I really am astounded at how great the V3 rumbles sound, and not just at their price point. I’ve tried pricier amps and with the exception of a Bergantino Forte into two Reference 112’s, none of the rigs sounded better to me.
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I was looking at the specs for the Rumble 100v3 recently, and I had a cool idea for a mod inspired by the @DukeLeJeune 's AudioKinesis Birdhaus 4x6 (now discontinued). I hope you don't mind Duke!
I've noticed that quite a few TB'ers report good results from swapping out the speaker (most commonly for an Eminence BassLite or DeltaLite), and it occurred to me that the Rumble 100 would be a good candidate for the Faital Pro 6FE100 driver--times four that is. For those that aren't familiar with the Birdhaus cabs, the Birdhaus 46 used four 6.5" drivers with an unorthodox alignment: two speakers stacked vertically in the front and one more on each side. The result is excellent dispersion of the sound across the entire stage/room. The 6FE100 is an 8 Ohm driver, so wiring in a series/parallel combination results in a nominal total load of 8 ohms, which matches the original 12" Rumble driver.
The Rumble 100 is a looks to be a bit larger than the Birdhaus 46, which will result in more low end but less power handling. This trade-off may be of particular interest to 5-string players as the Birdhaus 46 reportedly has a bit of a week low B-string response (-6db at 62 Hz). This also seems like a worthwhile trade off given the 100W power rating of the Rumble.
Specs for the Birdhaus 46:
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At $42/speaker and Rumble 100s going for $300 or less, this mod isn't too expensive either.
"FaitalPRO 6FE100 6" Professional Midrange Midbass Woofer 8 Ohm" from www.parts-express.com!
I'm afraid I have neither the time, funds, or need to pursue this right now, so I hope it'll be of interest to some here. There are definitely other combo amps out there that would also be decent candidates for this mod, but given the price, size, and weight (22 lbs for a 1x12" is pretty svelte!) of the Rumble, I think it's the best candidate. I'll try to update this soon with some details from some modeling software. I'm not sure about the optimal port tuning, but my first impressions from running a few quick models is that there is a wide range of acceptable port tuning. Could be a good candidate for multiple pluggable ports--another of Duke's innovations I'm, uh, assimilating.
(The GK MB112 was my other candidate, but it's pricier, heavier, and it's built in speaker is 4Ohms, so you'd only get about half of it's 200W rated power. The one advantage I could see is that you could add a speaker out to the GK and drive an external 8 ohm cab).
I've noticed that quite a few TB'ers report good results from swapping out the speaker (most commonly for an Eminence BassLite or DeltaLite), and it occurred to me that the Rumble 100 would be a good candidate for the Faital Pro 6FE100 driver--times four that is. For those that aren't familiar with the Birdhaus cabs, the Birdhaus 46 used four 6.5" drivers with an unorthodox alignment: two speakers stacked vertically in the front and one more on each side. The result is excellent dispersion of the sound across the entire stage/room. The 6FE100 is an 8 Ohm driver, so wiring in a series/parallel combination results in a nominal total load of 8 ohms, which matches the original 12" Rumble driver.
The Rumble 100 is a looks to be a bit larger than the Birdhaus 46, which will result in more low end but less power handling. This trade-off may be of particular interest to 5-string players as the Birdhaus 46 reportedly has a bit of a week low B-string response (-6db at 62 Hz). This also seems like a worthwhile trade off given the 100W power rating of the Rumble.
Specs for the Birdhaus 46:
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At $42/speaker and Rumble 100s going for $300 or less, this mod isn't too expensive either.
"FaitalPRO 6FE100 6" Professional Midrange Midbass Woofer 8 Ohm" from www.parts-express.com!
