New Amp Day - Fender Rumble Studio 40

[Killed_by_Death]

Picked this up on Friday & been playing around with it ever since, but still haven't actually tried all the presets.

Won't get around to really trying the effects until the expression pedal that I ordered arrives.

In my mind I was going to bring it home & compare it to my Rumble 40 (non-Studio), but as soon as I sat down & started really playing it here at home I knew there was just no way the "regular" Rumble can pull off some of these models.

Some are pretty raw-sounding, almost like a tube amp.
It sounds better with guitar than my old Rumble as well, probably due to the horn tweeter.

The looper works well, but I haven't determined its limit yet.

Having the Effects loop is a welcome addition, previously I'd been using a BigShot ABY to split my signal, because otherwise it was noisy. (ground loop)

I'd been trying these sporadically wherever I came across them & I kept telling myself I wasn't that interested. Trying to tell myself that my Rumble 40 could pull it off, LOL!

Sort of wish I'd bought it sooner, but I did get it at a discount for Black Friday.

 

[G-Dog]

. . . . I kept telling myself I wasn't that interested. Trying to tell myself that my Rumble 40 could pull it off, LOL!

Sort of wish I'd bought it sooner, but I did get it at a discount for Black Friday.

I'm still in denial, like you were. I've been there since the Stage & Studio were announced very early this year. (sigh)

I keep forgetting that the regular Rumble 40 doesn't have an FX loop. Well, now you have one In Stereo! And the XLR OutS? Not limited to post EQ/post volume anymore! Now a pre AND a post, by default, or switchable to StErEo! Even level adjustable, or so I've read.

Yeah, I'm a big fan. But I blame the reliability of the Studio's grandfather, my B-DEC 30, for my not having one. If the B-DEC would just trip, even a tiny bit, I'd replace it with a Studio in a heartbeat!

Congratulations, KBD. I SO jelly. I suspected you were headed for this reckoning. I know I am, too, someday.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

You can't be jealous, but you're allowed to be envious.

 

[G-Dog]

Jealous? Who said anything about jealous? I'm not jealous! I never said I was jealous. I am SO not jealous, believe you me!

Nor am I envious. Not envious, at all. Hoo, boy, lemme tell you, how NOT envious I am. I am the most not envious person you ever met. No, sir-ee, not a bit envious in the world. Covetous, . . . . maybe, . . . just a smidge. But definitely not jealous or envious. No way. Uh uh. No how.

But I sure wish I had a Rumble Studio 40.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

One of these is on its way, probably won't get here until next week, with the holiday season delivery backlog:

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I'll try to be patient this time when the "label created" tag is the only update until it arrives at the depot nearby.

 

[Jeremy Jones]

Let us know how that works. I am have been thinking of getting one as well. Mosty for Volume control but.... I would be into what else I could do with it.

One of these is on its way, probably won't get here until next week, with the holiday season delivery backlog:

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I'll try to be patient this time when the "label created" tag is the only update until it arrives at the depot nearby.

 

[BeerSuds]

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Picked this up on Friday & been playing around with it ever since, but still haven't actually tried all the presets.

Won't get around to really trying the effects until the expression pedal that I ordered arrives.

In my mind I was going to bring it home & compare it to my Rumble 40 (non-Studio), but as soon as I sat down & started really playing it here at home I knew there was just no way the "regular" Rumble can pull off some of these models.

Some are pretty raw-sounding, almost like a tube amp.
It sounds better with guitar than my old Rumble as well, probably due to the horn tweeter.

The looper works well, but I haven't determined its limit yet.

Having the Effects loop is a welcome addition, previously I'd been using a BigShot ABY to split my signal, because otherwise it was noisy. (ground loop)

I'd been trying these sporadically wherever I came across them & I kept telling myself I wasn't that interested. Trying to tell myself that my Rumble 40 could pull it off, LOL!

Sort of wish I'd bought it sooner, but I did get it at a discount for Black Friday.

Congrats! I traded up my 40 for the Studio a couple months ago. I really like how you I can use bluetooth to stream songs/drum beats from my iPad to play along to, although I have had a few drop outs doing that. Hopefully just a firmware thing.

That #18 Rumble 4x12 preset is one of my favorites along with the #31 Stadium Rig one. It also sounds pretty good with my MXR D.I.+ pedal board through the effects return, but that kind of defeats the whole purpose of this thing, lol...

