Fender Rumble Club

[G-Dog]

Greetings,
I just received my stage 800 yesterday, got the tone app, and got the basic menu path down pretty quick and easily, coming from using Vox Tonelab modeling with guitar.

Can someone steer me to info on saving, moving, and organizing edited program patches?
So far I have avoided hitting the save button in fear that it just will immediately store the edited settings right on the same program number, whereas I want to write and store it way up on a new unused number to not overwrite any existing provided programs just yet.

Greetings, tj! Welcome to TalkBass in general and to the Rumble Club in particular. Please show us a photo of your Stage and join The Club.

The bottom of page 10 and top of page 11 of the Stage and Studio manual , linked in the Stage & Studio Links section of the Rumble Club Wiki page, describes the "Save As" function that does as you wish.

Hope this helps.
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[tjmicsak]

Thank You G-Dog!
I see the save button opens the options rather than immediately overwrites, perfect!
Will post pic soon.

 

[G-Dog]

Thank You G-Dog!
I see the save button opens the options rather than immediately overwrites, perfect!
Will post pic soon.

You're quite welcome. We look forward to seeing your Rumble right here for official Club induction.

As you see, there are several informative links on the Wiki that may be of interest to your situation. But, are you aware of the Rumble LT25, Studio & Stage sub-thread of The Rumble Club created specifically for discussions of these intriguing amps? Great place for your future queries, full of very knowledgeable and helpful Stage & Studio users.
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[Steadfast]

After many years of playing rumble 500 combos.... I have decided they definitely favor passive basses. Basses in active mode when pushed or played hard crackle on the e string. I have had this problem with about 15 different active basses and two different 500 combos. I finally have a quality bass that has a passive mode so it defeats this problem and sounds great.

 

[GonePlaid]

After many years of playing rumble 500 combos.... I have decided they definitely favor passive basses. Basses in active mode when pushed or played hard crackle on the e string. I have had this problem with about 15 different active basses and two different 500 combos. I finally have a quality bass that has a passive mode so it defeats this problem and sounds great.

Interesting. I have 1 active bass. I run its volume ~5 or 6 into a R100 or R200c. No problems.

 

[Gustopher]

Interesting. I have 1 active bass. I run its volume ~5 or 6 into a R100 or R200c. No problems.

Do you adjust the Rumbles gain when you use it? I never touch mine and haven't ran into this issue, but it would interesting to know how everyone is using it.

 

[GonePlaid]

Do you adjust the Rumbles gain when you use it? I never touch mine and haven't ran into this issue, but it would interesting to know how everyone is using it.

Yes-or no, as necessary.

 

[G-Dog]

After many years of playing rumble 500 combos.... I have decided they definitely favor passive basses. Basses in active mode when pushed or played hard crackle on the e string. I have had this problem with about 15 different active basses and two different 500 combos. I finally have a quality bass that has a passive mode so it defeats this problem and sounds great.

Interesting. I have 1 active bass. I run its volume ~5 or 6 into a R100 or R200c. No problems.

Likewise, I have an active P-Bass Special Deluxe and an active/passive CIJ Jaguar (both strung BEAD) that I usually run active, full bright tone and from 7 to 9 volume onboard, depending on song and whether using pick or fingers. My Rumble 500 combo mostly runs approximately 10, 2, 2, 10 EQ and 9 to 12 o'clock (very occasionally 1 or 2) on volume, depending on the room, of course. Yeah, now that I write it out, maybe that's not pushing or playing real hard, assuming you don't mean the right hand technique? I like to leave some headroom. But I've never noticed a crackle on the E. Is it just the open E, specific frets (notes) on the E, or everywhere on the E? Could it be a cab resonant note?
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Do you adjust the Rumble's gain when you use it? I never touch mine and haven't ran into this issue, but it would [be] interesting to know how everyone is using it.

Yes-or no, as necessary.

Again, like my hero, Goner, my Gain goes from low to medium, to assist my Overdrive settings from warm fuzzy to aggressive distortion, depending on the song, or part thereof. Still no crackle, that I've noticed, though.

@Steadfast, what's your Gain when you hear this? Since you only hear it on active basses, perhaps less Gain then would help? Since the Rumble's is not the usual Gain control, which is more like a volume control on some other amps, it has been called a "variable input pad" by some Rumblers.
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[NDpeppers]

Ok I know about slaving the combos.......but i was wondering if it was safe to use the speaker extension on the master combo while using it to slave another?

 

[G-Dog]

Ok I know about slaving the combos.......but i was wondering if it was safe to use the speaker extension on the master combo while using it [which "it", the speaker extension, or another part of the amp?] to slave another?

NO! Do NOT plug the speaker extension on one stock combo into ANYTHING on another stock combo, it'll burn that second amp out!!! IF that's what you mean. [However, IF the second combo has been modified to separate its head from its speaker(s), such as those mods shown in the Rumble Modifications section of the Rumble Club Wiki page, then yes, depending on impedance matching, you might can use the second combo's speakers as an extension cab. But this is not called slaving.]

On the other hand, YES, you can plug an extension cab into the speaker extension of one stock combo while simultaneously connecting that (master) combo's FX Send into the FX Return of another (slave) stock combo. IF that's what you mean. That is still standard slaving, which has nothing to do with the normal use of the speaker extension. You know how to slave 2 Rumble 500 combos together to get the same signal through both amps & speakers at up to 350 watts each for a total of 700 watts, right? Well, you can also add an 8 ohm extension cab to each combo to get up to 500 watts each for a total of 1,000 watts! IF that's what you mean.

