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Fender Rumble Club

Am I correct in that the EQ on a Rumble does not effect anything coming through the aux in? It is an independent circuit?


You are correct, 13. The Aux In and the headphone out are between the pre-amp and the power amp. So the pre-amp controls do not have any affect on the Aux signal.​

I have read here, though, that the horn in the cabs and bigger combos do have a big affect on the tone of the Aux signal going through the speakers.​

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Oh, that’s the crux, if the wattage printed on the back (800W) of the amp is actually only half to each cab.


Well, Doug, that depends on the impedance and number of the cabs connected to the amp. If all cabs, from 2 or more, are at the same Impedance, they will split the power equally to each cab, whether it be zero (with the Master at zero) or cranked at full volume/power.

But, with a 2 ohm stable amp, like the Rumble 800 HD, an 8 ohm cab and a 4 ohm cab could be driven and the 4 ohm cab would get twice (up to 533.3W) what the 8 ohm cab gets (up to 266.7W)! Or with two 8 ohm cabs each getting ¼ of the power and a 4 ohm cab getting ½ the power. And there are several other possibilities, as this table from the Rumble 800 HD manual indicates. ;)

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Happy New Year to all the Rumblers out there.
Have a great one!
Yes indeed, here's to a happy, healthy, decibel-laden 2022.

Same to you all!

And speaking of decibel-laden, I'm keeping my eyes open for an extension cab for my Stage 800. Our guitarists are loud and our drummer hasn't even started using his acoustic kit during rehearsals. Still using his electronic kit.
 
Got the warranty replacement and it works properly.
So, get this, Fender does not want you to return the defective one.
I have do ‘destroy’ it and take pictures of it destroyed so that the shop I bought it from, Empire Music, gets their credit for the warranty replacement amp. Seems like a waste to me, but, will be fun to aim my sledgehammer at it.
I got a warranty replacement for my Rumble 200c a few months ago. I had to package up the bad one and send it in to Fender. They paid the shipping.
 
Been a while since I posted in this thread - still loving my Rumble 200 and even picked up an extension cab in the last year as well. They've been serving up fantastic tones and not breaking a sweat. Took the 200 into a small studio to do some tracks for a local band - the engineer was digging the tone. Said he normally likes to just take just a DI signal for bass, but wanted to also capture the cab tone specifically because he said the tone was so good. Can't think of a higher compliment than from a recording engineer who does it for a living. Sounds good - period!

My plans for 2022 are to - Keep Calm & Rumble On!

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Been a while since I posted in this thread - still loving my Rumble 200 and even picked up an extension cab in the last year as well. They've been serving up fantastic tones and not breaking a sweat. Took the 200 into a small studio to do some tracks for a local band - the engineer was digging the tone. Said he normally likes to just take just a DI signal for bass, but wanted to also capture the cab tone specifically because he said the tone was so good. Can't think of a higher compliment than from a recording engineer who does it for a living. Sounds good - period!

My plans for 2022 are to - Keep Calm & Rumble On!

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Ok you Rumblers, this member is in dire need of a guitar stand. Who has a spare? Or do we take up a collection?











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Been a while since I posted in this thread - still loving my Rumble 200 and even picked up an extension cab in the last year as well. They've been serving up fantastic tones and not breaking a sweat. Took the 200 into a small studio to do some tracks for a local band - the engineer was digging the tone. Said he normally likes to just take just a DI signal for bass, but wanted to also capture the cab tone specifically because he said the tone was so good. Can't think of a higher compliment than from a recording engineer who does it for a living. Sounds good - period!

My plans for 2022 are to - Keep Calm & Rumble On!

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That sounds like the best reference one could give. Kudos to you and the sound engineer for finding the "sweet spot". I love my C200 and wish I could play it out more often.
 
I am not a stranger to the rumble series - for home practice, I have the 100w, version 2 I guess you would call it (the one with the cringe worthy red light that thank goodness can be turned off).

