Fender Rumble Club

[John B jr]

... Going to take me some time to get used to that B string, but that's also why I wanted to bring it up. I'll never learn if I don't practice with it. ...

No real question or anything, just sharing the love.

Uh huh. Rather than detune a four-banger to D or F, I went to fivers about a year ago. Only one four remains and that's the acoustic/electric couch potato. Having low notes half way up the neck is a must now. Having an octave in either direction from the A string is also quite awesome. The Rumbles have no problem with the fundamental - they're Rumbles after all.

 

[rickybstewart]

Hi rumblers! I'm looking at making a stack out of a GK MB500 and one or two Rumble 410's. I play a 6 string.

How do Rumble 410's compare to other makes? Are they any quieter than e.g. a GK 410?

Does anyone happen to know if Rumbles play well with GK heads generally?

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

Hey all. Just a quick thanks to everyone who has posted their reviews and experiences with the Rumbles, in particular the 500 combo. Am posting this as I sit and wait for the courier to deliver mine! Then it's off to the Tone Pool to grab some Motown settings for this weekend. Great thread...thanks!

I see you don't have a number. I have one for you if you want. Be prepared to love that 500. If you're looking for Motown, @Linnin posted this for getting the B15 sound, which is quintessential Motown:
"
Started with Gain and all tone controls dialed down to 7 o'clock or 0 if you will.
Contour voicing: ON Vintage voicing: ON. Master Volume: High Noon
Added: a smidge of Treble (not too much) 8 o'clock; a dash of High Mids (about 8:30 or so), Bass & Low Mids both at 9 o'clock

Adding Gain brings the heat. I brought it up a tad to just under 9 o'clock, any more is excessive, and I also like it with Gain fully diminished."

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

I am going to guess your church has a large and elaborate stage/alter. Be sure to decouple your cabs from the hollow stage floor with an Auralex GRAMMA. That will do wonders to tighten up your sound. Also be mindful of Fletcher Munson effect and reposition your rig accordingly.

Just ordered one. Hope it does the trick. Because I have an Amazon Prime membership, I get it today with free shipping. Saturday we play a club that has a very boomy stage. Last time it was hard to get a decent sound. This will be a good test.

 

[Blue Dragon]

Hey all. Just a quick thanks to everyone who has posted their reviews and experiences with the Rumbles, in particular the 500 combo. Am posting this as I sit and wait for the courier to deliver mine! Then it's off to the Tone Pool to grab some Motown settings for this weekend. Great thread...thanks!

Sometimes I have to calm my enthusiasm and fear we may make too many promises for the Rumbles. The 500 Combo is only 2 10" speakers. Don't expect it to perform miracles. (But then you can be pleasantly surprised when it does anyway.)

 

[Linnin]

How do Rumble 410's compare to other makes? Are they any quieter than e.g. a GK 410?

Rumble 410's are as good as and better than many competitors costing two or three times as much. Rumble 410's are very quiet. They don't make a sound if the amp isn't on, so they won't keep you up at night. In all seriousness, noise or disquietude comes from the amp and not the speakers.
GK heads are OK. I find their passive interactive tone stack fiddly. Beyond that a Rumble 500 will blow a MB500 off the stage and an MB800 will be hard pressed to keep up. Rumble On!

 

[wilder]

PSA...The Rumble 500 and Rumble 100 are both discounted today at Musicians Friend if you log in and add them to your cart. Rumble $500 is discounted by $120 so it's $480 shipped.

 

[Linnin]

PSA...The Rumble 500 and Rumble 100 are both discounted today at Musicians Friend if you log in and add them to your cart. Rumble $500 is discounted by $120 so it's $480 shipped.

OK! Yeah @wilder thanks for the heads up. $90 off a Rumble 200 and $60 off a Rumble 100. That's 20% across the board. Cabinets too!

 

[Indiedog]

Ooh...cabs, eh?
Vuuury tempting.

 

[FirewalZ]

Same at GC online....$80.00 off 500 head and $70 off a 210 cab.

 

[Linnin]

Ooh...cabs, eh?
Vuuury tempting.

Yes! Cabs too! 20% off is nothing to sneeze at. Even if you don't like Musician's Friend, call your favorite etailer for a price match. The time to act is NOW!

 

[Linnin]

Rumble Forth & Conquer!

 

[Linnin]

subliminal message ... buy Fender Rumbles ... buy Fender Rumbles ... buy Fender Rumbles

 

[FirewalZ]

I had some existing Amazon credit and they also have a Prime discount on the head. Sooo...I just snagged a 500 head and 210 cab for about $400 I already have a combo I've been using as my main rig and didn't want another, also I wanted the flexibility to add other cabinets, etc. I play mostly passive Fenders and typically go for classic "Fender Bass" tones....I cant wait for it to arrive and dig through the Tone Pool.

 

[wilder]

Well I already have the 2x500 Combo stack of doom, but the 20% off enticed me to order a Squire VM Precision P/J in Lake Placid Blue....because well...idk...Lake Placid Blue.

 

[JLW]

I found that the rumbles were very muddy and undefined when I tried them, especially when compared to markbass. I understand that markbass costs almost twice as much, but do you guys have any advice for getting a similar tone in the general ballpark? Or am I missing something?

 

[wilder]

I found that the rumbles were very muddy and undefined when I tried them, especially when compared to markbass. I understand that markbass costs almost twice as much, but do you guys have any advice for getting a similar tone in the general ballpark? Or am I missing something?

Make sure you don't have the vintage switch engaged if you don't want massive thump. Don't be afraid to tweak the eq radically...like cut all the lows or boost all the upper mids, you can get plenty of tones in my experience. I ran a LM III for a while and I don't consider the rumble a downgrade.

 

[DerekW]

I found that the rumbles were very muddy and undefined when I tried them, especially when compared to markbass. I understand that markbass costs almost twice as much, but do you guys have any advice for getting a similar tone in the general ballpark? Or am I missing something?

I think they can be a little bass heavy, you really need to cut the bass eq back below noon. Then play with the mids.

I would call them more vintage sounding, and not modern sounding.
Never played Markbass, but I've seen lots of comments where people say they are kind of sterile sounding. Which may make a good base for using different effects/pedals.

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

I found that the rumbles were very muddy and undefined when I tried them, especially when compared to markbass. I understand that markbass costs almost twice as much, but do you guys have any advice for getting a similar tone in the general ballpark? Or am I missing something?

This should be helpful, a link to the Fender Rumble Tone Pool:
Fender Rumble Club "TONE POOL"

 

[Linnin]

I've seen lots of comments where people say they are kind of sterile sounding

and wimpy! No balls at all. Total waste of $$$