Fender Rumble Club

[G-Dog]

Like I said, I don’t have anything to plug into it yet, but…

Yessir, Stevie. I reckon as how that's purdy durn tootin'. "It is only 100 ... but it sounds like seven hundred." @McStephen, you are now member #1271 in the Fender Rumble Club. Congratulations and welcome. Engrave that number in your TB signature for posterity. And checkout the Rumble Club Wiki page for lotsa Rumbling info.

Tell us of your Rumble journey in particular and your musical and/or bass journey in general. We look forward to seeing what you plug into your magnifici 100. Then shall we all ... ...

Rumble On!
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[MCF]

Like I said, I don’t have anything to plug into it yet, but…View attachment 4079305View attachment 4079307

Cool poster.

 

[lizardking837]

I got the chance to play through a Rumble 500 at the Guitar Center the other night. I used a Squier 70s Jazz Bass and with some overdrive and aggressive playing I sounded like Geddy. A few people including a sales rep mentioned it and how good the amp sounded.

Every V3 Rumble I've played through has been brilliant. I can't give Fender enough credit.

 

[bassville pete]

Like I said, I don’t have anything to plug into it yet, but…View attachment 4079305View attachment 4079307

I heard them amps " MEOW " like a kitten.

 

[Deleted member 268085]

Anyone here paired a v3 200 combo with a v3 210 cab? If so, what are your thoughts?

I have to sell both of my Rumbles (moving to a 220/50 country, and Rumbles aren't multivoltage).

When I get there, I'll definitely replace the 200. I bought one the first month they were released, and have loved it ever since. I want to get an extension cab for it. As much as I love 15's, these old engineer's eyes struggle with the width difference between the 115 cab and the 200. The 200 and 210 are both 19" wide.

I'm thinking I'll like having the 15 up higher, and the two will sound good enough together that I'll be risking neighbor complaints.

 

[BobDeRosa]

I just found out that you can combine the power of the Rumble 40 and 100 (and maybe other Rumbles as well) by plugging your bass into the input jack of the 100 and running an instrument cable from the Effects Send of the 100 to the input jack of the 40. News to me, but I haven't tried it yet and have no idea how to EQ it. Is this common knowledge and I'm just really late to the party?

 

[kevinpmajka]

I want to get a Rumble head used as a backup head or lightweight rig. Which model would you recommend with the bassman neo 4x10 or 1x15 cabs? I don't need a lot of power. It's more important that it is rock solid.

 

[BobDeRosa]

Hey guys I just wanted some real world expectations for the Rumble 40 that I am buying around christmas time. I've never played through the 40, but I've played through the 100 and 500. How loud does the 40 get compared to say the 100? Thanks guys!

"How loud" is kind of a relative term, and certainly dependent on what size noise your group makes and where you'll be playing. If you have a loud guitarist and drummer, you might want to think about the 100. For a 40-watt amp, though, the 40 has plenty of guts.

 

[G-Dog]

I just found out that you can combine the power of the Rumble 40 and 100 (and maybe other Rumbles as well) by plugging your bass into the input jack of the 100 and running an instrument cable from the Effects Send of the 100 to the input jack of the 40. News to me, but I haven't tried it yet and have no idea how to EQ it. Is this common knowledge and I'm just really late to the party?

I dunno how common this knowledge is, but it has been known for almost 5 years now. That linked post quotes an anonymous Fender employee and has never been refuted. It is one of several links in the Connecting Combos section of the Rumble Club Wiki page.

If you want both amps sounding the same then, I believe, you would EQ the 2nd amp as flat as possible, usually 10-2-2-10*, so as not to alter the signal being input. That's my approach to using my Rumble 500 combo to amplify the modeling voices of my Rumble Studio 40, since the Studio's FX Sends don't amplify well going to FX Returns**.

Or, you could EQ each amp differently for a wet/dry type of sound. Experimenting would be the best way to find your desired tones that way. I believe at least one of our Rumblers, whom I can't recall just now, has done this with some heavy Overdrive on the 2nd amp.


*Flat EQ, as scoped for verification.

