Fender Rumble Club

[Le beau JP]

Curious to know what you all set your volume to when gigging. I'm using the new 800c. This is how I have mine set. Top is for the Sting Ray, bottom is for my Ibanez. If I move the gain or master up more than this, I get a sound I can only assume is clipping. The red light flashes amber for a split second especially while I'm plucking directly over the pick up. I really want to turn this up louder, as it doesn't compete well with other band mates. Thoughts?View attachment 4891223

I think maybe your pickups are to high near your strings and combined with heavy attack.

If its not the case, you definitely have a faulty amp.

never experienced clipping with low gain as shown.

clipping might occur when vintage button is ON. Doesnt seem like you’re using Vintage from what I can see.

So my guess is a bad speaker ou a bad amp.

 

[LazerCrazer]

A long time coming...

Had my Rumble 800 since the summer of '19 but I never forgot about that matching cab. One of the few benefits to being the sole bread winner is that you get to pick/finance your Christmas present lol.

Picked up the GTX50 and a little Mitchell MM100 3/4 guitar for the kids for Christmas but man it fits right up on them speakers don't it lmao. I'm pretty excited about my rig but not as much as I am about being able to give my boys the same great gift my own parents gave to me. I asked my six year old a few weeks ago, "If you could play ANY instrument, what would it be? Anything?" and that little dude ripped off without a lick of hesitation. "The thing with the white and black things on grandma and grandpa's porch."
"I can work with that."Was my prideful reply. Might be a little red Casio CT-S1 under that tree too lol.

Enough about my super awesome gear that I obviously deserve and have been putting off for for ages though. What I really want to know is who else in here wants to flex a little about gifting their kids/grandbabies/special-little-people an experience that has defined all of our lives in ways we never imagined?

 

[LazerCrazer]

Addendum: Baby's 1st birthday present!
He got that jazz grip though...

 

[Deleted member 268085]

I should have known better back then and I do hope that others prefer quality over volume or wear hearing protection. Paying for hearing aids take a lot out of the GAS fund!

No place is perfect, but one advantage for France is that basic hearing aids are covered by the universal health insurance. My niece manages an Audika (hearing aids) boutique. She told me that as long as you have a decent extension policy to the country's basic health insurance (cost for a year is about what you'd pay for one month in the U.S.), the cost of even the better hearing aids is covered 100%.

EDIT: And dental, too!

 

[G-Dog]

... ... Had my Rumble [Stage] 800 since the summer of '19 but I never forgot about that matching cab. ... ... Picked up the [Mustang] GTX50 and a little Mitchell MM100 3/4 guitar for the kids for Christmas but man it fits right up on them speakers don't it lmao. I'm pretty excited about my rig but not as much as I am about being able to give my boys the same great gift my own parents gave to me. I asked my six year old a few weeks ago, "If you could play ANY instrument, what would it be? Anything?" and that little dude ripped off without a lick of hesitation. "The thing with the white and black things on grandma and grandpa's porch."
"I can work with that."Was my prideful reply. Might be a little red Casio CT-S1 under that tree too lol.

Enough about my super awesome gear that I obviously deserve and have been putting off for for ages though. What I really want to know is who else in here wants to flex a little about gifting their kids/grandbabies/special-little-people an experience that has defined all of our lives in ways we never imagined?

OMG, Lazy! For a second there I thought someone finally connected 2 cabs to a Rumble Stage!! My dream rig! But the GTX is part of the same digital modeling family as the Stage & Studio, so that kinda counts. It can even use the same 4-button footswitch that comes with the Stage!

And, YES!, cultivating a love of music in the younger generations is a noble calling. My son takes his 3-year-old son to Guitar Center as a special treat when he's been good! But, recently, the young'n saw GC out the window of the truck as they passed on by one! "Daddy! Daddy! I wanna go Guitah Cennah! I wanna go Guitah Cennah!"

My other son is a high school Music Teacher and directs a big church music program as a side job. He's the Maestro of the full Christmas Orchestra & Choir this weekend! Brings tears to this ol' man's eyes to see and hear it.

But we all must ... ... ...

Rumble On!
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[Miles_ONeal]

Supposedly Monday is NRD!

 

[LazerCrazer]

OMG, Lazy! For a second there I thought someone finally connected 2 cabs to a Rumble Stage!!

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You and me both buddy lol. Now I gotta fantasize about turning those two sideways over a 1x15 on wheels for a couple years.

The slightly older GT40 would have looked super sweet on top, all low-profile with the black grill, but the GTX has stereo outs to the board and the GT40s didn't.

 

[CharleyJackson]

Here is my brand new Rumble 200c. I’ve played it a couple of hours to burn it in and stretch the speaker a bit. So far I am not too impressed but it certainly is loud. I would say the tone sounds ‘processed’ in a way I am not used to hearing when I play. Going to be a learning process, a lot of knob turning and button pushing. Should be fun when I connect my R115 to it.

