Fender Rumble Club

[Never2Late]

hello everyone!

I recently switched amps, from one Rumble to another, so thought I'd pop in and officially join.

My bass journey started a bit over a year ago with a Rumble LT25. I thought all of the effects would make practicing more interesting and fun but after fiddling some during the first week, the amp remained on 01 Studio Clean. I realized I needed to focus on learning to play, and the effects were an unnecessary distraction for me at this stage.

I did notice that, in my environment, the LT25 wasn't very bass-y except for certain frequencies, like around the 12th fret of the E string. D and G strings sounded guitar-like. So while it worked fine for practice, for me personally, it felt like something was missing.

Then I happened to find a "new" in-the-box Rumble 60 for a price I couldn't pass up. It was purchased by someone in the military right before they were deployed and had spent its life in storage.

What a difference! I've had it now for a few months and just love the sound.

Here are pictures of the LT25 the day I brought it home, and my "new" 60.

 

[G-Dog]

... I recently switched amps, from one Rumble to another, so thought I'd pop in and officially join.

My bass journey started a bit over a year ago with a Rumble LT25. I thought all of the effects would make practicing more interesting and fun ... ... .... Then I happened to find a "new" in-the-box Rumble 60 for a price I couldn't pass up. It was purchased by someone in the military right before they were deployed and had spent its life in storage. ... ... ... just love the sound.

Here are pictures of the LT25 the day I brought it home, and my "new" 60.
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Wow, 2! @Never2Late, you are now member #1724 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.

That's quite the Rumble journey, Never! From the latest, if not the greatest, 3rd generation Fender bass modeling amp just introduced in 2019, to a 1st generation solid state Rumble that was first introduced in 2003! That's SO cool! Crank the pulsing red lights in the 60's ports and discuss whatever you want about it right here. But, for bass modeling discussions, please use your Rumble LT25, Studio 40 & Stage 800 sub-thread to help keep this main thread less complicated, OK? There's not a lot of LT25 users there, but a few that are more familiar with it than we many Stage & Studio users.

Is there anything else about your bass experience in general, and your Rumble journey in particular, that you'd care to share? You'll fit right in here since we have all kinds. But we all love to ... ... ...

Rumble On!
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[tom-g]

For what it's worth, here is what I'd call a neutral eq setting for electric guitar with my Rumble 100. I paid no attention to the detents or what we refer to as a "flat setting" here in the Rumble Club. I turned the knobs until my guitar sounded like my guitar with nothing added or subtracted. If you ever plug an electric guitar into your Rumble, you might check these settings out as a place to start.View attachment 5331619

That looks like close to the setting I’m using for bass.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

For what it's worth, here is what I'd call a neutral eq setting for electric guitar with my Rumble 100. I paid no attention to the detents or what we refer to as a "flat setting" here in the Rumble Club. I turned the knobs until my guitar sounded like my guitar with nothing added or subtracted. If you ever plug an electric guitar into your Rumble, you might check these settings out as a place to start.View attachment 5331619

what guitar? That makes a difference.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

hello everyone!

I recently switched amps, from one Rumble to another, so thought I'd pop in and officially join.

My bass journey started a bit over a year ago with a Rumble LT25. I thought all of the effects would make practicing more interesting and fun but after fiddling some during the first week, the amp remained on 01 Studio Clean. I realized I needed to focus on learning to play, and the effects were an unnecessary distraction for me at this stage.

I did notice that, in my environment, the LT25 wasn't very bass-y except for certain frequencies, like around the 12th fret of the E string. D and G strings sounded guitar-like. So while it worked fine for practice, for me personally, it felt like something was missing.

Then I happened to find a "new" in-the-box Rumble 60 for a price I couldn't pass up. It was purchased by someone in the military right before they were deployed and had spent its life in storage.

What a difference! I've had it now for a few months and just love the sound.

Here are pictures of the LT25 the day I brought it home, and my "new" 60.
View attachment 5331625
View attachment 5331627

Very cool!

 

[G-Dog]

I have been using the Rumble 100 for smaller gigs also and I have made the same experience. I cut the lows and low mids severely.
If the amp is big enough for what you need, I wouldn’t invest in anything else. Use the tone controls. That’s what they are there for.
I at least get plenty of low end out front.

I gig with 5 string and a Rumble 100. Tell you what, it works fine for me. So, I don’t see a reason why that amp should not work for home practice.

For what it's worth, here is what I'd call a neutral eq setting for electric guitar with my Rumble 100. I paid no attention to the detents or what we refer to as a "flat setting" here in the Rumble Club. I turned the knobs until my guitar sounded like my guitar with nothing added or subtracted. If you ever plug an electric guitar into your Rumble, you might check these settings out as a place to start.View attachment 5331619

That looks like close to the setting I’m using for bass.

