Fender Rumble Club

[GonePlaid]

Doesn't have to be...if your amp, DI or PA does not have a standby, turn it off before disconnecting your bass.

My turn.
When I set up my Rumble, it's gonna be behind me and awkward to access once we start playing. My somewhat unorthodox method is to plug in the amp, making sure the o/d knobs are 'off', the button is pushed, and the red light for the o/d is lit. I then run the straight end of my guitar cable under the handle and plug it into the 90 degree adaptor in the input(each Rumble has one that stays in it). Next I plug the 90 degree end of the cable into whichever bass I'm molest...er, playing that night. Now I press the o/d button and 'voila', I'm live.
Yes, I know I could use a footswitch, but I can't stand wires/cables/etc. under my feets(I don't use any pedals). When we take a break, with or without a Kit-Kat, I turn the volume on my bass to 0.

 

[paolo176]

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding, but it sounds like you are unplugging the cable from your amplifier, while the amplifier is still on. If you do that, there will indeed be a loud noise from the amplifier. Maybe you are hearing the noise from the amplifier, not the PA?

I have always unplugged the amplifier and have never heard a noise, unless there are malfunctions...

 

[paolo176]

To summarize:

A. paolo, you plug your bass into your DI, and your DI into the PA and the Rumble.

2. You want to stop using the Rumble while still using the PA.

2.a. You don't want to turn down the Rumble's volume (or power it off) first.
2.¢. So, you unplug the instrument cable to the Rumble.

2.¢.# You see this as the most convenient way to accomplish this.
2.¢.@ You prefer this method.
2.¢.% Doing this makes a big, loud noise in the PA.
2.¢.& Why?

2.¢.&.i. Why does it do this?

2.¢.&.i.π Maybe the short of unplugging the amp Input is traveling backwards through the DI to the PA?

2.¢.&.i.π.∆. Maybe something is wrong with the DI?​

2.¢.&.ii. Why do you prefer this if the noise is annoying?
2.¢.&.iii. Why not turn down the Volume or turn off the amp to avoid the noise?
2.¢.&.iv. Why is convenience more important than preventing noise.
2.¢.&.v. Why not use the Rumble's XLR Out instead of the external DI?

2.¢.&.v.¿. You could plug something into the Headphone jack to mute the amp while still going through the PA.​

III. Most Rumblers here suggest muting the Rumble before pulling the plug.

III.e. Turn the Drive & Level knobs fully counterclockwise.
III.f. Use the Overdrive button (or a footswitch) to mute, or un-mute, the Rumble.
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2.¢.&.i.π Maybe the short of unplugging the amp Input is traveling backwards through the DI to the PA?
Yes, but I don't understand why...

2.¢.&.i.π.∆. Maybe something is wrong with the DI?
Yes it what I'm thinking, but I bought the DI one month ago... But it's possible it has a problem

2.¢.&.iii. Why not turn down the Volume or turn off the amp to avoid the noise?
Yes, I can use other methods, but there is still something not working correctly and I would like to understand why

2.¢.&.v. Why not use the Rumble's XLR Out instead of the external DI?
Because the amp DI is post eq and gain, and I want to change the amp levels without changing the signal that go to PA

2.¢.&.v.¿. You could plug something into the Headphone jack to mute the amp while still going through the PA.
III.f. Use the Overdrive button (or a footswitch) to mute, or un-mute, the Rumble.
Ok, thank you for your advice!

 

[GonePlaid]

Welll... So far, .
I'll give it a few days, but I'm thoroughly unimpressed.

 

[John Stephen]

2.¢.&.i.π Maybe the short of unplugging the amp Input is traveling backwards through the DI to the PA?
Yes, but I don't understand why...

2.¢.&.i.π.∆. Maybe something is wrong with the DI?
Yes it what I'm thinking, but I bought the DI one month ago... But it's possible it has a problem

2.¢.&.iii. Why not turn down the Volume or turn off the amp to avoid the noise?
Yes, I can use other methods, but there is still something not working correctly and I would like to understand why

2.¢.&.v. Why not use the Rumble's XLR Out instead of the external DI?
Because the amp DI is post eq and gain, and I want to change the amp levels without changing the signal that go to PA

2.¢.&.v.¿. You could plug something into the Headphone jack to mute the amp while still going through the PA.
III.f. Use the Overdrive button (or a footswitch) to mute, or un-mute, the Rumble.
Ok, thank you for your advice!

Good luck, Paolo. I hope you find a solution, either in the things suggested here or finding your own solution. I did notice that on the AR-133 DI box you are using, that on the device itself and in the manufacturer's information, it includes the LINK thing with the inputs, not with the outputs. Strange. Anyway, good luck with it, and let us know if you find a good solution.

 

[SharpCat]

Are Rumble sightings still a thing in this new era?

 

[GonePlaid]

Are Rumble sightings still a thing in this new era?

Always good to see that people are seeing the light(pun intended).

 

[JPDsma]

Yup, especially when you tighten up the bottom end...or the collar.

How did the get a pic of our Chihua?

