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#42,181
Freeze Andy said:
Went to try out a rumble 200 at one of the music shops. It definitely has more punch and less boomy than the 40 at volume. The D and G strings sounded much fuller and the E string just has a punch to it.. I dont particularly like too much top end on a bass but i love a full sound that cuts through, I'm a sixties soul man, lol. Things you dont notice so much in a smaller room at lowish levels really stand out when you need to crank it a bit. It will do nicely.
I checked out some of the competition and.......... no, i aint going back to a heavy amp. Hopefully i can pick one up by the end of the week. I will have pics to boot too.
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I love my 200c! Congrats!:thumbsup:
 
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#42,182
Freeze Andy said:
Went to try out a rumble 200 at one of the music shops. It definitely has more punch and less boomy than the 40 at volume. The D and G strings sounded much fuller and the E string just has a punch to it.. I dont particularly like too much top end on a bass but i love a full sound that cuts through, I'm a sixties soul man, lol. Things you dont notice so much in a smaller room at lowish levels really stand out when you need to crank it a bit. It will do nicely.
I checked out some of the competition and.......... no, i aint going back to a heavy amp. Hopefully i can pick one up by the end of the week. I will have pics to boot too.
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Ah, good, another convert :thumbsup::thumbsup:.
 
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FC1A571B-B0A0-4764-B371-F4C6E939BB21.jpeg Quick update on my build. Test-mounted the neck last night. All electronics fit, time to drill pilot holes and for mountIng tuners and bridge. Then glue up body halves and finish. (2 combos shown...)
 
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#42,188
Hi Rumble Club,

I think I am probably bored and just looking for an excuse to buy gear.
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I have a Rumble 40 that I use at home and at small winery gigs (20-50 people) with acoustic guitar, quieter drums. It’s been loud enough but I kind of want to upgrade for “better tone”.

I do have an Orange Terror 500 with two 1x12 cabs for my rock band that lives in our practice space about 45 minutes from where I live.

Do you think tone wise, the 100 or 200 are very much different than the 40? I might eventually play in another band where I live with a louder drummer and I don’t want to be shuffling gear around.
 
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Chicken Wing said:
Do you think tone wise, the 100 or 200 are very much different than the 40? I might eventually play in another band where I live with a louder drummer and I don’t want to be shuffling gear around.
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Then you'd be best served by either the 200 or 500 if you want to use it in band setting with loud drummer. Both are light enough you won't mind schlepping them around if need be. My 500 always shines when I play with my bandmates - a very loud guitar player and heavy drummer :bassist:
 
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Chris Breese said:
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Just got this Rumble 500 combo, new. Enjoying it a great deal. This thing is like a hammer!
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That pic gives me "The Blues", Breesey, but in a good way! @Chris Breese, you are member #1250 in the Fender Rumble Club. Congratulations and welcome. Make yourself at home here and on the Fender Rumble Club Wiki page, linked in my signature, where there's more Rumble info than you can shake a stick at! If you can't find something on The Wiki, feel free to ask here. We have lotsa helpful members.

Tell us more of your Rumble journey and your bass experience in general, Chris. We have new beginners and 50+ year veterans here. Where do you fit in? And you will surely fit in, as we all merrily. . . .

Rumble On!
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Chicken Wing said:
Hi Rumble Club,

I think I am probably bored and just looking for an excuse to buy gear.
:thumbsup:

I have a Rumble 40 that I use at home and at small winery gigs (20-50 people) with acoustic guitar, quieter drums. It’s been loud enough but I kind of want to upgrade for “better tone”.

I do have an Orange Terror 500 with two 1x12 cabs for my rock band that lives in our practice space about 45 minutes from where I live.

Do you think tone wise, the 100 or 200 are very much different than the 40? I might eventually play in another band where I live with a louder drummer and I don’t want to be shuffling gear around.
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Hey, Chick, didn't you previously have a Rumble 500, along with your 40? Was it too much for your needs? The 500 would certainly be enough for most any band!

If you're thinking of the 12" in the 100, or the 15" in the 200 sounding much different from the 10" in the 40 & 500, I don't personally believe there's much difference due to size. But others say they hear it, so ... ... there ya go. I believe it's more the power levels (AKA SPLs) that give the most tonal differences, along with any additional cab added to the 200 or 500! But YMMV.
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#42,195
Chicken Wing said:
Hi Rumble Club,

I think I am probably bored and just looking for an excuse to buy gear.
:thumbsup:

I have a Rumble 40 that I use at home and at small winery gigs (20-50 people) with acoustic guitar, quieter drums. It’s been loud enough but I kind of want to upgrade for “better tone”.