Aloha, tom. @tom-g, you are now member #1725 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.

I searched your Rumble discussions in some other TB threads to determine that you're really one of us, ... one of us, ... one of us, ... one of us ... ... So now it's official!

How 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!
.​

 

[GregT]

what guitar? That makes a difference.

I'm running a Gretsch White Falcon, Fender Ultra Luxe Strat, and an Ultra Luxe Tele. I'm playing in a pretty dry home recording studio, so it's adjusted for the room.

 

[SouthPaul71]

For what it's worth, here is what I'd call a neutral eq setting for electric guitar with my Rumble 100. I paid no attention to the detents or what we refer to as a "flat setting" here in the Rumble Club. I turned the knobs until my guitar sounded like my guitar with nothing added or subtracted. If you ever plug an electric guitar into your Rumble, you might check these settings out as a place to start.View attachment 5331619

Thank you! I have a Rumble 25 as my home amp for guitar (Epiphone Casino) as well as for bass (Hofner violin), and until now I have found almost nothing on flat eq settings for guitar. My settings are somewhat similar to yours, though of course, the 25 only has bass/mid/treble, and really is a different amp altogether. I have a 6 band eq pedal on my board and I would like to eq my sound from a flat as possible amp.

 

[G-Dog]

Thank you! I have a Rumble 25 as my home amp for guitar (Epiphone Casino) as well as for bass (Hofner violin), and until now I have found almost nothing on flat eq settings for guitar. My settings are somewhat similar to yours, though of course, the 25 only has bass/mid/treble, and really is a different amp altogether. I have a 6 band eq pedal on my board and I would like to eq my sound from a flat as possible amp.

Don't know that it's a flat setting, but this post shows the Rumble V1 25 settings a lead blues guitarist used at a jam I attended once. Sounded sweet as honey!
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[SouthPaul71]

Don't know that it's a flat setting, but this post shows the Rumble V1 25 settings a lead blues guitarist used at a jam I attended once. Sounded sweet as honey!
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well wow, thank you my friend!

 

[tom-g]

Aloha, tom. @tom-g, you are now member #1725 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.

I searched your Rumble discussions in some other TB threads to determine that you're really one of us, ... one of us, ... one of us, ... one of us ... ... So now it's official!

How 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!
.​

Thank you! Well what can I say. I’m over 60. I started with playing bass at the age of 14. I live in Germany. Currently, I’m playing with a singer songwriter. We do not play any covers. We have 30 to 40 shows a year which I play mostly with the Rumble 100. These are small venues up to 200 and occasionally some bigger ones.
I used to play all shows with my bigger setup until my band mates suggested to get a small amp for a very small bar. I refused with the argument that the footprint of my rig is not going to make a big difference compared to a combo. Anyway a lot of the places we were playing were “afraid” of the Fearful (see what I did there). That’s when I got the Rumble 100 - there were no more discussions, ever. I use that about 95% of the time as I still get the sound that I’m going for and it is only one trip to the car instead of two. I play a five string which was built by Mayones and a Fender Jazz.

 

[Mastermold]

Thank you! Well what can I say. I’m over 60. I started with playing bass at the age of 14. I live in Germany. Currently, I’m playing with a singer songwriter. We do not play any covers. We have 30 to 40 shows a year which I play mostly with the Rumble 100. These are small venues up to 200 and occasionally some bigger ones.
I used to play all shows with my bigger setup until my band mates suggested to get a small amp for a very small bar. I refused with the argument that the footprint of my rig is not going to make a big difference compared to a combo. Anyway a lot of the places we were playing were “afraid” of the Fearful (see what I did there). That’s when I got the Rumble 100 - there were no more discussions, ever. I use that about 95% of the time as I still get the sound that I’m going for and it is only one trip to the car instead of two. I play a five string which was built by Mayones and a Fender Jazz.

Just tonight I played an outdoor stage with my Rumble 100 and it handled it like a champ. PA did the heavy lifting of course but the Rumble was an able stage monitor and the easiest load in/out imaginable.

 

[Ottertail]

Thank you! Well what can I say. I’m over 60. I started with playing bass at the age of 14. I live in Germany. Currently, I’m playing with a singer songwriter. We do not play any covers. We have 30 to 40 shows a year which I play mostly with the Rumble 100. These are small venues up to 200 and occasionally some bigger ones.
I used to play all shows with my bigger setup until my band mates suggested to get a small amp for a very small bar. I refused with the argument that the footprint of my rig is not going to make a big difference compared to a combo. Anyway a lot of the places we were playing were “afraid” of the Fearful (see what I did there). That’s when I got the Rumble 100 - there were no more discussions, ever. I use that about 95% of the time as I still get the sound that I’m going for and it is only one trip to the car instead of two. I play a five string which was built by Mayones and a Fender Jazz.

