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Fender® Mid-'60s Black Panel Amplifier Logo
Or maybe this one:
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So, am I all caught up on my posts now, G-Dog?Greetings, Greg! Glad to see your annual Club post, again.
So, am I all caught up on my posts now, G-Dog?
Yes, sir! Sharing your acquisition of a brand new R500c and a slightly used R115 certainly more than fulfills your quota, Greg.
But please don't feel the need to "observe radio silence" again. Share the adventures of your new stack with us. 
I only wish all our members (especially me!) could post such glad Rumbling tidings annually!!
Sold my "I wasn't using it" 2015 R200c Saturday. It was on consignment through a local amp shop called "The AMP Shop". After their cut I wound up with $262.50. Not bad for a 10+ y/o amp.
Sorry to hear of your Rumble de-acquisition, GP.
But, you got a good chunk o' change. I hope that gets your picture off the poster of that dread disease, mufunzalo! Now you can acquire that second R100 you occasionally need to connect to your first R100, right? And it also means that someone out there got a great deal on a slightly used R200c. Win - win! I don't suppose you could track 'em down and tell 'em to come share their "new-to-them" Rumbling excitement with us here, could you? I know we'd all love to hear about it.
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I am interested in the Origin Effects ‘64 Black Panel DI. I am currently using a Rumble 500 as my main amp.
Are there any Club members who own both? Is it possible to mimic the Fender Rumble Vintage tone with this pedal or is it a different flavour altogether?
Thx so much!
I am interested in the Origin Effects ‘64 Black Panel DI. I am currently using a Rumble 500 as my main amp.
Are there any Club members who own both? Is it possible to mimic the Fender Rumble Vintage tone with this pedal or is it a different flavour altogether?
Thx so much!
I have a 210 and a 112. I am currently using the 112 with my 500C and am loving it.
I guess that means people are hanging onto them. I had that with my Korg Kaoss effects unit - it took a few years for one to come up locally because people love them.
But that raises another question: Why did Fender discontinue them? If people love them, surely they must have sold plenty?
I have a Rumble V3 115 that's just perfect for my usual needs. It compares favorably to a TC Electronic K-212 (with a 4-string bass), and I feel that with one port plugged, it would do just as well with a 5-string. But both of these cabs are large and can't be carried in just one hand (I can carry the Fender, but just barely, and I can't really navigate a corridor with it).
I also have a very nice TCE 115 combo, but it has the same problem of being too large to carry everywhere.
There are some inline 210 cabs which are compact, but not from Fender. With the proliferation of 210 and 112 cabs, it's a toss-up, but overall, if I'm after deep tone and good reproduction of base tone (E or down to B), then 112 cabs are overall better.
PS: I'm currently deciding between a 112 and slim 210 or 208 cabs which I intend to use for traveling with. If a Fender 112 cab were to suddenly appear, I'd snatch it up. But I expect it won't and I'm looking at other brands.
I need some help with my new (to me) Rumble 40. It's a great amp but is making a noise when I push the volume ... not sure if the speaker is messed up or maybe I'm just pushing too hard.
Gain at noon. Master at 75%.
I get this soft buzzing sound from the speaker when I play low notes and especially when I play high up on the E string. By "soft" I mean it is not a harsh buzz, but like a papery vibration.
I've already inspected the coil and tightened all screws. The sound is definitely from the speaker. Everything in the cab visually seems ok. It doesn't sound like clipping or a normal break-up to me, but what do I know?
Am I just expecting too much out of this little dude at this gain/master setting or is it a speaker issue?
Thanks!
Gain at noon. Master at 75%.
I get this soft buzzing sound from the speaker when I play low notes and especially when I play high up on the E string. By "soft" I mean it is not a harsh buzz, but like a papery vibration.
I've already inspected the coil and tightened all screws. The sound is definitely from the speaker. Everything in the cab visually seems ok. It doesn't sound like clipping or a normal break-up to me, but what do I know?
Am I just expecting too much out of this little dude at this gain/master setting or is it a speaker issue?
Thanks!
Those noises are the worst!
