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Ok here is my new Rumble 800 Photo. Can you please issue me a Rumble Club member number? Thanks
That's just the ticket, Lovey! @LoveThatBass, you are now member #1260 in the Fender Rumble Club. Congratulations and welcome! Put it in your TB Signature and be instantly recognized as a bassist of distinction. Feel free to ask, answer, and discuss Rumblings here at your pleasure. Also, browse the Fender Rumble Club Wiki page for all kinds of Rumble info, and let me know if I need to add or correct anything there.
I see you're a long time TB-er. How about briefing us on your bass experience in general and your Rumble journey in particular? We have all kinds here, from the newest of newbys to some quite, ... uh, ... mature veterans, and everything in between. Yet we all agree that we love to . . . .
Rumble On!
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My new rumble 200 with the family. Need two pics only have 2 stands.
Beauties, all, Lenny! Just how new is your Rumble 200 combo? Didn't you have a Rumble 200 head before?
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Pulled my resurrected Rumble 40 out of storage, where it’s languished since this spring, and took it home. I’ve been playing around with it since yesterday, in lieu of it’s newer cousin, the Studio 40.
I have to say that while the Studio 40 is undoubtedly a powerhouse, riddled with bells and whistles of every description, there is still something very simple and immediate about analogue controls. The Studio 40 is a wonderful piece of kit, but going back to the Rumble 40 for a while actually felt like a little vacation.
I have to say that while the Studio 40 is undoubtedly a powerhouse, riddled with bells and whistles of every description, there is still something very simple and immediate about analogue controls. The Studio 40 is a wonderful piece of kit, but going back to the Rumble 40 for a while actually felt like a little vacation.
I don't know if my 2012 15w amp qualifies for the Fender Rumble Club but here's a pic anyway!
I don't know if my 2012 15w amp qualifies for the Fender Rumble Club but here's a pic anyway!
Yes, it definitely qualifies, Baddy! @BadMonk, you are now member #1261 in the Fender Rumble Club. Congratulations and welcome to another long time TB-er. Glad to have you with us.
I've become quite the fan of older Rumbles, especially the ones with the flashing red light, ever since I saw and heard this beauty pulsing with the soulful tones of its owner.
Rumble On!
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I've got one of those in my basement from when I was kid....I may fire it up again and see if it works
G-Dog
I got it like 3 weeks ago. Want to go to a combo. Before I have owned a 500 and 800 head with different cabinets. For my church it is a good choice I think. I like the single 15.
No actually they are both flats and both Professional jazzes but one is fretted and one is fretless. The fretted has Labella flats and the fretless right now has Fender flats - soon to be changed to LaBella. I started a long time ago and have always used flat wounds.
Also - just noticed on the fretless - no dots on the fret board (bass on left)
Thanks
Lenny
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You could get some stick on dots at Office Depot.
You could get some stick on dots at Office Depot.
No I never look at the face of the board - so I really do not know why they put them on any bass.
I just saw that it and is easy to tell them apart at a fast glance.
thanks tho for the idea.
My 200c is one the best amps I’ve ever owned. That’s coming from an SVT and many other high end amps. Love my amp. Happy for you!
My sentiments exactly.
LoveThatBass
Supporting Member
Well you may live to regret it but here goes.