That 5-string sounds slippery!

 

[G-Dog]

Thank you! Well what can I say. I’m over 60. I started with playing bass at the age of 14. I live in Germany. Currently, I’m playing with a singer songwriter. We do not play any covers. We have 30 to 40 shows a year which I play mostly with the Rumble 100. These are small venues up to 200 and occasionally some bigger ones.
I used to play all shows with my bigger setup until my band mates suggested to get a small amp for a very small bar. I refused with the argument that the footprint of my rig is not going to make a big difference compared to a combo. Anyway a lot of the places we were playing were “afraid” of the Fearful (see what I did there). That’s when I got the Rumble 100 - there were no more discussions, ever. I use that about 95% of the time as I still get the sound that I’m going for and it is only one trip to the car instead of two. I play a five string which was built by Mayones and a Fender Jazz.

Ihr Rücken wird froh sein, dass Sie auf das leichtere Rumble umgestiegen sind!

A bold decision to play no covers. Is it just the two of you? I have seen many venues where people start to leave when they see a big speaker cabinet coming in. They really are afraid that it's gonna get too loud. But a small powerful combo, on the other hand, can sneak up on them!
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[Deleted member 268085]

Ihr Rücken wird froh sein, dass Sie auf das leichtere Rumble umgestiegen sind!

A bold decision to play no covers. Is it just the two of you? I have seen many venues where people start to leave when they see a big speaker cabinet coming in. They really are afraid that it's gonna get loud. But a small powerful combo, on the other hand, can sneak up on them!
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Every bass players dream? A small, lightweight amp that can move this much air.

 

[Never2Late]

Thank you @G-Dog for the warm welcome!

After about a month of using the 60 I sold the LT25.

My 40+ year guitar/bass timeline:

• 1st try, early teenage years: Took a few weeks of guitar lessons. Didn't practice much at home. Couldn't quickly play like Eddie Van Halen. End.
• 2nd try, 20+ years later (2004): Wanted to learn bass after hearing a coworker play. Bought a bunch of gear and some bass lesson books. Job and family took priority making practice intermittent, so progress stopped. Then some major positive life events redirected my attention, so I sold everything. End, but with an unfinished curiosity and desire in the back of my conscience.
• 3rd time's a charm, another 18 years later (end of 2022): Decided to retire early. Saw a great sale on a bass (Ibanez Mikro). Tried it in-store and loved the size, weight, and fit, so bought it on a whim, and the LT25 a few days later. Found loads of online bass lessons, and have been making slow, steady progress.

My bass amp history:

1. Amp 1, purchased 2004: Huge heavy amp with 15" driver. I don't remember the brand or wattage. I do remember it could shake the whole house but sounded a little muddy. It was about as portable as a clothes dryer.
2. Amp 2, purchased 2004: Gallien-Krueger Backline 112. I really liked this one. It was deep and clear with a growl.
3. Amp 3, purchased end of 2022: Rumble LT25
4. Amp 4, purchased end of 2023: Rumble 60

 

[tom-g]

That 5-string sounds slippery!

Sure does.
Mayones Guitars & Basses

I play an older version of this
FAME Baphomet 5-Saiter Bass – Fame Guitars

 

[tom-g]

Ihr Rücken wird froh sein, dass Sie auf das leichtere Rumble umgestiegen sind!

A bold decision to play no covers. Is it just the two of you? I have seen many venues where people start to leave when they see a big speaker cabinet coming in. They really are afraid that it's gonna get too loud. But a small powerful combo, on the other hand, can sneak up on them!
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Sometimes it’s only the two of us. Otherwise, the band is two guitars, violin, keyboards. Everybody sings except me. No, we don’t have a drummer.

edit: yes my Rücken is very thankful.

 

[G-Dog]

Every bass players dream? A small, lightweight amp that can move this much air.

Whatever blows your skirt up!

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[seadragon]

Been reading through this thread for tips and figured I should join in. I got a Rumble 100 for Christmas, so far just using it at home and band practice, playing in a 3-piece* and we’ve just been working on songs for the last couple of months, mostly originals with a few covers. Our drummer plays in three bands so sometimes scheduling is difficult! (*the singer’s daughter sings with us too, but on hiatus while we work out new material).

So far I’m really liking the new amp!