Fender Rumble Club

[ubernator]

OMG, uber!!! That is, indeed, quite the wringer you've been through! So glad to hear that you made it back and in such good spirits, too! Kudos on your exceptional resilience, brother. May your recovery continue unabated. And you're obviously still feeling the Rumble Love!
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Well, according to the published design block diagram in the owner's manual, you're half right. The 40-500 Rumbles actually have two (2) cab sims! One specifically for the line out and another specifically for only the instrument signal going to the headphones, and not on the aux in!

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Thanks. Well according to my ears, since I am also using the rumble as a guitar amp, and use distortion pedals, there is no cab simulation on the headphones, though the overdrive in the amp might be voiced with a cab simulator in it. Just the entire signal does not appear to be. Otherwise it would smooth out the highs from pedals. Not a deal breaker in any way, just my observations (audservations? Lol)

Sorry for your losses and living situation in the past. I know, I have been through what you have experienced. Homeless with my kids, lived on a boat for 2.5 years until told to leave. All with a spinal cord injury. Everything eventually turned around. It took a long time. I am glad you are doing better. Best of luck.

thanks. Was your boat situation "sneakaboard" like mine? That's how they get you, walk on eggshells till they kick you out then legally steal your boat with a lowball offer as your only chance to get something for it since boats don't usually sell fast enough when you have 30 or 60 days notice, and it doesn't run...

Not an SVT but Trace Elliot stack & a big Ashdown rig, & other big-ish setups.
Give me the Rumble 200C and a Boss TU-3 Tuner, Am.Std Precision or Peavey Foundation = all I need .

love foundations and furies. My p bass was stolen but I got to keep My furies. My better foundation was stolen, 87 mahogany, but I got to keep my later VFL one, recently got a beater late 80s SF foundation with a fretless converted neck with a little ski jump, but when I swapped the necks, I got a an excellent fretted SF foundation with a super snug neck joint, and the older fretless neck also played nice with the VFL body after a.shim in the side of the neck pocket, the VFL and maple body gave a nice fretless sound.

All plays nice with rumble 200. All my big cabs and remaining big head gone (I suffered a loss 5 years ago where my SWR head, combo and a couple cabs were stolen, and then all the rest in the recent events). But I wasn't using them anyway, the rumble and 112 was enough, and now it is a 210 under it.

The ideal rig would be a 210 cab with the baffle and 15 from a 200c making a matching 115. The 115 cab is boomer, but if you roll the bass off to compensate you would get more headroom. I would prefer matching boxes with the same response, but they don't make one. I used to say years ago that they should make a budget 115 with a 150w driver with the same voicing, specifically for use as a 200c extension, or a cab for the 200 head, and sell it for say $229. With the installed user base of 200c I think it would do well. But of course it probably makes no sense to do so since they get those 15s in bulk for both the combo and the cab. And it is such a good driver. Just my OCD aspergers thoughts on it dating back to 2014.

 

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I've gotten to the point where I'll just buy a second 200c if I need to move that much air. Expensive, but it'll give me a backup amp option should my current 5-year old 200c cross the rainbow bridge.

 

[GonePlaid]

I've gotten to the point where I'll just buy a second 200c if I need to move that much air. Expensive, but it'll give me a backup amp option should my current 5-year old 200c cross the rainbow bridge.

I have a 100 and a 200C. I've daisy chained them at the house just for gits and shiggles. Nice fat sound. Unlikely I'll ever need to do it on a gig, but nice to know I could.

 

[JakobT]

I have a 100 and a 200C. I've daisy chained them at the house just for gits and shiggles. Nice fat sound. Unlikely I'll ever need to do it on a gig, but nice to know I could.

I’ve now got a Rumble 500c + 210 cab, a Studio 40, a resurrected Rumble 40, and a Rumble 15.

I keep the Rumble 500 at home, in preparation for (now non-existent) gigs, and the 210 cab is on duty at the rehearsal space for one of my bands. I use it with a little TC Electronics BAM200 head that I carry back and forth in my gig bag, and they work really well together. The 15 is at our drummer’s house for jams, writing workshops and such, and my Studio 40 is my main practice amp.

That leaves the Rumble 40, which I had given up on a year ago, as it had developed a really nasty intermittent distortion, and I couldn’t get it repaired as my dealer had (temporarily, as it turned out) gone out of business. It came unexpectedly back to life after I had started to rifle it for parts, then relented and reassembled it. It now works as well as it ever did, so it’s now on standby as my backup practice amp.

So more amps than I need, strictly speaking, but it does enable me to...

Rumble on!

