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Fender Rumble Club

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Deleted member 268085 said:
Perfect location for a bass player. With Southwest 737s coming and going every 30 seconds, ain't NOBODY gonna complain 'bout da bass. :bassist::cool:

When I lived in Chicago, I had a place in LPT (Lake Point Tower). Different story completely. The only way to rock out there was on a rocking chair. :roflmao:
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Ha! You'd think so right?
As it happens, aside from the aircraft (which we don't even notice anymore) loud noise is very much not a common thing in Garfield Ridge, especially after hours. Was one of the things that most attracted us to the neighborhood when we moved a couple years ago.

I'm sure that as ritzy as LPT is, you still had the apartment-dweller foibles of having to watch your noise. Not sharing any walls or floors, I can rock out pretty well in my basement without annoying anyone.
 
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Averell said:
I now have a JB, a PB, and an Hofner Violin Bass Green Line. I use the Rumble 100 mainly for practicing at home, and I gig with an Eich T1000 with a 15” cab. And also a bunch of pedals.

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I gig from time to time with two bands, pop/rock covers mainly.
Here’s the result, it was our first song in our first gig :
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G-Dog said:
I found a description as, "Ceramics are generally made by taking mixtures of clay, earthen elements, powders, and water and shaping them into desired forms. Once the ceramic has been shaped, it is fired to a high temperature" [emphasis added]

From DuraMag.Com: "Ceramic or Ferrite Magnets are produced by calcining [roasting] a mixture of iron oxide and strontium carbonate to form a metallic oxide. A multiple stage milling operation reduces the calcined [roasted] material to a small particle size. The powder is then compacted in a die [formed] by one of two methods. In the first method, the powder is compacted dry which develops an isotropic magnet with weaker magnetic properties, but with better dimensional tolerances. Often, a dry pressed magnet does not require finish grinding. In the second method, the powder is mixed with water to form slurry. The slurry is compacted in a die [formed] in the presence of a magnetic field. The applied field creates an anisotropic magnet which exhibits superior magnetic properties, but usually requires finish grinding." [emphasis added]​

In making ceramic magnets, perhaps the compacting process itself produces enough heat to "set" the form without heating afterward?
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And remember, before ceramics were possible, instrument pickups and speakers typically used AlNiCo (Aluminum Nickel Cobalt) magnets. Notice that iron isn't listed there, either.
 
#57,304
G-Dog said:
Hi, Rumbler #451. Do you still have the Rumble 112 cab you had 9 years ago, too? :smug:

Yes, finding a good source for extra grill frames has been a challenge here. Your friendly neighborhood woodworker may be the place to check. :confused:
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Thanks, looking like fabricating another grill frame might be the best option. And yes, I still have my Rumble 112 cabs. The combo is still an easier grab and go rehearsal option, but the 12's are sweet cabs. I don't know why Fender discontinued them.
 
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Pelagic said:
ehat did you use to buffer the cab? I’m looking at doing what I can to cut down vibrations.
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I used some foam I had bought at Hobby Lobby earlier to stuff between the tailpiece and top of my upright trying to get it amplified without feeding back when I was in a loud situation. I had a big square of it and just cut a piece I was able to stuff into the back lower half of the Rumble's cabinet. I didn't even stuff any in the ports, and it calmed down the boomy low end a lot. The foam was not expensive at all, most arts and crafts places probably have it.
 
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Pelagic said:
Hi everyone! Does anyone have any hints or warnings about pulling the power amp section of a Rumble 800 210 combo? Mine as developed a rattle. Tightened all the screws and it hasn’t helped. I’m thinking of pulling the amp and adding rubber washers to dampen the cab vibrations and get the power amp chassis to stop buzzing.

Otherwise this thing keeps chugging away! Fantastic amp!
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My R100 developed a similar rattle. I just popped the amp out and put a thin rubber shim between the side of the amp and the cab. Problem solved.
 
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Started playing bass last year, got fairly serious about three months ago.

Began with a Squire PJ Affinity and a Fender Rumble 25. It’s a good starter bass, but I itched for more. Bought a MIM Fender Precision last fall and started practicing every day back in January.

Been lurking on the site looking for info about a larger amp. Thanks to everyone for your reviews and comments!

Today I took the plunge and traded the Rumble 25 for a Rumble 100! Man it is great! The tone and boom on the E and A strings are so much bigger than the 25!

Needless to say I am greatly pleased with the Rumble 100.

RUMBLE ON!
 
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Soonlobo said:
Started playing bass last year, got fairly serious about three months ago.

Began with a Squire PJ Affinity and a Fender Rumble 25. It’s a good starter bass, but I itched for more. Bought a MIM Fender Precision last fall and started practicing every day back in January.

Been lurking on the site looking for info about a larger amp. Thanks to everyone for your reviews and comments!

Today I took the plunge and traded the Rumble 25 for a Rumble 100! Man it is great! The tone and boom on the E and A strings are so much bigger than the 25!

