I'll try it out this weekend!
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The 64 Epis are some of the most gorgeous Thunderbirds in some time. That silver mist looks very cool. I look forward to hearing your experience!
I will need to try that tip out the next time I see an Epi T-bird in the store.
So beautiful!
Looking real good. I saw one at a local music store. I saw the price and decided not to even touch it.
My 4 ohm Rumble 100 has had a subtle auditory change, as the notes have a bit more bloom than previously. This being consistent with the spider softening, I assume? I am not hearing a real change in overall FR. That boosted 2-4 kHz (vs. my 8 ohm unit) is still easy to hear. One thing I have to say is that the drive circuit sounds so much better with the brighter 4 ohm speaker than my mellower 8 ohm unit. Instant Lemmy at the push of a button. But that ain't my thing. :/
Lets get ready to RUUUMMBLLLLLLE!!!!!
500v3 sits atop a 115v3
I will be heard!
500v3 sits atop a 115v3
I will be heard!
If you happen to live in the Austin area, you could try any of my Thunderbirds. If not, I know some very cool Thunderbird owners in other areas, over half of whom I've spent time with in person.I will need to try that tip out the next time I see an Epi T-bird in the store.
So beautiful!
Looking real good. I saw one at a local music store. I saw the price and decided not to even touch it.
My 4 ohm Rumble 100 has had a subtle auditory change, as the notes have a bit more bloom than previously. This being consistent with the spider softening, I assume? I am not hearing a real change in overall FR. That boosted 2-4 kHz (vs. my 8 ohm unit) is still easy to hear. One thing I have to say is that the drive circuit sounds so much better with the brighter 4 ohm speaker than my mellower 8 ohm unit. Instant Lemmy at the push of a button. But that ain't my thing. :/
Just picked up a Rumble 25 off the Goodwill auction site for $40. I’m not gigging anymore, but I wanted a decent, simple practice amp for home use. Really impressed so far, and it gets louder than I expected it to. I could even see gigging with it for light volume situations.
That's a great deal... perfect for your home playing!
Lets get ready to RUUUMMBLLLLLLE!!!!!
500v3 sits atop a 115v3
I will be heard!
Woo hoo, it's two-fer Thursday! @RoxxNard, you are now member #1866 in the Fender Rumble Club. And @friskinator, you are now member #1867 in the Fender Rumble Club. Congratulations and welcome to you both. Please put your number in your TalkBass Signature for safe keeping. Then make yourselves at home here and on your Rumble Club Wiki page, the repository of all Rumbling wisdom and knowledge.
Yes, Roxx, you most definitely WILL be heard! From great distances, even! That's the stack I've personally roxx'd at a couple of outdoor venues to simply awesome effect!!
And, yes, friski, you too can be heard, just not quite as far away.
In an acoustic jam group I alternate bass duties with Rumble Studio 40 and the other bassist uses a Rumble 25, which I find quite comparable for the situation. While the 25 is turned about halfway up, I use mine at about a quarter way up. Som how about each of you telling us a bit about yourselves, such as your bass experience in general and your Rumble journey in particular? You'll both fit right in here since we have all kinds. But we all love to ... ... ...
Rumble On!
Thanks for the invite. I will try out some Thunderbirds and get back with you.
After 8 hours of use at moderate volume, the 4 ohm Rumble 100 unit is starting to come around. 
The note bloom is progressing but still not as pleasing as the well-used 8 ohm unit. Just eyeballing, there is a marked decrease in the 2-4 kHz range from my initial reading of the new 4 ohm unit but the 500 to 2 kHz range still has some elevation/peaks that are more prominent than the measurement of the 8 ohm unit.
Purple/pink is peak, the yellow line is a non-standard time when I took the screenshot. All other bass, EQ, testing parameters, etc. parameters were the same as the previous tests.
edit: One negative, with the mellowing of the 2-4 kHz range, the drive circuit is not k1ck@ss like it was before when the 2-4 kHz range was elevated and there was less overall note bloom.
