Fender Rumble Club

[eric_B]

I have both, and I actually think the Basslite sounds a little better but they're very close. I have a customized variation the Deltalite in my Rumble 112 Neo cabs. If you don't need the wattage handling capacity, I'd definitely go with the Basslite.

I just checked the specs and you're right the Deltalite can handle more power but that's not relevant when putting it in the Rumble 100.
It probably can get a bit a louder and lower (99.9 dB vs 97 db sensitivity and 45 Hz vs 49 Hz lowest frequency) but I guess this is more nerd talk / splitting hairs and doesn't translate equally to actual quality of sound improvement.
I think I'll give the Basslite a try, maybe combine it in a video as well.

Edit: I also see the Deltalite has an aluminium voice coil and the Basslite a copper one so the latter could, I assume, sound a little warmer and the former a little brighter. Can't tell if you would notice this without hearing it yourself.

 

[Linnin]

It probably can get a bit a louder and lower (99.9 dB vs 97 db sensitivity and 45 Hz vs 49 Hz lowest frequency) but I guess this is more nerd talk / splitting hairs and doesn't translate equally to actual quality of sound improvement.

That is where cabinet design and tuning becomes critical. The new Rumbles are tuned at 40Hz. To me, the neodymium magnets remind me of the old (and very heavy) AlNiCo's. There is a slight difference in tone between Neos and Ceramics. The difference between the cheap stock ceramic 12 in my Rumble 75 and the Basslite S2012 was like night and day. Your stock Eminence 12 is better, so I wonder if the difference in sound quality will be that dramatic. You'll find out! Ha!

 

[eric_B]

That is where cabinet design and tuning becomes critical. The new Rumbles are tuned at 40Hz. To me, the neodymium magnets remind me of the old (and very heavy) AlNiCo's. There is a slight difference in tone between Neos and Ceramics. The difference between the cheap stock ceramic 12 in my Rumble 75 and the Basslite S2012 was like night and day. Your stock Eminence 12 is better, so I wonder if the difference in sound quality will be that dramatic. You'll find out! Ha!

Yeah, I think the stock Eminence speaker already is very good. But being a tweaker, I reckoned, there can always be improvement .
So I think I'll give the Basslite a try. If there is not a big improvement, no problem, I can just return it within 30 days, full refund.

 

[JakobT]

I started fiddling around with the overdrive option on my Rumble 100 for the first time yesterday. Haven't actually tried it out much before, but was intrigued by some of the YouTube videos I'd seen. However, I was completely unable to get any sort of distorted tone with any combination of knob settings, certainly nothing the sound you hear at about 3:40 in this video. All I got for my troubles was the tone I'm used to, plus some extra background hiss. Am I doing something wrong, or is there a problem with the amp?

 

[Linnin]

@JakobT, if you're not getting absolutely fuzzrageous tone when you turn the overdrive on and dime the drive and level, it's not working and has to go back for a replacement.

 

[JakobT]

@JakobT, if you're not getting absolutely fuzzrageous tone when you turn the overdrive on and dime the drive and level, it's not working and has to go back for a replacement.

I was afraid of that. It's not like I'm using the feature much, and besides, I have a fuzz pedal I could use, but that sort of thing does bug me, and it would affect the value should I ever sell it. Oh well, back it goes. Thanks for the reply!

 

[Linnin]

I was afraid of that. It's not like I'm using the feature much, and besides, I have a fuzz pedal I could use, but that sort of thing does bug me, and it would affect the value should I ever sell it. Oh well, back it goes. Thanks for the reply!

The BIG thing is that when you have a circuit that's bad, that can eventually end up killing the whole amp. Somebody else had an overdrive problem that ended up killing the amp. Fender takes their quality control very seriously and they'll get on top of it to be sure.

 

[JakobT]

The BIG thing is that when you have a circuit that's bad, that can eventually end up killing the whole amp. Somebody else had an overdrive problem that ended up killing the amp. Fender takes their quality control very seriously and they'll get on top of it to be sure.

I did not actually know that. I've already e-mailed the store I bought it from, we'll see how it goes. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge!

 

[Linnin]

I did not actually know that. I've already e-mailed the store I bought it from, we'll see how it goes. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge!

You are welcome, JakobT. If it's past the grace period of return they may require you to go through a Fender authorized repair center. If that is the case what usually happens is Fender just sends you a brand new amp. A really good store would make the exchange and then handle the return to Fender for credit against their account. At any rate rest assured that Fender will take care of you.

