Fender Rumble Club

[Gravedigger Dav]

Hi I just got my first bass amp and it is an ebay used Rumble 60! Need advice on settings for playing a nice, warm jazz sound using a Squier VM, please? Any advice?

Welcome Rumbler #1078! Good amp to start with. Be sure you check out our Wiki pages. It is mostly about the newer Version (v3) Rumbles, but there is still a lot of new and interesting info there. Fender Rumble Club Wiki Page | TalkBass.com Rumble On!

 

[Linnin]

does anyone use the tone buttons (Bright, Contour, Vintage) in combination which each other and if so how does it sound?

Yes, we all do. Just set your tone controls to 'noon'. Overdrive off. Engage each voicing and listen to the difference as it will be quite noticeable. Bright = a +13dB boost at 10kHz. It's like giving your treble control a quick twist to the right for a big top end boost only instantaneously with the push of a button. The contour is a pretty deep mid scoop of -13dB at 670Hz. I call this the 'GK' button. For a good slap tone engage the Bright and Contour together. Vintage is a bit more complicated to explain, but there are Rumble Talks on all of this. Find them in the Rumble Wiki. Plus consult your owner's manual for EQ specs.
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[Vic Winters]

Have any of you put the 210 on an amp stand like the PL7000 and used the String Swing handle hangers? How prone to tipping is it with just one bass?

 

[dORSY]

R100C in it's new coat!

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

It appears the Inspector General approves.

 

[Linnin]

Happy Fender Friday!

 

[EatS1stBassist]

EatS1stBassist, well given that we are both Jaguar shorty fans...

 

[OtherLisa]

Hello @OtherLisa. I know for a fact that your Music Man+EV15 rig is perfect for iconic rock. For a lightweight cost effective alternative, the Fender Rumble 200 1x15 combo is your huckleberry. The V3 front end is very versatile and requires some experimentation. The Fender Rumble Tone Pool is your friend.

I had a friend with an EV 15 cab, and as I recall it was 8 ohms. If yours is also 8 ohms, you can set your Rumble 200 on top and also drive the EV too. They should sound pretty good together and double the volume of air being moved plus you'll enjoy much increased dispersion especially throughout the all important midrange.

LINNIN, thanks! You've pretty much settled it for me. 200c it is. Expecting a nice paycheck mid-summer and am putting it on my list!

 

[Deleted member 268085]

Here's a new video on EQing a bass amp. I think it's very good. Do you think it deserves its own thread on TB?

 

[Linnin]

LINNIN, thanks! You've pretty much settled it for me. 200c it is. Expecting a nice paycheck mid-summer and am putting it on my list!

Groovy Baby! Rumble On With Your Bad Self

 

[Gegatso]

I'd like to join the club! I'm getting a Rumble 500 delivered tomorrow! My main rig is a Phil Jones Bass BG-400 with a C-4 extension cabinet.

 

[richwag]

Welcome back to the lowend!

For the Rumble 500, try cutting the bass a bit. You might consider an adjustable High Pass Filter to get rid of the woofyness and get it more focused. Check out the HPF LPF mega thread for more info.

I second this. I have a Broughton HPF it definitely helps tighten up the low end on the 2x10s. I have mine set around 60-70Hz.

I also have the 1x15 cab that I pair with my 500c, and if you like the sound of a 15, I'd just get the 200c. Very definite sound difference between the two cabs IMO.

Finally, don't give up on playing with the settings on the 500c. I wasn't super thrilled with my 500c at first (I usually play a G&L L2000 so similar to your MM with high output humbuckers), and I did find settings that get compliments from my band mates. Vintage button in, horn off, cut bass and low mids a bit. Those settings and the HPF was what really enabled it become a punchy rock monster with my main bass. I don't even bring my 1x15 cab to practice anymore.

 

[richwag]

Here's a new video on EQing a bass amp. I think it's very good. Do you think it deserves its own thread on TB?

I think this is a good video. Scott Devine has one too that's pretty good.

 

[OtherLisa]

Thanks for all these great suggestions -- next rehearsal I am going to try a bit more fiddling with the 500c setting for sure.

 

[MeLikeBass]

Can’t wait to rock this

 

[Jughead6]

This is a Rumble's natural habitat...

Setting up for tonight's gig...

 

[GonePlaid]

This is a Rumble's natural habitat...

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Setting up for tonight's gig...

I hope the PA cabs stay-or you have a big tru...er, lorry.

 

[Jughead6]

I hope the PA cabs stay-or you have a big tru...er, lorry.

Thankfully that's the house PA.

Turns out my Rumble 500 + 210 is too big for the venue! This is the first place I've played in a long time that has a noise meter that cuts off the power if we get too loud. Would never have picked that in a biker bar.

Also the bikers are watching the results of Australia's federal election on TV... weird.

 

[Linnin]

Here's a new video on EQing a bass amp. I think it's very good. Do you think it deserves its own thread on TB?

Yes, that's an excellent topic. If you search, there might already be a similar thread. I know there are a couple of very long and involved threads on EQ. However this video is very basic and expressly for the uninformed and/or tone challenged. I think the best part is in the very beginning where Marcelo states "the most important element is the room in which you're playing". Then he shows you a very 'wet' live and reflective room and then a 'dead' room. Most of his video is in a very neutral room. He never actually plays bass because it isn't necessary.

The problem is many just don't have 'good ears'. They're untrained and they don't trust themselves to get good tone. Telling them to EQ to the room is completely elusive to them as they can't even EQ to their own bedrooms. In the past I've had many ask me for good tone settings, and tell me things like "people tell me to use my ears, but that just doesn't work for me". Hence the tone pool was dug. I think Scott Truslow took the initiative to set that up. In the end you've got to dive right in and start twisting knobs, and teach yourself what they do and train your own ears yourself. If you didn't teach yourself how to play bass, if you don't know how or can't tune your bass to itself without a tuner, if you've never taught yourself how to play a bassline by ear off of a recording, then you've got your work cut out for yourself and you had better get started right away.

and here ya go! This short thread also contains the links to the large EQ threads: How To EQ Your Amp

 

[Cardsfan_69]

Thankfully that's the house PA.

Turns out my Rumble 500 + 210 is too big for the venue! This is the first place I've played in a long time that has a noise meter that cuts off the power if we get too loud. Would never have picked that in a biker bar.

Also the bikers are watching the results of Australia's federal election on TV... weird.

Used to play a certain bar pretty often that the bar owner would kill the power to the band if he thought we were too loud. Man that would make us mad at 25-30 yrs old. Now at 50, I understand completely!