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Fender Rumble Club

#32,101
Thundar said:
I think that once you do have a chance to record yourself correctly, you will be pleased with the live sound you get, and the Line out or XLR out will give you a VERY nice tone through the PA. I have been very pleased with mine. I can highly recommend the 210 ext cab as well, I love mine. Every amp has its own "sound" and sometimes it may not be for everyone....but give it a chance.
Now, @Linnin, you can have the floor and proceed with your regularly scheduled snarky attitude and general BS ;)
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#1. I remember that "Living in Sin" song. My brother had the 8-track or 45 or something. I have been on a quest to wreck my hearing & that of others since that time period.

#2: I am from North Louisiana. Are you really in Hooterville, AR?

#3: I sincerely expect my Rumble to sound awesome pretty much anywhere. But I was never after that bright, punchy "modern" tone to begin with, assuming that is what is mean on here by the adjective given the context.
 
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Ready to Rumble! Fender Rumble, that is. :cool:
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Linnin said:
and so they are
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I sat in at a "jam" session last week. I used a friends Markbass amp that was there. Out of consideration for him, I didn't fool with the EQ. I was seriously unimpressed. I'm fairly certain I could get a sound I liked out of it but there wasn't that much time.
 
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doctordan said:
#1. I remember that "Living in Sin" song. My brother had the 8-track or 45 or something. I have been on a quest to wreck my hearing & that of others since that time period.

#2: I am from North Louisiana. Are you really in Hooterville, AR?

#3: I sincerely expect my Rumble to sound awesome pretty much anywhere. But I was never after that bright, punchy "modern" tone to begin with, assuming that is what is mean on here by the adjective given the context.
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HAHAHAHAHA! Glad you caught the "Living In Sin" thing...Gene wrote some of the best cheesy lyrics in the business, no doubt about it...I just can't help but love it though! Yes, I am from Arkansas (Clarksville), but not Hooterville....it just feels like Hooterville around here sometimes (Green Acres)....being in North LA I am sure you know that feeling. :)
I have found that, regardless of the amp I am playing through, I still sound like "me"...some amps are just easier to get that tone out of than others. I am generally happy with most amps that are light, portable, loud, and dependable, and the Rumbles are all that!
And when I need more, I have this:
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Billyears IV said:
Thanks, I'm frustrated we still haven't done some studio recordings. The others seem OK to rough it and avoid the cost. No regrets, I Bloody love the Rumble - its got soul for my Fender Jazz. Other amps I tested - Markbass, TC Electronic, Aguilar, Ashdown seemed empty.....
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See my reply above that covers eXtream Software Development's USB class-compliant driver for Android (it also mentions an Apple solution).

Even the most basic audio interface will let you use the DI output (post-EVERYTHING) on your Rumble!

Or, you could use two mics set up as an ORTF or an M/S pair, and record the entire group live. For ORTF, you need 2 cardiod pattern mics. For M/S, one of the mics needs to support a figure-8 pattern and the other a cardiod pattern.

Recording studio in your smartphone!
 
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See my reply above that covers eXtream Software Development's USB class-compliant driver for Android (it also mentions an Apple solution).

Even the most basic audio interface will let you use the DI output (post-EVERYTHING) on your Rumble!

Or, you could use two mics set up as an ORTF or an M/S pair, and record the entire group live. For ORTF, you need 2 cardiod pattern mics. For M/S, one of the mics needs to support a figure-8 pattern and the other a cardiod pattern.

Recording studio in your smartphone!
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Thanks for that, appreciated
 
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GonePlaid said:
I sat in at a "jam" session last week. I used a friends Markbass amp that was there. Out of consideration for him, I didn't fool with the EQ. I was seriously unimpressed. I'm fairly certain I could get a sound I liked out of it but there wasn't that much time.
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Why is that always the case?

I've used a few SWR rigs and some TC stuff at gigs where I didn't use my amp and I hated it. Thin sounds, not enough volume, ugly piles of gear haphazardly placed atop old cabs. I've never once used backline gear and thought damn this is a nice rig, except my first gig as a guitarist playing through some sort of Marshall Half Stack with my trusty Squier Bullet.
 
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BBassBassington said:
Why is that always the case?

I've used a few SWR rigs and some TC stuff at gigs where I didn't use my amp and I hated it. Thin sounds, not enough volume, ugly piles of gear haphazardly placed atop old cabs. I've never once used backline gear and thought damn this is a nice rig, except my first gig as a guitarist playing through some sort of Marshall Half Stack with my trusty Squier Bullet.
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I certainly have played through my share of "ugly piles of gear haphazardly placed atop old cabs" HA! Love that description! But I have also played through some amazing sounding Trace Elliott, Aguilar, and GK rigs though as well. I personally would love a Fender SB300 and matching 610 cab as my gigging rig :bassist:
But, I do have to say that I was recently at a friend's wedding and the wedding band's bass player was playing through a Markbass 210 combo atop a Markbass 410 cab...Holy Guacamole! I could not believe how great he sounded! It was a pretty big barn/converted dance hall..."Average Joe" kind of bass player and I believe he was playing a Peavey bass. He told me later he was not in the PA at all. I gave him serious kudos for his tone....He smiled and said "you can thank that bright yellow thing over there on the stage." :thumbsup:
 
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Thundar said:
I certainly have played through my share of "ugly piles of gear haphazardly placed atop old cabs" HA! Love that description! But I have also played through some amazing sounding Trace Elliott, Aguilar, and GK rigs though as well. I personally would love a Fender SB300 and matching 610 cab as my gigging rig :bassist:
But, I do have to say that I was recently at a friend's wedding and the wedding band's bass player was playing through a Markbass 210 combo atop a Markbass 410 cab...Holy Guacamole! I could not believe how great he sounded! It was a pretty big barn/converted dance hall..."Average Joe" kind of bass player and I believe he was playing a Peavey bass. He told me later he was not in the PA at all. I gave him serious kudos for his tone....He smiled and said "you can thank that bright yellow thing over there on the stage." :thumbsup:
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I've certainly heard plenty of different rigs live that sounded great, even some of the rigs I used. I just find it weird that when I then use those rigs I don't like em at all.

I've also used lots of amps I liked from GK, Ampeg, Peavey, Markbass, Yorkville/Traynor, and Fender. I also want to try Aguilar, and Mesa amps. I'm very happy though with the Rumble for bass and guitar, it has the right cross-section of sound, features, price, portability, and power for me to have chosen it above anything else I've played.
 
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Thundar said:
I certainly have played through my share of "ugly piles of gear haphazardly placed atop old cabs" HA! Love that description! But I have also played through some amazing sounding Trace Elliott, Aguilar, and GK rigs though as well. I personally would love a Fender SB300 and matching 610 cab as my gigging rig :bassist:
But, I do have to say that I was recently at a friend's wedding and the wedding band's bass player was playing through a Markbass 210 combo atop a Markbass 410 cab...Holy Guacamole! I could not believe how great he sounded! It was a pretty big barn/converted dance hall..."Average Joe" kind of bass player and I believe he was playing a Peavey bass. He told me later he was not in the PA at all. I gave him serious kudos for his tone....He smiled and said "you can thank that bright yellow thing over there on the stage." :thumbsup:
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My friend's Markbass(1x12) was set up for the sound he likes with his J bass-very trebly. If I'd known I was gonna play as long as I wound up playing I woulda brought mine in.
 
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