Or did you mean something else?
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[Steadfast]

Likewise, I have an active P-Bass Special Deluxe and an active/passive CIJ Jaguar (both strung BEAD) that I usually run active, full bright tone and from 7 to 9 volume onboard, depending on song and whether using pick or fingers. My Rumble 500 combo mostly runs approximately 10, 2, 2, 10 EQ and 9 to 12 o'clock (very occasionally 1 or 2) on volume, depending on the room, of course. Yeah, now that I write it out, maybe that's not pushing or playing real hard, assuming you don't mean the right hand technique? I like to leave some headroom. But I've never noticed a crackle on the E. Is it just the open E, specific frets (notes) on the E, or everywhere on the E? Could it be a cab resonant note?
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Again, like my hero, Goner, my Gain goes from low to medium, to assist my Overdrive settings from warm fuzzy to aggressive distortion, depending on the song, or part thereof. Still no crackle, that I've noticed, though.

@Steadfast, what's your Gain when you hear this? Since you only hear it on active basses, perhaps less Gain then would help? Since the Rumble's is not the usual Gain control, which is more like a volume control on some other amps, it has been called a "variable input pad" by some Rumblers.
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Well I must confess it is happening n
Mostly when I run a backing track through the rear input. It rarely happens if I don’t do that.

 

[pbass74]

Well I must confess it is happening n
Mostly when I run a backing track through the rear input. It rarely happens if I don’t do that.

My Rumble 200 does something similar. I've chalked it up to the infamous scratchy volume pot. I need to get it checked out before the warranty expires if it hasn't already. And, I only notice it on the lowest notes, especially at low home practice volume, even with the gain all the way down. Sounds like a bee buzzing around on the speaker.

 

[Bobhmcs]

I haven't been around much but being a proper member owning a Fender Rumble 410 cabinet with my nameless 500 watt amp I thought I would mention my latest investment. After stepping on and breaking my latest cable I have gone wireless. I am pleasantly surprised at how well it sounds and am very happy to not have lines I tend to trip over. I have not witnessed any latency or sound change. I may end up with RF disease but hey at least my knees will function. They were the same price as a new set of cables as I would need 2 because of my pedal tuner but going back to my Snark is a small price to pay for functional joints.
Great to talk with you all.
;[)
Bob

 

[EatS1stBassist]

I haven't been around much but being a proper member owning a Fender Rumble 410 cabinet with my nameless 500 watt amp I thought I would mention my latest investment. After stepping on and breaking my latest cable I have gone wireless. I am pleasantly surprised at how well it sounds and am very happy to not have lines I tend to trip over. I have not witnessed any latency or sound change. I may end up with RF disease but hey at least my knees will function. They were the same price as a new set of cables as I would need 2 because of my pedal tuner but going back to my Snark is a small price to pay for functional joints.
Great to talk with you all.
;[)
Bob

Awesome!

 

[G-Dog]

Well I must confess it is happening n
Mostly when I run a backing track through the rear input. It rarely happens if I don’t do that.

So, the crackle could be from using the "Aux In", or even from the device connected to the "Aux In"? But still mostly when you play somewhere on your E string?
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My Rumble 200 does something similar. I've chalked it up to the infamous scratchy volume pot. I need to get it checked out before the warranty expires if it hasn't already. And, I only notice it on the lowest notes, especially at low home practice volume, even with the gain all the way down. Sounds like a bee buzzing around on the speaker.

Is it also mostly when using the "Aux In" to play a backing track? So, when playing the lowest notes, eh? The infamous scratchy volume pot usually only does that when turning it, which is not usual while playing. It might be worth turning the cab over and over in case there's something loose rolling around between the speaker cone and frame which might fall out if tipped just right. If that doesn't help, then perhaps a warranty check is in order.
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I haven't been around much but being a proper member owning a Fender Rumble 410 cabinet with my nameless 500 watt amp I thought I would mention my latest investment. After stepping on and breaking my latest cable I have gone wireless. I am pleasantly surprised at how well it sounds and am very happy to not have lines I tend to trip over. I have not witnessed any latency or sound change. I may end up with RF disease but hey at least my knees will function. They were the same price as a new set of cables as I would need 2 because of my pedal tuner but going back to my Snark is a small price to pay for functional joints.
Great to talk with you all.
;[)
Bob

Good for you, Bob! What wireless system did you get? I've got an old cheap-o GC special that goes through batteries like a house afire, and keeping the big-ish transmitter clipped to my bass strap is a bit fiddly, too. For those reasons it's fallen into disuse. But the new, sleek rechargeable models lately look much more interesting to me.
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[GonePlaid]

Anyone using a BBE Sonic Stomp Maximizer with their Rumble(s)? Impressions?

 

[GonePlaid]

Anyone using a BBE Sonic Stomp Maximizer with their Rumble(s)? Impressions?

Hello? (tap, tap) Is this thing working?('whoosh' into mic) J/K.

 

[G-Dog]

Anyone using a BBE Sonic Stomp Maximizer with their Rumble(s)? Impressions?

I hadda chance to buy my friend's rack mount BBE Sonic Maximizer some years ago, but I wasn't impressed with my demo. But he was! He heard what he'd forgotten and started using it again. He was glad I didn't buy it!
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[John Stephen]

That’s a new one on me. Wasn’t aware of those. I will be interested to see if anyone here uses them.

 

[GonePlaid]

That’s a new one on me. Wasn’t aware of those. I will be interested to see if anyone here uses them.

I'd read good things about them on another(?) thread. The originals used either a 9V or a power source. I'd prefer the battery. One less wire to run/trip over. S'posed to increase clarity(?). Cheaper than a LPF/HPF (which also requires ac power). There's a used one online. Maybe....