Fender Rumble Club

[mbell75]

I agree with you Droopy that the recall feature on the stage and studio makes it gig friendly and I'm glad it works for you and your needs. I just don't have the patience to sample the gazillion settings available and try to pick and choose what I want - plus, the added technology makes me think that's just more stuff that can ultimately go wrong - and appears it has with some of you based on previous posts.

Yep, I already had the Mustang guitar amp to know well enough I had zero interest in the Stage amps. I did try the Stage though just for poops and giggles. As with the Mustang, I found myself spending FAR more time fiddling with knobs and trying to create presets than actually playing! Then how they sound in your room at bedroom levels sounds completely different than how they sound at gig levels. Not to mention these amps sound terribly digital the louder they get and you get pretty much zero warmth or depth. They also sound very little like the amps they are trying to copy. No one believed my Mustang amp was a Marshall stack, just like no one believes a Stage is some Bassman 300 rig lol.

A lot of it is the terribly generic sounding speakers in these types of modeling amps. They need to put out at a ton of different tones, so they are just set flat and sound very sterile. I'll take a Rumble combo or Bassman amp with a couple nice cabs and use pedals to get any desired effect I want.

 

[Texican]

View attachment 3476544 FedEx too.

Ha! I just quit my job at Sam Ash to drive for FedEx! It’s hard work for sure... I underestimated the physical work load, at least at the grueling pace we’ve been going. Haven’t smashed anyone’s bass or amp yet lol

 

[JakobT]

I liked the stock strings that came on the bass and I think those are 7250s, but wanted lower tension and a little more clarity in tone.
I tried the Ernie Ball Super Slinkys which are also thinner strings. I got the flexibility, but I thought the strings were too thin. The B is the same width as the Fenders, but the other strings and a lighter gauge and feel like they're from a different set than the B. Also, I lost some bass and got into "pingy" territory. I think the Slinkys did what I wanted but even went too far.
The Hi-Beams are on their way. I ordered the same gauge as the stock Fenders so I should be happy with the size. If they're somewhere in between the Fenders and the Slinkys as far as brightness of sound and flexibility of feel, I think that might work!

I loved the 7250’s that came as stock on my Special Noir P-bass, but they’re getting more difficult to find, and so I switched to 45-100 Ernie Ball Super Slinkies, which I quite like. My other P-bass, an American Standard, sports Chromes.

 

[Ronzo]

Hmm, OK, how 'bout two 200c's, daisy chained , each on top of a _____ cab for a 400W double stack. 'Course that kinda shoots the portability thing, but it's still lighter than a SVT and two 810's. And there's always this:
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We all need to do more of this.

Sealed cabs filled with Helium. Hydrogen if you’re gonna do pyro.

 

[woody357]

Ok I’m not trying to hijack this thread but I thought this would be a great place to ask this question. Do you think the $400 difference in the Bassman 410 cabinets and the Rumble 410 are the Neo speakers vs the ceramic speakers. I know the tuning and material of the cabinets make a difference also.

 

[MustangWally]

Sealed cabs filled with Helium.

Would that produce a 'Donald Duck' tone? On the plus side they would be much lighter to haul around...

 

[Ronzo]

I meant sealed dummy cabs.

And with hydrogen, rather than a Donald Duck tone, you’ll get a Daffy Duck sound:

 

[G-Dog]

Ok I’m not trying to hijack this thread but I thought this would be a great place to ask this question. Do you think the $400 difference in the Bassman 410 cabinets and the Rumble 410 are the Neo speakers vs the ceramic speakers. I know the tuning and material of the cabinets make a difference also.

Mostly, yeah, the cost of MIA Neos over MIC ceramics. Believe I also saw somewhere that the Bassman plywood is thicker, too, and there is more of it, since the cab is bigger. But, you know, ... the speakers thing.

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[woody357]

Mostly, yeah, the cost of MIA Neos over MIC ceramics. Believe I also saw somewhere that the Bassman plywood is thicker, too, and there is more of it, since the cab is bigger. But, you know, ... the speakers thing.

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I asked because I’m trying to decide if I should spend the extra on a Bassman 410. When I got my Epifani PS410 it was based on what and how I play, Jazz, R&B Pop, finger style and slap

 

[G-Dog]

I asked because I’m trying to decide if I should spend the extra on a Bassman 410. When I got my Epifani PS410 it was based on what and how I play, Jazz, R&B Pop, finger style and slap

Many in The Bassman Club get the Rumble cabs for their Bassman heads, some even selling their BM cabs to do so! But, I don't notice many here getting Bassman cabs for their Rumble heads, though. YMMV
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[BlitzCraig]

I haven't actually done it but, I feel very certain that it should work just fine. Muting the XLR would be a serious oversight not to be mentioned in the manual.

Not the same thing you're asking but, here's a post where the built-in tuner of the Rumble Stage doesn't mute the Pre- XLR Out.

But do let us know how your test this weekend goes!
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As you all predicted - I can confirm this works. I was really happy with the sound, the FOH was really happy with the signal, and I received more comments on bass today than I've ever gotten before - not bad at all - (of course I was careful to set the level of overdrive beforehand so the volume didn't jump, and I was not changing anything else during the set)

Thanks again to everybody here who has helped me along the way

 

[GonePlaid]

Many in The Bassman Club get the Rumble cabs for their Bassman heads, some even selling their BM cabs to do so! But, I don't notice many here getting Bassman cabs for their Rumble heads, though. YMMV
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J. Geils had a song "First I look at the purse", For me it's 'first I look at the weight'.

 

[EatS1stBassist]

J. Geils had a song "First I look at the purse", For me it's 'first I look at the weight'.

Lol! There it is! Same here! I did a weight to value on my Basses yesterday.
I’m keeping the light ones. Especially the one hovering on my bed.

 

[BlitzCraig]

LOL - that one floats... Perfect weight - lemme know if you sell it

 

[EatS1stBassist]

LOL - that one floats... Perfect weight - lemme know if you sell it

Yes! this bass proves it does not have to be heavy to have great tone this thing is incredibly light! She’s a keeper! Lol!

 

[G-Dog]

J. Geils had a song "First I look at the purse", For me it's 'first I look at the weight'.

Rumble 410: . . . 62.5 lb.s
Bassman 410: . .64.0 lb.s

Purty durn close!
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[Kipp Harrington]

Rumble 410: . . . 62.5 lb.s
Bassman 410: . .64.0 lb.s

Purty durn close!
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Although the price of the Bassman weighs in pretty impressively.

 

[G-Dog]

Although the price of the Bassman weighs in Pretty impressively.

Yes, we explained that earlier, no? Fender Rumble Club
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[GonePlaid]

Rumble 410: . . . 62.5 lb.s
Bassman 410: . .64.0 lb.s

Purty durn close!
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Rumble 112: 31 lbs.(I have mine )

--------------------------------R200c over R112^
R112 "in the wild"

 

[MaxC]

I am beginning to believe I dont like the horns in the rumblers. I have a 500 combo and an extra 15 cabinet.
I think I like both horns off.
Any one with experience to make them sound better?