The note bloom is progressing but still not as pleasing as the well-used 8 ohm unit. Just eyeballing, there is a marked decrease in the 2-4 kHz range from my initial reading of the new 4 ohm unit but the 500 to 2 kHz range still has some elevation/peaks that are more prominent than the measurement of the 8 ohm unit.Purple/pink is peak, the yellow line is a non-standard time when I took the screenshot. All other bass, EQ, testing parameters, etc. parameters were the same as the previous tests.
edit: One negative, with the mellowing of the 2-4 kHz range, the drive circuit is not k1ck@ss like it was before when the 2-4 kHz range was elevated and there was less overall note bloom.
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G'day to all youse Rumbling blokes & sheilas, from Ol' Aussie Chriso downunder.
New member here with first test post.
Bought me a Rumble 100 in late 2022 to power up my SX Jazz Bass & Hofner Ignition Violin Bass pictured below.
Just recently discovered this site & thread, so I joined up today.
P.S. How do I get my pic into that space above my name at left? Avatar I believe they erroneously call it?
Cheers & beers & bourbons too!
New member here with first test post.
Bought me a Rumble 100 in late 2022 to power up my SX Jazz Bass & Hofner Ignition Violin Bass pictured below.
Just recently discovered this site & thread, so I joined up today.
P.S. How do I get my pic into that space above my name at left? Avatar I believe they erroneously call it?
Cheers & beers & bourbons too!
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Click on your name, go to Account Details, look for Avatar.G'day to all youse Rumbling geezers, from Ol' Aussie Chriso downunder.
New member here with first test post.
Bought me a Rumble 100 in late 2022 to power up my SX Jazz Bass & Hofner Ignition Violin Bass pictured below.
Just recently discovered this site & thread, so I joined up today.
P.S. How do I get my pic into that space above my name at left?
Cheers & beers & bourbons too!
Welcome!
Thanks Miles, ol' cobber. But I went through my whole account very thoroughly & could only find "Avatar - Hide" & "Profile Banner".
I loaded my pic into "Profile Banner" but it seems to do bugger all, so I dunno. Oh well, not to worry, at least I know my post got through.
Cheers
I loaded my pic into "Profile Banner" but it seems to do bugger all, so I dunno. Oh well, not to worry, at least I know my post got through.
Cheers
I installed a Celestion BN12-300S (4) driver replacing the stock 4 Ohm driver.
Observations so far in a bit over a day's worth of playing with it:
Even though it still seems like a fairly bright driver, the upper mids are not nearly as harsh sounding to my ears as the stock driver.
It is more efficient than the stock driver.
It has at least as good a low end (down to low 'B') as the stock driver, possibly better at higher volumes.
I have run my Cort B5 Element into the Instrument Input, set the combo's EQ fairly flat and then used my B5's onboard preamp to EQ a very good tone.
I have run the B5 in passive mode into my Two Notes Opus and then into the combo's FX Return and EQ'ed a killer tone using the Opus' processing.
I have run the B5 in passive mode into my Two Notes Opus and then into the combo's Instrument Input and EQ'ed a killer tone using the Opus' processing.
I greatly prefer the Opus generated tones into the R100c without any Cab Sim - which makes sense - less muddling up the tone.
I created 6 different presets so far - two for each of the above routing options (one Fender Showman type Preamp setting and one Fender Bassman type Preamp setting), none using anything than the Preamp types and the Custom 5-band parametric EQ + HPF & LPF (no Power Amp model).
[I also created two Presets on the Opus similar to the above but intended for a post EQ / post processing DI out signal, tweaked using my Sennheiser Headphones alone.]
All of that is to say, I highly recommend the Celestion BN12-300S (4) for anyone who has a 4 Ohm version of the newer R100 combos.
After all of this, in hindsight (20/20 right), I'd have saved up and bought a good quality active PA cab or something like the GRBass Active cabinets.
I still do really like the R100c, especially the fact that it is really easy for me to move around with my bad back and the Opus can make it sound like a thousand dollar rig (at least in that neighborhood)!
