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So um wow

Gilsdorf

Gilsdorf

Feb 14, 2012
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I just picked up a Fender Rumble V3 100 and...wow. Loud and light and sounds amazing, no one was exaggerating the coolness of these new Rumbles at all. Anyone else using these guys?? (And I know, no pics no amp, so here ya go :) ).
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Gilsdorf said:
I just picked up a Fender Rumble V3 100 and...wow. Loud and light and sounds amazing, no one was exaggerating the coolness of these new Rumbles at all. Anyone else using these guys?? (And I know, no pics no amp, so here ya go :) ). View attachment 759326
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Just 563 of us over at the Fender Rumble Club ;) You're more than welcome to join if you'd like.
 
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Gilsdorf said:
I just picked up a Fender Rumble V3 100 and...wow. Loud and light and sounds amazing, no one was exaggerating the coolness of these new Rumbles at all. Anyone else using these guys?? (And I know, no pics no amp, so here ya go :) ). View attachment 759326
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What size speaker is on this and how heavy is it, and how is it in terms of portability?
 
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The new Rumble's get a lot of love here on TB. I don't currently own one, but have spent a TON of time with them at a local GC, it will likely be my next purchase as a backup or "smaller" gig rig. They are fantastic for the price, lightweight, plenty of volume and headroom and a very warm classic tone.
 
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Smooth_bass88 said:
What size speaker is on this and how heavy is it, and how is it in terms of portability?
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The Fender Rumble 100 combo is 100 D-Class watts @8 ohms into a custom designed Eminence ceramic-ferrite driven 12" woofer. It is a rather diminutive nearly 15" cube that weighs in at a very light 22 pounds. Tone is amazing. Sound Quality is excellent. Deceptively LOUD! Well built with rock solid reliability and a 5 year warranty. Invalid Link Removed
 
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pie_man_25 said:
Do you like the EQ on the amp at all?
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I honestly love it. I saw a thread at some point in the last couple days mentioning something about finding the rumbles dark. I've been using an L2K through this in my 3 piece originals band, and I get a pretty solid sound, cuts nicely but still has a nice bottom to it. The eq is pretty darn tootin responsive, I have it set right now to have the bass ever so slightly boosted (like probably about 1230ish), the low mids boosted to about 2 o'clock, hi mids a little more boosted, and the treble flat, with the vintage button on. The overdrive channel on this is also super usable, it can dial in a really nice grind, but I personally prefer the nano double muff that I've been running through it. All in all, for what these cost, I honestly don't think (imho) that you could do better buying new for the same price.
 
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Linnin said:
The Fender Rumble 100 combo is 100 D-Class watts @8 ohms into a custom designed Eminence ceramic-ferrite driven 12" woofer. It is a rather diminutive nearly 15" cube that weighs in at a very light 22 pounds. Tone is amazing. Sound Quality is excellent. Deceptively LOUD! Well built with rock solid reliability and a 5 year warranty. Invalid Link Removed
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Haven't been on in a couple days, thanks for filling in for me :-) but yeah, 12" speaker, weighs about as much as a post holiday dinner dump, but sounds like grandmas dessert. 5/7 would definitely recommend
 
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If the OP wouldn’t mind I’d like to ask @Smooth_bass88 an off topic question. You show a Jazz in your avatar I was wondering if you could confirm that the neck and bridge pickups are different sizes? I bought a Jazz clone body via Ebay and the pickup routings are different sizes. Many thanks for the reply and for the indulgence of the OP. :D
 
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BassmanPaul said:
If the OP wouldn’t mind I’d like to ask @Smooth_bass88 an off topic question. You show a Jazz in your avatar I was wondering if you could confirm that the neck and bridge pickups are different sizes? I bought a Jazz clone body via Ebay and the pickup routings are different sizes. Many thanks for the reply and for the indulgence of the OP. :D
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That's a Lakland Joe Osborn (4460) bass and yes, I do believe that the 2 pickups are indeed different sizes. That's pretty much the standard with all J style basses in the world- although there are some exceptions. Early MIM Fender Standard series Jazz basses have the exact same size routs. I know this because my '99 Fretless MIM Jazz has this going on with it. I ended up having to force the replacement bridge pickup into the route. It wasn't really a huge issue but it was kind of a pain in the rear (no pun intended). I'm glad Fender changed this issue.
 
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I do play Jazz style instruments, Warwick and Carvin, and those all have equally sized pickups so I made an assumption. :(

I’m putting a bass together for some kids who showed interest when they came and saw my collection. It was going to be a Christmas present for them but this issue deflected me. I carved the offending route out with a Dremel so both pickups now fit. :) I’m just waiting on the neck plate and control plate/cover and it’ll be done.

Thanks for taking the time to reply.

A happy new year to one and all. :D
 

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