Fender Rumble Club

[Gravedigger Dav]

Indeed it is.
Load in / Setup:

1. carry bass from car to back room
2. remove bass from case
3. carry bass from back room to stage
4. hang bass on stand
5. plug signal cord into amp and bass
6. turn on music stand light
7. turn on bass
8. tune bass
9. Get coffee from vestibule

I'm thinking about leaving a bass there, too. That way I can get the coffee when I first enter the building.

 

[Avocett]

I'm beginning to feel like a broken record/...broken record/...broken record/.../ but did you try running an instrument cable from the FX Send to the FX Return? The signal cut-off switch in the FX Return can get corroded and cut-off the signal intermittently. If that works, then a small swab of contact cleaner in the FX Return can fix it right up.
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I did not know about this trick, worked perfectly. Just the cable in the FX loop seems to have fixed the switch and now it works fine as is. Still going to pop the shell off and put some Deoxit in there properly, but everything is working fine now. Thank you!

Sorry, I realize I must be about the millionth person to ask this. I appreciate the help.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I've found my 100C to be my Go-To amp. I am usually going to the board, so volume is never an issue. My 40 lives at my church gig. My 500 head has become my practice amp. I go out of my computer sound to the aux in and blend it with my bass so my volume is right in my headset. I set it so that if I hear the bass player on the recording, that mean's I'm playing the wrong note.

Or at last playing something different.

 

[GonePlaid]

I did not know about this trick, worked perfectly. Just the cable in the FX loop seems to have fixed the switch and now it works fine as is. Still going to pop the shell off and put some Deoxit in there properly, but everything is working fine now. Thank you!

Sorry, I realize I must be about the millionth person to ask this. I appreciate the help.

Nope. 999, 989th.

 

[GonePlaid]

My R200c/R210 1st public appearance (although this was a just a rehearsal). Sounded exceedingly well but turned out to be more stage monitor as we had it piped into the PA system. Drums and bass into the PA but the guitar amps weren't miked into the PA so not sure if that's really the way to go. The Rumble certainly could have stood up to drums and guitars on its own.

Tim

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The higher freqs of the guitar amps will carry farther w/o 'help' than the bass/kick.

 

[GonePlaid]

Indeed. I've played most amps made and the Rumble line is my favorite tone. IMHO, it sounds like a bass should sound.

It's the closest I've come to what I(vaguely)remember outta this:

 

[Kinzman]

Hi All,
I'm returning to bass after a 24yr hiatus. I've just bought a AM Fender Professional JB and a brand new Rumble 100 v3 to play at home and to gig with an acoustic guitar wielding friend. I love the JB after having played a GL and an Ibanez P Bass in more rock/punk oriented music previously. The Rumble is amazing, as 20 odd years ago I'd never have thought a transistor amp would sound so good.
I have a problem though and I hope that someone on here may offer some advice - when I plug in headphones and attempt to play along with an external source through the Aux in (either phone or computer) I get an overloaded/clipped extremely loud crackle in the right ear cup. I've tried using my Sony WH3000xm (wired) as well as some older PX-200 Sennheiser (and some wired ear buds) all with the same result. I have tried an 'electric clean' spray in the socket but no joy. Any suggestions?

 

[Deleted member 268085]

It's the closest I've come to what I(vaguely)remember outta this:
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My first amp was a used '64 Bassman that looked exactly like that. Loved the dual channels, Bass for my bass and Normal for my Farfisa Mini. Loved it, but it wasn't the easiest thing to load in and out of my '64 VW. I had to remove the front passenger seat to fit the Farfisa in with it. Made it look like a Mexico City taxi.

 

[MrB64]

Hi All,
I'm returning to bass after a 24yr hiatus. I've just bought a AM Fender Professional JB and a brand new Rumble 100 v3 to play at home and to gig with an acoustic guitar wielding friend. I love the JB after having played a GL and an Ibanez P Bass in more rock/punk oriented music previously. The Rumble is amazing, as 20 odd years ago I'd never have thought a transistor amp would sound so good.
I have a problem though and I hope that someone on here may offer some advice - when I plug in headphones and attempt to play along with an external source through the Aux in (either phone or computer) I get an overloaded/clipped extremely loud crackle in the right ear cup. I've tried using my Sony WH3000xm (wired) as well as some older PX-200 Sennheiser (and some wired ear buds) all with the same result. I have tried an 'electric clean' spray in the socket but no joy. Any suggestions?