**Chaining Stage or Studio to Another Rumble Works Differently.
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[G-Dog]

I want to get a Rumble head used as a backup head or lightweight rig. Which model would you recommend with the bassman neo 4x10 or 1x15 cabs? I don't need a lot of power. It's more important that it is rock solid.

The 200 head is just 140 watts into a single 8 ohm cab, while the 500 head is 350 watts into 8 ohms. Either would be a good choice for you. But, since they are both now discontinued, you'll have to find them on the used market.

The Rumble 800 HD is the only head currently in production, but it would be an exceptional choice to pair with either, or both, of your Bassman cabs!

Good luck and, please, let us know which one you get.
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[GonePlaid]

Anyone here paired a v3 200 combo with a v3 210 cab? If so, what are your thoughts?

I have to sell both of my Rumbles (moving to a 220/50 country, and Rumbles aren't multivoltage).

When I get there, I'll definitely replace the 200. I bought one the first month they were released, and have loved it ever since. I want to get an extension cab for it. As much as I love 15's, these old engineer's eyes struggle with the width difference between the 115 cab and the 200. The 200 and 210 are both 19" wide.

I'm thinking I'll like having the 15 up higher, and the two will sound good enough together that I'll be risking neighbor complaints.

Can't you get converters over(wherever 'there' is)?
On another note(Db): did a Finnish Independence Day Banquet tonight(Sunday). Only ~1/3 the expected people came. We played anyway. They liked us and want us back for future gigs. If there are any.
Played the '67 NR THUNDERBIRD>R200c. Sounded great-once I remembered to turn off the *&^%$#@ tweeter.

 

[a-37]

Can't you get converters over(wherever 'there' is)?
On another note(Db): did a Finnish Independence Day Banquet tonight(Sunday). Only ~1/3 the expected people came. We played anyway. They liked us and want us back for future gigs. If there are any.
Played the '67 NR THUNDERBIRD>R200c. Sounded great-once I remembered to turn off the *&^%$#@ tweeter.

I don't know how they typically turn out overseas but in Finland we tend to sit at home and watch TV on Independence Day. This year there was no Reception at the Presidential Palace because of Covid but I think they showed some highlights of previous ones or something. Not sure, I didn't watch it.

 

[BobDeRosa]

I dunno how common this knowledge is, but it has been known for almost 5 years now. That linked post quotes an anonymous Fender employee and has never been refuted. It is one of several links in the Connecting Combos section of the Rumble Club Wiki page.

If you want both amps sounding the same then, I believe, you would EQ the 2nd amp as flat as possible, usually 10-2-2-10*, so as not to alter the signal being input. That's my approach to using my Rumble 500 combo to amplify the modeling voices of my Rumble Studio 40, since the Studio's FX Sends don't amplify well going to FX Returns**.

Or, you could EQ each amp differently for a wet/dry type of sound. Experimenting would be the best way to find your desired tones that way. I believe at least one of our Rumblers, whom I can't recall just now, has done this with some heavy Overdrive on the 2nd amp.


*Flat EQ, as scoped for verification.

**Chaining Stage or Studio to Another Rumble Works Differently.
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Thanks very much, G-Dog.

 

[GonePlaid]

I don't know how they typically turn out overseas but in Finland we tend to sit at home and watch TV on Independence Day. This year there was no Reception at the Presidential Palace because of Covid but I think they showed some highlights of previous ones or something. Not sure, I didn't watch it.

We have played quite a few gigs for the local(Lantana/Lake Worth, FL)Finnish population. The Gala was cancelled as many of the attendees would have been coming from Finland and the quarantine restrictions made it impossible to have. There are 2 Finnish clubs in the area-Lake Worth and Lantana are adjoining cities-and this was at a very nice facility we hadn't played before. We've been told that the area has the largest Finnish population in the U.S.

 

[Deleted member 268085]

Snaps. Crackles. Pops.

Back a bit, someone in this forum mentioned intermittent noise issues with his 500 combo, and was trying to determine the root cause. I thought "bad break."

Then it happened to my 200 combo.

I do believe that I've identified the root cause.

ESD. Electrostatic discharge., especially bad now with the dry, very cold air.

