Fender Rumble Club

[J-Bassomatic]

If I understand you correctly, I think I agree. I used to be a fan of 15" woofers for bass (though not a lot of choice way back when). So I fully expected the 210 combo to be more trebly than bassy. Man, was I wrong!?! I was absolutely shocked at how bassy, rich and full it got. And when I connect my Bassman 115 Neo cab I cannot tell a difference between them in a blind test! (And I have read some say that the Bassman Neo 115 is "more articulate" than the Rumble 115. So, perhaps, there's that, too.)
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Thanks G-Dog. When I demonstrated this amp to a guitar player friend first thing he did was remove the grille panel and asked, "Are those 12 inch speakers?" He was quite surprised that they were 10s. I have nothing against the 12s or 15s, follow your heart, I am just of the opinion that the 800 or even 500 head are better served with the power handling capacity of the 210 cab. In reality tho, most of us wouldn't turn it up enough to blow the 12 or 15 cab.

 

[EatS1stBassist]

Took a family pic

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Awesome!

 

[Kijekuyo]

This is my first visit to the Fender Rumble Club. It has over 2000 pages, so please pardon me if I ask a question that has already been addressed many times.

I have a one-year-old Rumble 40. I like the amp a lot overall, but I seem to be having trouble with excess booming, rumbling, and muddiness on the E string at the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd frets. The open E is not as bad, but still a little wavy. Hitting a note, especially after another low note, such as the B on the A string, produces a rolling, wavy, muddy rumble, as if I'm overdriving the speaker or there's a hole in the speaker. Or there's some kind of weird phasing.

I've treated the amp very well. I've never played it at high volume. The grill has never been off except to inspect this problem.

I'm mostly playing a Jaguar SS with only the bridge pickup on. I get the same effect when I play my Affinity J-Bass through it. I don't play at high volume.

I have tried many combinations of settings for the equalization, mostly around 10:00 to 2:00. I've also tried many combinations of the gain and master. I was originally playing it in Vintage mode, but now I have the Bright, Contour, and Vintage all off. I never use the overdrive.

Is this normal for the Rumble 40? I've tried Youtube reviews, but they only go on and on about how little the amp weighs.

Thank you.

 

[SoulReflection]

This is my first visit to the Fender Rumble Club. It has over 2000 pages, so please pardon me if I ask a question that has already been addressed many times.

I have a one-year-old Rumble 40. I like the amp a lot overall, but I seem to be having trouble with excess booming, rumbling, and muddiness on the E string at the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd frets. The open E is not as bad, but still a little wavy. Hitting a note, especially after another low note, such as the B on the A string, produces a rolling, wavy, muddy rumble, as if I'm overdriving the speaker or there's a hole in the speaker. Or there's some kind of weird phasing.

I've treated the amp very well. I've never played it at high volume. The grill has never been off except to inspect this problem.

I'm mostly playing a Jaguar SS with only the bridge pickup on. I get the same effect when I play my Affinity J-Bass through it. I don't play at high volume.

I have tried many combinations of settings for the equalization, mostly around 10:00 to 2:00. I've also tried many combinations of the gain and master. I was originally playing it in Vintage mode, but now I have the Bright, Contour, and Vintage all off. I never use the overdrive.

Is this normal for the Rumble 40? I've tried Youtube reviews, but they only go on and on about how little the amp weighs.

Thank you.

I think @G-Dog will be along shortly to help you out.

 

[G-Dog]

This is my first visit to the Fender Rumble Club. It has over 2000 pages, so please pardon me if I ask a question that has already been addressed many times.

I have a one-year-old Rumble 40. I like the amp a lot overall, but I seem to be having trouble with excess booming, rumbling, and muddiness on the E string at the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd frets. The open E is not as bad, but still a little wavy. Hitting a note, especially after another low note, such as the B on the A string, produces a rolling, wavy, muddy rumble, as if I'm overdriving the speaker or there's a hole in the speaker. Or there's some kind of weird phasing.

I've treated the amp very well. I've never played it at high volume. The grill has never been off except to inspect this problem.

I'm mostly playing a Jaguar SS with only the bridge pickup on. I get the same effect when I play my Affinity J-Bass through it. I don't play at high volume.

I have tried many combinations of settings for the equalization, mostly around 10:00 to 2:00. I've also tried many combinations of the gain and master. I was originally playing it in Vintage mode, but now I have the Bright, Contour, and Vintage all off. I never use the overdrive.

Is this normal for the Rumble 40? I've tried Youtube reviews, but they only go on and on about how little the amp weighs.