 

[ubernator]

I've gotten to the point where I'll just buy a second 200c if I need to move that much air. Expensive, but it'll give me a backup amp option should my current 5-year old 200c cross the rainbow bridge.

If it crosses the bridge, take the amp out of it, make a back panel and turn it into the ultimate extension cab for the new 200c.

 

[EatS1stBassist]

Thanks. Well according to my ears, since I am also using the rumble as a guitar amp, and use distortion pedals, there is no cab simulation on the headphones, though the overdrive in the amp might be voiced with a cab simulator in it. Just the entire signal does not appear to be. Otherwise it would smooth out the highs from pedals. Not a deal breaker in any way, just my observations (audservations? Lol)
thanks. Was your boat situation "sneakaboard" like mine? That's how they get you, walk on eggshells till they kick you out then legally steal your boat with a lowball offer as your only chance to get something for it since boats don't usually sell fast enough when you have 30 or 60 days notice, and it doesn't run...

love foundations and furies. My p bass was stolen but I got to keep My furies. My better foundation was stolen, 87 mahogany, but I got to keep my later VFL one, recently got a beater late 80s SF foundation with a fretless converted neck with a little ski jump, but when I swapped the necks, I got a an excellent fretted SF foundation with a super snug neck joint, and the older fretless neck also played nice with the VFL body after a.shim in the side of the neck pocket, the VFL and maple body gave a nice fretless sound.

All plays nice with rumble 200. All my big cabs and remaining big head gone (I suffered a loss 5 years ago where my SWR head, combo and a couple cabs were stolen, and then all the rest in the recent events). But I wasn't using them anyway, the rumble and 112 was enough, and now it is a 210 under it.

The ideal rig would be a 210 cab with the baffle and 15 from a 200c making a matching 115. The 115 cab is boomer, but if you roll the bass off to compensate you would get more headroom. I would prefer matching boxes with the same response, but they don't make one. I used to say years ago that they should make a budget 115 with a 150w driver with the same voicing, specifically for use as a 200c extension, or a cab for the 200 head, and sell it for say $229. With the installed user base of 200c I think it would do well. But of course it probably makes no sense to do so since they get those 15s in bulk for both the combo and the cab. And it is such a good driver. Just my OCD aspergers thoughts on it dating back to 2014.

We didn’t have liveaboard status. So it was difficult.

 

[rmc63]

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Hey everyone, it’s definitely been a minute, how is everyone doing? I’m still rocking the Stage 800, and my band actually has a gig at the end of the month for Halloween, I may have a video or two to share from it! Currently my favourite preset is the SVT, almost makes me wish I bought an Ampeg fridge and amp but i know I could never move the dang thing. Gain and volume at 5.5, bass 3/4 full, Mids slightly scooped and the mid frequency selected, treble moved to like 6.0 for a little bit of pick bite. Still using a precision bass and roundwounds. Makes for a good girthy dirty tone. Our band is very grunge/punk sounding, main influences being local H and Nirvana. Most of our stuff we perform is original as well! Anyways I thought I’d give everyone a little update, I’ve been quiet on the forum for a while!!

I have been able to jam with other people in a rehearsal studio sort of thing for the last couple of months and it has been so soul satisfying! I like the SVT too but I keep coming back to preset 21, Fat Bassman. I also added a flanger and OD to the preset.The Stage 800 sounds great with my USA Geddy Lee!

 

[EatS1stBassist]

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I have been able to jam with other people in a rehearsal studio sort of thing for the last couple of months and it has been so soul satisfying! I like the SVT too but I keep coming back to preset 21, Fat Bassman. I also added a flanger and OD to the preset.The Stage 800 sounds great with my USA Geddy Lee!

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Sweet rig!

 

[ubernator]

We didn’t have liveaboard status. So it was difficult.

you can PM me if you like, I see you are in my area, wondering which one you were in.

Where I was I am 99% sure the guy has that as his agenda for "stealing" boats for super cheap, as he actually charges "partial liveaboard" fees which is totally illegal, and knows his marina is full of sneakaboards that aren't on his "partial" program. After about 6mo I got put on that, but almost got kicked out after 2 years, and my $100 partial fee was taken off, but my slip fee went up $40. And after a few months of van life in my mom's carport, I snuck back on.

Floating trailer park is the term, but the adjacent marina was even worse, way jankier.

I will say this much. Wilmington

 

[EatS1stBassist]

you can PM me if you like, I see you are in my area, wondering which one you were in.

Where I was I am 99% sure the guy has that as his agenda for "stealing" boats for super cheap, as he actually charges "partial liveaboard" fees which is totally illegal, and knows his marina is full of sneakaboards that aren't on his "partial" program. After about 6mo I got put on that, but almost got kicked out after 2 years, and my $100 partial fee was taken off, but my slip fee went up $40. And after a few months of van life in my mom's carport, I snuck back on.