A concern is the slight fan noise and slight amp hum. If it were just one or the other I might not mind but the two together makes me a bit weary. I’ve searched our forum and it seems that some do have this situation. I’m coming from a 100% silent operational solid state Yamaha B100 + R115 so this noise (though not horrible) really stands out to me. Maybe that’s just the way it is? Can’t be because many have reported “mine is completely silent”. Here is the blushing brute:

 

[Le beau JP]

Here is my brand new Rumble 200c. I’ve played it a couple of hours to burn it in and stretch the speaker a bit. So far I am not too impressed but it certainly is loud. I would say the tone sounds ‘processed’ in a way I am not used to hearing when I play. Going to be a learning process, a lot of knob turning and button pushing. Should be fun when I connect my R115 to it.

A concern is the slight fan noise and slight amp hum. If it were just one or the other I might not mind but the two together makes me a bit weary. I’ve searched our forum and it seems that some do have this situation. I’m coming from a 100% silent operational solid state Yamaha B100 + R115 so this noise (though not horrible) really stands out to me. Maybe that’s just the way it is? Can’t be because many have reported “mine is completely silent”. Here is the blushing brute:
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Never heard any noise fan out of mine. The only hiss that I can hear is when Bright switch is On and I turn the gain and treble up

sorry that you don’t like your Rumble as much

 

[GonePlaid]

Here is my brand new Rumble 200c. I’ve played it a couple of hours to burn it in and stretch the speaker a bit. So far I am not too impressed but it certainly is loud. I would say the tone sounds ‘processed’ in a way I am not used to hearing when I play. Going to be a learning process, a lot of knob turning and button pushing. Should be fun when I connect my R115 to it.

A concern is the slight fan noise and slight amp hum. If it were just one or the other I might not mind but the two together makes me a bit weary. I’ve searched our forum and it seems that some do have this situation. I’m coming from a 100% silent operational solid state Yamaha B100 + R115 so this noise (though not horrible) really stands out to me. Maybe that’s just the way it is? Can’t be because many have reported “mine is completely silent”. Here is the blushing brute:
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Take a look at The Rumble Club Wiki. These things EQ differently than any other amp I've owned(many since 1967). I don't use the horn on my 200c except when playing CDs through it on breaks. Those knobs and buttons move, you'll hafta play around with it to get the tone you want.

 

[CharleyJackson]

For sure I’ll be turning the knobs inside out, pushing the switches and buttons every which way and exploring different combinations. So far, not getting the warm thumpy woody Precision tone I am looking for.

Hey all, enjoy your Sunday.

 

[WorktheWood]

I posted this on the 800c specific thread but thought I'd add it here:

I returned my 800c today. It's a very nice amp but I prefer the 500c. I played several gigs over the weekend with the 800 at venues I've played before with the 500. The 800 just did not have the presence and fullness of the 500. Something that was weird is that the amp sounds really good but any time I played a D note it just disappeared and was very compressed compared to other frequencies, especially the D on the A string, 5th fret. I think it comes down to the voicing of the amp and the difference between neo and ceramic magnets.

 

[TAZ]

I had a GK MB500 and 800, preferred the 500. This was through the same cabs and at the same clubs and rehearsal room. Could not break it down why, it was subtle but definitely a difference.

 

[oysterphish]

I hope if I decide to take mine back, they'll take it without any issues. I might just trade this 800 for the 500 and pay for an extra 210 with the extra $200.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

For sure I’ll be turning the knobs inside out, pushing the switches and buttons every which way and exploring different combinations. So far, not getting the warm thumpy woody Precision tone I am looking for.

Hey all, enjoy your Sunday.

I definitely recommend starting with the EQ flat per the Wiki (ie, not all knobs at 12 o'clock). For what you're describing, I would leave the contour (mid-scoop) off (up).

As far as the noise, is that just when you aren't playing? How far from the amp can you hear it?

 

[Mark Hughes]

A. Like all Rumbles 500 and less, the R500c's Master is upstream of the FX Loop, thereby controlling the level of the Sending signal. So, an instrument cable from 500 Send to the 800 Return lets you control the whole stack from the R500c.

2. But the R800c's Master is downstream of the FX Loop, so it can turn down any Returning signal. But it's Sending level (I'm guessing here) is probably fixed! ... possibly at a fairly low-ish level!!! So, if my suspicions are correct, an instrument cable from the 800 Send must go to the 500's Input to get significant volume and, therefore, go thru the 500's preamp & EQ, where you may need to reduce Gain & stuff and control its Master separately. BTW, I would LOVE for any R800c owner to confirm or refute my assumptions here, please.