Thank you.

I assume this is a new development, Kije? Sorry to hear it. That doesn't sound right. The warranty is good for 2 years, but you may need a receipt to prove date of purchase, if you didn't register it on Fender. com. Hopefully, the seller can help you with a copy of the receipt if you don't find it. Then, call a Fender Authorized Service Center about it and keep us informed, please.

Meanwhile, we'd like to welcome you to The Club and give you a member number in exchange for a pic of your Rumble.
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[JakobT]

This is my first visit to the Fender Rumble Club. It has over 2000 pages, so please pardon me if I ask a question that has already been addressed many times.

I have a one-year-old Rumble 40. I like the amp a lot overall, but I seem to be having trouble with excess booming, rumbling, and muddiness on the E string at the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd frets. The open E is not as bad, but still a little wavy. Hitting a note, especially after another low note, such as the B on the A string, produces a rolling, wavy, muddy rumble, as if I'm overdriving the speaker or there's a hole in the speaker. Or there's some kind of weird phasing.

I've treated the amp very well. I've never played it at high volume. The grill has never been off except to inspect this problem.

I'm mostly playing a Jaguar SS with only the bridge pickup on. I get the same effect when I play my Affinity J-Bass through it. I don't play at high volume.

I have tried many combinations of settings for the equalization, mostly around 10:00 to 2:00. I've also tried many combinations of the gain and master. I was originally playing it in Vintage mode, but now I have the Bright, Contour, and Vintage all off. I never use the overdrive.

Is this normal for the Rumble 40? I've tried Youtube reviews, but they only go on and on about how little the amp weighs.

Thank you.

Welcome, @Kijekuyo!

I’ve played a Rumble 40 for years, and never encountered the problems you describe, and I’m not sure what sort of malfunction would cause these symptoms. It sounds more like an acoustic problem with the room. Do you get the same problems if you move the amp to different locations in the house?

 

[bassdeal]

This is my first visit to the Fender Rumble Club. It has over 2000 pages, so please pardon me if I ask a question that has already been addressed many times.

I have a one-year-old Rumble 40. I like the amp a lot overall, but I seem to be having trouble with excess booming, rumbling, and muddiness on the E string at the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd frets. The open E is not as bad, but still a little wavy. Hitting a note, especially after another low note, such as the B on the A string, produces a rolling, wavy, muddy rumble, as if I'm overdriving the speaker or there's a hole in the speaker. Or there's some kind of weird phasing.
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Thank you.

The Rumble Tone Pool may be of interest.

 

[bassdeal]

The Rumble Tone Pool may be of interest.

Sorry. I did not see you already got some help.

 

[EatS1stBassist]

This is my first visit to the Fender Rumble Club. It has over 2000 pages, so please pardon me if I ask a question that has already been addressed many times.

I have a one-year-old Rumble 40. I like the amp a lot overall, but I seem to be having trouble with excess booming, rumbling, and muddiness on the E string at the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd frets. The open E is not as bad, but still a little wavy. Hitting a note, especially after another low note, such as the B on the A string, produces a rolling, wavy, muddy rumble, as if I'm overdriving the speaker or there's a hole in the speaker. Or there's some kind of weird phasing.

I've treated the amp very well. I've never played it at high volume. The grill has never been off except to inspect this problem.

I'm mostly playing a Jaguar SS with only the bridge pickup on. I get the same effect when I play my Affinity J-Bass through it. I don't play at high volume.

I have tried many combinations of settings for the equalization, mostly around 10:00 to 2:00. I've also tried many combinations of the gain and master. I was originally playing it in Vintage mode, but now I have the Bright, Contour, and Vintage all off. I never use the overdrive.

Is this normal for the Rumble 40? I've tried Youtube reviews, but they only go on and on about how little the amp weighs.

Thank you.

First make sure your cabinet and speaker grill are tight. If it checks out may be your speaker.

 

[pbass74]

This is my first visit to the Fender Rumble Club. It has over 2000 pages, so please pardon me if I ask a question that has already been addressed many times.

I have a one-year-old Rumble 40. I like the amp a lot overall, but I seem to be having trouble with excess booming, rumbling, and muddiness on the E string at the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd frets. The open E is not as bad, but still a little wavy. Hitting a note, especially after another low note, such as the B on the A string, produces a rolling, wavy, muddy rumble, as if I'm overdriving the speaker or there's a hole in the speaker. Or there's some kind of weird phasing.

I've treated the amp very well. I've never played it at high volume. The grill has never been off except to inspect this problem.