Floating trailer park is the term, but the adjacent marina was even worse, way jankier.

I will say this much. Wilmington

I know the one! We were at Huntington Harbor. The treatment from the surrounding neighborhood was although upper middle class mostly mean hearted and unbearable.

 

[ubernator]

I know the one! We were at Huntington Harbor. The treatment from the surrounding neighborhood was although upper middle class mostly mean hearted and unbearable.

I got my boat in Huntington Harbor. Was there less than a month. Lot of rich snob douchebags in that apt building overlooking the marina.

 

[EatS1stBassist]

I got my boat in Huntington Harbor. Was there less than a month. Lot of rich snob douchebags in that apt building overlooking the marina.

Yep! The surrounding neighborhood isn’t much better although there were some good souls they are hard to find in that area. Living in Riverside county now much better!

 

[Devon Bustard]

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I have been able to jam with other people in a rehearsal studio sort of thing for the last couple of months and it has been so soul satisfying! I like the SVT too but I keep coming back to preset 21, Fat Bassman. I also added a flanger and OD to the preset.The Stage 800 sounds great with my USA Geddy Lee!

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Just wondering, do you also find that the amp shines when it’s cranked? I have a hard time getting a good tone at low volumes, but when it’s above halfway it’s like I’m going through a glorious fridge. I suppose it’s to be expected with a higher wattage amp.

 

[ubernator]

Yep! The surrounding neighborhood isn’t much better although there were some good souls they are hard to find in that area. Living in Riverside county now much better!

Huntington Harbour is a snobby area that's for sure. I feel the same about the entire IE for different reasons though. HB is where the IE goes when it wins the lottery lol. Gentrification rent increases drives the OC people inland.

I can't go that far from the water, I can't stand the heat. So I am now settled in snoop dogg , sublime and fluffy land. I've seen fluffy at the in n out.

Other than the stress of always feeling the need to hide and being scared "Bob" would see me if I had to leave before the office closed, I would rather I was still on the boat in some ways, provided that the chain of events that got me kicked out, and led to me being seen putting a bunch of stuff in my storage by the tweekers who had moved in there didn't happen, and I still had my stuff intact, I liked being on the water. Could fish for 10 minutes just by stepping onto the back porch.

But now my rent is even less, and no hiding anymore.

 

[dORSY]

Just wondering, do you also find that the amp shines when it’s cranked? I have a hard time getting a good tone at low volumes, but when it’s above halfway it’s like I’m going through a glorious fridge. I suppose it’s to be expected with a higher wattage amp.

Dunno if the stage has it, but the regular Rumbles got the compression built in just before the power section, i really like when it kicks in!

 

[EatS1stBassist]

Huntington Harbour is a snobby area that's for sure. I feel the same about the entire IE for different reasons though. HB is where the IE goes when it wins the lottery lol. Gentrification rent increases drives the OC people inland.

I can't go that far from the water, I can't stand the heat. So I am now settled in snoop dogg , sublime and fluffy land. I've seen fluffy at the in n out.

Other than the stress of always feeling the need to hide and being scared "Bob" would see me if I had to leave before the office closed, I would rather I was still on the boat in some ways, provided that the chain of events that got me kicked out, and led to me being seen putting a bunch of stuff in my storage by the tweekers who had moved in there didn't happen, and I still had my stuff intact, I liked being on the water. Could fish for 10 minutes just by stepping onto the back porch.

But now my rent is even less, and no hiding anymore.

I wish you only the best. Most of the IE I couldn’t live in either. But we found a niche with my daughter on an old 50’s horse property and we love it. Before that my wife and I were living in an RV Park. So glad to be out of there.

 

[rmc63]

Just wondering, do you also find that the amp shines when it’s cranked? I have a hard time getting a good tone at low volumes, but when it’s above halfway it’s like I’m going through a glorious fridge. I suppose it’s to be expected with a higher wattage amp.

i’ve never had the volume past half. Last night, I had it at about 10 o’clock on the master and that was plenty with drums and 2 guitars. I really don’t like playing too loud anymore and I always wear earplugs now, getting old!!

 

[Devon Bustard]

I know I’ll regret it when I’m older but something feels right walking out of shows not being able to hear

 

[EatS1stBassist]

I know I’ll regret it when I’m older but something feels right walking out of shows not being able to hear

Yes you may/will regret it!

 

[SoulReflection]

I know I’ll regret it when I’m older but something feels right walking out of shows not being able to hear