Fender Rumble Club

[Deleted member 268085]

I experience 350vFC when I was working on a Tweed Champ and was having issues, I was tired and got careless and didn't discharge the electrolytics and my fingers found the current!

Most memories of ex's are unpleasant, at least for me. But this brings back a fond memory. My wife (future ex #2 of 3) was doing some remodeling, specifically scraping some old paint with a single-edged blade. While scraping in an area she shouldn't have, she cut through a pair of white and black wires simultaneously. Threw her across the kitchen against the far wall. Vaporized two large circles in the blade. She survived, but it put a smile on my face for the rest of the day. That was over 40 years ago, and completely forgotten. But I'm smiling again. Thanks!

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

Exactly, E=FC squared.

 

[DBA23]

I’d love to join, I’ve had my Rumble 100 for a little over a year

 

[DBA23]

 

[DBA23]

I’m trying to decipher the schematics, my goal is to overdrive a Valvulator, I’m thinking I should use the effects loop, is the master volume active or is it after the loop? I’m using a Downtown Express and primarily using my Jaco and a 5 string Stingray special
Thanks!

 

[G-Dog]

I’d love to join, I’ve had my Rumble 100 for a little over a year

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I’m trying to decipher the schematics, my goal is to overdrive a Valvulator, I’m thinking I should use the effects loop, is the master volume active or is it after the loop? I’m using a Downtown Express and primarily using my Jaco and a 5 string Stingray special
Thanks!

Hello, D. @DBA23, you are now member #1674 in the Fender Rumble Club. Congratulations and welcome to TalkBass in general and to The Club in particular. 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.

Whatever schematics you've been trying to decipher, you might find the Block Diagram from your wiki page easier to read. The R100's Master volume control is located before, or upstream, of both the FX Loop and the XLR Out, so it affects them both. This allows "chaining" the FX Send of one to the FX Return of another and the Sender totally controls both combos! And the affect on the XLR is not as pronounced as some people fear.

So, DB, how's about telling us a bit about yourself, such as your bass experience in general and your Rumble journey in particular? You'll fit right in here since we have all kinds. But we all love to ... ... ...

Rumble On!
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[DBA23]

Thanks! l got my first bass around '76 or so, a natural P bass. Prior to that, I played clarinet and oboe. I took some jazz bass lessons when I was still in high school. I went away to college and just didn't have room in my dorm for that and my Peavy TNT 100, so I sold them to a neighbor. I regretted that decision years later.
My reintroduction happened a little over a year ago, a friend in Mexico city has several, but I was intrigued by her Kala U bass, I ordered one on the spot, along with a tiny Blackstar amp. A few weeks later, at the suggestion of a guy who plays in a jazz band near where I used to live, I got the Rumble 100.
I moved to Austin about 4 months ago and now only work two days a week until November, at which time I'm retiring. I live a few blocks from the Elephant Room, a jazz club here in Austin, and started going several times a week.
I always was fascinated by fretless basses and I went to every music store here and found a 2016 Jaco J bass, I went to another store, and then went back and got it that afternoon. I have a good ear and found it surprisingly easy to play once I stopped looking at my left hand. I was always a big fan of Weather Report.
I love the sound of hollow body guitars and I found South Austin Music, which is only 10 minutes from where I live. They basically give you a cord and let you play anything. I was playing Seven Nation Army on a Jack Cassidy which is how I met Johnny, a guy who used to tour with Bonnie Raitt and other well known bands. He walked up to me and told me that the bass player in Jack White's band plays the same bass and we instantly became friends.
My fiance gets her hair done near there, so I would drop her off and spend an hour or two playing everything that had until she was ready. A friend of mine who plays guitar and helped me get the Jaco, had a guitar playing friend visiting a few weeks ago, so I took them there. They had just gotten in a '67 full hollow body Guyatone that day and I loved the tone of it and bought it on the spot.
One of the local musicians plays a 5 string Stingray and I loved the tone of it. They have a 4 string version at that shop, but I figured whey not get a 5 string. I was looking on Reverb last weekend and they had just lowered the price of a 5 string by $500 and it happened to be in a store right near my office in San Antonio, I went there just this Monday and bought it on the spot, original hard case and all!
I had a cheap Zoom pedal a friend of mine suggested, but I found I rarely used most of the features and really love the sound of valves. I went back to S Austin music just yesterday and my guy there recommended I try a valve pedal before I went with a tube head and cabinet.
That brings me to the question I posted about how best to utilize it. I also got rid of the Zoom and bought the Fender Downtown Express just yesterday. I like minimal and analog best.
Funny enough my buddy told me to memorize a song and he'll play along with me, but we saw Ron Carter the other night and I realized that's not what I like, I like to jam and play my own lines.
My goal is to walk on a jam session fairly soon, I found another club close by that has a blues jam on Sunday nights, I saw in a review of the place that Gary Clark, Jr just walked on a few months ago!
I love music and find musicians to be the best people.
Thanks for taking the time to read this.

