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Now, doesn't that feel better?Correct Rumble Covers! 200c and 210!View attachment 4140238
Ahhh so nice!Now, doesn't that feel better?
Now that I have my best of all world scenarios, namely, Rumble 200, Rumble 500 + 210 ext + 115 ext
Would appreciate any Rumble owners experiences using aforementioned in different configurations and what are your thoughts towards them., i.e. Rumble 200 using 115 or 210 ext? Rumble 500 w/210 ext or 115 ext?
Thx for your feedback
Would appreciate any Rumble owners experiences using aforementioned in different configurations and what are your thoughts towards them., i.e. Rumble 200 using 115 or 210 ext? Rumble 500 w/210 ext or 115 ext?
Thx for your feedback
I have a Rumble 200cv3 on top of a 210v3 and man! Solid sound. Always love the 15 in the 200 and when I added the 210 there it was. My earlier amp/cab experience is Ampeg SVT/Fridge SWR GK Acoustic and others. The Rumble is my favorite! Pros-lightweight and great sounding Cons didn’t have it in the 70’s!
I had the R112v3 extension under the 200cv3 for a coupla gigs. For my tastes the combination was poifect. But I hadn't had the opportunity to use the 112 for over a year('cept in the house)and people were looking for them so I sold it. Besides, I can always daisy chain my 100 and 200c.
Attention: Rumble Club Wiki Edit Alert!
Thank you, @Boomer777, for asking about which cab to use with which of your a Rumble combos! I believe the answer lies in what is known as the "Coupling Effect", which I thought was explained in the Rumble Talks section of the Rumble Club Wiki, but it was not. I found the reference, so, now it is! This illustrates how we think we know the basis for some phenomenon, but it's not always as easy to find as we think. Now, I hope, this one is a bit clearer.
Stacking identical drivers enhances low frequencies more so than unlike drivers.
Thanks, Boomer, for your asking.
Rumble On!
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Looks like I may be getting a Rumble 40 soon to go along with my Rumble 500.
A friend of mine let me borrow his Rumble 100 a few months back and I found it to be way too boomy for my tastes. I hope the 40 doesn't share that quality.
A friend of mine let me borrow his Rumble 100 a few months back and I found it to be way too boomy for my tastes. I hope the 40 doesn't share that quality.
For me the 40 is perfect. You can make it boomy if you want, but you can dial it back too. Very versatile, and plenty loud as needed, for such a small amp.
Looks like I may be getting a Rumble 40 soon to go along with my Rumble 500.
A friend of mine let me borrow his Rumble 100 a few months back and I found it to be way too boomy for my tastes. I hope the 40 doesn't share that quality.
Hey there, Morby! The larger combos & cabs combat boominess with a 1.5" polyester fill material inside that the 100 & smaller don't come with. Many 100 and 40 owners have added that, as an easily reversed mod, to tighten up the sound a bit. See the Rumble Modifications section of the Rumble Club Wiki page.
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It doesn’t.Looks like I may be getting a Rumble 40 soon to go along with my Rumble 500.
A friend of mine let me borrow his Rumble 100 a few months back and I found it to be way too boomy for my tastes. I hope the 40 doesn't share that quality.
When I went shopping for a lightweight bass combo after my first carpal tunnel surgery, I auditioned the Rumble 100 and didn’t like it for precisely that reason. I tried the Rumble 200, and the Rumble 40. The 200 was unjustifiable; I could do better with my GK 400RB and either my 1x15 or 2x10 cabinets. The Rumble 40 sounded good, wasn’t boomy at all, and the lack of an effects loop didn’t bother me. The XLR Line Out sounded good through Sam Ash’s PA system. The price being $100 USD cheaper was icing on the cake; I was prepared to spend up to the Rumble 200’s price.
Yes, I also auditioned the equivalent models from Ampeg. All due respect to @JimmyM, I never cared much for their basic tone, including the “Voice of the Angels” Ampeg B-15. But that’s just me. The Ampeg B1xx series has never impressed me. JMO.
Newbie to the Rumble Club:
I was getting ready to replace my Rumble 40, with a more powerful amp so I could use it for band practices. I really love this little amp and it just falls short of making it at practice (just not enough power). Love the tone and the portability.
Btw: I saw the post on the covers, so I posted a picture of mine, it's an MDB Cover - like other posters have mentioned it took about a month to show up, no status updates at all. But it's high quality and fit's perfect, even has Rumble 40 embroidered in the lower corner.
I've never used a DI before, but I was thinking using the monitor channel on our PA and adding a dedicated 12" monitor to get the sound out. We only use the main PA channel for practices - the minimal setup we can get away with. Hauling an extra monitor seems much easier than hauling my gig rig.
Just wondering if anyone has done that, and any tips for using the Rumble line out. The extra 12" monitors I have are just regular monitors we use for vocals. I figure if I don't push it too hard it should be OK. If it works well I may invest in a dedicated speaker.
Thanks
I was getting ready to replace my Rumble 40, with a more powerful amp so I could use it for band practices. I really love this little amp and it just falls short of making it at practice (just not enough power). Love the tone and the portability.
Btw: I saw the post on the covers, so I posted a picture of mine, it's an MDB Cover - like other posters have mentioned it took about a month to show up, no status updates at all. But it's high quality and fit's perfect, even has Rumble 40 embroidered in the lower corner.