I'm mostly playing a Jaguar SS with only the bridge pickup on. I get the same effect when I play my Affinity J-Bass through it. I don't play at high volume.

I have tried many combinations of settings for the equalization, mostly around 10:00 to 2:00. I've also tried many combinations of the gain and master. I was originally playing it in Vintage mode, but now I have the Bright, Contour, and Vintage all off. I never use the overdrive.

Is this normal for the Rumble 40? I've tried Youtube reviews, but they only go on and on about how little the amp weighs.

Thank you.

This may not be your problem, but when I have my ceiling fan on, it causes a wavy, warbly, almost chorus like sound whether I'm playing bass or another instrument. It even feels like the instrument is out of tune.

 

[NDpeppers]

This is my first visit to the Fender Rumble Club. It has over 2000 pages, so please pardon me if I ask a question that has already been addressed many times.

I have a one-year-old Rumble 40. I like the amp a lot overall, but I seem to be having trouble with excess booming, rumbling, and muddiness on the E string at the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd frets. The open E is not as bad, but still a little wavy. Hitting a note, especially after another low note, such as the B on the A string, produces a rolling, wavy, muddy rumble, as if I'm overdriving the speaker or there's a hole in the speaker. Or there's some kind of weird phasing.

I've treated the amp very well. I've never played it at high volume. The grill has never been off except to inspect this problem.

I'm mostly playing a Jaguar SS with only the bridge pickup on. I get the same effect when I play my Affinity J-Bass through it. I don't play at high volume.

I have tried many combinations of settings for the equalization, mostly around 10:00 to 2:00. I've also tried many combinations of the gain and master. I was originally playing it in Vintage mode, but now I have the Bright, Contour, and Vintage all off. I never use the overdrive.

Is this normal for the Rumble 40? I've tried Youtube reviews, but they only go on and on about how little the amp weighs.

Thank you.

Maybe a strings/set up issue with the bass?

 

[bhendrix]

The open E is not as bad, but still a little wavy. Hitting a note, especially after another low note, such as the B on the A string, produces a rolling, wavy, muddy rumble, as if I'm overdriving the speaker or there's a hole in the speaker

It sounds more like an acoustic problem with the room.

I agree with Jakob. Had same problems occasionally with my Rumbles. Try an isolation pad - it'll do wonders! Floor coupling can be a problem and not just on hardwood or concrete floors.

 

[FronTowardEnemy]

Ran my gig board through the Rumble today.

Also ran my Bass Fly Rig through it as well.

So far I love what I’m hearing. Lots of fun too!!

 

[Kijekuyo]

Wow, you folks really came to my rescue quickly! I appreciate that. Let me add to the story for clarity.

Firstly, the sound I'm getting sounds a little bit as if I had a sheet of tag board vibrating and fluttering against the speaker grill (but I don't ). It is very noticeable when I play "Money" by Pink Floyd and go from the B to the low F#.

I can't honestly tell you if it has had this problem from the beginning or not. I don't remember it earlier, but I didn't pay enough attention, or I didn't play "Money" .

I took it to the small shop where I bought it (Mark's Guitar Exchange in San Diego) and asked Mark if he could help me. I wasn't satisfied with his assistance. Even when I could produce the rumble, he seemed to be ignorant of what was bothering me. All he did was reset the equalization to settings I had used before, and it really didn't give the clear sound I expected. He seemed to be a bit impatient with me, but I'm not very picky about my sound. I only want a clear, solid low end. The bass sounded a little better in the shop, but still a bit muddy and wavy.

I seem to have the problem with both basses, and I know for certain the J-Bass is properly set up.

I'v tested it without the speaker grill, and it sounded the same.

No ceiling fan, but thinks for the suggestion.

Two of your suggestions caught my eye, and I tried them.

1) Following bassdeal's referral, I saw in the Fender Rumble Club "Tone Pool" that the settings for say, Motown had the equalization settings all quite low. I tried this, but there was no improvement.

2) Some of you mentioned the surface it sits on and suggested gig boards and isolation pads. While I haven't tried those exactly, I did move the amp to a very stable, solid surface (concrete garage floor). It had been on a raised surface about three feet off the ground. Not much improvement, I'm afraid.

To tell you the truth, it does sound to me like a damaged speaker cone, but I haven't mistreated it at all, either with direct physical contact or with the instrument input. I must return to the shop and try another bass through my amp or my bass through another Rumble 40. Maybe I can talk to another employee as well.

