My experience is similar. The Rumble 100 that I had was not clear to my ear, no matter what I tried. I sold it and purchased Markbass Little Mark 250 Blackline and a Markbass New York 121 cab. Def an upgrade for me. Best of luck with your decision.
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I don't like my Rumble 100, help me find a solution
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My experience is similar. The Rumble 100 that I had was not clear to my ear, no matter what I tried. I sold it and purchased Markbass Little Mark 250 Blackline and a Markbass New York 121 cab. Def an upgrade for me. Best of luck with your decision.
New EQ settings
Don't boost frequencies to try and fix it. You should cut the bass and low mid to clean up the mud.
Speaker replacement
This is a waste of money on a budget amp in my opinion. You are better off selling the Rumble and upgrading if you can't get it to work for you.
Downgrade to the rumble 40
Also a waste of money. You'd be better off going for the 200 or 500 if you want to gig, the 100 won't cut it anyway.
Get a new amp
The Rumble 100 might just not be for you, that's totally fine. I would go to a shop and try out a bunch of different amps until you find something that gives you the tone you like.
If you have a tight budget, try it out in the shop and then find one second hand on Reverb or Facebook. Make sure to test before buying.
As far as recommendations, I would say you need at least 350w @ 8ohms into a 2x10. Be it a combo or seperate head and cab. Stick to name brands and you will be fine.
Don't boost frequencies to try and fix it. You should cut the bass and low mid to clean up the mud.
Speaker replacement
This is a waste of money on a budget amp in my opinion. You are better off selling the Rumble and upgrading if you can't get it to work for you.
Downgrade to the rumble 40
Also a waste of money. You'd be better off going for the 200 or 500 if you want to gig, the 100 won't cut it anyway.
Get a new amp
The Rumble 100 might just not be for you, that's totally fine. I would go to a shop and try out a bunch of different amps until you find something that gives you the tone you like.
If you have a tight budget, try it out in the shop and then find one second hand on Reverb or Facebook. Make sure to test before buying.
As far as recommendations, I would say you need at least 350w @ 8ohms into a 2x10. Be it a combo or seperate head and cab. Stick to name brands and you will be fine.
Same here. I bought the 500 combo. Then the 210 & 115 cabinets. Sold them within a year because I could not stand the sound.
+1 When I bought my Rumble 100 about a year and a half ago it took some time with the EQ settings to find what I liked. Mostly just needed to dial back the bass and low mids, it was a little bottom heavy and lacking clarity. Once I got the EQ figured out I enjoyed the amp and continue using it all the time for rehearsal and small venue gigs.
I have a rumble 100 and I can tell you that the vintage button definitely stays on. I consider this to be a very good practice amp and nothing more. So playing with a band, I doubt it will sound good.
Also, if you are used to a combo with a 15' speaker, a 12' isn't going to come close. Very big difference between 1 15 and 1 12. I used to gig with an ampeg B2 with a 15. I just wouldn't do that with a Rumble 100.
Also, if you are used to a combo with a 15' speaker, a 12' isn't going to come close. Very big difference between 1 15 and 1 12. I used to gig with an ampeg B2 with a 15. I just wouldn't do that with a Rumble 100.
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I use one for a rehearsal amp. Hi pass in the fx loop, and raising it off the floor help(especially on a wood stage or drum riser). I upgraded to the Basslite, it gave it a little more hi mid mids and high mids, but won't fix a boomy sound. Bass around 10 o'clock, lo mid and hi mid 1 or 2, treble 2 or so, occasionally click on the bright, Wick Corvette w/Daddario nickels. An EBO with flats probably would boom anyway.
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Change the speakers to Neos, it should increse the clairity of the tone IMO.
12 inch- Eminence DeltaLite II 2512
15 inch - Eminence DeltaLite II 2515
I found the non-Neo magnet speakers a bit muddy; been using (over 3 yeas giging) two Rumble 1x12 stand alone cabs (out of production) with DeltaLite II 2512s and they are great. I prefer the sound of 12 inch speakers over 15s.
12 inch- Eminence DeltaLite II 2512
15 inch - Eminence DeltaLite II 2515
I found the non-Neo magnet speakers a bit muddy; been using (over 3 yeas giging) two Rumble 1x12 stand alone cabs (out of production) with DeltaLite II 2512s and they are great. I prefer the sound of 12 inch speakers over 15s.
Dont bother with the 40.....not gigable and just as muddy.
Sell it. Some love the tone.
Listen to other amps lime ampeg, hartke, etc. Buy what sounds good to you.
Better off selling than throwing money at it.
Sell it. Some love the tone.
Listen to other amps lime ampeg, hartke, etc. Buy what sounds good to you.
Better off selling than throwing money at it.
Yeah, I had a Rumble 500 head and have used a Rumble 40 in a practice space.
I used the head with a Carvin BRX 410 or a vertical stacked Avatar 210. I always felt the 500 was a little mushy compared to my Little Mark III, which is still my main head. I sold the Rumble and got a Peavey MiniMax 500 head to use with my cabs and was much happier.
