Fender Rumble Club

[bdowd]

I have a 200 combo, love it, don't use the di, prefer a cleaner sound to foh, have owned the 112 v3 cab, not a big enough sound, and just got a rumble 115 cab, and wow, that cab is awesome! It outplays my ampeg 210av stack, outplayed my Genz cabs, just a good modern to vintage sound all around. Cheap too.. and can handle some juice... running my 200c into it is awesome, but just running my ampeg pf50t head into it is glorious. I bet it and the rumble 500 head would be very sweet. And with 2 rumble 115's....

 

[Bobb Nagel]

The specs I will look into further now that I am hearing good things here. I still have a few other options I'm looking at, but I do need to find an actual amp and try it out. I just know this site isn't affiliated with any company so I wanted a feel here first based on what I'm planning on using the amp for.

I have been using the 500C for rehearsals (Keys, guitar, drums, bass) in a finished basement. For gigs, I use the 500C with 210 ext, mainly to get the sound closer to my ears. I suspect I could do with just the combo's 210's for the average bar gigs (capacity 200 or so) but the 210 cab adds girth and gives me the full 500 watts and the combo gets to coast with gain way down and volume about noon. This has been my real world situation for over a year. Only used the XLR out once at a fest, with this rig, and had particular commentary about the full bass sound. I'm good with that! Sold off 2 Goliath 410's for this little rig in a leap of faith. Not looking back a year on! Hope this helps.
BTW..using Warwick 5-strings. Bottom end is covered!

 

[ubernator]

@JGbassman I use a 200 combo and a 112 extension/amp stand. Prior to that I was using either an swr 1x10 cab or ampeg MC210e cab as the extension (sold the ampeg, swr got stolen along with most of the rest of my SWR gear).

The rumble 200 is very loud for its rating, when I ran it without a cab (after the theft and before the acquisition of 112), it did struggle a tad in a loud metal situation tuned to drop C. When the rumble struggles, it compresses, it does not really distort as far as a clipping power amp sound is concerned. There is a built in compression protecting the amp from going into true clipping. The rehearsal studio had an acoustic rig with 115 cab, I plugged into that (cab into rumble ext cab jack) and was struggling no more.

I played with that band again with the 112, and they asked me to turn down. I have never experienced headroom like this on any other 200w amp. (140w without extension). The 15" custom eminence is a well liked speaker, and the smaller combo cab has a tighter response than the larger 115 rumble cab that uses the same speaker.

For rock and punk situations in standard tuning, I am always well below noon on the master.

It also looks cool on stage.

 

[Tom Domino]

Hi Tom,

Amp stands are cheap theryone ough I suspect the 200C could manage outdoor stage monitor duty without breaking a sweat. Your beloved B15-T might get more than an occasional day off as you find your groove on the Rumble. They don't make them like they used to for a reason. The efficiency and simplicity of today's solid-state Fender rigs is downright commendable. You'll probably be member 690 or something close.

Hi Tom,

Amp stands are cheap though I suspect the 200C could manage outdoor stage monitor duty without breaking a sweat. Your beloved B15-T might get more than an occasional day off as you find your groove on the Rumble. They don't make them like they used to for a reason. The efficiency and simplicity of today's solid-state Fender rigs is downright commendable. You'll probably be member 690 or something close.

Got to try it out Saturday night - outdoor stage plopped in the middle of a sand lot. I was quite impressed with the presence of the thing and heard all sorts of tones that were missing from the Ampeg, although I was a lot closer to the Rumble than I usually am to the Ampeg, so that may have made a difference to a point. I had it tilted back a bit with a piece of 4x4 under the front and didn't have any problem hearing anything. Drummer and lead guitarist both commented on the sound of the new one, all positive. With it wired out to the mains/subs, no one else had any problem hearing it either.

Fortunately enough, the Ampeg only suffered a few loose connections on the main board and is back in service, although based on what I heard from the Rumble, it'll probably be relegated to backup status. The tech who worked on it is now looking forward to resolving the intermittent glitch in the Bassman 150 as well as a similar problem in my Bloc100G guitar amp. That was his first experience with a B15T and he'll be a first-timer with the Traynor, too, so I guess I'm giving him some fun stuff to work on.

All in all, I'm glad I went with the 200 and am looking forward to getting my drop cover for it tomorrow. Sure beats the heck out of hauling that Ampeg in and out of the band bus every night.