I played guitar since I was 12 in 1964. Play mostly by ear. In 1974 I was asked by two friends to play bass in a country band. Never played bass and didn't play country but gave it my best. Turned out to be a lot of fun but then College and a family came along and didn't play much at all then in 2001 with Kids grown and nearly grown I decided, being in my blood I was was going to buy a guitar and start playing again. In 2004 I decided to buy an inexpensive squier bass to play along with guitar on home recording and I re-fell in love with Bass to the point guitar became kinda lonely and rest is history LOL. Took me a year to get my technique anywhere near what I wanted (not saying it was correct as I now see). Also, being in electronics since the late 70's. I decided to open a second home business repairing amps. I couldn't afford to have all the parts stocked as had other priorities and the fact people didn't like leaving their prized 40 year old amps long enough for me to order, receive parts, then repair that lasted only 5 years. During that time I had become familiar with Avatar Cabs having bought a few and wasn't enammered by the hiss and tone of the tweeter I set out to make mine hopefully better. I found their problem was in order to not destroy them and fact they only used a cap and inductor for simple 6 db crossover they had set the crossover to a fairly high frequency so after study, and testing things I came up with an 18db slope Linkwitz-Riley filter that allowed me to slide the frequency down for what sounded to me a better tone. Also, I replaced their 15 watt LPad with a 50w then 100 watt so they would stop burning up when you had them turned way down causing them to overheat. I called and talked to Dave the owner and mentioned some of these things but at the time their guy building the filters felt 12db filter was the ticket and they were better (all I will say). I think they did increase wattage of L-Pad at the time to 25 watts which helped as long as you didn't overdrive with a lot of wattage and kept them turned up somewhat so the wattage dropped across the L-Pad didn't exceed the rating. Anyway, I did handwire a couple filter boards for others but most folks did not know how to solder so I ended up providing a complete control plate with L-PAD, Speakon's and 1/4" jacks with Filter and horn wires and speaker wires complete all hand wired as I did not have means of making circuitboards (used prefab stuff similar to Radio Shack but better) and hand wired. I made about 50 units before ceasing back in 2006 I believe. Only had one complaint from a person with Ashdown amp of hissing and personally believe that was inherent amp noise related to that amp. I stopped because it took me 3 to 4 hours each, about $25 in parts (2006 prices) and could only sell them for about $45 each so just wasn't worth it. OK, off that... I am going to make this one brief (said way too much already) In around 2014-2015 I bought an ESP LTD B5-E five string bass (my Avatar). Love the feel, hated the tone. I kept it because I have small hands and it is the most comfortable 5 string I have played. Anyway I replace ALL the electronics with Bart 3 band preamp, Lace Alumitone bar pickups, and added pickup series/parrallel selection switches plus a Master Manual Tone with push pull switch for Preamp enable/disable to run passive if needed(thus need for passive tone control). Lace apparently saw my posts here about it and asked me to do a short write up which they put on their site. Ok I have had a few different amps, SWR, Gallien Kruger (which I loved but got too heavy for a then 60 year old with back and heart issues) I then bought a Genz Benz Streamliner 600 and I still say was a great amp but needed more power to play outdoors so I bought a MarkBass Lil Ninja 1000 watt at 4 ohm head. Nice and loud but recently started having weird intermittent issues so sold it over a week ago and bought my new Fender Rumble 800 amp. While haven't had it long enough (just over 2 days now) I can say it is a different animal but that is not a knock. It has some nice controllability for tones and volume. If their is but one "con" it would be no delegated tuner output. Having said that I am able to use the Send to my Peterson Strobe VS-1 tuner and then to an MXR 10 Band EQ I had bought to keep stuff in the 40 hertz range from damaging my speakers at volume with my new Gretsch G5440LS Bass that can get pretty low as well as my 5 string. Found the Fender does quite well at keeping the Gretsch in line but still need for the 5 string B . Ok...I am done. I am still learning new things every day with Bass, Guitar and Technology (as well as a 68 year old can Ha!..) if only I had a younger mind to comprehend and memory to retain it
I no longer have the stamina nor inclination to build things these days even though I am retired as I am facing major back surgery and have other interests. There you have it, now aren't you sorry you asked 
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Well you may live to regret it but here goes. I played guitar since I was 12 in 1964. Play mostly by ear. In 1974 I was asked by two friends to play bass in a country band. Never played bass and didn't play country but gave it my best. Turned out to be a lot of fun but then College and a family came along and didn't play much at all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (as well as a 68 year old can Ha!..) if only I had a younger mind to comprehend and memory to retain it
I'm very glad to have read that, Lovey! Thanks, very much, for sharing. We have many age related and musical parallels in common, if not techno-skilz, and I therefore count you as a kindred spirit of mine, bro.
I look forward to your further observations and Rumblings here. Please grace us with more of your considered opinions on bass-ocity in general and and Rumble-ness in particular.
And best wishes for your back surgery.
My own minor venture in that realm was terrifying to contemplate but, fortunately, had a most pleasing outcome..
Were you ever active in the alt.guitar.amps newsgroup or the AX84 forums?
LoveThatBass
Supporting Member
I'm still enjoying my Bumble V3 500. I'll upload a pic of it one of these days.
I can't get over how much better it sounds (to me) than my buddy's V3 100. It was too boomy/muddy for my taste.
I'll upload a pic of it one of these days. I can't get over how much better it sounds (to me) than my buddy's V3 100. It was too boomy/muddy for my taste.