Is it possible that the 10" cannot give me the clarity I'm looking for? I used to have a 10" Gorilla that sounded about the same.

Thanks again!

 

[GonePlaid]

View attachment 3947010 Wow, you folks really came to my rescue quickly! I appreciate that. Let me add to the story for clarity.

Firstly, the sound I'm getting sounds a little bit as if I had a sheet of tag board vibrating and fluttering against the speaker grill (but I don't ). It is very noticeable when I play "Money" by Pink Floyd and go from the B to the low F#.

I can't honestly tell you if it has had this problem from the beginning or not. I don't remember it earlier, but I didn't pay enough attention, or I didn't play "Money" .

I took it to the small shop where I bought it (Mark's Guitar Exchange in San Diego) and asked Mark if he could help me. I wasn't satisfied with his assistance. Even when I could produce the rumble, he seemed to be ignorant of what was bothering me. All he did was reset the equalization to settings I had used before, and it really didn't give the clear sound I expected. He seemed to be a bit impatient with me, but I'm not very picky about my sound. I only want a clear, solid low end. The bass sounded a little better in the shop, but still a bit muddy and wavy.

I seem to have the problem with both basses, and I know for certain the J-Bass is properly set up.

I'v tested it without the speaker grill, and it sounded the same.

No ceiling fan, but thinks for the suggestion.

Two of your suggestions caught my eye, and I tried them.

1) Following bassdeal's referral, I saw in the Fender Rumble Club "Tone Pool" that the settings for say, Motown had the equalization settings all quite low. I tried this, but there was no improvement.

2) Some of you mentioned the surface it sits on and suggested gig boards and isolation pads. While I haven't tried those exactly, I did move the amp to a very stable, solid surface (concrete garage floor). It had been on a raised surface about three feet off the ground. Not much improvement, I'm afraid.

To tell you the truth, it does sound to me like a damaged speaker cone, but I haven't mistreated it at all, either with direct physical contact or with the instrument input. I must return to the shop and try another bass through my amp or my bass through another Rumble 40. Maybe I can talk to another employee as well.

Is it possible that the 10" cannot give me the clarity I'm looking for? I used to have a 10" Gorilla that sounded about the same.

Thanks again!

Going back to the Rumble Club Wiki, consider putting some batting in it. Like one other guy did I put a lot in there and wound up taking 1/2 back out. Since the speaker mounts from the front, it's easy to do.

 

[Expendable]

View attachment 3947010 Wow, you folks really came to my rescue quickly! I appreciate that. Let me add to the story for clarity.

Firstly, the sound I'm getting sounds a little bit as if I had a sheet of tag board vibrating and fluttering against the speaker grill (but I don't ). It is very noticeable when I play "Money" by Pink Floyd and go from the B to the low F#.

I can't honestly tell you if it has had this problem from the beginning or not. I don't remember it earlier, but I didn't pay enough attention, or I didn't play "Money" .

I took it to the small shop where I bought it (Mark's Guitar Exchange in San Diego) and asked Mark if he could help me. I wasn't satisfied with his assistance. Even when I could produce the rumble, he seemed to be ignorant of what was bothering me. All he did was reset the equalization to settings I had used before, and it really didn't give the clear sound I expected. He seemed to be a bit impatient with me, but I'm not very picky about my sound. I only want a clear, solid low end. The bass sounded a little better in the shop, but still a bit muddy and wavy.

I seem to have the problem with both basses, and I know for certain the J-Bass is properly set up.

I'v tested it without the speaker grill, and it sounded the same.

No ceiling fan, but thinks for the suggestion.

Two of your suggestions caught my eye, and I tried them.

1) Following bassdeal's referral, I saw in the Fender Rumble Club "Tone Pool" that the settings for say, Motown had the equalization settings all quite low. I tried this, but there was no improvement.

2) Some of you mentioned the surface it sits on and suggested gig boards and isolation pads. While I haven't tried those exactly, I did move the amp to a very stable, solid surface (concrete garage floor). It had been on a raised surface about three feet off the ground. Not much improvement, I'm afraid.

To tell you the truth, it does sound to me like a damaged speaker cone, but I haven't mistreated it at all, either with direct physical contact or with the instrument input. I must return to the shop and try another bass through my amp or my bass through another Rumble 40. Maybe I can talk to another employee as well.

Is it possible that the 10" cannot give me the clarity I'm looking for? I used to have a 10" Gorilla that sounded about the same.

Thanks again!