Observations so far in a bit over a day's worth of playing with it:
Even though it still seems like a fairly bright driver, the upper mids are not nearly as harsh sounding to my ears as the stock driver.
It is more efficient than the stock driver.
It has at least as good a low end (down to low 'B') as the stock driver, possibly better at higher volumes.
I have run my Cort B5 Element into the Instrument Input, set the combo's EQ fairly flat and then used my B5's onboard preamp to EQ a very good tone.
I have run the B5 in passive mode into my Two Notes Opus and then into the combo's FX Return and EQ'ed a killer tone using the Opus' processing.
I have run the B5 in passive mode into my Two Notes Opus and then into the combo's Instrument Input and EQ'ed a killer tone using the Opus' processing.
I greatly prefer the Opus generated tones into the R100c without any Cab Sim - which makes sense - less muddling up the tone.
I created 6 different presets so far - two for each of the above routing options (one Fender Showman type Preamp setting and one Fender Bassman type Preamp setting), none using anything than the Preamp types and the Custom 5-band parametric EQ + HPF & LPF (no Power Amp model).
[I also created two Presets on the Opus similar to the above but intended for a post EQ / post processing DI out signal, tweaked using my Sennheiser Headphones alone.]
All of that is to say, I highly recommend the Celestion BN12-300S (4) for anyone who has a 4 Ohm version of the newer R100 combos.
After all of this, in hindsight (20/20 right), I'd have saved up and bought a good quality active PA cab or something like the GRBass Active cabinets.
I still do really like the R100c, especially the fact that it is really easy for me to move around with my bad back and the Opus can make it sound like a thousand dollar rig (at least in that neighborhood)!
G'day to all youse Rumbling blokes & sheilas, from Ol' Aussie Chriso downunder.
New member here with first test post.
Bought me a Rumble 100 in late 2022 to power up my SX Jazz Bass & Hofner Ignition Violin Bass pictured below.
Just recently discovered this site & thread, so I joined up today.
P.S. How do I get my pic into that space above my name at left? Avatar I believe they erroneously call it?
Cheers & beers & bourbons too!
Oi, oi, oi, Chris! @Aussie Chriso, you are now member #1868 in the Fender Rumble Club. Congratulations and welcome to TalkBass in general and The Club in particular. 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.
Som how's about telling us a bit about yourself, Auss, 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!
Looking to get a Rumble amp for my mini home studio.
I have a pair of desk monitors for listening to the mix but they aren’t beefy enough for monitoring while recording bass, which means wearing cans whenever I play bass.
The cans sound great but I’m tired off wearing them all the time.
Thinking about the Rumble 40 or Rumble 100 because they have the XLR out I can send straight to the audio interface.
Don’t really have any plans to gig with the amp but should I just go for 100 to have something that could handle small venues?
I’ve always heard good things about the Rumble but wasn’t convinced until I saw someone locally recently gigging with a 500. The guy playing was using the DI out to go to the house and it sounded great, the sound of the amp itself I found to be very musical.
I don’t expect a 40 or 100 to shake the foundation of my house but assume all the amps use the same preamp and DI.
I have a pair of desk monitors for listening to the mix but they aren’t beefy enough for monitoring while recording bass, which means wearing cans whenever I play bass.
The cans sound great but I’m tired off wearing them all the time.
Thinking about the Rumble 40 or Rumble 100 because they have the XLR out I can send straight to the audio interface.
Don’t really have any plans to gig with the amp but should I just go for 100 to have something that could handle small venues?
I’ve always heard good things about the Rumble but wasn’t convinced until I saw someone locally recently gigging with a 500. The guy playing was using the DI out to go to the house and it sounded great, the sound of the amp itself I found to be very musical.
I don’t expect a 40 or 100 to shake the foundation of my house but assume all the amps use the same preamp and DI.
If I were in your position I'd be deciding between the 100 and the Studio 40. Would the modeling options be useful to you?
In my experience the 40 handles small venues just fine. I've got the regular 40, not the studio version. Also, though off-topic, which audio interface do you use for recording?
