Fender Rumble Club

[SoulReflection]

I wouldn't get hung up on the perception of audible volume, so much. That's the danger of hearing damage from the logarithmic scale of decibel measurement. It's not so much a perception issue as an energy issue. Doubling the energy inflicting the auditory nerve is deceptively harmful since it's not as easily perceived at high levels. So, the starting level being doubled is very significant! Doubling a 5-watt amp is not nearly as bad as doubling a 50-watt amp, but when you go doubling a 500-watt amp you're in dangerous territory. Then, too, length of exposure is a serious concern, since your perception decreases with more exposure. At high levels, every minute counts (hurts, sooner or later). Take it from a (nearly) deaf old frt.
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You speak the truth, I just can't hear you

 

[trseal]

Say wut...?

Tim

 

[BBassBassington]

Shibas. A used Rumble 210 went up on the L&M site. It had a brown grille which looked pretty neat. Sold in a few hours.

 

[insomehonkytonk]

Shibas. A used Rumble 210 went up on the L&M site. It had a brown grille which looked pretty neat. Sold in a few hours.

Interesting, Fender made Tan/Wheat 200s but those had black grilles, wonder if this was a custom job. Something I contemplated for my 200 was a silver-blue grille cloth

 

[BBassBassington]

Interesting, Fender made Tan/Wheat 200s but those had black grilles, wonder if this was a custom job. Something I contemplated for my 200 was a silver-blue grille cloth

I'm 99% sure it was custom. From what I've seen on the YouTubs it's actually really easy to put new grille cloth on. In most cases it's pull some staples, lay it down, staple gun some new staples, cut the excess.

I of course have not tried it with my Rumble but anyone with access to the tools and the knowledge would find it easy enough to do.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

That's like a manual forklift!

We use something similar for one-man server installations in racks.

 

[BBassBassington]

Does anyone else find that their pedalboards get taken over by a brand only to get diversified only to get taken over by another brand again?

After selling some pedals and changing many things around I've got 2 Boss pedals and 2 now on the way. So 4 of 9 pedals. Just feels weird that I keep doing that. Not so much that I keep making sure my board is full though. I hate how much blank spaces on it bother me.

 

[SoulReflection]

Does anyone else find that their pedalboards get taken over by a brand only to get diversified only to get taken over by another brand again?

After selling some pedals and changing many things around I've got 2 Boss pedals and 2 now on the way. So 4 of 9 pedals. Just feels weird that I keep doing that. Not so much that I keep making sure my board is full though. I hate how much blank spaces on it bother me.

Well, now that you mention it, once I took the blocks of my stock bike pedals, I never had to mess with them again...

 

[GonePlaid]

Does anyone else find that their pedalboards get taken over by a brand only to get diversified only to get taken over by another brand again?

After selling some pedals and changing many things around I've got 2 Boss pedals and 2 now on the way. So 4 of 9 pedals. Just feels weird that I keep doing that. Not so much that I keep making sure my board is full though. I hate how much blank spaces on it bother me.

My pedal board:

 

[JPDsma]

Well, now that you mention it, once I took the blocks of my stock bike pedals, I never had to mess with them again...

Yep, me, too. Though I did race with early style step in and strap down....graduated to clip style a few years ago....‍

 

[John Stephen]

My pedal board:
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That looks more like a pedal bored. Good for you, for keeping it simple.

 

[GonePlaid]

That looks more like a pedal bored. Good for you, for keeping it simple.

It's,TBH, all I need for what I/we do.

 

[John Stephen]

I hear ya. I've accumulated several pedals during the lockdown of the past year, for my own amusement. Prior to that, I never owned a single one. For the gigs that I play, I don't really need any pedals at all.

 

[BBassBassington]

I do my best to make use of most of em. I kinda have the philosophy of if I need the tuner pedal I may as well build a board. There's no time difference in setting up the two.

Then it became if I'm going to build a board it may as well be a good one. And of course "good" is subjective enough that it changes a lot. Used pedals, cheapies, etc. keep me from losing too much money in the process and I make a video out of almost every pedal I get so it's a worth while process. It's just funny how I seem to gravitate to and then away from brands.

 

[GonePlaid]

I do my best to make use of most of em. I kinda have the philosophy of if I need the tuner pedal I may as well build a board. There's no time difference in setting up the two.

Then it became if I'm going to build a board it may as well be a good one. And of course "good" is subjective enough that it changes a lot. Used pedals, cheapies, etc. keep me from losing too much money in the process and I make a video out of almost every pedal I get so it's a worth while process. It's just funny how I seem to gravitate to and then away from brands.

That's the other thing. I have 4 of these-1 on each bass.

 

[John Stephen]

Right, several tuner options out there. Kinda like Rumbles....

 

[BBassBassington]

That's the other thing. I have 4 of these-1 on each bass.
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I don't mind these in a quiet environment though they're still slower than the Snark on my board. But in a loud environment they're hopeless in my experience.

"Ah, just a little more and the E-" *drummer starts noodling* *tuner: E, A, F, B, E, D#, E, S, Qb* "There, that's 1 string." *guitarist starts noodling* *tuner: tries to tell me what the guitar is playing* At that point I usually throw it somewhere and finish tuning by ear and remember why I hate these things. lol

It's never any better at a gig either because the damn thing will be picking up on the music playing in the background or randomly get confused by noises here and there as we set up.

And they're nowhere near as accurate as a pedal when setting intonation. They break quicker and thus cost more than my Snark over time and I can't see the screen on any of 'em half as well as my Snark.

I'm a big fan of whatever works for people. I would never play with people again if all I could use was those clip on tuners though so for my sanities sake I'm sticking with a pedal or some other line-level solution.

 

[JakobT]

I don't mind these in a quiet environment though they're still slower than the Snark on my board. But in a loud environment they're hopeless in my experience.

"Ah, just a little more and the E-" *drummer starts noodling* *tuner: E, A, F, B, E, D#, E, S, Qb* "There, that's 1 string." *guitarist starts noodling* *tuner: tries to tell me what the guitar is playing* At that point I usually throw it somewhere and finish tuning by ear and remember why I hate these things. lol

It's never any better at a gig either because the damn thing will be picking up on the music playing in the background or randomly get confused by noises here and there as we set up.

And they're nowhere near as accurate as a pedal when setting intonation. They break quicker and thus cost more than my Snark over time and I can't see the screen on any of 'em half as well as my Snark.

I'm a big fan of whatever works for people. I would never play with people again if all I could use was those clip on tuners though so for my sanities sake I'm sticking with a pedal or some other line-level solution.

Depends on the clip-on. I settled on Polytune/Unitune some years ago, and they work very well. They’re just as accurate as the Polytune 3 on my board, and have a display that is large enough and bright enough to be read under most conditions. Also, our guitarist and drummer aren’t given to noodling.

 

[Black Out Jazz]

That looks more like a pedal bored. Good for you, for keeping it simple.

lol

 

[GonePlaid]

Depends on the clip-on. I settled on Polytune/Unitune some years ago, and they work very well. They’re just as accurate as the Polytune 3 on my board, and have a display that is large enough and bright enough to be read under most conditions. Also, our guitarist and drummer aren’t given to noodling.

Not a problem: I'm set up b4 them.