blind A/B tests - couldn't tell the difference - I kid you not!. Now I'm getting bummed but I says to myself "self, at least try a Rumble". So the Rumble now arrives - I try it out and AHA!! I'm happy! I got the 500 combo. Now mind you my wife is home so I didn't want to blow her eardrums out but I can tell from low to moderately low volume (translate that to 9 O'clock on the gain and the volume BARELY on, it is FAT sounding, great tone, sounds great on the low B and can get a wide variety of tones. This is definitely a keeper! My favorite settings so far are the vintage button activated with the rest of the EQ flat for fingerpicking and the contour button engaged with EQ flat for slap. DONE!!!
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Welcome Rumbler #1013! Your experience was much like mine. I went in looking for a light combo with great sound. I compared the Rumble, A Markbass, and an Ampeg. The Rumble was the least expensive and the lightest. It also sounded the best to me. I'm with you on the Vintage button. I could super glue it on. Rumble On!
 
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