Fender Rumble Club

[eric_B]

Great question, made me get a flashlight and look. Can't see one.

But it is there, bottom picture, right side:

 

[eric_B]

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If you like tech stuff, this picture is also interesting because of the modular component design Fender chose.
The 500C has three circuit boards: the pre-amp (with the pots and tone controls), a board with all the connectors and the power amp board.
By swapping out the power amp board for another type you get a 40, 100 or 200.
And by swapping the connection board with one which has angled connectors on the long side (instead of mounted flat on the board) and a different case, you get the 500 (or 200) head

 

[JakobT]

If you like tech stuff, this picture is also interesting because of the modular component design Fender chose.
The 500C has three circuit boards: the pre-amp (with the pots and tone controls), a board with all the connectors and the power amp board.
By swapping out the power amp board for another type you get a 40, 100 or 200.
And by swapping the connection board with one which has angled connectors on the long side (instead of mounted flat on the board) and a different case, you get the 500 (or 200) head

Smart and economical design, which also ensures that different models also sound more or less identical. I like it.

 

[Linnin]

If you like tech stuff, this picture is also interesting because of the modular component design Fender chose.
The 500C has three circuit boards: the pre-amp (with the pots and tone controls), a board with all the connectors and the power amp board.
By swapping out the power amp board for another type you get a 40, 100 or 200.
And by swapping the connection board with one which has angled connectors on the long side (instead of mounted flat on the board) and a different case, you get the 500 (or 200) head

Fender's Principal Engineer, Dave Lewis, and his design team are smart folks.

 

[Duder251]

Playing my first musical here at the local theatre (Rent)...you can't see it so well under the DIY pedalboard, but that 500c is FILLING this place up with low end. No FOH, no worries...

 

[Rev. Cornelius]

Hi all!

A quick Rumble questions for the 200/500 combo owners.

First, does the aux in play through the speaker(s) as well as the headphone jack, or just the headphone jack?

Thanks

 

[redstrand]

It plays through either one, it cuts off the big speaker once phones are plugged in.

 

[DerekW]

And it bypasses the whole front end of the amp, volume and everything... So make sure sure your iPod/phone isn't at full volume when you hit play.

Ask me how I know.

 

[Rev. Cornelius]

OK, I'll bite. How do you know?

And does the master effect the aux volume or only the source (ipod)?

 

[Rev. Cornelius]

Or let me put it another way, how much did it cost you?

 

[redstrand]

You have to knock down your phone volume a bit before playing...hehhee...I did the same thing the first time....paint fell off the drywall lol

 

[Rev. Cornelius]

OK, thanks.

Another question, does the 200/500 head need to be connected to a speaker load to use the aux in and headphones, or is it safe to run without connecting to a speaker load?

Thanks again.

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

And it bypasses the whole front end of the amp, volume and everything... So make sure sure your iPod/phone isn't at full volume when you hit play.

Ask me how I know.

Glad I'm not the only one.

 

[Linnin]

OK, thanks.

Another question, does the 200/500 head need to be connected to a speaker load to use the aux in and headphones, or is it safe to run without connecting to a speaker load?

Thanks again.

No, Rumbles don't need to be loaded. Yes, it is safe.

 

[Rev. Cornelius]

No, Rumbles don't need to be loaded. Yes, it is safe.

Excellent,

Thank you.

 

[GregT]

Just thought I'd share a picture of the settings on my Rumble 100. Regular channel with no buttons pushed. I've tried other settings, but in a live club situation, it always ends up right back like this. I use very similar settings on my 200. I play an American Fender Precision. This extreme setting gives me a powerful, modern tone that is easy to feel and hear. It never gets muddy. When I dig in a little, it bites back a little in a good way. This setting might not sound great at home for practice, but with drums and guitar it really does it for me.

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

No, Rumbles don't need to be loaded. Yes, it is safe.

however, they sound even better if the bass player is loaded.

 

[Linnin]

however, they sound even better if the bass player is loaded.

it is a popular tone setting, yes.

 

[larrygs]

My appreciations coming from a GK MB115 to the Rumble 200:

Totally different sound from the GK, while the GK I had it flat most of the time, now I have to lower the HI MID to like 9 o'clock and push the bass a bit around 1 or 2 o'clock. So I guess the Rumble is more mid-oriented than the GK.

I'm using my 5 string Jazz and so far that is almost the only correction I have made. I love that if I push the bass control on my bass preamp, it handles it perfectly well and defined.

I really like the Vintage setting and also like the Contour setting, I use them separate but I like them. Bright setting I do not use it much, just when I connect my Ibanez since that bass is way more dark sounding.

I'm still getting used to the sound/tone, but I like what I can do with it so far

Larry

 

[DerekW]

Glad I'm not the only one.

Yup! Hit play with the volume all the way up, and the master and gain all the way down, expecting silence, lol.

Yanked that aux cord out of the iPod so fast, scared the poop out of me, lol