Fender Rumble Club

[Big Hoss]

Is the male TRS and have you tested it with a dynamic mic?

 

[GregT]

no. xlr to 1/4 " male

It could be the cable? A lot of us have used the XLR out to a board and it usually works great. Usually XLR to XLR though.

 

[joeaba]

Is the male TRS and have you tested it with a dynamic mic?

Not sure what that means. I did try a mic with the cable and it worked fine..

 

[Big Hoss]

Trs or tip ring sleeve.

 

[joeaba]

Trs or tip ring sleeve.

Yes. it is.

 

[joeaba]

Yes. it is.

 

[joeaba]

Im going to check it out again. I will get back later. Thanks for the help.

 

[Big Hoss]

Try xlr to xlr and adjust gain...

 

[JamieBassmonsteruk74]

Thanks for the in

That's odd, mine is dead quiet. Be sure to check your gain structure to make sure you are at unity gain.
Yes, if you go in through the effects return you are by passing the Rumble front end and using the ZOOM B3 as a pre-amp. This is the way to go if you are using the various amp models.

Thanks for the input, I went through the effects return at rehearsal the other night and I had a mighty sound. I've also been on the Zoom forum and picked up some useful tips there. My 500 V3 is by far the best amp I've ever played through I had the master at around 10 o'clock and was easily heard against a hard hitting drummer and 2 guitars (one using a rumble V2 300w)

 

[Big Hoss]

Im going to check it out again. I will get back later. Thanks for the help.

Did you get it working?

It bugs me to no end that this wasn't working for you.

 

[joeaba]

I did. thanks for asking. I actually used a different cable a lyxpro 1/4 trs to female xlr. The cable that wasn't working was from radioshack.. It worked with my microphone fine but was not liking the rumble for some reason.. All is well now..

 

[Indiedog]

Yippee!
Isn't that a nice feeling when it is something inexpensive that is not working?

 

[Big Hoss]

I did. thanks for asking. I actually used a different cable a lyxpro 1/4 trs to female xlr. The cable that wasn't working was from radioshack.. It worked with my microphone fine but was not liking the rumble for some reason.. All is well now..

Probably a resistance issue...

I don't know about your particular mixer, or interface you are using, but I know on my Mixer, a Behringer XENYX 1202FX, the MFG (Behringer, not Fender) says to run the amp XLR to XLR so I can use the gain on the mixer.

 

[Scott Truesdell]

The cable that wasn't working was from radioshack...

I stopped reading right there.

 

[joeaba]

Yippee!
Isn't that a nice feeling when it is something inexpensive that is not working?

indeed.

 

[Big Hoss]

Does your mixer have gain control on the 1/4" inputs? Mine doesn't. So my input level goes up with my main level on my amp... which can cause some distortion if I push past about halfway on the amp...

 

[Scott Truesdell]

Only tangentially related to Rumbles, but I'm kind-a jazzed about my new-to-me acquisition today: the book Elements of Acoustical Engineering by Harry F. Olson, Acoustic Research Director, RCA Laboratories, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. 2nd (expanded) edition, 1947, by D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc.

This is "The Book" on everything acoustic from speaker cabinets to vocoders. It's where the opinions stop and mathematics takes over.

Being a Seinfeld fan, I am pleased with the publisher!

 

[rodl2005]

Nice leather elbow patches!

 

[Linnin]

It's where the opinions stop and mathematics takes over.

Don't forget psychoacoustics. Mathematics alone can never accurately or adequately define reality. This is especially true of human perception thereof.

 

[theevilplankton]

I was using my Rumble 500 amp at rehearsal last night, no cab required as it's only a practice.

Am I going mad, or did my amp sound better when it warmed up?!

I was playing my Ricky 4001, Vintage selector on (gives it that extra bottom), and for the first part of the night was okay, but a bit flat.

Bit later on, it was roaring! Funny what you ears pick up.

I always use the cab for gigs, as I find it gives a more balanced tone overall, takes a little of the sharpness out. Probably imagining that too!

On a separate note, I took my 40 to my Luthier the other day to plug my bass into after some work. He was blown away - by the tone, and the weight. Couldn't believe something that small was so powerful and light.

Spreading the Rumble word!