I daisy chained the R100>R200c once. Sounded incredible. And too much for the room. Someday, when my 'ship comes in', I'll get a second R100.
'Course if my 'ship comes in', I'll prolly be at the bus station.
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'Course if my 'ship comes in', I'll prolly be at the bus station.
I took the bus once. Once. It was a round trip ticket, but I phoned a friend and split gas for the return trip. Never again.
Good idea, draggy! A little extra boost could help!
What I read in one of the ‘Connecting Combos’ links was that the 40
Well, an instrument cable from the 100's FX Send to the 40's INPUT is easy enough. It's safe but you need to turn down the 40's Gain & EQ 'cause the signal is already EQ'd from the 100.
That has worked for some Rumblers, too.
True, Tim-migh, it's not spreading the power across all the speakers. But neither does the preferred FX Send to FX Return do that. But, both methods put the power where it is appropriate! You definitely don't want to put the 100 watts into the speaker designed for the 40!!!And, yes, the 40w is a significant addition to the 100. Just ask Goner the difference between his 100w and his 140w standalone 200 combo!
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I was also curious about the tone, based on this post
Fender Rumble Club
But it’s moot, he already sold it on FB for $60
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A. Any Rumble combo owners here who haven't yet, should check in to the TalkBass Combo Club by showing a photo of your combo and requesting a membership. Tell 'em Agent 000 sent you!
2. Also, you can read a glowing road trip review of the little Rumble 40 combo there, too.
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A. Any Rumble combo owners here who haven't yet, should check in to the TalkBass Combo Club by showing a photo of your combo and requesting a membership. Tell 'em Agent 000 sent you!
2. Also, you can read a glowing road trip review of the little Rumble 40 combo there, too.
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There were no factory covers for my 1x12’s so I went with Custom Amp Covers.
Fender covers are inexpensive and good for dust protection, IMHO.
So I'll maybe bore everyone here with the details. But I'm going to revisit the benefit of blocking the ports on my Rumble 100 combo. If you remember I stuffed the ports with pieces of memory foam from a bed cover and put about 2" in the bottom of the cab.
We just recently purchased a 1400 watt Mackie subwoofer to replace the 2 500w Behringers we had. Placement for the new sub dead center instead of the 2 subs with pole mounts for the tops. We had one practice with it in a friends shed and since it was in the town the other 2 bandmembers lived I just used our guitarist's Rumble 100. He has not allowed me to block the ports on his, doesn't see the need, it's his so up to him. The practice with this new set up was OK at best. I thought the bass sounded muddy overall with the updated sub. I was thinking it was probably my own fault and should have brought my Rumble along. Lesson learned.
As part of adding the new sub I also added another stage wedge so one would be placed under the top on each side. Previously we used one wedge where the sub will now sit. FYI, the tops are Mackie Thump 12" and I use a Mackie ProFX16 board.
Fast forward to our first gig on Sat with this new lineup. Huge difference in the overall "fullness" of our sound, the monitor situation worked well, and my bass sounded much cleaner with the ports blocked. Just proves out again how that simple fix improved my situation.
We just recently purchased a 1400 watt Mackie subwoofer to replace the 2 500w Behringers we had. Placement for the new sub dead center instead of the 2 subs with pole mounts for the tops. We had one practice with it in a friends shed and since it was in the town the other 2 bandmembers lived I just used our guitarist's Rumble 100. He has not allowed me to block the ports on his, doesn't see the need, it's his so up to him. The practice with this new set up was OK at best. I thought the bass sounded muddy overall with the updated sub. I was thinking it was probably my own fault and should have brought my Rumble along. Lesson learned.
As part of adding the new sub I also added another stage wedge so one would be placed under the top on each side. Previously we used one wedge where the sub will now sit. FYI, the tops are Mackie Thump 12" and I use a Mackie ProFX16 board.
Fast forward to our first gig on Sat with this new lineup. Huge difference in the overall "fullness" of our sound, the monitor situation worked well, and my bass sounded much cleaner with the ports blocked. Just proves out again how that simple fix improved my situation.
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I've been running with one port stuffed and like the tone. I'll have to try with two.
That's where I ended up as well. Blocking one tightens everything up nicely, but blocking both seemed to strangle the lowest frequencies a bit much. That's after replacing the stock speaker with a Baselite though, so not exactly comparable.
Ok, dumb question, but with so many blocking one or two ports and saying it is much better this way, then why is Fender putting in ports? Or why they don't sell foam plugs for the ports since so many block them anyway to give users the option?
Kind of like how the tone is mid scooped, and then everyone tries to EQ the scoop back out, not just in Rumbles, but in a lot other gear as well, as if the mid scoop is the initial go to for everything, but apparently not many like the mid scoop, which seems to go against what the vendors think we like? One might ask then, why do so many manufacturers scoop the mids to begin with?