 

[John B jr]

Got to try it out Saturday night - outdoor stage plopped in the middle of a sand lot. I was quite impressed with the presence of the thing

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All in all, I'm glad I went with the 200 and am looking forward to getting my drop cover for it tomorrow. Sure beats the heck out of hauling that Ampeg in and out of the band bus every night.

The saying "more is more" generally applies to bass amplification and there really is no substitute for a refrigerator. I'm glad I'm not hauling something like the pants-flapping festival rig below. It was nice however, on a pound for pound basis, it doesn't measure up to a Rumble combo you can carry with your other hand.

Coincidently, I was just browsing the LeCover site for the unpadded gig covers. The more they can fold up and out of the way, the better for these smaller joints. I'm already tired of the term but happy black Friday!

 

[Linnin]

Good Lord! With all this stupid Black Friday nonsense, I almost forgot.
Happy Fender Friday!

 

[BadExample]

Hiding in my basement until January, after the xmas decorations run out and people stop returning stuff.

 

[ubernator]

This makes it close enough to my 2 year rumble anniversary (since tkg and bf don't fall on the same date every year). But this year I didnt have any money handy for black Friday, my $100 emergency kitty had went bye bye buy buy on TWO basses, one came with a case and strung with still lively elixirs, the other with strap locks, so it was $100 very well spent a couple weeks ago.

 

[John B jr]

This makes it close enough to my 2 year rumble anniversary (since tkg and bf don't fall on the same date every year). But this year I didnt have any money handy for black Friday, my $100 emergency kitty had went bye bye buy buy on TWO basses, one came with a case and strung with still lively elixirs, the other with strap locks, so it was $100 very well spent a couple weeks ago.

The strings and strap locks would run half of what you spent so $25 per bass... winner.

 

[ubernator]

The strings and strap locks would run half of what you spent so $25 per bass... winner.

The strings are $35-40, I estimate $20 value left on them. They werent fuzzy yet, but did have some fret marks. I moved them to my jazz bass. Right on for the strap locks, though they are Dunlop's so I scratched the hell out of them dealing with those damn e clips. I much prefer schallers.

The case was beat up extremely bad, I wouldn't put it in a plane cargo hold, but it is still quite useble. I brought those basses to my last gig, played the USA peavey foundation and the import peavey milestone II hung as backup. I thought I got a good deal on that milestone as a cheap P bass backup for $64.79 including strap locks, but less than a week later found the foundation for $50 w/case, and a badly cutting out pot caused the seller to offer for $40. The elixirs on that were just a bonus. I got the pot mostly working, but it has a nasty crackle when adjusting. But I really like the bass, beat up and all, the neck feels great and it has a solid thump to it.

 

[MidnightDrummer]

Not a bass player but just bought a Fender Rumble 40 V3 this week because...dunh, dunh, dunh...it makes my Roland drums sound good at home AND it's lightweight. I can add backtracks through the AUX and listen through the headphones if I need to. Amazing. I've tried terrific keyboard amps and they sound like tin cans. Drum amps are boulders and overpriced. Salesman first thought I was nuts trying out a bass combo amp on their Yamaha drum kit but was equally surprised at the highs and lows I could reach with the smaller Rumble with some adjusting. Go Fender!

I am perplexed about the XLR (only) output. Can I use a female/male(?) XLR X 1/4 TS to a powered speaker system, and use a splitter to send it to two speakers? (Yeah, I know it's mono, but I have two awesome speakers!) Also, can I use RCA X XLR female/male(?) from my TV to the Rumble? I noticed someone else did this...his Rumble is doubling as his home theater woofer. I want to duplicate that scenario too, but unsure about the connections...
Thanks for any and all. Cheers!

 

[FirewalZ]

What says the Rumble community on the Rumble 210 cab vs an Avarar 210 when paired with the Rumble 500 head? They are about the same price.

 

[Linnin]

What says the Rumble community on the Rumble 210 cab vs an Avarar 210 when paired with the Rumble 500 head? They are about the same price.

The Fender + Eminence engineers collaborated to produce the very finest sonic design ever made at that price point. In fact they sound as good or better than cabinets costing two and three times as much. One would be sadly remiss to buy anything else.