 

[Paul LF]

I hope you're right about Fender. When I bought a Squier Bass VI a few years ago that came shipped from the Squier factory with a broken neck (there's some QC for you ) they blew me off and tried to blame the store (AMS) I bought it from. Luckily, AMS was more than accommodating and I got a refund no problem. Maybe things have improved since then, though.

 

[theevilplankton]

I bought a USA Jazz a couple of years back - it was old stock from the shop, and they had obviously had it around for a bit.

The neck just wouldn't stay in position, it was a nightmare. I contacted Fender direct (they have a UK office around 1hr 30 from here) on the off-chance.

They could not have been more helpful - let me go to them to drop it off (and it's normally off-limits to the public), checked for a new neck (found one in Europe and had it sent to them) and finally did a full repair and set-up, and shipped the bass back to me for free!

I was amazed at how good and accommodating they were. Me and the Jazz parted company (I'm not a JB guy), but I'm sure in some way their excellent customer service over here affected my Rumble choice and stick with the big F.

Well done Fender!

 

[Bodeanly]

Fender customer support is amazing! Not only do they do everything they can to hook you up, but whenever I call, I get the feeling that they'd probably shoot some pool with me if I asked.

 

[Paul LF]

That's good that others have had positive experiences with them, even though I didn't. Sometimes that happens, though. I've read bad reviews about AMS as well, even though I've had the opposite experience. I guess it's really up to whom your dealing with at the time you need them.

 

[eric_B]

Follow up to my plan to cover some inner sides of my Rumble V3 100 with acoustic foam.
Here are some pictures of the inside of the combo and the speaker.
The cabinet is basically a wooden box with a separate section for the amp with just a hole for the speaker wire.

I decided to cover the top, left side and lower back.
Non-permanently for now so I still can choose what I prefer.



Next tweak would be replacing the speaker, probably with a Basslite S2012.
Not sure if it is worth the € 138 (or USD 150).

 

[Linnin]

That looks good, @eric_B, and the foam appears to be of excellent quality.

 

[GregT]

Follow up to my plan to cover some inner sides of my Rumble V3 100 with acoustic foam.
Here are some pictures of the inside of the combo and the speaker.
The cabinet is a wooden box with a separate section for the amp with just a hole for the speaker wire.

I decided to cover the top, left side and lower back.
Non-permanently for now so I still can change if I like.


Next tweak would be replacing the speaker, probably with a Basslite S2012.
Not sure if it is worth the € 138 (or USD 150).

Thank you for that. It is great to see it all in pictures. Good job!!!

 

[eric_B]

That looks good, @eric_B, and the foam appears to be of excellent quality.

Hi Linnin, thanks, I think it will do just fine. Foam is a bit tricky to cut straight.
But you won't see anything of it of course with the speaker mounted.

 

[eric_B]

OK, being in a tweaking mood, I decided to take a look at the amp of the Rumble V3 100 as well, here some pictures:

 

[dbbltime]

Thanks to your photo's eric_B. I'm feeling inspired. Your work looks good. Please let us know what results from your effort.

 

[ubernator]

Totally got me jonesing for a rumble 100 now... but first priority is a skiff (and dmv/dfg) and pair of swr 210's, then followed by a vk20mh for my guitar rig since I have my workingman's 10 to fill that role that the 100 would cover. To get the same thing lighter and 20w more with 12" and all the amp features of my 200 is appealing.

has anyone here ran a 200 on its side with the 100 on top slaving the 200 via the send and returns? That sounds like it would work pretty well, and I have used the 200 as a powered cab for guitar. Add one more 112 cab in the middle that the 200 can power, and end up with a Mayan pyramid looking 115/112/112 rig with 100w going to each speaker.

I might try this in the meantime, from bottom to top: swr son of bertha 115, rumble 200 on side, swr wm1x10t and wm10 on top. Tuner out of swr is perfect split to the rumble input and both amps can be dialed in differently, on a loud gig the 10's get natural solid state gk style overdrive since the amp uses the same chip as a valvestate 100, and the rumble has the overdrive. Since that might be stupid tall, the bottom cab could become an swr 210, because it is shorter and hey, 4 10's.

kind of like this, but with the rumble and 110 ext cab added. And the bertha would not be on its side in a rumble sandwich.

OK, being in a tweaking mood, I decided to take a look at the amp of the Rumble V3 100 as well, here some pictures:

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