Last time I heard strange noises and went through all screws inside-out. Turned out I had to tighten the jack socket's nut. -.-
Could also be "just" air moving through the port(s). I'd try if plugging them in makes a difference and/or lowering bass with EQ.
GL hunting it down!
Aloha, G! @G2knee, you are now member #1903 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.
Hmmm, ... that doesn't seem right. But, if you can't return it, @dORSY has some very good suggestions: ... ...
Just a "soft plug", like a sock, or two, in the port(s) can change the tone quite a bit. And turning down the Bass EQ could help.
So, ho about telling us a bit about yourself, G, 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!
I'm running my 500C with a TC Electronics RS112 (1 x 12") for outdoor events / bigger gigs. Works (and sounds) a treat for me!
Many genres, everything from Blues and Motown to classic or hard Rock and modern Pop.
I'm assuming "new (to me)" = no longer under warranty.
If the issue turns out not to be chuffing, do you have any guitar stores somewhat nearby that carry Fender amps? If so, the next "easy" step would be to take the amp to a store and do a side-by-side sound check with another R40.
If you don't, or if it turns out that your R40 does have an issue, here is a thread about my troubleshooting and repair of a Rumble 500 that was making buzzing and shuffly noises with certain notes, worse at higher volumes.
Caveat: I had years of education, training, and hands-on experience with electrical theory, safety, design, and repair. If you aren't familiar with electronics, safe practices for anything electrical, etc., please take the amp to someone who is to prevent hurting yourself or further damaging the amp.
That said, one way to isolate the speaker (for troubleshooting) is to completely remove it from the cabinet. The factory speaker wires aren't long enough to place the speaker next to the cabinet while still attached, so I made extension wires. Before disconnecting, take a picture and write down which wire goes to which terminal on the speaker to prevent re-connecting in reverse polarity. Then test the speaker next to the cabinet. In my case, the speakers / drivers were fine; the issue was the cabinet itself.
This isn't 100% infallible, as the speaker/driver might distort only when loaded in a cabinet, but in my limited experience troubleshooting speakers/drivers, when they've been bad, the symptoms have shown themselves with the driver unloaded.
If you do try this, be very very careful not to overdrive the unloaded speaker.
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Running 1 or 2 R100Cs, I agree on the tonal variety across genres!
Hey guys, thanks for the tips.
I got the 40 used from guitar center and I can still return it - but I wanted to confirm I wasn't just pushing it too hard. It sounds like I am not.
I'll try plugging the ports and testing the speaker outside the cab if I can. If I still get the buzz, I may have to return it. I hope I don't have to because I like it very much other than this!
I got the 40 used from guitar center and I can still return it - but I wanted to confirm I wasn't just pushing it too hard. It sounds like I am not.
I'll try plugging the ports and testing the speaker outside the cab if I can. If I still get the buzz, I may have to return it. I hope I don't have to because I like it very much other than this!
40w for bass is not ideal, ime.
A 10" chassis should be ok... but amp and speaker combined on that model would not inspire much confidence for me.
However, I would think 100w for a practice room might be your starter..
YMMV
A 10" chassis should be ok... but amp and speaker combined on that model would not inspire much confidence for me.
However, I would think 100w for a practice room might be your starter..
YMMV
I have used my R40 on many smaller gigs and with a community concert band (~55 pieces) playing string bass parts [I'm strictly electric]. It's plenty.
I have a 100 that suffices for everything else. I recently sold my 200c that wasn't being used anymore.
I come from a school that hardly ever uses less than 500w of cab... so anything below a 400w amp is useless for the way I play.
I dread turning up for gigs where they insist backline is supplied..it never works for me.
Its not about sheer volume but recent 'disasters' that have emphasised this have been Rumbles of various wattage, TE Elfs, TC Electronic BH and BQ types, so its a categoric hard No from me....but for your gigs, if it works, it works
I dread turning up for gigs where they insist backline is supplied..it never works for me.
Its not about sheer volume but recent 'disasters' that have emphasised this have been Rumbles of various wattage, TE Elfs, TC Electronic BH and BQ types, so its a categoric hard No from me....but for your gigs, if it works, it works
