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Fender Rumble Club

#4,101
Linnin said:
From what I've read those Vox Bass Amplugs are pretty worthless, but I have no actual experience with one.
I always recommend the Rumble 40 because it sounds really good, and it has the very same front end as it's bigger brothers. So it's a tonal match through headphones, and you can never tell when you are going to give a control that little tweak and finesse your way into a great tone setting. I use trial & error all the time.
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Hmmm... Only $20.00 separate the Rumble 15 from the Rumble 40 to boot... Very tempting...
 
#4,103
My patience has run out with Musiciansfriend shipping. My stupid cable appears stuck in the USPS... So I figured, okay, ONE spare cable probably wouldn't kill me...

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Now to get home, hook up, and try it out...
 
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#4,104
Linnin said:
Better check that again my friend. Rumble 15 is $80; the 25 is $100, and the 40 is $200.
I have the V3 Rumble 25 and it's well worth the extra sawbuck. It's a shame our friend Lanzy is having trouble with his.
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And I am having model designation problems...

If I had the room and security in my office, I'd spring for a Rumble 100, but alas... I really don't want to leave anything all that expensive here...
 
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#4,105
Big Hoss said:
My patience has run out with Musiciansfriend shipping. My stupid cable appears stuck in the USPS... So I figured, okay, ONE spare cable probably wouldn't kill me...

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Now to get home, hook up, and try it out...
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That is the one I got at GC when I picked up my rig. I left the zip ties on it and just slid the ends out and tucked the loop in between the amp and cab. No danglies.
 
#4,112
Big Hoss said:
...for times when you want to bring the bazooka to the gun fight... To quote Larry The Cable Guy... "That's funny right there!".

I can see where, in a smallish / medium sized space (say like a house party, or even a small club / church setting, the 500 combo itself is ideal. But go outdoors, or bigger spaces and you want the low oomph... So load that bazooka!
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I've used the 500 combo alone many times outside. It kills, I don't even have to push it. This is one of the jobs that's a big problem - outdoors on a concrete pad with a roof that is a hip-roofed affair. It catches low end and booms away. but not the Combo. The only downside is that the combo does not really project there. But onstage, it's not only the only thing I've used there that is tolerable, it's actually good.
 
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Linnin said:
From what I've read those Vox Bass Amplugs are pretty worthless, but I have no actual experience with one.
I always recommend the Rumble 40 because it sounds really good, and it has the very same front end as it's bigger brothers. So it's a tonal match through headphones, and you can never tell when you are going to give a control that little tweak and finesse your way into a great tone setting. I use trial & error all the time.
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I have one of those Vox AmpPlugs and I think it is an amazing little gadget.

I bought it on a whim for when I travel to seminars. There is nothing better than jammin on my bass in my hotel room.

No amp to haul around. Even my Rumble 15.

Not the greatest sound, but amplified sound nonetheless.

I also use is sometimes outside on the deck while grilling tasty meats.

Cheap cordless sound!
 
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Clark Westfield said:
I have one of those Vox AmpPlugs and I think it is an amazing little gadget.

I bought it on a whim for when I travel to seminars. There is nothing better than jammin on my bass in my hotel room.

No amp to haul around. Even my Rumble 15.

Not the greatest sound, but amplified sound nonetheless.

I also use is sometimes outside on the deck while grilling tasty meats.

Cheap cordless sound!
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I must be crazy, but as another owner of the AmPlug I think it sounds good too, at least through my phones. Maybe I'll trim the hair outta my ears and change my opinion.
 
#4,117
Michael King said:
Yesterday I bought my first Rumble amp, a Rumble 200 and I love the tone and options. However, when I got it home in reading the spec sheet, I read the most I can get is 140 watt with an 8ohm speaker. So I starte a new thread: Does a Fender Rumble 200 Really have 200 watts of power". It is here on this forum page. Thank you.
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With an 8 ohm cab yes it will produce 200 watts. The wattage ratings on solid state amps varies by resistance. 140 watts at 8 ohms 200 watts at 4 ohms.
 
#4,118
I have the 500 head and the 115 /210 cabs.
I gotta say that I like the head with one cab at a time more than with both in. It's probably the room i'm in,but it gets too bassy too fast.
I slightly prefer the 210 on its own to the single 115 but they are really very close in tone (at least from 5-8 feet from cab). The 210 has a slightly quicker, cleaner response. When I put the 115 up on a stand its damn near close in tone I must admit.
I am positive once I fire it up in a larger room with a gorilla drummer, the second cab will be better welcomed.
I put my 115 up for sale to get another 210 but i'm not so sure it's necesssary now.
 
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Michael King said:
Yesterday I bought my first Rumble amp, a Rumble 200 and I love the tone and options. However, when I got it home in reading the spec sheet, I read the most I can get is 140 watt with an 8ohm speaker. So I starte a new thread: Does a Fender Rumble 200 Really have 200 watts of power". It is here on this forum page. Thank you.
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Welcome to the Fender Rumble Club, Michael King! :woot: You are member #356 :hyper:
Yes, your Rumble 200 really does have a full 200 watts at 4 ohms with an 8 ohm extension speaker cabinet plugged in. It has 140 watts with the internal 8 ohm woofer alone.

:D Rumbles Rule! :D
 
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SV777 said:
I have the 500 head and the 115 /210 cabs.
I gotta say that I like the head with one cab at a time more than with both in. It's probably the room i'm in,but it gets too bassy too fast.
I slightly prefer the 210 on its own to the single 115 but they are really very close in tone (at least from 5-8 feet from cab). The 210 has a slightly quicker, cleaner response. When I put the 115 up on a stand its damn near close in tone I must admit.
I am positive once I fire it up in a larger room with a gorilla drummer, the second cab will be better welcomed.
I put my 115 up for sale to get another 210 but i'm not so sure it's necesssary now.
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I don't have the 115, but that is my feeling about the 500 combo/210 - they get too bassy.
It's interesting to note that I am a fool for 15" speakers, but I love the 210s in the combo. I always thought they sounded a good bit like 15's. Good to hear someone else say something similar.
 
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