 

[Charlinho14]

Rumble Saves The Day!
So my band was doing an annual Porchfest in our town last week and we were sharing a porch with 3 other bands. Our band brought the PAs and the third band said they'd backline the rest. With 15 minutes between sets and a very tight space, there's not time to switch amps, drum kits, etc, so I was curious to see what I'd be using. The other bass player shows up with a big 4x10 cab which was overkill (we were told to keep it down so as not to bleed over to other porches nearby) but I was excited. It was having some issues during soundcheck but they seemed to figure out so I go off to check out some other bands for a bit and then get a phone call that either the cab or amp went out and there's no backup.

Luckily I'm close to home so with 15 minutes before the first band goes on I race home and get the new Rumble 500, race back and set it up with no time to spare. Rest of the day went off without a hitch. Every bass player I talked to was impressed with the tone and volume it put out. It was fun to sit back and listen to the other bands kill it with my Rumble providing perfect tone for all to enjoy. It sounded great through four different genres and even an electric upright that sounded amazing. The upright player even commented how impressed he was with the Rumble and how he thought about getting one (he's the one who brought the big cab that failed). Just thought I'd share my story of how the 500 saved the day. Rumble on y'all!

 

[GregT]

Rumble Saves The Day!
So my band was doing an annual Porchfest in our town last week and we were sharing a porch with 3 other bands. Our band brought the PAs and the third band said they'd backline the rest. With 15 minutes between sets and a very tight space, there's not time to switch amps, drum kits, etc, so I was curious to see what I'd be using. The other bass player shows up with a big 4x10 cab which was overkill (we were told to keep it down so as not to bleed over to other porches nearby) but I was excited. It was having some issues during soundcheck but they seemed to figure out so I go off to check out some other bands for a bit and then get a phone call that either the cab or amp went out and there's no backup.

Luckily I'm close to home so with 15 minutes before the first band goes on I race home and get the new Rumble 500, race back and set it up with no time to spare. Rest of the day went off without a hitch. Every bass player I talked to was impressed with the tone and volume it put out. It was fun to sit back and listen to the other bands kill it with my Rumble providing perfect tone for all to enjoy. It sounded great through four different genres and even an electric upright that sounded amazing. The upright player even commented how impressed he was with the Rumble and how he thought about getting one (he's the one who brought the big cab that failed). Just thought I'd share my story of how the 500 saved the day. Rumble on y'all!

Now that's a great Rumble story! I wouldn't be surprised if a few of them ended up with Rumbles someday.

 

[GonePlaid]

Funny:

 

[BassTrak]

New to TB and just found Rumble club. I have 4 Rumbles. I live in FL and sometimes in WI. I have a Rumble 26 and 500 in each location. Sign me up please!

 

[G-Dog]

New to TB and just found Rumble club. I have 4 Rumbles. I live in FL and sometimes in WI. I have a Rumble 26 and 500 in each location. Sign me up please!

Hola, Tone! @Tony Trajkovich, you are now member #1675 in the Fender Rumble Club. Congratulations and welcome to TalkBass in general and to The Club in particular. 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.

Say, what mod did you do to make a Rumble 26? Also, how's about telling us a bit about yourself, such as your bass experience in general and your Rumble journeys in particular. You'll fit right in here since we have all kinds. But we all love to ... ... ...

Rumble On!
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[BassTrak]

Hola, Tone! @Tony Trajkovich, you are now member #1675 in the Fender Rumble Club. Congratulations and welcome to TalkBass in general and to The Club in particular. 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.

Say, what mod did you do to make a Rumble 26? Also, how's about telling us a bit about yourself, such as your bass experience in general and your Rumble journeys in particular. You'll fit right in here since we have all kinds. But we all love to ... ... ...

Rumble On!
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Yea. The Rumble 26. I made the volume go to 11! Lol

Played a little garage band bass in high school. Played a borrowed Holiday bass. Stopped playing in college. 1 year ago I decided to buy a bass and start again. It’s amazing, after 39 years (60 years old) what you lose and what you remember. So I’ve been playing again for a year and I can’t get enough. I have a Fender Am Pro II Jazz in dark night finish. Also a Fender Ultra Jazz, and just got a Rickenbacker 4003 in black pearlstar.