I get noise when going from my computer to the aux in on my R25, R40, and R500. I just figured it was coming from my pc.

 

[GonePlaid]

My first amp was a used '64 Bassman that looked exactly like that. Loved the dual channels, Bass for my bass and Normal for my Farfisa Mini. Loved it, but it wasn't the easiest thing to load in and out of my '64 VW. I had to remove the front passenger seat to fit the Farfisa in with it. Made it look like a Mexico City taxi.

What? Not a "Tijuana Taxi"?(honk, honk)

 

[Giffro]

I did not know about this trick, worked perfectly. Just the cable in the FX loop seems to have fixed the switch and now it works fine as is. Still going to pop the shell off and put some Deoxit in there properly, but everything is working fine now. Thank you!

Sorry, I realize I must be about the millionth person to ask this. I appreciate the help.

Hey @Avocett I would go very easy using too much Deoxit as it can actually have the reverse effeect and ruin electronics, pots etc..instead try maybe spraying some on the guitar plug end of a cable first and then inserting that in and out of the FX loop sockets a few times...that may be enough to clean some contacts up to fix the issue. Deoxit is great stuff but NOT when sprayed liberally over everything and can wash out the grease intended to be inside potentiometers etc causing more grief than an intended repair.

 

[G-Dog]

Anyone run into issues with the Rumble 800 head? I just met up with a dude to buy one and it wouldn't consistently output any sound. Plugged into a Rumble 410 cab. Sometimes it would make sound, sometimes not. Fiddled with all the knobs, swapped guitar and speaker cables, power cycled multiple times. There didn't seem to be any reason to it. Power light came on every time, fan was running and you could hear the speaker pop faintly when it kicked in, but just totally random on whether or not anything happened.

Anyone have similar issues? This was their gigging amp until 6mo ago so it's been reliable before. Tried searching around and couldn't find any known issues with these.

I ask, because it was a hell of a deal and I still want it, but I'm not inclined to try to repair it myself.

I'm beginning to feel like a broken record/...broken record/...broken record/.../ but did you try running an instrument cable from the FX Send to the FX Return? The signal cut-off switch in the FX Return can get corroded and cut-off the signal intermittently. If that works, then a small swab of contact cleaner in the FX Return can fix it right up.
.

I did not know about this trick, worked perfectly. Just the cable in the FX loop seems to have fixed the switch and now it works fine as is. Still going to pop the shell off and put some Deoxit in there properly, but everything is working fine now. Thank you!

Sorry, I realize I must be about the millionth person to ask this. I appreciate the help.

Great, Avo! @Avocett, you are now member #1474 in the Fender Rumble Club. Congratulations and welcome. Put that number in your TalkBass Signature for safe keeping. Then make yourself at home here and on your Rumble Club Wiki page, the repository of all Rumbling wisdom and knowledge.

Please let us know a bit about yourself, cetti, such as your bass experience in general and your Rumble journey in particular. Whatever your situation you're going to fit right in here since we have all kinds. But we all love to ... ... ...

Rumble On!
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[JPDsma]

I did not know about this trick, worked perfectly. Just the cable in the FX loop seems to have fixed the switch and now it works fine as is. Still going to pop the shell off and put some Deoxit in there properly, but everything is working fine now. Thank you!

Sorry, I realize I must be about the millionth person to ask this. I appreciate the help.

So you bought it, eh?

 

[G-Dog]

Hi All,
I'm returning to bass after a 24yr hiatus. I've just bought a AM Fender Professional JB and a brand new Rumble 100 v3 to play at home and to gig with an acoustic guitar wielding friend. I love the JB after having played a GL and an Ibanez P Bass in more rock/punk oriented music previously. The Rumble is amazing, as 20 odd years ago I'd never have thought a transistor amp would sound so good.
I have a problem though and I hope that someone on here may offer some advice - when I plug in headphones and attempt to play along with an external source through the Aux in (either phone or computer) I get an overloaded/clipped extremely loud crackle in the right ear cup. I've tried using my Sony WH3000xm (wired) as well as some older PX-200 Sennheiser (and some wired ear buds) all with the same result. I have tried an 'electric clean' spray in the socket but no joy. Any suggestions?