 

[Linnin]

This is interesting. As most of us are aware music industry sales have been in a steady decline for quite a while. They seem to have bottomed out for now. FMIC is working on a new strategy for market share growth that aims squarely on customer retention & brand loyalty. Although this article is guitar centric it also applies to the bass guitar realm.
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[DerekW]

Interesting, and hopeful.
I could see value in guitar companies taking a more aggressive partnership with video game companies.
I've got Rocksmith, and it's a ton of fun. And has a Gibson/Epiphone endorsement on it, but really, it's not pushed by Gibson.
I could see packaging a game with guitars, or something similar, like some free song downloads or discounts on the game. Get kids to learn those first few songs without having to feel like they're "practicing". Make it a game, not another chore.

 

[Tom Domino]

The saying "more is more" generally applies to bass amplification and there really is no substitute for a refrigerator. I'm glad I'm not hauling something like the pants-flapping festival rig below. It was nice however, on a pound for pound basis, it doesn't measure up to a Rumble combo you can carry with your other hand.

Coincidently, I was just browsing the LeCover site for the unpadded gig covers. The more they can fold up and out of the way, the better for these smaller joints. I'm already tired of the term but happy black Friday!

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Got the cover yesterday and couldn't be happier. I ended up going with an outfit called Custom Amp Covers in MI. They make a hell of a nice 30 oz. basic cover that fits like a glove and looks great, too. Don't know if we're supposed to post direct links for stuff like that but I have it if anyone needs it.

There used to be a company in TX that made real nice custom covers for stuff like that but I couldn't find them when I went looking. They made a great one for my Vox AD50VT before anyone else was even offering them and I'm still using it 9 years later.

 

[RedVee]

Interesting, and hopeful.
I could see value in guitar companies taking a more aggressive partnership with video game companies.
I've got Rocksmith, and it's a ton of fun. And has a Gibson/Epiphone endorsement on it, but really, it's not pushed by Gibson.
I could see packaging a game with guitars, or something similar, like some free song downloads or discounts on the game. Get kids to learn those first few songs without having to feel like they're "practicing". Make it a game, not another chore.

There is an Epiphone RockSmith package. You get the basic LP with the game. It is similar or the same to the Slash Les Paul package, the toggle is down with the volume controls rather than topside. I think it may be a LP100 or something, I don't pay much attention to the guitars.

Edit: it's a PRO-1 pack of either an Epiphone LP Jnr or Explorer guitar, realtime cable and RockSmith download.
Epiphone PRO-1™ Performance Packs with Rocksmith

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

Got to hear my 500c with the 2x10 extension at full throttle last night. We were playing a club we had never played before. Great stage, but room is odd. It is L shaped with the small end in front of the stage. Most of the crowd around a corner from us.
A lady came up in the first set and said, "You guys are great, but we can't hear you well. You need to turn up." We did.
I was running settings very close to the old bassman settings in the tone pool except I had the bass at 1. I cranked the grain to 10 and the master to 2 1/2. Man can this rig sing. I was playing P so I had buckets of tone and room filling punch.

 

[shemp013]

I have the final pieces of my dream rig arriving this week!!
A Bassman 500 head, and a Rumble 115 V3 cab. To go with the Rumble 410 V3 cab I already have.
I've noticed the 410 V3 and Bassman head are made in Mexico, but pictures I've seen of several 115's all say made in China or made in Indonesia on the back of them.
Is this a 'version' thing? V3 MIM? V2 MIC? Or are they all just built wherever?
I guess I'm being a bigot or something, but I'd dig it if my whole rig was Mexican, just like my Jazzmaster and P Bass.

 

[Linnin]

I have the final pieces of my dream rig arriving this week!!
A Bassman 500 head, and a Rumble 115 V3 cab. To go with the Rumble 410 V3 cab I already have.
I've noticed the 410 V3 and Bassman head are made in Mexico, but pictures I've seen of several 115's all say made in China or made in Indonesia on the back of them.
Is this a 'version' thing? V3 MIM? V2 MIC? Or are they all just built wherever?
I guess I'm being a bigot or something, but I'd dig it if my whole rig was Mexican, just like my Jazzmaster and P Bass.

It's not really a version thing as much as FMIC being an international corporation with a pair of insanely popular product lines; Rumble, and Champion. Both lines are manufactured in Fender's newest facility in Indonesia, and demand has out stripped supply. The Rumble 410 production was moved to Ensenada, Mexico. Rumble 115 production continues in Indonesia. When the Rumble 210 and 112 cabinets were introduced in 2015, there wasn't enough production capacity available, so they are being manufactured under contract by Eminence in China. I posted an Eminence video a little while ago that shows snippets of Rumble cabinets being assembled. This level of wild success is something that just can't be planned.