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Fender Rumble Club

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Jeez, take a week to start moving and so much happens while you're gone.

So, sometime soon, my bass will have a new friend to play with, and possibly a second.

And the Rumble still sounds good. After the move, I'll finally get a chance to pair her with other people. And I definitely need in on one of those fancy beverage holders.
 
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GregT said:
Took my Rumble 100 to a jam tonight. Complete with plugged ports. I unplugged the ports about halfway through the night and it sounded way better live in a club.

On another note, I might trade my 100 in on a second 200. I just like it so much better. Not putting the 100 down at all; it is a great amp. I just really like the 200. Most everything I own, I have in pairs. Rumble Rumble.
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I'm really leaning towards trading/selling my 40 for a 100. The 200 is a little more than I need to spend at the moment. How big of a gig/club can the 100 handle(not that I need a gigging amp anytime soon, but just for future reference) I'm sure it'll be plenty for jamming and rehearsing with full hands as others have said. And it being just a couple inches taller and deeper it still has the portability of my 40 that I love. Add the extra watts and effects loop and I'm pretty much sold.
 
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nico485 said:
I'm really leaning towards trading/selling my 40 for a 100. The 200 is a little more than I need to spend at the moment. How big of a gig/club can the 100 handle(not that I need a gigging amp anytime soon, but just for future reference) I'm sure it'll be plenty for jamming and rehearsing with full hands as others have said. And it being just a couple inches taller and deeper it still has the portability of my 40 that I love. Add the extra watts and effects loop and I'm pretty much sold.
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So far, I have never been in a situation where my 100 wouldn't have done the job on its own. I don't play huge rooms and I don't play terribly loud. I am not unsatisfied with the 100 in any way. It does great in a small to medium sized clubs. I just like the 15 inch speaker so much more than the 12. It is no reflection on the 100 whatsoever. It is plenty loud enough for playing live music unless you like it loud. I don't turn mine up more than halfway and then my bass is backed off just slightly so I always have the ability to turn up easily. At halfway, it is plenty loud enough for what I do.
 
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That's good to hear @GregT ! I owned a BA115(the 220w version) before and had no problems with it. But I haven't played enough larger amps to have a preference for one speaker size over another. I'm actually intrigued by the 12 having only played the big 15 and then a couple practice amps with 10s. Like I said I just want something with the capability to do full band situations should they arise. I appreciate the reply!
 
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nico485 said:
I'm really leaning towards trading/selling my 40 for a 100. The 200 is a little more than I need to spend at the moment. How big of a gig/club can the 100 handle(not that I need a gigging amp anytime soon, but just for future reference) I'm sure it'll be plenty for jamming and rehearsing with full hands as others have said. And it being just a couple inches taller and deeper it still has the portability of my 40 that I love. Add the extra watts and effects loop and I'm pretty much sold.
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I thought the amp part of the 40 & the 100 were the same?

I am considering moving towards the 40, but I haven't found an easily digestible list of differences.
What does the 100 have that the 40 doesn't?
 
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RedVee said:
Ok thanks. So now I need to consider whether the effect loop is worth the extra $ to me.... I don't think the extra herbs are needed. Mmm.
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My thinking is that with the effects loop I can bypass the amps preamp and use a pedal(such as a VT or something) later on and go straight into the effects return thus using the amp as a powered cab essentially. Allowing for more tones/amp options later on. My main reason for wanting to switch is volume, though. On the rare occasion I get to play with a drummer, the extra watts will be nice. For at home practice and jamming with a friend on an acoustic the 40 has been amazing. If $$$ wasn't an issue I'd hang on to my 40 and get a bigger setup for when I needed it.
 
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nico485 said:
My thinking is that with the effects loop I can bypass the amps preamp and use a pedal(such as a VT or something) later on and go straight into the effects return thus using the amp as a powered cab essentially. Allowing for more tones/amp options later on. My main reason for wanting to switch is volume, though. On the rare occasion I get to play with a drummer, the extra watts will be nice. For at home practice and jamming with a friend on an acoustic the 40 has been amazing. If $$$ wasn't an issue I'd hang on to my 40 and get a bigger setup for when I needed it.
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To explain, I've got a 15 for spare bedroom practice and a 250w @4ohms head and 8ohm 410.
I'm starting to practice with a volunteer group with 2 acoustic guitars, no drummer but 1 guitarist's husband is considering some percussion - tambourine, maracas, bongos etc. The 15 is inadequate unsurprisingly, and while ever I can use the other rig it will probably be too close in power to make it sensible to buy the 100. So the 40 seems to be 'the pea' - it would cover practice and what I am expecting the performances to be, I think. If I need more I can bring the head/cab, and then if I need even more I can get another cab or some other option.

I think that's clear in my mind now. Unless I've made some glaring miscalculation ???
 
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RedVee said:
So the 40 seems to be 'the pea' - it would cover practice and what I am expecting the performances to be, I think. If I need more I can bring the head/cab, and then if I need even more I can get another cab or some other option.
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Ah. That makes sense. I would think the 40 would do great, but I've never played with it anywhere besides bedrooms and living rooms. It does a fine job at that volume though. I play with a friend on acoustic and he sings and I'm usually at half volume on the master. It seems like there's someone on here that's gigged with one though. Maybe they'd chime in. But if the extra $100 wasn't an issue I'd think the extra headroom would be nice just in case. And the 100 is only 4 lbs heavier than the 40 and 2 inches taller and deeper. Just to make your decision that much more difficult haha.
 