Needless to say I am greatly pleased with the Rumble 100.

RUMBLE ON!
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Hello, Soony! @Soonlobo, you are now member #1756 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.

Yo, this seems to be your first post on TB since joining almost a year and a half ago?! Please tell us a bit more 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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Thanks G-Dog!

I turn 60 in 4 months. Always loved music but never played an instrument until last year..

Growing up I loved rock and roll. Geddy Lee was always one of my favorite musicians.

I decided to learn to read music a month ago and started studying that with Jeff Berlin’s etudes. Fantastic way to learn how to read music, and that has allowed me to find numerous songs on YouTube channels like Planet Guitar and Musikman to play along with chord charts, which I highly recommend to anyone starting out. The past week I’ve seen my playing get better and better combining the etudes with chord charted songs.

It’s amazing how difficult but fun learning to play has been!
 
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Some of y'all may recall that I put batting(or whatever)in my R100 and R40. Then took ~1/2 back out. Tried the sock in a port trick Friday night on a gig. Took that back out(too much). Now, B4 I fire up the drill and screwdriver bit, does anyone know how much batting/foam/whatever is in a 200c? I mean, yeah, I could open it up-but I'd rather not. I'd prolly lose screws like in the Bounty commercial. It ain't urgent, it's just been on my feeble mind lately.
 
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bassvi said:
I recently got this Rumble 100 and liked the power but found it to be rather boomy and inarticulate. I read up on the easy mods you can do for the amp so I replaced the Chinese speaker with a Markbass 12 I had and put some insulation in the cabinet... The whole process took me about 20 minutes. The improvement in tone really blew me away. It's loud, lightweight and clear now, and I am more than a little pleased with the tone! Best thing is the mods didn't cost me a penny since I had everything on hand :)
I'm now trying to find a replacement grill for it as I would like to use some different grill cloth to hopefully cover up the yellow speaker, but I cannot find a used or new replacement grill for this amp anywhere I've looked online so far. Any ideas? I want to keep the original grill like it is if I can so I don't mess it up trying to take off the original grill cloth. Grill cloth is easy to find, but the replacement frame is the problem so I'd settle to just buy another grill cover if I could find one for it.
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Maybe it's just me, but I dig the yellow. Makes it a one-of-a-kind. Good conversation starter.
 
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Eilif said:
Ha! You'd think so right?
As it happens, aside from the aircraft (which we don't even notice anymore) loud noise is very much not a common thing in Garfield Ridge, especially after hours. Was one of the things that most attracted us to the neighborhood when we moved a couple years ago.

I'm sure that as ritzy as LPT is, you still had the apartment-dweller foibles of having to watch your noise. Not sharing any walls or floors, I can rock out pretty well in my basement without annoying anyone.
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Ha ha. Yeah, concrete block walls and concrete floors are GREAT bass freq. amplifiers!
 
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GonePlaid said:
Some of y'all may recall that I put batting(or whatever)in my R100 and R40. Then took ~1/2 back out. Tried the sock in a port trick Friday night on a gig. Took that back out(too much). Now, B4 I fire up the drill and screwdriver bit, does anyone know how much batting/foam/whatever is in a 200c? I mean, yeah, I could open it up-but I'd rather not. I'd prolly lose screws like in the Bounty commercial. It ain't urgent, it's just been on my feeble mind lately.
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According to the Rumble Talk i the middle of the Tone section called:


The acoustic treatment in Rumble 200 & 500 combos and all Rumble cabinets. "The acoustic treatment is specified as 1.5in thick polyester fiber."

And, I believe I've seen somewhere that fiber covers the back, bottom and one side only, and maybe the top, I'm not sure. Remind me to put a link on the wiki when I find it again someday. :confused:
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G-Dog said:
According to the Rumble Talk i the middle of the Tone section called:


The acoustic treatment in Rumble 200 & 500 combos and all Rumble cabinets. "The acoustic treatment is specified as 1.5in thick polyester fiber."

And, I believe I've seen somewhere that fiber covers the back, bottom and one side only, and maybe the top, I'm not sure. Remind me to put a link on the wiki when I find it again someday. :confused:
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Put a link on the wiki when you find it again someday.:smug:
I think I'll pop the grill and shine a light in there(200c)and see what I can see. See? Si!
 
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GonePlaid said:
Put a link on the wiki when you find it again someday.:smug: ... ... ...
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Gee, thanks. Now that'll make me always remember. :rolleyes:​

GonePlaid said:
... ... ... I think I'll pop the grill and shine a light in there(200c)and see what I can see. See? Si!
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So?
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Be sure and let us know the results and I'll link ya up. :thumbsup:
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G-Dog said:
Gee, thanks. Now that'll make me always remember. :rolleyes:​




So?
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Be sure and let us know the results and I'll link ya up. :thumbsup:
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So. Shined a light in the ports. Couldn't see anything on the sides, only on the back. Currently not ready/willing to unscrew the speaker to get a better look. Maybe another day.


Prolly not.
 

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