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Fender Rumble Club

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Low Class said:
I just ordered a Rumble 350 head this afternoon and I was going by those pics. To be honest I didn't even notice it was different than the 150 head I played on.
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It's more flexable than you might otherwise think, but you do have to be very deliberate in your choice of freq to either cut or boost and by how much.
If you're playing live, you really need to go out about 25-30 feet and carefully experiment and choose your mid-freq to boost/cut. Don't just go by some textbook. If you've got some friendly musicians (other than bandmates) during sound check get some feedback on your tone.

I've found the bass is most natural at noon with 0 boost/cut. I then always cut the 10K treble by about 5 or 6 dB or so. The most critical for sitting comfortably in the mix is the midrange. I tend to cut the high mids right around 1kHz, but not too much. -4 or 5 dB or so. Gets rid of finger on string noise, attenuates some fret buzz (if your strings are too low or you're a sloppy player = clean up your act!) also subdues 'pick-click' if you're a flat picker. Also helps to attenuate dreaded string screech when playing rounds. On the V3 D-Class the Hi-Mid control at 1.2kHz is good to cut accordingly.
 
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OK, fellow Rumblers, a few closing notes on my v3 100 now that my show has closed. We had a matinee and an evening performance yesterday to close the run, and I had a long conversation with the sound guy between shows. He said he has never had a bass amp DI that well from a built-in. He is the house sound guy for the college where the production was staged, and said that they're going to be buying new backline this fall, and wants to make sure he has full information about the v3 line in order to recommend something to the folks making the purchases.

If you've been following the thread, you know that I put tilt-back legs on mine. Found the first disadvantage a couple of nights into the run - while the angle is ideal, it takes the rubber feet out of play, and due to how light this amp is it walks a little, even at a reasonable volume (qain and master both at about 10:30 or 11:00). Imagine my surprise when I looked back as the sound changed near the end of act 1 one night, and saw it laying on its back. Fortunately, none of the cables (DI to the board, power, or input) were damaged - probably due again to the light weight. I figure that it must have walked backward just enough to fold the legs forward, then took a dive. It was none the worse for the experience, so the next day I went to Lowes and bought a cheap rubber mat to put under it - never had another problem with it walking or tipping over.

Further proof of the quality of the sound came from my wife of 37 years, who has seen every show I've ever played at least once during that time. She's pretty musical herself, and always asks me stuff like 'why did it sound like your amp was in a trash can?', or 'why can I hear the bass but can't make out the notes?' After seeing this show, she said it was the best the bass has ever sounded. Of course, a good bit of credit goes to the sound guy because she was sitting halfway back in a 600 seat house, but that still tells me I made the right choice.

TL;DR - Rumbles are awesome. Buy one today!!!
 
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http://www.talkbass.com/threads/new-amp-day-rumbling-goodness.1087864/#post-16109118

Alright if I join this club? my thread has a bit of a story behind how I got a hold of the poor thing.

http://www.talkbass.com/threads/new-amp-day-rumbling-goodness.1087864/#post-16109118


Here it is pictured with my Canora 70's Jazz bass. Great combo for playing pretty much anything.


Another quick question though, If I wanted to pair this amp with another speaker for bigger gigs, what should I be looking at? A 210 maybe? Cheers.
 
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Welcome to the Fender Rumble Club, Splods! You are member #179 :hyper:
Here's a link to the owner's manual for your 1st generation Rumble 100.
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Your combo is just that, a combo only and you do not have an extension speaker output jack.

:D Rumbles Rock! :D
 
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Hmm, didn't realize that before. So if I were to connect to the PA, I would hook up with the Line Out?

Furthermore, would the line output be able to connect with a cabinet if the load impedance wasn't 4Ω? Just trying to understand it completely.
 
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Fender has finially released the new version 3 Rumble owners manuals, and more importantly the individual amp schematics in pdf format at fender.com
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Opps, spoke too soon. The new V3 schematics aren't available yet, but they will be. Stay tuned!
 
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Splods said:
Hmm, didn't realize that before. So if I were to connect to the PA, I would hook up with the Line Out?

Furthermore, would the line output be able to connect with a cabinet if the load impedance wasn't 4Ω? Just trying to understand it completely.
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Firstly, to DI into your PA use the XLR output. Very handy, and you have an output level control & ground lift which newer models do not.

Your Rumble 100 combo is already running at an optimum 4 ohm load with the internal speaker, so there is no powered extension speaker output jack.

You do have the option of running a patch cord out of your pre-amp out into another bass amp/combo, thereby hooking both together. There are a several ways to accomplish this. Some better than others. It depends upon the amp you want to patch into as to which way is best.
 
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Lizardskyball said:
I have a question about connecting an external cab to the 500w 2x10 combo. Would a Carvin V115 work? It is a 1x15 cab. It says 500 watts and 8 ohms on the back. From what I have read it seems that an 8 ohm extension cab is the best fit for this amp. I have no experience with matching cabs to amps, so I thought I would ask here.
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Yes it will work.
 
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Lizardskyball said:
I have a question about connecting an external cab to the 500w 2x10 combo. Would a Carvin V115 work? It is a 1x15 cab. It says 500 watts and 8 ohms on the back. From what I have read it seems that an 8 ohm extension cab is the best fit for this amp. I have no experience with matching cabs to amps, so I thought I would ask here.
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Yes any 8 ohm speaker cabinet can be plugged in, but not any old cab is going to compliment your Rumble 500 combo. If you already own the Carvin V115, or can get one used insanely cheap, then by all means do give it a go. A new V3 Rumble 115 is only $300 shipped, and will match up without issue.
 
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