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Fender Rumble Club

#4,522
Well the 200 was great last night...I would have taken more pix but there was a nice brew pub across the street so we had some sampling to do beforehand.

Anyway...I ran the 200 with no effects (just a pitch black tuner inline before my wireless). Sounded fine but in the second set after "sampling a fireball" with some friends I wanted to see what she could do. With the gain at noon, master at 1, everything else at noon except high mid at 1 and no buttons, it was loud enough where the sound guy took me out of the FOH! The amp carried the room. Tough to see the amp but here's an idea of the set up:
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@Lync
I am really on the fence about either the 100 or 200. The wattage isn't the issue for me at all. It is the 12 vs. the 15. You own both and have used both. In the real world, at least your real world, what can you tell me. Would the 12 have covered the room you show in the picture? Without FOH support, do they both give the same feel on stage or does the 15 just feel better (to you)? I am not wanting to start a 10 vs 12 vs 15 thing at all. I realize they are all good. I'm just asking because you've actually used both. I'm 58, so I still have kind of the old school thought that a 15 just thumps better. That doesn't mean it's right any more. If the 12 can fill the room and get people excited and dancing, I really like the idea of 22 pounds.
 
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Thanks for that timely gig report Lync! :thumbsup: First hand reports from working musicians is so important to the reputation of Fender Rumbles as great sounding professional gear.

Also most of the pundits say you must have at least 500 watts and a 410 or 2x15 or 4x12 cab to play a gig of that size + PA support. Don't you know you can't even keep up with a drummer, much less play a gig with a 140 watt 1x15 combo?! Just can't be done! ;) :laugh: :roflmao: :smug:
 
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GregT said:
@Lync
I am really on the fence about either the 100 or 200. The wattage isn't the issue for me at all. It is the 12 vs. the 15. You own both and have used both. In the real world, at least your real world, what can you tell me. Would the 12 have covered the room you show in the picture? Without FOH support, do they both give the same feel on stage or does the 15 just feel better (to you)? I am not wanting to start a 10 vs 12 vs 15 thing at all. I realize they are all good. I'm just asking because you've actually used both. I'm 58, so I still have kind of the old school thought that a 15 just thumps better. That doesn't mean it's right any more. If the 12 can fill the room and get people excited and dancing, I really like the idea of 22 pounds.
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Well, talking with the soundguy next time I am bringing the Rumble 100 as with the XLR to FOH it will be fine (The FOH supposedly had 4 18" subs for the low end, so I don't think it was real loud for the audience). The 15 feels bigger of course so with drums I think it works better overall for a band situation. The 12 has filled a small room for a bar gig I did but...mandatory to put it close to a wall/corner as well as you need to hang close to it. I don't think the 12 would have covered this room with any authority. Truthfully it really depends on the drummer at club levels. Does he/she pound hard? The drums always dictate stage volume when you are not using an in-ear monitoring system.

The 200 is still really easy to move...I think if I bought that first I wouldn't have been longing for the 100 if that makes sense. Still....the 100 is super light and can get by for most drums. That's about the best I can say...too many variables and you will have to take a shot. Hopefully it is a situation where you can trial the amp and return it if it doesn't work out.

As a liner note I may investigate the 12" ext cab for the 200 combo to get the tone up closer to my head. I could hear myself fine on stage, but the soundguy said it was throwing hard into the room. I was too damn loud! ha ha Much of the sound had to be blowing right by my knees.
 
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So, after all the noise @Linnin has been making, I am finally looking into the Rumbles ;)

More specifically, the 210. Unfortunately there are not a lot of specs on the Fender page. I am sure this has been mentioned in this thread, but 227 pages is a lot to read! Can anyone tell me the frequency range of the 210?

I would be paring this cabinet with a 15" sub when I need a lot of power, so it will mainly be handling the mids and highs, but I would like to be able to use it on its own for situations where less volume is needed.

I am contemplating between this and the GK CX210, but can't find any specs on either (there is also an Ashdown 212 in a close 3rd place).

I know you guys will recommend the Rumble over the GK, as this is the Rumble Club, but can you point me towards any specs or decent sound samples?

Thanks.
 
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JACink said:
after all the noise @Linnin has been making, I am finally looking into the Rumbles ;)
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WOOT! :woot:

JACink said:
Can anyone tell me the frequency range of the 210?
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Fender doesn't publish those specs. Auditioning an amp is better then looking at numbers on paper anyway. I do know that Rumbles have an absolute ton of highs and the tweeters go to 18kHz. I've never had any problem getting a true 41 Hz low E fundamental out of my twelves. The Rumble 500 210 combo enjoys an excellent reputation for great lows & depth. The mid-range is broad & beefy with plenty of meat. The modern active 4 band EQ is second to none. Go compare with the GK. :bassist:
 
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Linnin said:
Fender doesn't publish those specs. Auditioning an amp is better then looking at numbers on paper anyway. I do know that Rumbles have an absolute ton of highs and the tweeters go to 18kHz. I've never had any problem getting a true 41 Hz low E fundamental out of my twelves. The Rumble 500 210 combo enjoys an excellent reputation for great lows & depth. The mid-range is broad & beefy with plenty of meat. The modern active 4 band EQ is second to none. Go compare with the GK. :bassist:
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Thanks Linnin. I am interested only in the cab, not the combo (as I will be driving it with a power amp), so the EQ doesn't do much for me ;)

Unfortunately, here is a photo of the largest music store I have within 400km of here (I already posted this in another thread to play "Spot the bass" :D ) so there is not much chance of me trying them out. All my purchases are done online, based on research, TB, hope and the crossing of fingers!

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Ya know I've had my Rumble for about a month now and I gotta say that it gives the old GK amps I use to use a real run for the money. Rumble 350 on top of 2 410 cabs rocks. Tone control is crazy good. Power is no problem. Thinking of dumping my GK cabs for Fenders.

just think of it...

American Standard Jazz, Fender rumble 350, 2 410 Fender cabs.

Makes me all warm inside.
 
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Gigged the Rumble 500 gain last night, this time with the addition of the 115 cab.

What can I add? Whole rig sounds amazing. Just so full and beefy, it's a tone I've never achieved before with my old rig.

Special thanks to Linnin for recommending the 115 cab - I wasn't sure which one to go for, and his suggestion was excellent. Makes a big difference to the overall tone - really adds some extra weight.

Had comments last night on how good the rig looks as well - another first!

I added a little photo as well - my US Standard P-bass, on a stand in front of it's Fender brothers. Happy days!:hyper:
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