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Not a group but a forum for Pickups and Electronics. I have a set of 1985 Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders in my hot rod '76 Precision. I like them.
I just picked up a bass that had QP PJs and I'm an active kinda dude, so I wanna unload them. I figured I would try and find out what I could about them first. Sorry to take the thunder away from talkin' Rumble stuff. I'll keep looking.
I did it. I shook loose nails out of the sheet rock in my home last night. Band members were crying...not sure if from joy of the glorious sound or from the excruciating ear pain from the thunder.
Will use it on a gig Thursday night. Rumble 500C.
Will use it on a gig Thursday night. Rumble 500C.
Will be gigging tonight with my R40 again. Small room, drummer with rods and guitar player with Fender Blues Junior. I'm transporting my setup with bicycle 
I recently acquired a Mesa Walkabout and was thinking of adding another Rumble 112 to my collection to run 2 Rumble 112's with the head. I took the head out of the Scout combo and played through my Rumble 112 cab and love what I hear, real close to the tone of the scout combo that the Walkabout came in. I think would make a nice large rig for the larger venues we play. The 112 cab seems to play nice with the Mesa head, 2 112's would run the head at the desired 4ohm load and double my speaker coverage. Nice tube tone from the 112 cab IMO.
As a new bassist(not a new musician), I must say how astonished I am at the tonal variations a bass can achieve with a decent amp. Freaky! I have been playing with my band using my FOH with DI and practicing in the practice room with a Bose L1. I knew the Bose wasn't cutting it for bass but it got my by for the past 9 months of woodshedding. The bass is a fantastic instrument coupled with the Rumble---sic tones.
I just booked an engagment in a large concert venue Oct. 14th. Won't have time to buy a second cab. Will have to run the xlr to FOH. Will post how it sounds after the event. My new band just got a big break. A opening act folded for a decent sized act--and I was there to scoop it up.
I'll take a number please! Just got my rig today!
Welcome to the Fender Rumble Club, sputniksavoy!I'll take a number please! Just got my rig today!
You are member #515 
You have great taste in bass gear
Rumble On! 
I have a question: I just bought a new Fender Rumble 500 combo to replace my last one that blew. On my new one with the gain knob all the way down I am still getting sound. I don't remember this happening on my last Rumble. Is this abnormal for a gain knob?
No, not abnormal at all. It is a gain control and not a channel volume. It is normal to have plenty of master volume available with zero gain. Here's a link to a 'Rumble Talk' on Gain Structure. Fender Rumble Talk
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Yes! Just plug in a mic cable from your Rumble's XLR out and into your recording console. You can do a search for @bdplaid's experience with his Rumble's XLR out in both the studio and live work. It's a very capable feature.
Options:
1: Use an inexpensive direct box.
2: Use an inexpensive task-appropriate mic (e602 or D6 for example)
3: Use the preamp-out on the back of your Rumble.
Note, the pre-out on the back of the rumble is not a DI. It is affected by the gain and tone controls, which is desirable under certain circumstances and extremely undesirable in instances where you want a DI.
Did an interesting experiment today. I'd heard it was possible to connect two Rumbles via the effects loop, so I decided to try it. I plugged my bass into the Rumble 100 and an instrument cable into the Effects Send. Since my Rumble 40 doesn't have an effects loop, I plugged the other end into the Input jack. I adjusted the volume a tad, and turned both amps on. I was rewarded with a very smooth creamy tone, the 10" and the 12" speakers working perfectly together. It also seemed significantly louder, though I haven't been able to test it fully yet. I'm thinking this could be a workaround for those situations where my Rumble 100 gets slightly out of breath. Are there any risks with this sort of setup that I should be aware of?
I also have to say that the amps stack up really nicely, the slightly smaller depth of the 40 allowing access to the controls of the 100, as well as the whole stack looking very cool into the bargain
I also have to say that the amps stack up really nicely, the slightly smaller depth of the 40 allowing access to the controls of the 100, as well as the whole stack looking very cool into the bargain
WOW! @JakobT
That should be just as loud as a Rumble 200 1x15 combo. Your set up is perfect, and allows you to EQ each combo individually and adjust the volume independently.
Thanks, @Linnin! I must say, it worked out quite nicely. It's almost like Fender had something like this in mind - the control panel on the 100 being so accessible and the screws on the corner protectors lining up precisely with the indentations in the rubber feet on the 40, keeping the stack very stable. I now feel I have a very flexible setup - sounds great, very loud, and cheap, too!
I used my Rumble 200 at an outdoor jam last night. I was pushing it pretty hard because the guitar and drums were loud. First time my 200 ever run out of steam. Gain at 12:00 and Volume at 3:00. I would have liked to have just a little more breathing room. If I were going to be in the same situation more often, I'd probably get the 1x15 extension cab, or maybe even the Rumble 500. Or use PA support, because I know that works fine with my 200! My amp didn't let me down, we were just loud outside.
Hmmm......Rumble 500.......
Hmmm......Rumble 500.......
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