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Fender Rumble Club

#53,441
GregT said:
I'm playing bass tonight at a local club, and I wanted my best tone, so I did some experimenting today with the Rumbles. I recently got a second Rumble 100 so I tried stacking them. Then I tried my 200 by itself. Then..... I put a 100 on top of the 200 and daisy chained them and was amazed. That lush knee-deep layer of bass that the 200 always brings and the upper definition of the 100. The 12 and 15 play extremely well together. As much as I wanted to love the two 100s together, the 100/200 combination was so much better to my ears. Inspiring. It's what I'll be taking tonight.
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I 'chained' my 100/200 once. Great sound but, tbh, too much for the room, even with the volume cut back. Wound up just using the 200 as an amp stand for the night. I've played through 2xR100's and loved the sound, but as little as we're working-and this is our "busy" season-I can't justify buying another amp that prolly wouldn't get used. I feel that I've got all my bases covered with my B25, R40, R100, and R200c. If we were to do an outdoor gig, I can chain 100>200c.
 
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OK, obvious noob question here.
I have a Rumble 40 Combo that I am currently practicing with. If I were to go play in a bigger space, could I just plug that into a Rumble 115 or 210 Cab? Or into any other cab (115, 212, 410, etc)? and just use the R40 as the amp portion? I figure that would be suboptimal, but still possible?
 
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GonePlaid said:
It would be a light load in, but, since I sing and can't remember all the lyrics, I also have a mic stand, music stand, duffel bag with mics, cables, lyrics book, and some other [stuff], plus my stool(bad knees). It's 2 or 3 trips. And sometimes we use my PA which is a Yamaha powered mixer into a JBL EON ONE rolled in in my cart.
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Why not always use the cart? I’m thinking of getting one. My usual load is 2xR100 amps, one or two basses, the case with my pedal board snd various stands, and lately a djembe and stand. Plus my thermal mug.
 
#53,445
Can't get enough of this 40c :woot:
One thing I did note though. In the below pic you can see I have a Zoom B1four. At home I don't use it for FX but merely as a metronome. Bit overkill for what it is, lol, but when I'm on the road I use it for headphone practice in hotel rooms. With the 40c, I plug it into the AUX port when I want a metronome.
The other day as I was working through an exercise, I noted the tone and overall volume were not "right". Thought it was just me being tired. Then on Friday I noticed the same thing. Unplugged the Zoom and the tone came back!
On the Studio 40, I'd have the metronome volume of the Zoom up at around 8-10. On the 40c I can only run it around 1-2 or it clicks too loud.
My question is, when AUXing in, does the 40c MUX the external and internal sources changing the sound? I've put the Zoom on a separate little speaker for home, but I was a little confuse initially with the 40c's output. Not an issue as there is a very simple solution, just looking to understand.

P.S. footswitch with the Drive circuit zeroed, is the ultimate practice mute! lol

P.P.S. The Squier 40th P is a new addition. Amazing instrument that I can't put down. When I got the D5, I had been looking for a P but chose the D5 over the P5. Now that I have this 40th P, with it on rounds and the D5 on TI flats, my fleet feels complete :bassist:
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bassdeal said:
Bummer about the venue. Do you know if ASCAP raised their rates for that specific venue or raised them in general?

The R40 is more capable than it seems. I am quite conservative with my amps, trying to never push them hard. I have had a couple of my last set of gigs when I brought a more powerful (larger, heavier, more hassle) setup only to realize the R40 could have done the job easily.

I have a gig coming up in about 4 weeks in a small bar/restaurant which my R40 should be able to do the job. But it seems, just like in the 80's, nobody got fired for buying IBM (I worked for HP), nobody gets fired for bring more a powerful setup than needed.
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“Needed” is a relative term. For the GP, seeing a big backline often reassures them you’re a serious musician.

i can believe the R40 does a lot. I originally got my R100 for a room that holds 250-300 people. I now use 2xR100s, but it’s for tone, not power. I mainly use this now in a 30’x30’ room with ~50 people. I have the gain around noon and the master at just below 9 o’clock with instrument level in. The second amp also provides backup, just in case.
I really need to set up on my back porch and see how it sounds 40 feet out (we live in a neighborhood with big lots and an empty field behind us. :)
 
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HoHumbucker said:
OK, obvious noob question here.
I have a Rumble 40 Combo that I am currently practicing with. If I were to go play in a bigger space, could I just plug that into a Rumble 115 or 210 Cab? Or into any other cab (115, 212, 410, etc)? and just use the R40 as the amp portion? I figure that would be suboptimal, but still possible?
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The R100 and below do not have speaker outputs, so no. Unless you or someone else modified your 40.
 
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Miles_ONeal said:
Why not always use the cart? I’m thinking of getting one. My usual load is 2xR100 amps, one or two basses, the case with my pedal board snd various stands, and lately a djembe and stand. Plus my thermal mug.
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I almost always use the cart. Sometimes-not often-maneuvering it between tables, around corners, etc. is more PITA than an extra trip-or 2.
 
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#53,451
CharleyJackson said:
@pilmat That’s a beautiful bass!
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Thanks! It is "just" a Squier but it looks impressive. The quality is quite good, and at that price point is expected. The thing with it is the playability, I've seen reviews where people rave about it and figured I had to try one. Well I can tell you that if you don't want to buy one, DON'T try one, lol. You might like it a bit too much ;)
 
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#53,454
BLYN said:
Got my first Rumble cabinets today. Rumble 210 ...
They sound fantastic at first test!! Can wait to go out and play!

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Greetings! @BLYN, you are now member #1601 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's about telling us a bit about yourself, BLYN, 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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pilmat said:
Can't get enough of this 40c :woot:
One thing I did note though. In the below pic you can see I have a Zoom B1four. At home I don't use it for FX but merely as a metronome. Bit overkill for what it is, lol, but when I'm on the road I use it for headphone practice in hotel rooms. With the 40c, I plug it into the AUX port when I want a metronome.
The other day as I was working through an exercise, I noted the tone and overall volume were not "right". Thought it was just me being tired. Then on Friday I noticed the same thing. Unplugged the Zoom and the tone came back!
On the Studio 40, I'd have the metronome volume of the Zoom up at around 8-10. On the 40c I can only run it around 1-2 or it clicks too loud.
My question is, when AUXing in, does the 40c MUX the external and internal sources changing the sound? I've put the Zoom on a separate little speaker for home, but I was a little confuse initially with the 40c's output. Not an issue as there is a very simple solution, just looking to understand.

P.S. footswitch with the Drive circuit zeroed, is the ultimate practice mute! lol

P.P.S. The Squier 40th P is a new addition. Amazing instrument that I can't put down. When I got the D5, I had been looking for a P but chose the D5 over the P5. Now that I have this 40th P, with it on rounds and the D5 on TI flats, my fleet feels complete
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I might have figured this out on my own and will test it later.
I'm thinking the output from the B1four is too hot (hence why I have the metronome volume turned down so low) and through the MUX it's causing too high of an overall level creating clipping in the post amp. And I hear that as a compressed, "off" tone. I'll make a B1four preset with no amps, effects or cab and see if I turn that overall volume down if the tone stays the same.
As I said, it's no biggy but is kind of a mystery (to me) I'd like to solve.
 
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