However, I've heard so much fantastic feedback about the V3 series not to mention the ultra light weight involved, I had to go check them out & see what the V3 series is all about. I walked into a local GC today and this walked out with me. The tone & the power are both amazing! Can't wait to take it to rehearsal & out to gigs! :thumbsup:
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That would be version 1. Made from 2003-2009. Replaced by V2 Rumble 150 2010-2013. Replaced by the V3 Rumble 200 2014-Present. I love my Rumble 200. :thumbsup: Welcome to the club. :cool: Rumble On! :cool:

Been a while since I posted in this thread - still loving my Rumble 200 and even picked up an extension cab in the last year as well. They've been serving up fantastic tones and not breaking a sweat. Took the 200 into a small studio to do some tracks for a local band - the engineer was digging the tone. Said he normally likes to just take just a DI signal for bass, but wanted to also capture the cab tone specifically because he said the tone was so good. Can't think of a higher compliment than from a recording engineer who does it for a living. Sounds good - period!

My plans for 2022 are to - Keep Calm & Rumble On!

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Yes, stinger, it has been quite a while! I see where you were welcomed to The Club, way back when, but apparently you never actually got a membership number! So-o-o-o ... ... @stingray69, you are now member #1430 in the Fender Rumble Club. Congratulations and welcome, again! Please put that number into your TalkBass Signature for safe keeping.

By the way, did your recording engineer not even try the signal from the XLR Out? It has a cab sim built-in to it.

Well, stingaree, I'm so glad to get you fully registered in The Club. Please don't be a stranger any more. We love to hear of our members who ... ...

Rumble On!
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Yes, stinger, it has been quite a while! I see where you were welcomed to The Club, way back when, but apparently you never actually got a membership number! So-o-o-o ... ... @stingray69, you are now member #1430 in the Fender Rumble Club. Congratulations and welcome, again! Please put that number into your TalkBass Signature for safe keeping.

By the way, did your recording engineer not even try the signal from the XLR Out? It has a cab sim built-in to it.

Well, stingaree, I'm so glad to get you fully registered in The Club. Please don't be a stranger any more. We love to hear of our members who ... ...

Rumble On!
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Thanks brother - I'll hang on to the number & try to drop in more regularly! :thumbsup:

As far as the engineer - I wasn't gonna suggest anything to him, didn't feel right. Besides, I figured if he went through the trouble of wiring up 2 mics (each about $1,500 a piece), I figured he was gonna get a pretty good capture of the cab tone regardless. ;)
 
Thanks brother - I'll hang on to the number & try to drop in more regularly! :thumbsup:

As far as the engineer - I wasn't gonna suggest anything to him, didn't feel right. Besides, I figured if he went through the trouble of wiring up 2 mics (each about $1,500 a piece), I figured he was gonna get a pretty good capture of the cab tone regardless. ;)
Sometimes ya just gotta let a man work.
 
A good sound person is worth their weight in gold. I've had a number of not-so-good ones, and a couple of very good ones, and the very good ones are great.

+1

I've also had the misfortune a couple of times with some DIY "recording engineers" who had invested in some expensive equipment, but seemed to lack either the experience and/or knowledge to get very good results. Luckily, this guy had great gear and the guy really knew his stuff from the hardware to the software and mixing techniques.

I sat and chatted with this guy for a good while in the control room, just picking his brain about equipment, recording & mixing techniques, etc., to see if I could make improvements on my meager little home recordings.
 
She’s cute.
I was wondering how it’s measured? E.g., maybe plug the bass directly into some device, then plug it in the amp and measure what’s coming out of the speaker, and subtract the difference.

Probably multiple ways. One way I can think of would be to play a steady tone into the amp input with some kind of device like a tone generator. Then take an output either from a flat-response mic in front of the speaker, or perhaps the headphone out, and put the output signal into a DAW with an oscilloscope plugin cued up. Then manipulate the Tone knobs until you flatten the EQ curve as straight as possible. I probably wouldn't take an output from the XLR out in this kind of test because the cab sim feature cannot be defeated and might skew the results a little bit.
 
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