With the Rumble 40 I set the bass all the way down, maybe on one. Then the mids were left around even or maybe cut 9:00, and the treble all the way up or around 3:30. So maybe that would be bass at 7:00, mids 9:00, treble at 3:30. DI sounded ok, usable but not great. I brought my Sansamp BDDI next practice and the whole thing sounded much better, and went DI to board from the BDDI.
Go look at other used amps at music stores if you can. I can recommend used GK, Markbass, or Peavey, or TC Electronic as some possible inexpensive ones or used GenzBenz can sometime be had for a deal. Check Guitar Center's used section or Reverb or Ebay as well as TB Classifieds and do a little research.
I used the head with a Carvin BRX 410 or a vertical stacked Avatar 210. I always felt the 500 was a little mushy compared to my Little Mark III, which is still my main head. I sold the Rumble and got a Peavey MiniMax 500 head to use with my cabs and was much happier.
With the Rumble 40 I set the bass all the way down, maybe on one. Then the mids were left around even or maybe cut 9:00, and the treble all the way up or around 3:30. So maybe that would be bass at 7:00, mids 9:00, treble at 3:30. DI sounded ok, usable but not great. I brought my Sansamp BDDI next practice and the whole thing sounded much better, and went DI to board from the BDDI.
Go look at other used amps at music stores if you can. I can recommend used GK, Markbass, or Peavey, or TC Electronic as some possible inexpensive ones or used GenzBenz can sometime be had for a deal. Check Guitar Center's used section or Reverb or Ebay as well as TB Classifieds and do a little research.
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Maybe, it's just that the Rumble series combo's voicing just doesn't suit what "your ears" want to hear.....and no amount of knob tweaking, driver replacing, or up or down grading to a different model Rumble will change what your looking to hear.
If you have any brick and mortar music stores anywhere reasonably close, go, take your own bass, play through everything, listen for what YOU like.
Don't consider what the name brand is or the cosmetics, it's all about your ears!
If there are no music stores near, go to YouTube, research and listen to all the amp/cab/combos reviews you can, go to the net, research amps that might interest you, go to where live bands are playing in your area, watch and listen to what their bassist is using, do more of what you've already done, come to T.B. and ask questions.
After your research, make a list of several amps/cabs/combos that you believe will be what your looking for.
If going new, look into Sweetwater, Musicians Friend, Guitar Center, ect. websites.
I'd recommend thinking used but not abused and making your dollars go further by watching for equipment from your list from the T.B. Classifieds.
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Keep in mind that any non-reversible modifications will void any remaining warranties. Otherwise, you might try adding some acoustic fill material to the Rumble 15, if you still have it, or some acoustic liner material to a few interior sides of the Rumble 100. It has tightened up the sound and eliminated the boxiness for several members of the TalkBass Fender Rumble Club. The smaller models 15, 25, 40 & 100 don't come with any, but the 200, 500 & 800 come with a few lined sides.
The Soul man is right. There are lots of knowledgeable and helpful people there, whether desperate or not.
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Is the 115 cab also muddy? If I go the head + cab route, the Rumble is the only 115 cab I can afford. I find cabs ridiculously expensive. What's in there besides the speaker? They cost as much as heads
I feel like a 300 dollar combo will only get you so much.
Sometimes a combo is not the right tool for the job though.
I had a rumble cab and enjoyed the lightness but not the tone.
Sometimes a combo is not the right tool for the job though.
I had a rumble cab and enjoyed the lightness but not the tone.
You have been auditioning the Rumble for quite a while and don't like it , time to move to a different brand . Like many have said take your bass to a music store and try as many as you can to get a tone close to what you want to hear . Your ears are going to be the judge , that's the best way to pick .
I used a Rumble 500 combo for years on gigs.
I liked it.
However, it does have an older sound, and I also started to favour the more modern, clearer sound.
I didn't have the funds to go super high end, so I got a Markbass rig.
It offers more clarity, punch and cuts through more in the band mix.
Lightweight too.
I liked it.
However, it does have an older sound, and I also started to favour the more modern, clearer sound.
I didn't have the funds to go super high end, so I got a Markbass rig.
It offers more clarity, punch and cuts through more in the band mix.
Lightweight too.
Rumble 100 - Loved the sound. For a week. Then I grew tired of it. No matter what bass I played through it they all sounded the same. Same baked-in boxy thick tone.
I preferred the tone of the Rumble 40 for home practice.
I ended up moving to an Ampeg Rocket RB112 which to my ears sounds much better More balanced, less colored. I use 99% as a home practice amp but am still loving my tone through it over a year later.
I preferred the tone of the Rumble 40 for home practice.
I ended up moving to an Ampeg Rocket RB112 which to my ears sounds much better More balanced, less colored. I use 99% as a home practice amp but am still loving my tone through it over a year later.
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