Hi, Kinzy! @Kinzman, you are now member #1475 in the Fender Rumble Club. Congratulations and welcome. Put that number in your TalkBass Signature for safe keeping. Then make yourself at home here and on your Rumble Club Wiki page, the repository of all Rumbling wisdom and knowledge.

I don't know about your Aux In/Headphone problem. But just remember that the Rumble has no control over your Aux In volume. That must be adjusted at the source.

Please tell us a bit about yourself, Kinzy, such as your bass experience in general and your Rumble journey in particular. Whatever your situation you're going to fit right in here since we have all kinds. But we all love to ... ... ...

Rumble On!
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[Gravedigger Dav]

It's the closest I've come to what I(vaguely)remember outta this:
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Exactly! that is the great 50 watt sound I recall. How did we do clubs with 50 watts then when now everybody is afraid to go on with less than 800?

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

Or at last playing something different.

Yes! Right! Not wrong notes, just a different interpretation.

 

[GonePlaid]

Exactly! that is the great 50 watt sound I recall. How did we do clubs with 50 watts then when now everybody is afraid to go on with less than 800?

I don't have a brilliant definitive answer, however most of the time I was playing a 66 EB-3(mudbucker neck pup only)w/the bass-on the amp-@10, treble~4-5, presence @10. Not a lotta clarity, but it filled the rooms I played.

 

[Giffro]

Hi All,
I'm returning to bass after a 24yr hiatus. I've just bought a AM Fender Professional JB and a brand new Rumble 100 v3 to play at home and to gig with an acoustic guitar wielding friend. I love the JB after having played a GL and an Ibanez P Bass in more rock/punk oriented music previously. The Rumble is amazing, as 20 odd years ago I'd never have thought a transistor amp would sound so good.
I have a problem though and I hope that someone on here may offer some advice - when I plug in headphones and attempt to play along with an external source through the Aux in (either phone or computer) I get an overloaded/clipped extremely loud crackle in the right ear cup. I've tried using my Sony WH3000xm (wired) as well as some older PX-200 Sennheiser (and some wired ear buds) all with the same result. I have tried an 'electric clean' spray in the socket but no joy. Any suggestions?

Hiya Kinzy..silly question here but do any of your headsets or ear buds have an inline microphone included? The plug would have a TRRS connection if so..that would be 3 black rings on the plug shaft..if so that may be the cause of your buzz..normal stereo headphones are TRS (only 2 black rings) which is the "usual" plug configuration without an inbult inline mic...like I said..i'm just wondering...check the headphones out to see if they are standard stereo without an inline mic included. BTW..howdy Victoria..South Aussie Croweater here loll
Also as G-Doggy suggested the AUX input on the Rumble is meant to take a low signal from a phone or computer with volume controlled by the phone or computer and an impedance mismatch or aggressive volume usage from the source could be possible causing the issue if the signal is sent too loud causing distortion.
Check if your overdrive button isnt pressed in as well...

Actually I have never queried that before @G-Dog but is the bass signal affected through headphones if the overdrive is selected? In other words do you hear the overdriven signal through your headphones? Funny I have never used it or queried that before because I dont use headphones with the Rumble. My guess would be Yes you would hear it as it is cutting off the speaker sound when the headphone socket is used so what ya hear is what ya get and vice versa lol

 

[Deleted member 268085]

What? Not a "Tijuana Taxi"?(honk, honk)

Just because it's great!



In case anyone is interested, here's 2h20 of Mr. Alpert. His 45 singles from 1962-1969. I listened to him a LOT back then.

 

[John Stephen]

I've seen Herb Alpert and Lani Hall in concert twice in the two years or so before coronavirus. Have tix to see them again in August in S.F. I know, off topic, but just great.