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I wondered that at first, too, @honeyiscool. But then I thought about it and assumed he meant ''the combo amp'' when he said ''the amp.'' Right, @theevilplankton?
There's another thing: Speakers need breaking in, just like a new car engine. I don't know of any down-side to cranking them up early; rather the benefit of break-in is that the materials limber up, especially the flexible part surrounding the cone. As the speakers break in, their true tone comes to life.
Thus we are fully justified in blasting our neighbors with Rumble goodness.
Audiophiles definitely talk about break-in period with their $10,000 speakers.
Thus we are fully justified in blasting our neighbors with Rumble goodness.
Audiophiles definitely talk about break-in period with their $10,000 speakers.
Spot on! I was referring to the 500 combo amp alone, as oppose to using it alongside a cab.
Thank you Linnin!Welcome to the Fender Rumble Club @Newcat!You are member #625
Rumbles Rock!
Happy Frinday Rumblers! , just received my padded version of the Rumblev3 200c cover I ordered since last week. Thought I'd share some pics for reference. I'll probably keep the padded version and sell the other non padded one.
Happy Fender Friday.. Rumble On!
The master volume pot of my V3 100 had the scratchy noise problem.
I tried once to solve it by spraying contact cleaner after removing the dial knob, so from the outside.
This improved it but it was not entirely gone.
While modding my 100, I also took out the amp and used the cleaner directly on the pot, so from the inside.
This improved it considerably, it is gone now.
It's a perfect combo (+amp/cab) now
I tried once to solve it by spraying contact cleaner after removing the dial knob, so from the outside.
This improved it but it was not entirely gone.
While modding my 100, I also took out the amp and used the cleaner directly on the pot, so from the inside.
This improved it considerably, it is gone now.
It's a perfect combo (+amp/cab) now
Ha.. not really, I put them there so I wouldn't break them! 
Looks as though you've shaken the pictures off the walls
Ha.. not really, I put them there so I wouldn't break them!
Excellent forethought!
Picked up a used, but like new, copy of 'Fender Amps - The First Fifty Years'.
It's a joint publication by Fender and Hal Leonard copyright 1995. It's a pretty nice pictorial & written history by John's Teagle & Sprung. Long out of print, I've been tempted many times to buy one, and now I'm glad I did!
Contains a lot of good information & photos on Fender Bassman from 1952-1983. Pages 70-79. Included is my much beloved Fender Studio Bass, 1977-1980, on page 131. And yes @99Z3, the 1994 Fender Custom Shop Rumble Bass in all it's $3,450 glory on page 140!
It's a joint publication by Fender and Hal Leonard copyright 1995. It's a pretty nice pictorial & written history by John's Teagle & Sprung. Long out of print, I've been tempted many times to buy one, and now I'm glad I did!
Contains a lot of good information & photos on Fender Bassman from 1952-1983. Pages 70-79. Included is my much beloved Fender Studio Bass, 1977-1980, on page 131. And yes @99Z3, the 1994 Fender Custom Shop Rumble Bass in all it's $3,450 glory on page 140!
If you want to know how Fender Bass Amplification got it's start at F.M.I.C.,
read chapter 27 of Tom Wheeler's 'The Soul Of Tone - Celebrating 60 Years Of Fender Amps'. Here you'll find the inspired birth of the Fender Rumble family of solid state amps. There is a lot of information contained in a running interview with Vice President Richard McDonald and Jay Piccirillo. Here is where we first read of engineers Dave Lewis and Bob Desiderio. This book is copyrighted in 2007 so we are talking about the original first generation Rumbles (2003-2010) here. "In 2006, Richard McDonald called the Rumble 100 "probably the best selling bass combo in the world right now." page 466.
read chapter 27 of Tom Wheeler's 'The Soul Of Tone - Celebrating 60 Years Of Fender Amps'. Here you'll find the inspired birth of the Fender Rumble family of solid state amps. There is a lot of information contained in a running interview with Vice President Richard McDonald and Jay Piccirillo. Here is where we first read of engineers Dave Lewis and Bob Desiderio. This book is copyrighted in 2007 so we are talking about the original first generation Rumbles (2003-2010) here. "In 2006, Richard McDonald called the Rumble 100 "probably the best selling bass combo in the world right now." page 466.
just bought a rumble 500 off a fellow TB'r,,,, knocking on the door of the rumble club man let me in this head is freaken awesome!
Cool beans.. a new member.. I am no longer the rookie!
Welcome to the Fender Rumble Club @Tajue17!Rumble On!