I'm afraid I have neither the time, funds, or need to pursue this right now, so I hope it'll be of interest to some here. There are definitely other combo amps out there that would also be decent candidates for this mod, but given the price, size, and weight (22 lbs for a 1x12" is pretty svelte!) of the Rumble, I think it's the best candidate. I'll try to update this soon with some details from some modeling software. I'm not sure about the optimal port tuning, but my first impressions from running a few quick models is that there is a wide range of acceptable port tuning. Could be a good candidate for multiple pluggable ports--another of Duke's innovations I'm, uh, assimilating.
(The GK MB112 was my other candidate, but it's pricier, heavier, and it's built in speaker is 4Ohms, so you'd only get about half of it's 200W rated power. The one advantage I could see is that you could add a speaker out to the GK and drive an external 8 ohm cab).
Get ready to FEEL it tonight!Saturday night's gigrig. We'll be playing the only room I can justify using the R112 with the 200c.
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I get to go straight home from work tonight and my wife doesn't, which means I'll have about two hours to RUMBLE before she gets home!
All I have to do before hand is to hang up the basket of laundry she deliberately placed in front of my rumble.
make sure you crank it up loud and rumble the wrinkles out of that laundry!
Happy Fender Friday!
Rumble On!
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When questions like these are asked I get curious, and sometimes go to considerable length to satisfy my curiosity. Been annoying my friends that way for years. Sometimes I’m able to put that to some use, but in my eager quest for information I also get it wrong from time to time, In this case, though, it was a distinction without much of a difference.Well, it is a tedious task, if you looked up every Rumble on the Fender website for that one feature! Ah, the lengths we go to for The Club, eh? Thanks for all you do here Jacobi. You are a gentleman and a scholar.
By the way, I did not realize that the Rumble 15 is sealed. Huh! Ya learn sumpin' new ever day.
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When questions like these are asked I get curious, and sometimes go to considerable length to satisfy my curiosity. Been annoying my friends that way for years. Sometimes I’m able to put that to some use, but in my eager quest for information I also get it wrong from time to time, In this case, though, it was a distinction without much of a difference.
My sentiments, exactly. I sometimes start to write a "I don't know, but..." response and suddenly get an idea to look it up. If it takes several different searches, it becomes too much to stop now! Meanwhile, others have already given the obvious, or speculative, answers. Then, sometimes I don't find anything of value to add and end up not replying at all.
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Stage 800 and ext cab bout to kill it tonight.
Yeah, jmon, that is killer, indeed!!! Thanks for sharing that sweetness.
Which reminds me, if anyone hasn't browsed the Rumble Artwork section of the Wiki page lately, you really should. It is chock full of truly inspirational pics.
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Anyone used a portaflex head with their rumble before, and if so, how was the experience? What size cab was it?
If you are going to do an outdoor gig in Florida, use a bass with a carbon fiber composite neck! Kenny is diggin it! Sporting my new (well new to me, 1995 model) Zon Sonus Special I bought from Jason Newsted. Sounds awesome!
Sharp rig! Nice bass too!
Anyone notice a drop in low frequency response when engaging the Drive channel?
I’ve been experimenting around with my Fulltone OCD pedal (on High Peak) and it is retaining low end freq. quite nicely. Looks like I will be using the OCD for a little grit from now on. I’ll still use the Drive channel... as a stand by option
I’ve been experimenting around with my Fulltone OCD pedal (on High Peak) and it is retaining low end freq. quite nicely. Looks like I will be using the OCD for a little grit from now on. I’ll still use the Drive channel... as a stand by option
I use the drive channel as a mute(both knobs 'off')Anyone notice a drop in low frequency response when engaging the Drive channel?
I’ve been experimenting around with my Fulltone OCD pedal (on High Peak) and it is retaining low end freq. quite nicely. Looks like I will be using the OCD for a little grit from now on. I’ll still use the Drive channel... as a stand by option
Yeah... that’s what I meant. Since there isn’t a “stand by” switch, that’s what I use the Drive channel for. Not real happy with the Drive channels loss of low end. Glad I have that OCD pedal... works great!
I know what you mean. I use the vintage button to bring the bottom back with the drive but that my not be much use if you use the vintage on the clean channel as well!