Interesting. I play my Rumble 40 in a very noisy room. It's small, has hardwood floors, rattly windows, a chimney blocked off with some sort of material that really likes to rock along with bass frequencies etc. So I tend to keep the bass and low mids to tame some of the extra funk (not the good kind) that the room gives my tone. However after reading this I put my R40 up on a desk and put some padding underneath it. It got rid of most of the effect that the room gives the sound (I'm still in the same room so not all of it).

However I still heard a bit of a rattle on a low G and it seemed to be coming from the top of the combo (which was right by my ears now). It wasn't as pronounced on an F# and almost disappeared for an F and an E and did disappear for a G# so it might not be the same as you are encountering. I had a poke around the screws, handle, cable but nothing appeared to be loose. Turning by bass to active mode I found that lowering the mids caused the rattle to fade better than the bass (although turning up the bass brought back everything in the room reverberating). So I tried the octave of that G and found that one made a slight rattle although it was closer to the pitch of the actual rattle so it was hard to hear. Turning down the mids on the bass caused that to go away completely.

I don't know if this helps. It might be unrelated to what you're seeing but it was an interesting exercise for me on a rainy Sunday arvo here. I might look in to GonePlaid's suggestion about putting some batting in there to see if it makes any difference.

 

[egarcia]

View attachment 3947010 Wow, you folks really came to my rescue quickly! I appreciate that. Let me add to the story for clarity.

Firstly, the sound I'm getting sounds a little bit as if I had a sheet of tag board vibrating and fluttering against the speaker grill (but I don't ). It is very noticeable when I play "Money" by Pink Floyd and go from the B to the low F#.

I can't honestly tell you if it has had this problem from the beginning or not. I don't remember it earlier, but I didn't pay enough attention, or I didn't play "Money" .

I took it to the small shop where I bought it (Mark's Guitar Exchange in San Diego) and asked Mark if he could help me. I wasn't satisfied with his assistance. Even when I could produce the rumble, he seemed to be ignorant of what was bothering me. All he did was reset the equalization to settings I had used before, and it really didn't give the clear sound I expected. He seemed to be a bit impatient with me, but I'm not very picky about my sound. I only want a clear, solid low end. The bass sounded a little better in the shop, but still a bit muddy and wavy.

I seem to have the problem with both basses, and I know for certain the J-Bass is properly set up.

I'v tested it without the speaker grill, and it sounded the same.

No ceiling fan, but thinks for the suggestion.

Two of your suggestions caught my eye, and I tried them.

1) Following bassdeal's referral, I saw in the Fender Rumble Club "Tone Pool" that the settings for say, Motown had the equalization settings all quite low. I tried this, but there was no improvement.

2) Some of you mentioned the surface it sits on and suggested gig boards and isolation pads. While I haven't tried those exactly, I did move the amp to a very stable, solid surface (concrete garage floor). It had been on a raised surface about three feet off the ground. Not much improvement, I'm afraid.

To tell you the truth, it does sound to me like a damaged speaker cone, but I haven't mistreated it at all, either with direct physical contact or with the instrument input. I must return to the shop and try another bass through my amp or my bass through another Rumble 40. Maybe I can talk to another employee as well.

Is it possible that the 10" cannot give me the clarity I'm looking for? I used to have a 10" Gorilla that sounded about the same.

Thanks again!

Have you tried using an HPF, it solved rumble in my practice room

 

[ElectricBass72]

This is going to sound like I'm a major idiot... so excuse my ignorance. I'm using a speakon cable between my Rumble Stage 800 and 2x10 Rumble extension cabinet. How in the hell does one safely remove those damn things (male speakon cable ends from female input on amp/cab)? I must have bought the wrong type of speakon cable, because they are locked in good. Both ends were easy to install... but right now there's no way in hell to get those things out, unless I'm doing something wrong.

 

[Thornton Davis]

This is going to sound like I'm a major idiot... so excuse my ignorance. I'm using a speakon cable between my Rumble Stage 800 and 2x10 Rumble extension cabinet. How in the hell does one safely remove those damn things (male speakon cable ends from female input on amp/cab)? I must have bought the wrong type of speakon cable, because they are locked in good. Both ends were easy to install... but right now there's no way in hell to get those things out, unless I'm doing something wrong.

If memory serves me correct you push in on the blue connector and twist counter clockwise.

TD

 

[GonePlaid]

If memory serves me correct you push in on the blue connector and twist counter clockwise.

TD

I've passed on a coupla items[amps, spkrs]because I'd hafta go spend a small fortune for adapters.
On that topic, I was advised that the way to wind up with a small fortune in the music biz is to start with a large fortune.