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Fender Rumble Club

#941
JustLikeJericho said:
OK - thanks for the feedback. Sounds like the 500 may be the way to go. Is it still suitable for home use (i.e. will it sound good at low practice volumes)? I'm coming from a guitar background where the current craze is small, low wattage amps that are meant to be cranked over big high wattage amps that can't be turned up past two or three without shattering windows. I assume bass amps are a different story but honestly I don't really know. This will be my first bass amp purchase.

Does anyone have any experience with the 200? How does the 15" Eminence driver sound? Does it have some nice punch and tight low end or does it get flabby and muddy? Thanks, and sorry for all the dumb questions.
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I play the 115 driven by a GK 700RBii and I can dial in a great P bass with flat tone and the next minute EQ in some mids back in and get some serious punch. I've had to dial down because the set up had lows too punchy for the smoother stuff we played. I have experienced the 115 getting a little muddy with the higher notes, but once the tweeter is up I didn't notice a problem.

Going a single cab set up using only a 115 is not ideal for every situation, and you'd probably be best served by the 410 if you're interested in great clarity and punch in the highs and high mids. I found the 115 perfect for my situation, where I play in a pocket of a hard rock and blues (not at the same time mind you) band where I am mostly in the lower notes with some added solos rarely. The 115 is perfect for that in the pocket/deep punch in my opinion.
 
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By the way, I have been experimenting with the OD settings on my 150, and indeed I have come to love it! You were right in that you just need to work with the gain and blend knobs to achieve some fantastic OD tones with this amp..
 
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Fender Rumble 30 here :D

I really liked it, still would if it hadn't crapped out on me. As far as I can tell, I broke it by flipping the power switch too slowly.

As far as tone goes, I can't really complain, though I have the impression I can't get those mellow deep sounds out of it as in LZ's "What is and what never should be", but since none of you are complaining about that, I'm guessing it's actually a shortcoming of my bass.

The thing is plenty loud, but I've already pushed it to its maximum in my room and it starts to fart out on louder volumes.
As my next amp, I'll consider picking up a more powerful Rumble... should also give more clean headroom.

As for the distortion, I feel it sounds kind of cheap on its own when you take it too far, but it's good for just a bit of hair. That's what my Big Muff is for, after all.
 

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#946
crust_cheese said:
Fender Rumble 30 here :D

I really liked it, still would if it hadn't crapped out on me. As far as I can tell, I broke it by flipping the power switch too slowly.

As far as tone goes, I can't really complain, though I have the impression I can't get those mellow deep sounds out of it as in LZ's "What is and what never should be", but since none of you are complaining about that, I'm guessing it's actually a shortcoming of my bass.

The thing is plenty loud, but I've already pushed it to its maximum in my room and it starts to fart out on louder volumes.
As my next amp, I'll consider picking up a more powerful Rumble... should also give more clean headroom.

As for the distortion, I feel it sounds kind of cheap on its own when you take it too far, but it's good for just a bit of hair. That's what my Big Muff is for, after all.
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Welcome to the Fender Rumble Club, crust_cheese! You are member #154 :hyper: Sorry to hear that your on/off switch blew out with a power surge. You have a five year warranty, so send it in to a authorized Fender Repair Center, and they'll fix you right up.:thumbsup:

:laugh: Rumble On! :smug:
 
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As of tomorrow I'll be the proud owner/user of the Rumble v3 500 combo. This will be my main amp and will be paired with another 2x10 cab when needed. I have a gig this weekend and an outdoor dhow next weekend. I'll get a report back then. Will be going thru EV pa both gigs. I'm stoked!
 
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Linnin said:
Welcome to the Fender Rumble Club, crust_cheese! You are member #154 :hyper: Sorry to hear that your on/off switch blew out with a power surge. You have a five year warranty, so send it in to a authorized Fender Repair Center, and they'll fix you right up.:thumbsup:

:laugh: Rumble On! :smug:
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In fact, I even got a free shipping sticker for the place I bought it from (in Germany). The only deal is finding padding material (glad I kept the box) and actually finding time for the post office's limited operating hours. :p
 
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hotbass57 said:
As of tomorrow I'll be the proud owner/user of the Rumble v3 500 combo. This will be my main amp and will be paired with another 2x10 cab when needed. I have a gig this weekend and an outdoor dhow next weekend. I'll get a report back then. Will be going thru EV pa both gigs. I'm stoked!
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:woot: I've been patiently waiting for you to pull the trigger, hotbass57 ;) Welcome to the Fender Rumble Club, you are member #155 :hyper: We look forward to your working bass player's review of the mighty, mighty Fender Rumble 500 Combo :thumbsup:

:laugh: Rumbles Rock! :smug:
 
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I just noticed the Fender Rumble 30 is no longer sold at the store I'm sending it back to.

I'm kinda hoping they don't want to make enough of an effort to repair it and just send me back some new model.
Would suck if I lose 5 watts by getting a Rumble 2014 25, but I sure as hell wouldn't complain about the Rumble 40 ;)
 
#952
well hello rumble lovers!

after waiting long time for the new rumbles to arrive to my country, they are here and i can finally get my hands on that rumble 100.
this is the first bass amp im buying for home practice, and i have some concerns about it:
I live in an old building and my apartment doesnt have any grounding and it seems theres no chance of making one, there Ive used a small fender frontman guitar amp, a little crappy borrowed bass amp, and a couple more small guitar amps nothing bigger than 25watts, none of those gave me any problems. whenever ive used amps bigger than 200watts or tube amps the place has had grounding. The thing is i have no idea how class D works and im not sure if it could damage the amp (or me).

also, how loud is it? I want to know if it can handle band practice (without pa support) and small venues (with pa support). I want to go for the 200 but where i live these amps are more expensive. the extra weight is also a problem.
 
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Orangeclawhammr said:
Everywhere I take my Rumble 40, it gets raves. You'd love it! When you pick it up, it's like lifting a bucket of air. I don't know it I'll ever exhaust all the sonic possibilities it has. The icing on the cake is that you can plug it into a PA.
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I'm pretty sure I'd love it and having serious GAS over a new amp anyway. I'll just send back my Rumble 30 today and hope for the best. I can't be spending money on a new amp now, though... argh.
To think that I need a new bass as well...

The DI would sound useful if I was already skilled enough to play in a band, which I am likely not. But it's still cool to have on an amp of that size.
 
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Here's a direct quote from Rumble owner's manual for Rumbles 40 through 500: Page 5 Item 'R'

"LINE OUT — Balanced output to connect to external devices such as PA systems and recording consoles. The level and tone of the LINE OUT signal are affected by all preamp controls, including GAIN. Pressing the GND LIFT button IN may eliminate hum or buzz resulting from connection to improperly grounded equipment. "
 
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Linnin said:
Here's a direct quote from Rumble owner's manual for Rumbles 40 through 500: Page 5 Item 'R'

"LINE OUT — Balanced output to connect to external devices such as PA systems and recording consoles. The level and tone of the LINE OUT signal are affected by all preamp controls, including GAIN. Pressing the GND LIFT button IN may eliminate hum or buzz resulting from connection to improperly grounded equipment. "
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It should read: "The level and tone of the LINE OUT signal are affected by all preamp controls, including GAIN" AND all power amp controls, including MASTER volume.
 

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