¥. If the 750w of the 800+500 stack isn't quite enough, you can add one, two (or even three) cabs for a total of 400+500=900w, or 800+350=1,150w or 800+500=1,300w!!! Yeah, the third cab doesn't increase the power, but does increase the SPL.
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I had a daytime outdoor gig with my R500c Saturday, got home and the R800c had arrived, so swapped them in and out of the car used the R800c on my Saturday night and Sunday gigs. Nice amp, definitely a little cleaner than the R500, and yes the low end has a slightly different character, a bit more modern sounding to my ears.
Loud too, a bit more headroom for sure.

And I just tried the Rumble stack in the garage. Holy cow, it's a beast!
In regards your thoughts on the different send/return/master volume configurations between the two models G-Dog, I can confirm the R500c fx send should feed the R800c fx return.
You need to have the volume control of the R800c up a little too. Max volume was too loud, so I set it to about 12 o'clock, and that seemed to be a good blend with the R500c volume on top. The R500c master volume

controls the whole stack. The eq and drive on the R800c are bypassed and are inactive this way.

Configuring it the other way, the R800c fx send to the R500c fx return, means you can't control the level of the R500c. Essentially the fixed preamp send of the 800 is feeding a fully open power amp on the 500, so the 500 is always on full.

I have a big outdoor gig this coming weekend, and I'm going to try the Rumble stack there.

 

[CharleyJackson]

I definitely recommend starting with the EQ flat per the Wiki (ie, not all knobs at 12 o'clock). For what you're describing, I would leave the contour (mid-scoop) off (up).

As far as the noise, is that just when you aren't playing? How far from the amp can you hear it?

I’m still fiddling w the buttons and bows. Oops, I mean buttons and knobs. Thanks for the advice from everyone. I think I’m getting there…

Sound of the amp can be heard from the front, but definitely not via the speaker. It is not really a hum, but more of a sssshhhhhhh (electronic) type sound. Not really objectionable except that it can be heard from several feet away if you’re listening for it. And this coming from a guy that has ‘victim of rock n roll’ type declining old age hearing.

Since I paid sales price on it, I wonder if I’ll be able to get a straight up exchange? I mean, IF I decide to go through that hassle. Shall start my query with Sweetwater tomorrow.

 

[G-Dog]

I had a daytime outdoor gig with my R500c Saturday, got home and the R800c had arrived, so swapped them in and out of the car used the R800c on my Saturday night and Sunday gigs. Nice amp, definitely a little cleaner than the R500, and yes the low end has a slightly different character, a bit more modern sounding to my ears. Loud too, a bit more headroom for sure. And I just tried the Rumble stack in the garage. Holy cow, it's a beast!
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No doubt about it. The R500c has been a powerful workhorse combo. Now the R800c ups the ante!! ​

... ... ... In regards your thoughts on the different send/return/master volume configurations between the two models G-Dog, I can confirm the R500c fx send should feed the R800c fx return. You need to have the volume control of the R800c up a little too. Max volume was too loud, so I set it to about 12 o'clock, and that seemed to be a good blend with the R500c volume on top. The R500c master volume controls the whole stack. The eq and drive on the R800c are bypassed and are inactive this way. ... ... ...

Yep, the R500c FX Send feeding the R800c FX Return goes thru the Master control on both amps! The R500c has overal volume control, but the R800c can control it's own volume within the highest level permitted by the R500c.

I wonder if this configuration would replace the R800c's more hifi sound with the R500c's more vintage sound? ​

... ... ... Configuring it the other way, the R800c fx send to the R500c fx return, means you can't control the level of the R500c. Essentially the fixed preamp send of the 800 is feeding a fully open power amp on the 500, so the 500 is always on full. ... ... ...

Yep, the R800c FX Send feeding the R500c FX Return goes thru no Master control! So, yes, the R500c's power amp is full on amplifying whatever signal the R800c Sends! And, apparently, the level of the R800c Send is higher than I assumed!! Thanks for checking this, Mark.

Have you tried feeding the R800c Send to the R500c Input? You'd have to turn down the R500c's Gain, and possibly other EQ controls, but you would get control of the R500c volume with it's Master knob. Once the R500c controls are set for this you could place it on the other side of the drummer and allow someone there to adjust its volume as needed.
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[Coughdrops]

I apologize if this has been answered but with brief searching I still couldn't tell. With the new 800 neo loaded combo out and seeing fender putting the old 115 cabs on sale, it looks like a new rumble cab line is on the way? Has this been confirmed?

 

[GonePlaid]

I apologize if this has been answered but with brief searching I still couldn't tell. With the new 800 neo loaded combo out and seeing fender putting the old 115 cabs on sale, it looks like a new rumble cab line is on the way? Has this been confirmed?

YES!! Expect to see the new 35 pound Rumble 750c with 2x12 speakers-soon!
OK. This is just a dream on my part.