I acquired the amp back in 2015 when I started my bass journey. I started out on the SX p in the background but have since moved on to my FSR p.
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I love the contrast of the white with the grill mesh. Very unique looking, great job!
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just wanted to throw an updated photo up here since I finished my modification project. Pretty happy with the results! Huge thanks to the velcroed removable grill mesh, these amps make it easy for diy mesh/screen customization as well as painting modifications.
Yes, that's a great look! But, it's hardly unique, especially to Fender amps in general. In fact that was the color scheme for some the first Fender head&cab stacks. Then several other amps. And to the original all-tube Fender Rumble Custom Shop bass amp & cabs in the 1990s. And even some Special Edition V3 Rumble combos! So, you might even say it's a traditional Fender look!
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Couldn’t be more right! I refinished it to go after a vintage cream bassman look but in a modern and light package. My guitarists only my current band I’m in have matching blues deluxe tweed reissues so I felt I had to apply a bit of vintage reissue to my modern gear as well... since no one ever seems to car for us excluded bassists...Yes, that's a great look! But, it's hardly unique, especially to Fender amps in general. In fact that was the color scheme for some the first Fender head&cab stacks. Then several other amps. And to the original all-tube Fender Rumble Custom Shop bass amp & cabs in the 1990s. And even some Special Edition V3 Rumble combos! So, you might even say it's a traditional Fender look!
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How did you apply it? I would love to do something like this, but don’t want to muck it up and have it look amateur. Did you use multiple coats, a primer? Any tips would be appreciated! Thanks!Couldn’t be more right! I refinished it to go after a vintage cream bassman look but in a modern and light package. My guitarists only my current band I’m in have matching blues deluxe tweed reissues so I felt I had to apply a bit of vintage reissue to my modern gear as well... since no one ever seems to car for us excluded bassists...
And no one other than musicians will care now. But the ones who do will be asking where you got those and you have a story.Couldn’t be more right! I refinished it to go after a vintage cream bassman look but in a modern and light package. My guitarists only my current band I’m in have matching blues deluxe tweed reissues so I felt I had to apply a bit of vintage reissue to my modern gear as well... since no one ever seems to car for us excluded bassists...
any of you guys replace the 10s in a rumble 500 combo with eminence sc10s?
I know they are ultimately designed for sealed but the vented specs don't look bad
I know they are ultimately designed for sealed but the vented specs don't look bad
Thanks,for sharing,thought I was only one liking the D'Angelico basses,to go with my Fender Rumble 500.
I've pretty much decided that the speaker on my Rumble Studio40 needs replaced. Bought it used for a pretty good price and I believe the speaker has needed replaced all along. Mostly play for practice and it really doesn't sound that bad except.... it just sounds wooley. Anyway, has anyone replaced the speaker on these? What would you suggest? I read the thread about the Rumble40 and the Basslite S2010. Not sure if that would be best for mine or not. I reached out to Fender, but didn't get much help from them, amazing as that sounds.
In my limited experience, it could also be settings, strings, bass setup, floor isolation, not to mention cab dampening or re-enforcement. What bass are you playing?
Don't we all?
Bluzy, I'd be wary of changing the speaker in your Rumble Studio 40 to another make/model lest it change the voicing on some, maybe many(!), of the modeling tones, possibly not for the better. Better to take it to an Authorized Fender Service Center for diagnosis and, if it does need a new speaker they can get the OEM speaker it was designed for, so you get the intended voicings. Anything else could be taking a chance of making things worse.
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If I may ask 2 more questions regarding the Rumble 500:
1. How much input can it handle? For instance, an active pickup or using pedals... how many db's can it take before clipping? Is anyone using pedals with it?
Most amps have a db cut but I notice it has only one inpit and no pad.
2. Do both the gain and volume affect the DI, or just the gain?
I appreciate any help.
1. How much input can it handle? For instance, an active pickup or using pedals... how many db's can it take before clipping? Is anyone using pedals with it?
Most amps have a db cut but I notice it has only one inpit and no pad.
2. Do both the gain and volume affect the DI, or just the gain?
I appreciate any help.
There’s lots of users with active basses and/or lots of pedals! I’m sure some will speak up on specifics. The Rumble gain structure is different, and apparently acts as a pad:
Fender Rumble Club
And the XLR out is post everything, including master. I’ve never found it to be a big deal though...
Fender Rumble Club Wiki Page | TalkBass.com
Great reply, alan!
But, for a few more specifics about the Master Volume effect on the XLR Out, see the Rumble XLR Out Volume Levels section of the Rumble Club Wiki page, linked in my signature.
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That keeps happening to me, I try and post a specific section in the wiki, but I just link to the top!Great reply, alan!
But, for a few more specifics about the Master Volume effect on the XLR Out, see the Rumble XLR Out Volume Levels section of the Rumble Club Wiki page, linked in my signature.
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Fender Rumble 200 owners. I need your help!
Can someone measure the speaker grill of this amp for me? I want to get a custom grill cloth with our band's logo and i don't have my amp here right now and can't get to it for another week.
This would be greatly appreciated!
Can someone measure the speaker grill of this amp for me? I want to get a custom grill cloth with our band's logo and i don't have my amp here right now and can't get to it for another week.
This would be greatly appreciated!
I've heard a couple of guys grumble about that. They'll turn the master up for their stage volume and the sound person[1] has to lurch for the bass fader and maybe the pad.
[1] I first typed "guy" because it almost always IS a guy. I have known female players of all instruments for a while now, but only recently have started seeing women behind mixers in live settings.
