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Fender Rumble Club

#47,821
CharleyJackson said:
Played an open air show yesterday first time with the Rumble 115. Powered by my trusty Yamaha B100-115SE head (hijacked from the 90-pound combo). A 40 year old head paired with a very recent cab pushing the P-bass (round wounds with foam muting). Tone was thick and woody, very warm. The Yamaha puts out that vintage vibe; the Rumble 115 continues to impress. The switch for the cabinet's horn is set/kept on 'Full'. Granted the performance and material (Boomer covers) do not call for high volume but the 15 never breaks a sweat, etc. I kept a middle of the road tone (dials mostly flat) leaning just a bit more on the treble for a little more 'cut'. The P-bass is naturally very bass heavy.

For the ease of transport (light weight and wheels), sound quality and size the Rumble 115 (I'm a '15' guy) has got to be one of the best $bargains$ on the market for a 15" cabinet.View attachment 4411857
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Hello, I give a review of my rig here (as above).
 
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#47,822
Ravenh4wk said:
Thanks for the welcome. I've been playing bass for just under 4 years. I originally started on drums, some 30+ years ago and progressed to guitar for many years until 2013. After a few years not being in a band, the guitarist from one of the very first bands I drummed for from back in the late 80's got in touch to see if I would be interested in playing bass for the band.

At that point, I didn't even own a bass or amp, but was told to practice the first set and that my first gig would be joining the band at a gig in about 3 weeks time. So, I bought a bass and amp and got to work. I can't read music and play by ear, so there really weren't many shortcuts to take other than practicing hard.

My baptism of fire at that first gig was a success, despite not having a single practice session with the band. It was a case of 'turn up and plug in'.

Not long after settling in on bass, I came to the conclusion that the Ashdown amp I had bought was just not cutting it. So after lots of Googling, I came to the decision that a Fender Rumble would be my best option. It was loud, light and had good reviews and an aux in for home practice.

Since owning my Rumble 500 and matching cab, I've modded it a bit (as you can see in the pictures.) What I love about the Rumble the most is that it just has a great sound straight out of the box. It's easy to use and sounds great.

My main bass is a Yamaha BB2025X and I also have a Fender Ultra Precision, Sire P7 and a Gretsch Junior Jet.

Unfortunately, back in the summer of 2019, I sustained a serious engineering work related injury to my left hand (torque drill grabbed the glove on my left hand and pulled it into the drill). I had to undergo over 3 hours of plastic surgery to my index and middle fingers. Luckily, I managed to keep all my fingers, but I cannot bend my index finger further than 30 degrees as both my index and middle fingers had damaged ligaments on every joint.

This really presented a problem, as you all know that your index finger is one of the most used fingers when playing bass and guitar. I had to totally relearn to play by just using my other fingers as I couldn't bend my index onto the fret board.

I was off work for over 7 months, and had lost the main nerve and a major blood vessel in my finger, meaning that my index is totally numb on the right side, but I was determined to keep playing and adapt as best I could.

3 years later and, playing wise, I'm pretty much back to where I was before the accident. I remember sitting in that hospital bed and thinking 'as long as I can still play bass, that's all that matters'. And luckily, I still can!

I've just recently joined a new 4 piece band who are really good, so once again, I'm learning 45 songs in 3 weeks for my first gig with them. The good thing this time though is that we have had a couple of practices together and its already sounding great.

I've switched to iem's for the first time as the rest of the band all use them and the difference is incredible.

Of all the instruments I've played, I enjoy playing the bass the most. I like rock music and the very first bands I got into were Iron Maiden and Thin Lizzy in the early 80's. And it just dawned on me a couple of years ago the reasons why I like them so much. It's all because of the bass. Steve Harris and Phil Lynott were always my favourites in those bands. It just surprises me now that I didn't realise it earlier and make the switch from guitar to bass.

Here's to many more bass adventures!!!
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Welcome to "Rumble" and I love the grille work on your cabinets.
 