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GregT said:
Took my Rumble 100 to a jam tonight. Complete with plugged ports. I unplugged the ports about halfway through the night and it sounded way better live in a club.

On another note, I might trade my 100 in on a second 200. I just like it so much better. Not putting the 100 down at all; it is a great amp. I just really like the 200. Most everything I own, I have in pairs. Rumble Rumble.
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This is why I was thinking about adjustable ports. Mine sounds better plugged in small rooms, but I imagine might sound better in a larger room with at least some degree of port action. With plugs it's either all or nothing
 
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Japheth M said:
This is why I was thinking about adjustable ports. Mine sounds better plugged in small rooms, but I imagine might sound better in a larger room with at least some degree of port action. With plugs it's either all or nothing
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When another guy played my bass, it sounded great from the audience with the ports plugged. No doubt about it!! When I was on stage playing later, and it got louder, I needed them opened just so I could hear and feel it. I was still only halfway up and my bass backed off just a little.
 
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After reading a lot of this thread, look what happened. My last bass was 43 years ago when I was 15. I never really applied myself to learning it back then, only made it through a couple of lessons. Fast forward 43 years and I'm now playing rhythm guitar in several old time and bluegrass jams.

I would love a stand up bass, uh not really. They are too expensive for me right now. And then the weight and cumbersome factor is too much for my old back. The Rumble 40 V3 amp is maybe over-kill for me. But the tone is so sweet and I like the line out, just in case I ever do a gig with it. And the lightness is the best part.

The Gold Tone M bass suits the acoustic guitar player in me. The whole bass rig is an easily portable 25 lbs.

Now if the OT and BG police don't come for me.

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GregT said:
Took my Rumble 100 to a jam tonight. Complete with plugged ports. I unplugged the ports about halfway through the night and it sounded way better live in a club.

On another note, I might trade my 100 in on a second 200. I just like it so much better. Not putting the 100 down at all; it is a great amp. I just really like the 200. Most everything I own, I have in pairs. Rumble Rumble.
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Appreciate the port comparison - the designers put them there for a reason. R200C and R500C is also a "pair" of Rumbles. ;)

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They are the same essentially, but the 100 has an effects loop. Also 100 watts vs 40. And a slightly larger cab with a 12 instead of the 10.
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Effects loop, for those reasons, is why I'm considering adding the R100 (and keeping the R40). :rolleyes:

Cheers,
 
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ancient tones said:
The Rumble 40 V3 amp is maybe over-kill for me. But the tone is so sweet and I like the line out, just in case I ever do a gig with it. And the lightness is the best part.

The Gold Tone M bass suits the acoustic guitar player in me. The whole bass rig is an easily portable 25 lbs.
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Welcome to the Fender Rumble Club, @ancient tones! :woot:
You are member #591 :hyper: :cool: Rumble On! :cool:
 
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charles H said:
Hey!
I just got a cab rumble 115. It sounds so good!
One thing I want to ask, is did they change the fender logo on it? The logo I got with mine is almost the same as the one on my US made Princeton reverb ri!
Sounds good with the Princeton as head.
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Yes, they did! My theory is so it would match the new Bassman 500 head.
Welcome to the Fender Rumble Club, @charles H! :woot: You are member #592 :hyper: :cool: Rumble On! :cool:
 
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Japheth M said:
I have wanted to get something smaller and more portable for some time now. I recently was able to pick up Rumble 100 V3 at a steal off Craigslist. A guy was moving and desperately needed to sell it. I was trying to find a Rumble 200, but once he dropped the price down to $100, I had to get it!! Mint condition too. Not a scratch on it. The first time I tried it at home, it sounded quite boomy. I figured it could be the room. I later tried it in my band's rehearsal space (also difficult room acoustics), and at a small gig. The room for the small gig was the worst. I had to turn the bass knob all the way down, and it still was too boomy. If I muted a note, there were some serious sub bass overhang still vibrating things. Since then I have been looking for ways to remedy this.

I did a quick search and found that TBer #steve_rolfeca was having similar issues with his Rumble 100, and liked the mods he did to his. I also searched for vaious cab bracing methods. BillFitzmaurice recommends dowel rods bracing cab walls against each other, whereas Greenboy (and many others) favor using rib style bracing. I decided to combine aspects of both. I didn't want to spend a lot of money so I used some scraps I had left over from putting in new hardwood floors in my house. They are 3/8" 7 ply prefinished Hickory wood. Very light and strong. Each one functions as a rib (for the top, bottom, and sides), and doubles as a brace from the back to the front baffle. I figured this would save on weight and function well.

This is how the inside of the cab looks after taking the speaker out
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Here is after istalling the braces.
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Top/Sides Bracing

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I haven't had a chance to try it yet. I am also considering some kind of foam treatment, and possibly plugging the ports, but I want to try one mod at a time so I can distinguish what each mod is doing for the sound.

Another thing I was considering is using a 4ohm speaker or modding it to include an ext cab jack. Does anyone know if the amp in the 100 V3 is stable down to 4ohms?? I assume that if it is, that would take it to approximately 150 watts. running an 8 ohm 12" ext cab would probably be great on one of these. Please let me know if anyone on here has tried either one.

I give an update on the bracing once I've tested this
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Did you have the amp directly on the floor? May a stand or an acoustic decoupling pad would do.
 
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