 

[Killed_by_Death]

Finally got around to using the built-in Pitch Shifter today.
Bass was tuned to C#, but I down-tuned it through the amp to C Standard. The Pitch setting was -85.
It worked flawlessly & I did not notice any latency.

 

[G-Dog]

Finally got around to using the built-in Pitch Shifter today.
Bass was tuned to C#, but I down-tuned it through the amp to C Standard. The setting was -85 Hz.
It worked flawlessly & I did not notice any latency.

Pardon my ignorance, but did it shift all the notes on your bass by a half step?

 

[Killed_by_Death]

Everything that comes in gets dropped equally, but I haven't worked out what the -85 actually means.
I thought it was meant to be deducted from A440, but I'll have to investigate some more.

 

[G-Dog]

I'll take that as a yes. The mathematics would be interesting, but I'd really prefer a tuner verified intonation check.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

Finally figured it out. The number is cents:

The only reason I figured it out is that the default setting is -1,200, a full octave drop.
I assume that if I were to drop from E to Eb, that I'd have to set it to -100.
Maybe I'll try that tomorrow.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

Let us know how that works. I am have been thinking of getting one as well. Mosty for Volume control but.... I would be into what else I could do with it.

I messed up by getting a Roland pedal with a TRS plug. Not sure what I was thinking.
The EXP-1 is a digital pedal that uses a TS plug.

The EXP-1 arrived today:

The MGT-4 does feed through the EXP-1, just like I assumed:

footswitch connection

• Killed_by_Death
• Dec 6, 2018
• exp-1 mgt-4

MGT-4 footswitch feeds through the EXP-1

The jacks & plugs are just plain old TS connectors, so you can use any cheap instrument cable, which is what I've done here.

Studio 40 + EXP-1 + MGT-4

• Killed_by_Death
• Dec 6, 2018
• exp-1 mgt-4 studio 40

all connected

I've only used it for Wah so far, but it works great.
It doubles as a Volume pedal, if you click down on the toe-switch.

It's extra configurable in the menu. You can set it to wheel through types, mix, & of course the actual pedal expression variable.
You can also turn off the Volume feature, if you like.

 

[alfiofer]

Hello guys I bought it some months ago and I'm an happy bass player now.
Here I'm in some bass cover with my amp and some of my basses..
Hope You enjoy!

 

[G-Dog]

I tried to fight the G.A.S. but, as Locutus would say, "Resistance is futile." Got my Rumble Studio 40 late last week and had a glorious Sunday morning with it on the #9 "Deep Rumble" preset. My 10-year-old 4 button footswitch that I've used with my B-DEC & G-DEC also works with the Studio, and Customer Service is sending a magnetic overlay to update the button labels.

 

[mattbass6945]

Got one in trade today, along with a Jazz bass. The controls are a bit confusing to me. Not used to flipping through a dashboard. Probably says more about m ed than the amp.

Some of these amp models are pretty impressive. Haven't gotten to the effects yet.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

They've jumped $50 in MSRP since I bought mine.

 

[G-Dog]

They've jumped $50 in MSRP since I bought mine.

Yes, in March, when I got mine, I saw that $50 price difference on different websites!?! Glad I got it when I did, if everyone's gone up.
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[LoveJackBruce]

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Picked this up on Friday & been playing around with it ever since, but still haven't actually tried all the presets.

Won't get around to really trying the effects until the expression pedal that I ordered arrives.

In my mind I was going to bring it home & compare it to my Rumble 40 (non-Studio), but as soon as I sat down & started really playing it here at home I knew there was just no way the "regular" Rumble can pull off some of these models.

Some are pretty raw-sounding, almost like a tube amp.
It sounds better with guitar than my old Rumble as well, probably due to the horn tweeter.

The looper works well, but I haven't determined its limit yet.

Having the Effects loop is a welcome addition, previously I'd been using a BigShot ABY to split my signal, because otherwise it was noisy. (ground loop)

I'd been trying these sporadically wherever I came across them & I kept telling myself I wasn't that interested. Trying to tell myself that my Rumble 40 could pull it off, LOL!

Sort of wish I'd bought it sooner, but I did get it at a discount for Black Friday.

Just got mine and it's great. Love the deep bass mode and the pedal. Really livens up my SG Bass with it's limited tone Hummers. Now I need to study and practice with it.
Congrads!