I've never used a DI before, but I was thinking using the monitor channel on our PA and adding a dedicated 12" monitor to get the sound out. We only use the main PA channel for practices - the minimal setup we can get away with. Hauling an extra monitor seems much easier than hauling my gig rig.
Just wondering if anyone has done that, and any tips for using the Rumble line out. The extra 12" monitors I have are just regular monitors we use for vocals. I figure if I don't push it too hard it should be OK. If it works well I may invest in a dedicated speaker.
Thanks
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Thank you. This is good to know. I'll be picking up this 40 used for $125, so for some reason if I don't care for it, I should be able to resell it again without too much trouble.
A Q for the club. Preliminaries: Rumble 500c. Cover band. 70,80,90 rock (not terribly heavy, mellencamp, eagles, skynrd). Getting ready for re-emergence with our first gig scheduled for March. Now the gritty: Last time we played out (outdoors in a patio area for a local rest/bar) I was not put through the PA. Did mic the bass drum (which I'm a VERY big fan of. Gives me that push I think bass needs). Technically there is no 'stage', we're just set up at one empty part of the patio. We have no soundman, (ex-guitarist used to handle that duty but he's gone now). Since I am constantly wireless I've been asked to do that duty during sound check - but I really don't think I'm very good at it. Bottom line Q is this - is not going through the PA a problem for bass? I know it travels farther and less directionally, and I don't think we sounded bad - but I could push to get put into the mix if the overall sound would be improved.
And I'll just put this out there right now. We always are too loud. Always. I will continue to fight the good fight. I'm tempted to go the other route and say "nobody gets in the PA but vocals and keys (and kick drum)" because IMHO the vocals are way more important (and the key's just need the boost since he doesn't PIERCE THROUGH EARDRUMS like the Gs and tends to get lost.)
And I'll just put this out there right now. We always are too loud. Always. I will continue to fight the good fight. I'm tempted to go the other route and say "nobody gets in the PA but vocals and keys (and kick drum)" because IMHO the vocals are way more important (and the key's just need the boost since he doesn't PIERCE THROUGH EARDRUMS like the Gs and tends to get lost.)
Newbie to the Rumble Club: I was getting ready to replace my Rumble 40, with a more powerful amp so I could use it for band practices. I really love this little amp ... ... I've never used a DI before, but I was thinking using the monitor channel on our PA and adding a dedicated 12" monitor to get the sound out. ... ... Just wondering if anyone has done that, and any tips for using the Rumble line out. The extra 12" monitors I have are just regular monitors we use for vocals. I figure if I don't push it too hard it should be OK. If it works well I may invest in a dedicated speaker.
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Beautiful li'l R40c, maxie! @tothemax, you are now member #1288 in the Fender Rumble Club. Welcome and make yourself at home here and on the Rumble Club Wiki page, which is chock full of all kinds of Rumbleness. Put your Club number in your TB signature and never have to remember it again. And your plan sounds like a winner. Good luck!
Tell us a bit about yourself so we'll know where you're coming from. We've got members from all over, but the one thing we all have in common is that we all love to ... ...
Rumble On!
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Hi, there, Draggy! Preliminary: Show us a pic of your Rumble and get a free membership number!
See above.Gritty: I've used a R500c in a loud country cover band where the singer/soundman/PA owner always put everyone through the PA and told everyone we didn't have to bring an amp at all, in fact he would prefer no one did! But, his fatal mistake was making an exception for me to use mine as a stage monitor to go easier on his not-very-bass-worthy monitors. Then, of course, both guitarists brought their amps, too, as "stage monitors" that, they claimed, were needed just as much as mine (regardless of frequency differences!). So, best he could do was turn them down out of the PA altogether. (No, putting the guitarists into their monitors at high levels didn't make them turn down one bit!)
Bottom line: If your guitarists are like ours, don't put any instruments, except your shy keyboards, into the PA. Let the amps carry the whole show, unless you're playing stadiums. Your R500c should have no problem by itself. But, adding a 210 cab can get you some extra fullness & headroom, if you'd like.
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Adding my opinion based on many years of experience to this. Most of the time when people say "the band's too loud", they actually are referring to the piercing-ness of the guitars, which really carries, esp. inside, but outdoors too. My 200cv3 has never had the volume above 'noon'.Hi, there, Draggy! Preliminary: Show us a pic of your Rumble and get a free membership number!
Gritty: I've used a R500c in a loud country cover band where the singer/soundman/PA owner always put everyone through the PA and told everyone we didn't have to bring an amp at all, in fact he would prefer no one did! But, his fatal mistake was making an exception for me to use mine as a stage monitor to go easier on his not-very-bass-worthy monitors. Then, of course, both guitarists brought their amps, too, as "stage monitors" that, they claimed, were needed just as much as mine (regardless of frequency differences!). So, best he could do was turn them down out of the PA altogether. (No, putting the guitarists into their monitors at high levels didn't make them turn down one bit!)
Bottom line: If your guitarists are like ours, don't put any instruments, except your shy keyboards, into the PA. Let the amps carry the whole show, unless you're playing stadiums. Your R500c should have no problem by itself. But, adding a 210 cab can get you some extra fullness & headroom, if you'd like.
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Oh. And we haven't run instruments through the PA in 2 years.
My Rumble 200c is still under warranty. I think I got one of the last ones with a 5 year warranty. I'd like to open it up and spray some DeoxIT to get rid of the scratchy pot noise. But would that void the warranty? Just rotating the knobs back & forth hasn't been enough to make the scratch go away.