I do have an Orange Terror 500 with two 1x12 cabs for my rock band that lives in our practice space about 45 minutes from where I live.

Do you think tone wise, the 100 or 200 are very much different than the 40? I might eventually play in another band where I live with a louder drummer and I don’t want to be shuffling gear around.
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The preamp on the 200 and 500 is the same as on the 40, so the main difference will be in the speakers themselves. The 40 uses a Fender Special Design 10" driver, while the 200 uses a 15" Eminence driver, and the 500 two 10" Eminence drivers. The 500 will sound the most similar to your 40 because of the driver size, but because they all have the same preamp the difference won’t be huge in any case.

I would have gone for the 500 (in fact, I did) based on this - besides, the 200 and 500 are the same size with only a 2 pound weight difference, so unless you particularily desire the 15", it makes sense to get as much power as possible.
 
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G-Dog said:
Hey, Chick, didn't you previously have a Rumble 500, along with your 40? Was it too much for your needs? The 500 would certainly be enough for most any band!

If you're thinking of the 12" in the 100, or the 15" in the 200 sounding much different from the 10" in the 40 & 500, I don't personally believe there's much difference due to size. But others say they hear it, so ... ... there ya go. I believe it's more the power levels (AKA SPLs) that give the most tonal differences, along with any additional cab added to the 200 or 500! But YMMV.
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Thanks G-Dog, yes, I had a brief run with a Rumble 500 a while back. I ended up selling it to help fund an Orange Terror 500 plus two 1x12 cabs. My Orange rig is really used for that band and I'd use the Rumble for everything else including home practice, small winery gigs, and who knows what else. I am leaning towards the 500 as a "do it all" amp and then I could leave my Orange where it is. I do like my Rumble 40 and it's been fine for really small gigs, but with a drummer I think it'd get buried.
 
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Chicken Wing said:
... I do like my Rumble 40 and it's been fine for really small gigs, but with a drummer I think it'd get buried.
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Granted we may play different venues, different types of music, but I've used my Rumble 40 with a big band (trumpets, saxes, trombones, and a drummer whose output competes with a jet airliner), and they could hear me just fine (and I could hear myself). Of course, your sound waves may vary.
 
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#42,198
G-Dog said:
The Rumble 15, 25 & 40 differ from each other by the contols, and tone flexibility, they have.

The Rumble 15 has only 4 basic controls for Volume, Bass, Mid & Treble. It does have an Aux In and Phones output and that's all. It's the bare minimum stuff for a bargain basement price.

The Rumble 25 has a couple of extras above the 15. In addition to the basic controls for Volume, Bass, Mid & Trebke, it has an Overdrive button and a Contour button for more tone voicing. When the Overdrive is on it adds distortion to the tone and increasing the Volume control increases the distortion. When the Contour is on it provides a mid-cut "fat" tone for various uses, including low volume practice, but there is no adjustment for it. You can use either, or both, buttons as you like. The only I/O is Aux In and Phones out.

The Rumble 40 is the smallest Rumble amp to have the full controls as the larger, more expensive, Rumble amps, adding a Gain control, Vintage voicing button, Drive & Level controls for the Overdrive, replacing the Mid with Low Mid & High Mid controls, and a Master volume control. The Aux In and Phones out are moved to the back where there is also a Footswitch connection (footswitch not included) to turn the Overdrive on & off, and a balanced XLR Out with Ground Lift switch for connecting to a PA or recording system.

I hope this overview can help shoppers decide on the model they want/need.
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Yes, just before u shared that really comprehensive difference, I also realized the control in the 40 more complete and like the higher series. I finally got the 40 few days ago. TBH, it is overkill for my current needs (small apartment room). But at least one day when I can afford a house, I don't need to upgrade it anymore.
 
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Bibia said:
Yes, just before u shared that really comprehensive difference, I also realized the control in the 40 more complete and like the higher series. I finally got the 40 few days ago. TBH, it is overkill for my current needs (small apartment room). But at least one day when I can afford a house, I don't need to upgrade it anymore.
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Hear! Hear! Please show us a pick of your Rumble, Bib, and you'll be inducted into The Club!
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