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Fender Rumble Club

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Played an outdoor gig today-noon to 4. Somewhat warm(OK, sweated like a pig). Last week I used the R200c by itself; this week, brought along the R112. Perfect! I'm not that fond of the schlep, but the sound was worth it.:cool:<Addendum> For the type of music I do, this combination gives me the exact sound(s) I've been after for a long time. FWIW, G-8, B-1, LM-2, HM-2, T-11, V-noon, vintage and bright-in, OD-off, Tweeters-off. Bass-Squier VM Jaguar SS(didn't wanna play the 67 TBird in the heat/humidity)
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Get to gig this next weekend with the Rumble 800. Charity biker gig for a boy who was born with part of his heart missing and trying to raise money for his family to help with medical costs.

Practiced with it twice now and its thumbs up from my band mates and, best of all, a thumbs down from the singers little sister(she's 6) During a break she came out of the house next to where we practice and with a scowl on her face yells at us "You're shaking the whole house!!" :laugh: Maybe that was commentary about the band as a whole but I like to think it was mostly me :D
 
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Used my Rumble for a gig recently and I found that the fills I play in the upper register seemed to cut through a little more than the notes I played in the lower register, it then occurred to me that I have my high mids on my amp boosted but not the low mids, could this be the reason or is it simply that higher register playing just naturally cuts through a little better ?
 
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shoulderpet said:
Used my Rumble for a gig recently and I found that the fills I play in the upper register seemed to cut through a little more than the notes I played in the lower register, it then occurred to me that I have my high mids on my amp boosted but not the low mids, could this be the reason or is it simply that higher register playing just naturally cuts through a little better ?
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That depends on many things including other frequencies from fellow players and the room's accoustics itself.
Sometimes cutting certain freqs helps more than boosting.
With clearity issues i'd start with cutting lows and then maybe boosting some low mids.
 
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G-Dog said:
Welcome to TalkBass and the Rumble Club, Tim. And congratulations on the new Stage! That's quite an awesome amp.

Was just discussing some Stage & Studio presets over in The Combo Club and wondered which ones our Rumblers here like?
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Well, I only had an hour or so with it before the practice, but Ioved the presets centred around the '59 Bassman, the Motown preset was great as well. I need to spend a little time playing with them to really dial in the tone I hear in my head but those were close. To be honest, with the exception of the more extreme presets, most were pretty usable right out of the box.
I really like the ability to group presets in banks via the footswitch, Iwill use this alot given the wide variety of stuff our band plays and the fact Icould have anything from a P-bass Noir, to a Epi Viola to an upright plugged in.
There is a depth to the sound I wasn't getting from my previous amp without sacrificing any clarity.
Overall, very happy, just need to spend some quality alone time with it to dial itin just right.
 
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Tim Skinner said:
Took the plunge today and bought a Stage 800. Put it through its paces at a band rehearsal this afternoon and wow...seriously impressed. Cant wait to start tweaking the presets to my liking and work out some groupings for the footswitch so i can easily access the sounds i want on the fly.
Very happy with my purchase.
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Welcome Rumbler #1085! Happy to have you among us. Rumble on!
 
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shoulderpet said:
Used my Rumble for a gig recently and I found that the fills I play in the upper register seemed to cut through a little more than the notes I played in the lower register, it then occurred to me that I have my high mids on my amp boosted but not the low mids, could this be the reason or is it simply that higher register playing just naturally cuts through a little better ?
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That is, IMHO, the way it should be. In the lower registers, you should be sitting well in the mix, not cutting through it. When playing fills, you want them to stand out a bit.
 
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shoulderpet said:
Used my Rumble for a gig recently and I found that the fills I play in the upper register seemed to cut through a little more than the notes I played in the lower register, it then occurred to me that I have my high mids on my amp boosted but not the low mids, could this be the reason or is it simply that higher register playing just naturally cuts through a little better ?
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'High' notes(on a bass)generally cut through better as they're in a range more easily heard. EQing can balance the perceived volume. But all notes can be heard better 20' feet or so in front of the amp.
 
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Tim Skinner said:
Well, I only had an hour or so with it before the practice, but Ioved the presets centred around the '59 Bassman, the Motown preset was great as well. I need to spend a little time playing with them to really dial in the tone I hear in my head but those were close. To be honest, with the exception of the more extreme presets, most were pretty usable right out of the box.
I really like the ability to group presets in banks via the footswitch, Iwill use this alot given the wide variety of stuff our band plays and the fact Icould have anything from a P-bass Noir, to a Epi Viola to an upright plugged in.
There is a depth to the sound I wasn't getting from my previous amp without sacrificing any clarity.
Overall, very happy, just need to spend some quality alone time with it to dial itin just right.
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And then it'll all change depending on the acoustics of each room you play.:banghead:
 
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It occurs to me what a wonderful wide variety of amps is covered by the phrase "my Rumble". Rumbles have always been great bass amps, but they have recently evolved into real powerhouses and even fantasy fulfillment!

With this diversity has come some confusion. At first there was confusion between versions, like the 15 has been available in V1, V2 & V3 versions; and the 100 in V1 or V3. Then there were different speaker configurations, like the 100 with 2x10" or 1x15", now with 1x12". Then came heads and cabs, so first the 150 and 350, later 200 and 500, needed clarification on head or combo in discussions. Now we have modeling overlapping non-modeling in the 25, 40 and 800 Rumbles! Some people even mix-up the Stage & Studio; although there is no Stage 40, and no Studio 800!!

And the confusion between combo or head has also evolved. The 800 head is no longer just the amp part of the 800 combo, but they are very different devices with very different capabilities!

It's enough to make your head, or combo, spin! It's helpful when we are specific about what Rumble we're talking about. But, if not, you'll understand our confusion. ;)
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G-Dog said:
It occurs to me what a wonderful wide variety of amps is covered by the phrase "my Rumble". Rumbles have always been great bass amps, but they have recently evolved into real powerhouses and even fantasy fulfillment!

With this diversity has come some confusion. At first there was confusion between versions, like the 15 has been available in V1, V2 & V3 versions; and the 100 in V1 or V3. Then there were different speaker configurations, like the 100 with 2x10" or 1x15", now with 1x12". Then came heads and cabs, so first the 150 and 350, later 200 and 500, needed clarification on head or combo in discussions. Now we have modeling overlapping non-modeling in the 25, 40 and 800 Rumbles! Some people even mix-up the Stage & Studio; although there is no Stage 40, and no Studio 800!!

And the confusion between combo or head has also evolved. The 800 head is no longer just the amp part of the 800 combo, but they are very different devices with very different capabilities!

It's enough to make your head, or combo, spin! It's helpful when we are specific about what Rumble we're talking about. But, if not, you'll understand our confusion. ;)
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True! I(usually)specify 200c but sometimes forget. Since the 112 is/was only available as a cab, I guess I'm safe there. Due to the complete lack of need[and lack of $]for a modeling amp, I'm pretty much set with those and my R40v3.(still hoping for a Rumble 2x12"/8 ohm cab)
 
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dORSY said:
That depends on many things including other frequencies from fellow players and the room's accoustics itself.
Sometimes cutting certain freqs helps more than boosting.
With clearity issues i'd start with cutting lows and then maybe boosting some low mids.
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Thanks, yeah I had the lows backed off to around the 10 o clock position, low mids flats and high mids boosted to about 3 o clock, maybe instead of such a hefty high mid boost I should have boosted low and high mids each a little.
 
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