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#47,823
G-Dog said:
Yo, tj! Glad to "see" you again. We still wanna see a photo of your Rumble for a membership number, please! ;)

And, yup, Dax is totally right! One extension cab, either 8 ohm or 4 ohm, will up your output from a maximum of 400 watts continuous to 800 watts!! And give you more cone area for moving more air to get more Sound Pressure Level (SPL). Better yet, you can daisy-chain two 8 ohm cabs for even more cone area and SPL!!! :thumbsup:

The choice of the matching Rumble 210 cab, or two, is also acoustically matching the combo. But two of the Rumble 115 cabs would give you more area & SPL than two 210 cabs. But, I wouldn't recommend just one Rumble 115 cab 'cause they are rated for up to 300 watts and the Stage could give it 400 (not a good thing). The two 115s split the power down to "just" 267 watts each, which they can handle very well. :cool:

The discontinued Rumble V3 112 cabs GonePlaid mentions are great (if you can find 'em on the used market), but they're rated at 250 watts, just a little under the max 267 watts if two are used. But not enough to handle a maximum 400 watts if just one is used. Pluss the 112 is the least cone area, therefore least SPL. :whistle:

But, for the ultimate SPL, to move The Most Air, to get The Biggest Clean Tones, just daisy-chain two Rumble V3 410 (8 ohm) cabs to that Stage and brace yourself!!! :woot:

Now, there are current Rumble V3 210 cabs with either silver or black grilles, but they are identical at 8 ohms. The current Rumble V3 115 and 410 are 8 ohms and only come with silver grilles. But be aware that there are some older discontinued black grille Rumble V2 410 cab that are 4 ohms, and the Stage can only drive one of those! :smug:

Happy shopping!
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Thanks G-Dog!!
Question,
I have a matching 210 Stage cab on order. That will in effect give me 4x10. Would it be possible to then add a full V3 4x10 silver grill cab? I'm just not sure given the ohms but think there would be no issues with total wattages. I have redone grills before and could easily redo that silver into the black MESA stuff and aside from the silver corners have a pretty good SPL, no?
 
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tjmicsak said:
Thanks G-Dog!!
Question,
I have a matching 210 Stage cab on order. That will in effect give me 4x10. Would it be possible to then add a full V3 4x10 silver grill cab? I'm just not sure given the ohms but think there would be no issues with total wattages. I have redone grills before and could easily redo that silver into the black MESA stuff and aside from the silver corners have a pretty good SPL, no?
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Exact-o-mundo, tj! The Stage 800 combo can drive two 8 ohm cabs, whatever the speaker configurations. A 210 and a 410 will give you a total of 8x10" and a montrous SPL! Of course, we will need copious amounts of pix!

Just be sure to set the Impedance Switch on back of the 800 to 4 ohms (the total of two 8 ohm cabs).
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Rumble On!
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#47,829
LennyJ said:
Welcome to "Rumble" and I love the grille work on your cabinets.
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Thank you! Updating the grille is pretty easy to do. I've changed mine 3 times now. I've had a vintage Oxblood, simple black (see pic) and the tattooed ladies.

I've made new grille frames for my cabs so that I can change the look of them for different occasions.
 

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Ravenh4wk said:
Thank you! Updating the grille is pretty easy to do. I've changed mine 3 times now. I've had a vintage Oxblood, simple black (see pic) and the tattooed ladies.

I've made new grille frames for my cabs so that I can change the look of them for different occasions.
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Great job on the grilles! :thumbsup:

How did you make them: build a wooden frame, stretch cloth over it and add the logo?
Are they press fit or did you add velcro strips to the back?
 
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eric_B said:
Great job on the grilles! :thumbsup:

How did you make them: build a wooden frame, stretch cloth over it and add the logo?
Are they press fit or did you add velcro strips to the back?
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Yes, I made wooden frames, stretched the fabric and secured with a staple gun. I added velcro to the back for easy removal.

On the Oxblood one, I bought a 3d printed Fender logo in gold from a guy on eBay.
 
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Ravenh4wk said:
Thank you! Updating the grille is pretty easy to do. I've changed mine 3 times now. I've had a vintage Oxblood, simple black (see pic) and the tattooed ladies.

I've made new grille frames for my cabs so that I can change the look of them for different occasions.
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The black good really good - what is that material or is it grille cloth? I did not see any Oxblood, would like to see that if possible.

Thanks Lennyj
 
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