 

[MadJack]

Are Rumble sightings still a thing in this new era?

Yes, Rumble sightings are still a thing. Thank-you for posting it.

I'm lovin' all the guitar/bass gear in that video. The J. Mascis Jazzmaster into the Vox AC-15C1(X?), the Eastwood Sidejack into the Supro Blues King and the electric bass into the Rumble. I don't recognize that bass, but a unique hollow body(?) with a lipstick pickup near the neck looks very interesting.

The drums sound like my buddy with the studio's vintage drum kit. It's a smaller kit like that one.

 

[Deleted member 268085]

How did the get a pic of our Chihua?

Yours? You mean mine!

 

[Brandon Shea]

I threw some new LaBella flatwounds on my Mustang bass yesterday, and I’ve been testing them out with different presets on my Rumble Studio ever since. I’m really pleasantly surprised by how good it sounds with some overdrive when using the Rumble V3 presets! I decided to play along with a bunch of old Coldplay songs, and it sat really nicely in the mix.

Does anyone else really like using the overdrive on their Rumbles? I never really expected to like it this much, and I know it’s pretty common to use the overdrive channel as a mute switch.

 

[G-Dog]

I threw some new LaBella flatwounds on my Mustang bass yesterday, and I’ve been testing them out with different presets on my Rumble Studio ever since. I’m really pleasantly surprised by how good it sounds with some overdrive when using the Rumble V3 presets! I decided to play along with a bunch of old Coldplay songs, and it sat really nicely in the mix.

Does anyone else really like using the overdrive on their Rumbles? I never really expected to like it this much, and I know it’s pretty common to use the overdrive channel as a mute switch.

Ooo! Ooo! I routinely use a bit of OD for warmth on my Rumble 500 combo, occasionally cranking a bit more of it for certain songs. I love it!

On my Rumble Studio 40 I find I like the Rumble V3 presets with some OD on them, too. I also like some pedal OD on the other presets. I got volume control(s) on my basses for muting. Works for me.
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[Miles_ONeal]

I threw some new LaBella flatwounds on my Mustang bass yesterday, and I’ve been testing them out with different presets on my Rumble Studio ever since. I’m really pleasantly surprised by how good it sounds with some overdrive when using the Rumble V3 presets! I decided to play along with a bunch of old Coldplay songs, and it sat really nicely in the mix.

Does anyone else really like using the overdrive on their Rumbles? I never really expected to like it this much, and I know it’s pretty common to use the overdrive channel as a mute switch.

I like it for what it is, but it’s not all I want, and I want all the switches on my pedalboard. So I just use it as a mute when not on stage switch. Between the Super 800+ boost and the Tumnus Deluxe, I have all the OD and distortion I want or need.

 

[_Tay_]

I threw some new LaBella flatwounds on my Mustang bass yesterday, and I’ve been testing them out with different presets on my Rumble Studio ever since. I’m really pleasantly surprised by how good it sounds with some overdrive when using the Rumble V3 presets! I decided to play along with a bunch of old Coldplay songs, and it sat really nicely in the mix.

Does anyone else really like using the overdrive on their Rumbles? I never really expected to like it this much, and I know it’s pretty common to use the overdrive channel as a mute switch.

Yeh the overdrive sounds really good if you dial it in right.

 

[MadJack]

I threw some new LaBella flatwounds on my Mustang bass yesterday, and I’ve been testing them out with different presets on my Rumble Studio ever since. I’m really pleasantly surprised by how good it sounds with some overdrive when using the Rumble V3 presets! I decided to play along with a bunch of old Coldplay songs, and it sat really nicely in the mix.

Does anyone else really like using the overdrive on their Rumbles? I never really expected to like it this much, and I know it’s pretty common to use the overdrive channel as a mute switch.

With most of what I play, I like just a touch of overdrive and the Rumbles Overdrive can be just right, most of the time.

 

[GonePlaid]

I have a neighbor who likes to shoot off fireworks at random times without it being a holiday. He's been quiet(so far)tonite, but if he gets active in the next hour or so, I'll just roll the Kasino outside, daisy chain the R200c into it, hook up the Thunderbird, pluck the open A string and let her ring for awhile.
ADDENDUM: pic from Feb. 2019 of Kasino/R200c over R112 cab(since sold):[forgot I had this pic]

 

[John Stephen]

... I'll just roll the Kasino outside, daisy chain the R200c into it, hook up the Thunderbird, pluck the open A string and let her ring for awhile.

 

[GonePlaid]

It occurs to me that since the Kasino was built long B4 EFX in/out, I'd prolly hafta plug the 'Bird into the Kasino then run a cable from Kasino "line out">Rumble 200c, either input or(maybe)EFX return. Either way, it'd be ~240 +/-W outta 3x15's.
R-O-O-O-A-A-R!

 

[John Stephen]

Well gaw head, GP -- do it!!!

 

[GonePlaid]

Well gaw head, GP -- do it!!!

If my neighbor ticks me off. Otherwise, I might experiment with it tomorrow-or manana, whichever comes first.