Hoping to learn a lot from experts on here and enjoy great stories.

T

 

[MWKurt]

Hello, Question for Rumble owners, specifically the Rumble 200.

Is the input jack supposed to be disabled when plugging effects into the effects return jack on the back?

I am trying to use the effects return for an octave up (Royal Blood effect) option and bypassing the amps preamp. While plugging my bass directly into the main input jack.

Thanks!
Mark

 

[G-Dog]

... ... I have a 2018 Mustang Bass and a Fender Rumble 200 amp. ... ...,
Mark

... ... Is the input jack supposed to be disabled when plugging effects into the effects return jack on the back?

I am trying to use the effects return for an octave up (Royal Blood effect) option and bypassing the amps preamp. While plugging my bass directly into the main input jack.

Thanks!
Mark

Hey, Markus! @MWKurt, you are now member #1676 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.

Yes, Mark, the FX Return jack has a cutoff switch in it that disconnects the entire preamp (and Input, too), if you don't use the FX Send to your pedal(s). See the Block Diagram from the manual.

So, how's about telling us a bit about yourself, such as your bass experience in general and your Rumble journey in particular? You're gonna fit right in here. 'Cause we all love to ... ... ...

Rumble On!
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[Funkengruuven]

Rumble Speakers, Again!
After almost a year with my 1x12 Rumble 100 I couldn't stand the speaker one more minute.
I bought a Dayton 12" (https://www.parts-express.com/Dayton-Audio-PA310-8-12-Pro-Woofer-295-032?quantity=1) to go in a resonator cabinet. It worked ok but not as well as I hoped. After horse-trading, a friend ended up with the cabinet and I got the speaker. I put the PA310 in the Rumble. Pretty awesome sounding. Way more of everything. You can still lift the Rumble with your pinky finger but you won't be holding it long. The weight definitely increases but it is by no means unmanageable. If you're thinking of a new speaker, this might be to your liking.

 

[lowplaces]

Fwiw, there are a couple of threads on TDPRI (Telecaster forum) noting how great Rumbles are for using as pedal platforms for electric and steel guitar.

 

[_Tay_]

Fwiw, there are a couple of threads on TDPRI (Telecaster forum) noting how great Rumbles are for using as pedal platforms for electric and steel guitar.

I play a bit of guitar through my bass pedals into my Rumble and it does sound decent. Infact the best distorted guitar sound I've ever got was through a dark glass vintage microtubes. Sounded amazing, best guitar tone out of any pedal I've tried. Sold it as it dropped lows from my bass but have since thought about getting one for my guitar again.

 

[Yahboy]

I play a bit of guitar through my bass pedals into my Rumble and it does sound decent. Infact the best distorted guitar sound I've ever got was through a dark glass vintage microtubes. Sounded amazing, best guitar tone out of any pedal I've tried. Sold it as it dropped lows from my bass but have since thought about getting one for my guitar again.

I got great result with Keyboard arranger and V-drum through Rumble 200/150 with horn On.

 

[MadJack]

My second Rumble arrived today!

I got a Rumble 200 Head. As I stated in a previous post, these thing can go for as much as a combo and can be very hard to find. I found this one at a reasonable price, so the GAS got the better of me and I jumped on it!

So far, I'm using it with one and two TB110 cabs (rat fur covered sub-woofer cabs, with an Eminence Basslite S2010) and it sounds like a bigger, fatter version of my Rumble 40. Initially I dialed in the tone stack just like my R40 and it shown through almost identically. I'll be playing with it more over the next few days (when I'm not working on my Glarry GIB 5 HH). I'm looking forward to trying it with the Joe Vegas/Seismic/Dayton 212 cab.

And of course, some Fender Rumble Pron:

It came with the gig bag. The overall appearance is very good. It is missing the feet and has some scratches on the bottom. Many of the knobs are looser then my R40. Looser as they turn easier. Other than these issues, everything seems great so far.

I keep getting more and more twisted up on what amp sound I like better, the Rumbles or my Ashdowns. Both have their own sound and character, but to me, seem to be polar opposites sound wise. I also have a Warwick Gnome i, that sounds great in it's own right, but it just doesn't strike my fancy like the Rumbles and Ashdowns do.

Of course, you know new "toy" will be used the most the next few days/weeks!


P.S., anyone know where to get the stock feet and screws?