Kind of like how the tone is mid scooped, and then everyone tries to EQ the scoop back out, not just in Rumbles, but in a lot other gear as well, as if the mid scoop is the initial go to for everything, but apparently not many like the mid scoop, which seems to go against what the vendors think we like? One might ask then, why do so many manufacturers scoop the mids to begin with?
All valid points. I wasn't 'disappointed' with the tone of my first(200c), but when I got the others-in order, 40 and 100, and after reading "solutions" I tried the foam sheets and it improved them-to my questionable ears. I s'pose 7ender has made a generic, inexpensive, dang fine amp that one can modify-or not-to one's taste.
Oh. I tried blocking one port on the 100-in addition to the foam I put in. Nope! It sounded like someone was sitting on its face. Good in some instances; not for amps.
Probably because everyone's ears and preferences are different and there's no one-size-fits-all. I'd guess the vast majority of Rumbles are being run with both ports open and knobs near 12 o'clock because that's the sound that drew buyers to them. Never hurts to mess around though and see if you can come up with something you like more. Knobs are easy to turn and ports easy to block and unblock. Elevating the amp or simply uncoupling it from the floor is something else to try. Don't forget different combinations of the mode buttons either. There's no objective right and wrong when it comes to what works for you.
I've tried my R200 and R800 with flat (10-2-2-10) and/or with stuffed ports and discovered it was the "baked in" Fender sound that I found so pleasing. So I removed the socks from the holes and put the knobs back to 12:00 and EQ as necessary for the environment which is mostly small-ish tweaks on the bass and low-mid.
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B/C the 40 and 100 don't have any 'insulation', I find the foam I put in negates the 'boxy' sound. The rest is EQ to taste.
I was drawn to the R100 because I needed a small light amp. Actually my band mates thought I needed something small. They were intimidated by my big rig. The footprint of the R100 is only a little smaller, though. Anyway when trying the Rumble, I turned a few knobs, found that I could get my sound and 10 min later left the store with a new amp.
Congratulations to you!
There are many "schools of thought" regarding ones ultimate bass tone. Two of the most extreme are:
1. I want one that will cover all of my needs.
2. I want one that will cover each of my desires.
I am happy to be part of #1 because #2 introduces one to the rabbit hole of bass and amp collection. I am happy to have climbed out of #2
.It was basically my band that pushed me to the Rumble. I was happy with what I already had and not thinking of getting anything new. Now I play most of the gigs with the R100 because the venues are small and it’s all that’s needed. Easy and quick setup for me. Band is happy.
I have a little Fender Rumble 25, which for some reason always sounds better the the bigger versions i've tried.
Makes me wonder if should get 3 more and do Rumble 25 stack. Sounds silly but prob would sound pretty good!
Makes me wonder if should get 3 more and do Rumble 25 stack. Sounds silly but prob would sound pretty good!
G'day, 'tronic, man! @Bassatronic, you are now member #1763 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.
Yeah, 'tron, you could probably hook up a 100 watt stack o' Rumble 25s, like Rumbler #846 b-b-b-bass did, and detailed here.
Rumble On!
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Hey Fellow Rumblers,
Anybody care to give me some simple advice on tone settings? Possibly save me from running around feeding my GAS for a pedal or two or even a multi-effects job?
I’ve got an Am Pro II P bass with round wounds going into a Rumble 100. I generally like the “feel” of playing fingerstyle but am not opposed to pick if that’s what is needed.
I want a cheat sheet for the following tones:
* punk rock - Dead Kennedys, not Blink 182
* metal - Sabbath, not Guns N Roses
* reggae - Bob Marley, not Shaggy
* surf - Ventures, not Beach Boys
Some of that is a bit tongue in cheek but hopefully gets the point across. I feel like with this bass and this amp, this should be easy enough. I just need the education. I’m a bit ignorant in this area and it doesn’t help that I’ve really been more focused on guitar for the last 6 years or so…Wanting to get back to bass and hit it hard, but want to set myself up for success and fun.
Thanks in advance!
Anybody care to give me some simple advice on tone settings? Possibly save me from running around feeding my GAS for a pedal or two or even a multi-effects job?
I’ve got an Am Pro II P bass with round wounds going into a Rumble 100. I generally like the “feel” of playing fingerstyle but am not opposed to pick if that’s what is needed.
I want a cheat sheet for the following tones:
* punk rock - Dead Kennedys, not Blink 182
* metal - Sabbath, not Guns N Roses
* reggae - Bob Marley, not Shaggy
* surf - Ventures, not Beach Boys
Some of that is a bit tongue in cheek but hopefully gets the point across. I feel like with this bass and this amp, this should be easy enough. I just need the education. I’m a bit ignorant in this area and it doesn’t help that I’ve really been more focused on guitar for the last 6 years or so…Wanting to get back to bass and hit it hard, but want to set myself up for success and fun.
Thanks in advance!
