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Agreed! So much helpful info archived in one place, plus a helpful group of Rumblers on TalkBass!
I like to think that we all here are, every one of us, just minions to our own beloved Bass Pursuits, wherever they may take us! And, when we find common ground, then our combined efforts soar to great heights. Thank you all for helping each other!
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Fender Rumble 100 (Amazon Warehouse return, still factory sealed). Willow approves...
You can't fool me that easily. At least put the leftover Legos away. Clearly the amp and cat are both built from Lego bricks!
(Congrats on getting a deal on your Rumble! My first Rumble was a used R100 from GC. Other than missing paperwork and the power cord, it appeared brand new. Still going strong several years later!)
Well, the one I'm working on (Great Pyramid at Giza -- I build just a bag a day as to "savor the flavor") is big enough that I probably could make a whole cat out of it...
Wow! Looking forward to seeing the finished product (perhaps with cat and R100 for size comparison).
Fender Rumble 100 (Amazon Warehouse return, still factory sealed). Willow approves...
Wow, drum! @drumminor2nd, you are now member #1579 in the Fender Rumble Club. Congratulations and welcome. Please 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.
How about telling us a bit about yourself, such as your bass experience in general and your Rumble journey in particular? You're safe here amoung friendly Rumblers, who all love to ... ... ...
Rumble On!
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Hi there,
I’m currently using a modest Rumble 40 and unless i’m playing at very low volume i can hear the front port fart noise on the lowest E string notes around G/A...
Removing the grille i was surprised to find just 2 basic circular holes in the front wood panel...
What about the bigger Rumble models ? Do you guys have port noises too ? Are ports on those also simple holes in the wood or something crafted better to tune the cab ?
I’m currently using a modest Rumble 40 and unless i’m playing at very low volume i can hear the front port fart noise on the lowest E string notes around G/A...
Removing the grille i was surprised to find just 2 basic circular holes in the front wood panel...
What about the bigger Rumble models ? Do you guys have port noises too ? Are ports on those also simple holes in the wood or something crafted better to tune the cab ?
Aloha, 54! @54 RPM, you are now member #1580 in the Fender Rumble Club. Congratulations and welcome. Please 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.
Have you tried "softening" around some of the edges of the offending port(s) with some acoustic material to see if that helps? The 200 & 500 come with acoustic lining already in them, but the 100 and smaller do not. The Rumble Modifications section of your Rumble Club Wiki page has a few links about adding acoustic fill or lining. One Rumbler there even stuffed socks into his R40 port(s) to good effect! You might try something like that as an experimental start.
How about telling us a bit about yourself, 54, such as your bass experience in general and your Rumble journey in particular? We have all kinds here, so you're bound to fit right in. But we all love to ... ... ...
Rumble On!
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54, I just now took this pic of one of the ports on my Rumble Studio 40 showing the rounded port edge, the ~1" long port tube, and the acoustic lining inside that it came with!! I was surprised, at first; then I remembered that the Studio also has a switchable horn that the regular 40 does not. In general, the main Rumbles are, after all, intended to be a low cost, "value line" of amps.
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Sort of in the same vein as "stuffing-your-nephews-gym-socks-in-the-ports," a simpler method than disassembling your Rumble to fill it with batting that seems to work reasonably well is stuffing a small linen sack with batting and putting it in the ports. Both sacks and batting available at larger craft-type stores. Maybe not as entirely effective as stuffing the cabinet but does take a bit of the boominess out.
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Hi @G-Dog and thx for the welcoming. # added in my signature
I’m kinda new to bass playing, started during the early months of the pandemic with an old PJ style Cort that i had for 2 decades as a present but never really played (shame on me).
I quickly added the Rumble 40 and a CV60 J style Squier to my collection plus an acoustic Fender.
Lately i’ve purchased an Aerodyne Special P bass which is pure delight
NBD Fender Aerodyne special P bass Hot Rod Burst
For a long time since i started i used to play with the Rumble 40 on the floor in a large living room and didn’t pay attention that much to the port noise as there always was something vibrating in the room depending on the played note
But lately i bought an amp stand and took the amp in my studio (i do mixing and mastering for a living) which is well treated.
That’s when i started to notice this annoying sound...
I’m very pleased with the tone of this small amp otherwise and i’ll definitely try the sock trick as a test and report back.
I came here with my initial question cause i’m on the fence of buying a head+cab but that also made me think about the possibility of buying a bigger Rumble an maybe an extention cab later.
I keep reading positive stuff about the bigger Rumbles so i was interested in knowing if the design was better than the 40 and apparently it is !
I love my Ampeg 210 AV cabinet and it handles most of my gigs well. However, there are times when I need to push it right up to what it can take. I'm researching a better 210 option and would like some input on whether you all think the Rumble 210 cabinet would be an improvement in loudness or basically a lateral move in relation to the 210 AV. Thanks for any help.
The Ampeg 210 AV is rated at 200 watts. The Fender Rumble 210 is rated at 700 watts (program), 350 watts (continuous). The Fender is going to handle nearly double the power going into it. It is going to handle the more power you are wanting to push it with with much, much less chance of ever hurting the speakers. It will also remain clean and clear at that higher volume. It was designed to magnetically hold either the Rumble 200 or 500 heads which shows you just how much faith Fender puts in the Rumble 210.
The Ampeg is also a sealed infinite baffle cabinet so you only hear the front of the speakers. The Fender is a correctly, scientifically, musically ported cabinet which allows the speaker to "breathe" and you will be hearing the back of the speakers as well as the front. The Fender will produce much better and smoother lows due to the porting. You might find yourself adjusting the eq on your amp just a little, which would be normal.
In a side by side comparison, the Fender would have a much better tone and be able to go louder. It will also fill the room with a much more satisfying bass feeling for a player and most definitely for the audience.
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Thanks for posting the pic, @G-Dog ! I was just about to pull the grill off my Studio 40 and take a look-see. You saved me the effort. Does the Studio 40 using a preset with the Ragin' Peg SVT amp and 8x10 Vintage cab sound just like an Ampeg SVT head with a fridge cab? Nope. But it ain't half bad! A Stage 800 plus 3 2x10 cabs might get close.54, I just now took this pic of one of the ports on my Rumble Studio 40 showing the rounded port edge, the ~1" long port tube, and the acoustic lining inside that it came with!! I was surprised, at first; then I remembered that the Studio also has a switchable horn that the regular 40 does not. In general, the main Rumbles are, after all, intended to be a low cost, "value line" of amps.
Excellent and thank you for taking the time,
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