If I stand VERY still while playing (an impossibility)...no snaps, crackles or pops. But if I move, then I get them. When I move off the carpet onto the plastic carpet protector my office chair lives on, then it gets much worse.

Basically, there's a potential (voltage) difference between me and my amp, connected via the instrument cable. What does that give you? Yup. Mini lightning. Snaps. Crackles. Pops.

I don't have a wireless system for my bass, but that would be a good test. Noise with an instrument cable, none when wireless, would be my expected result.

EDIT: Back in the '80s, this is why we switched to radios from phone lines for our supervisory control systems in oil production fields. Especially in Texas, where we had a LOT of clear air lightning. Hit one telemetry unit. Take down all of the ones on the same land lines. Bad juju.

 

[G-Dog]

Snaps. Crackles. Pops.

Back a bit, someone in this forum mentioned intermittent noise issues with his 500 combo, and was trying to determine the root cause. I thought "bad break."

Then it happened to my 200 combo.

I do believe that I've identified the root cause.

ESD. Electrostatic discharge., especially bad now with the dry, very cold air.

If I stand VERY still while playing (an impossibility)...no snaps, crackles or pops. But if I move, then I get them. When I move off the carpet onto the plastic carpet protector my office chair lives on, then it gets much worse.

Basically, there's a potential (voltage) difference between me and my amp, connected via the instrument cable. What does that give you? Yup. Mini lightning. Snaps. Crackles. Pops.

I don't have a wireless system for my bass, but that would be a good test. Noise with an instrument cable, none when wireless, would be my expected result.

EDIT: Back in the '80s, this is why we switched to radios from phone lines for our supervisory control systems in oil production fields. Especially in Texas, where we had a LOT of clear air lightning. Hit one telemetry unit. Take down all of the ones on the same land lines. Bad juju.

Very good point, Maarty! I know that in regions of high humidity we tend to forget about ESD*, until a very cold front drives the humidity way down and the "snap, crackle, pop" surprises us! (And we ain't talkin' "Rice Crispies" here.)

That is unless, of course, you have a very diligent TMO**, such as Mrs. Dog in my case, who keeps the winter interior temperatures toasty and, therefore, at least still semi-humid. Actually, in the early or late summertime when the A/C gets cranked, some of us surprisingly risk more interior ESD* then!


*Electro-Static Discharge!!!
**Thermostat Monitoring Officer.
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[JPDsma]

We are pretty dry here at about 6500’ elevation. I first suspected ESD with my wireless unit a while back. STRONG crackle n pop scaring the begeebers out of me. I get small stuff now, but regularly rotating the transmitter and receiver units about the plug in part seems to keep things in the rare static range instead of detonations

 

[Deleted member 268085]

We are pretty dry here at about 6500’ elevation. I first suspected ESD with my wireless unit a while back. STRONG crackle n pop scaring the begeebers out of me. I get small stuff now, but regularly rotating the transmitter and receiver units about the plug in part seems to keep things in the rare static range instead of detonations

OK, so wireless units are also susceptible. Good to know.

 

[ShawnG]

@G-Dog, now that I’ve done the double, I guess it’s time to join the club...

 

[G-Dog]

@G-Dog, now that I’ve done the double, I guess it’s time to join the club...

Yes, it's about time, G! @ShawnG, you are now member #1272 in the Fender Rumble Club. Wow! To my recollection, Shawn, you are the first owner of both a Stage 800 and a Studio 40!!! Somebody please correct me, if I'm wrong. If the schmackeroons market hadn't tanked with this year's economy, I think you would receive a major award for such auspicious Rumbling! Instead, please accept my congratulations, welcome and a hearty (socially distanced) handshake. Good to have you finally officially with us. I believe you know your way around The Club, The Wiki and The Modeling Sub-Thread. Hail and well met, good fellow!

We've already heard a bit about you and your Rumble journey, but please feel free to elucidate further anything you'd like to relate. I'm sure that we single Stage or Studio owners would especially love to hear about any synergies, syzygies or serendipities of using both Stage & Studio that you may discover, invent or cobble together. So, without further ado, please, shall we all ... ...

Rumble On!
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