Fender Rumble Head - fix vibration of metal case

Hi all,

I have a fender rumble 500 head and the metal enclosure for the head seems to vibrate a little when playing loud on certain notes more than others. All the screws are tight. Just curious if others have this issue and what they did to fix it. I'm thinking of just sticking a bunch of gorilla tape on it, or maybe on the inside, but wasn't sure if there were better products out there to get the job done.

Thanks in advance

 

It's definitely the case top. I can tap on it in various places with my finger and hear a little rattle. I tried sticking some adhesive foam pieces on it in various places on top but I don't think it was enough to do anything. I guess I'll go with taping across the lid and see if it fixes it. Maybe i'll tape on the inside so it's not noticeable

 

that's a good idea. So if you look above at the picture posted by beans-on-toast, you're talking about the chrome metal around the edge? i can definitely do that. appreciate it

 

Just wanted to give an update here. I took the cover off (btw, be careful, the 4 screws holding the fan onto the case help make it easy to take the case off but make it annoying to put the fan back on easily). On the underside of the top, I put a piece of 3" wide black gorilla tape (probably like 3mil thick) along both edges, leaving only a strip down the middle of uncovered metal. poked holes through the screw holes with the screw drivers and then put everything back together. My only concern is that the tape peals off eventually. But holy cow, what a difference. When I tap on the top of the bass head, it's a thud instead of a metallic rattle. I only tried a little in my basement but I can tell the noise is gone. Next time I have band practice I'll know for sure.

 

sure, you are probably right. I happened to have that tape and and I guess I could have cut it. If it becomes a problem, I'll trim it down. Thanks for the response.