SeriesFender Rumble

(Originally written by chevaliernoir/translated from Audiofanzine FR) 100-watt solid-state with 15" speaker Comprehensive connections (XLR, FX loop, etc.) It's a Fender made in China. The red light looks ridiculous and its brightness changes with the output power. Luckily, you can turn it off with a switch on the rear panel. UTILIZATION Very easy setup with a super-effective 4-band EQ. The output power is enough for rehearsals with a band near a drum kit. But the amp is not very easy to transport: It's very heavy and it only has one handle on the top. The casters are convenient to move it around in the room. SOUNDS The frequency response lacks high mids. It's sort of having a woofer without attack, and a tweeter. Yuk! OVERALL OPINION When I bought it, I was living in a country (Romania) where there were not a lot of choices so I bought the best amp I found. After a while, a dry solder joint produced noise when the amp was hot and when I played at high output levels. It was still under warranty so I got a new one. Based on my experience if I had to buy a Chinese amp again I would choose a cheaper one! If I could choose again I would buy another product. Perhaps the frequency response of the Rumble 100 with 2 x 10" speakers has more high mids? The only good thing about this combo is the Fender logo on the front.

The Rumble 75 is the bigger, powerful brother of the Rumble 15 and 30 by Fender. I'll bet the Rumble 75 has a later curfew too! I played this against the Fender Rumble 30 planning on buying whichever sounded better to me. To be honest 75 watts and 30 aren't too far off. This amp was only a hair louder than the 30, but lacked the punch and attack of the 30. I believe that is due to the bigger speaker. The price tag on this puppy is $249 <a href="http://www.guitarvideochannel.com">http://www.guitarvideochannel.com</a> The drive feature is cool. It goes before the EQ so it is sort of like having a distortion pedal built right into the amp. The knobs are drive and blend. Drive naturally adjusts how much distortion the amp gets and blend adjusts the frequency so you don't loose any clean bottom end. Overall the amp sound just a little to muddy for me. When playing with less power you need to be able to dial in a sharp EQ to cut through and this amp was just not showing me any love. Well built for its price category. It is covered in tolex and the kickback design offers you more options on where you want to throw the sound. I really can't say this is a bad amp, but I didn't not love it either. I would highly suggest test driving one before you decided to purchase it. If you don't mind a little less power, checkout the Rumble 30. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

The Fender Rumble 30. It was high on my list for small bass combo amps that would fit well in a practice setting of all kinds. I played this amp along side of the whole new Rumble family at Guitar Center. Later that day I ordered a Rumble 30 of my own on the internet. $180 is what I paid for it. <a href="http://www.guitarvideochannel.com">http://www.guitarvideochannel.com</a> It's a nice compact amp. It features a cool kickback design and tolex covering. The 10' speaker is bright, punchy and full. RCA plugs right on the front came in handy for practicing along with my MP3 player. The speaker cabinet which I believe in an asset to the punchy tone. I wish it had a hair more power. With that you could play with a drummer and not worry. The 10' speaker would be key though. I'll review the Rumble 75 in a second. I didn't like the 12' speaker at all. Tiltback design makes things easy to angle the sound exactly where you want or need it to go. The handle is well placed to moving the amp around. It fits easily in my trunk. A great little bass combo. You don't have to compromise tone for portability. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I bought the Rumble 60 from Guitar Center because my friend who works there said this 60 watt growler is clearer than the crates and the behringer amps and can compete with some of the 100 watt amps in terms of power. I paid $200 for my rumbler. I love this unit because it is a very versatile amp that has enough power to be a good practice amp and for small gigs. It has a glowing red light so whenver you hit notes it just lights up. It also allows you to do almost anything in terms of recording, effects etc. This thing is pretty dense and heavy at around 50 lbs. Other than that, it's pretty good. Fender is like the Chevy of the guitar world. This thing is a rock. Solid. Every bass player should buy this as thier practice amp. Even though I've used it for small gigs, it doesn't have the power for moderate gigs but is perfect for practice and you won't be overshadowed by the guitarist. It fits perfectly in my college dorm. At around $200, it can't be beat. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I had a gig coming up soon and my old amp just got blown out. So i asked a man at the George's music store and he recomended this. The Rumble 25 for $189 was supposedly the best for my musician level The parametric EQ is very very handy when you want to have the ultimate tone. Didn't matter if you need some nice mid scoops for slap bass or needed to really pump out those bassy notes. I also liked the fact it could handle my B string quite well. The only draw back I can think about in this product is it was not loud enough. At my gigs I found out late that you could barely hear me and even at jam sessions i have it at the 9 and i still can't hear myself over the drums and guitar. The Construction of this Amp is is quite good. It has carpet on the outside to dampen and make the notes more bassier. It also has rubber peices on each corner so you will not damage the amp if you ram it into something. This amp is perfect for at home practicing or jamming with one friend or so. It has amazing sound and everything is amazing about it...if you have quite friends. If i could get the same quality out of this amp only at a louder volume it would be a perfect 10. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

15 Watt Solid State 3-Band EQ Delta Comp Adaptive Compression Circuitry Headphone Jack Auxilliary Input for CD Tape or Drum Machine Sealed Cabinet Black Vinyl Covering Rugged Black Metal Grille Oversized Plastic Corners 22 pounds UTILIZATION The Rumble 15 from Fender is a neat product in the way of practice bass amps. The auxiliary inputs for CD or MP3 are a great addition - most players like to jam with some kind of backing track at least some of the time. It doesn't get wildly loud, but it's not designed to. Headphone jack is another plus if buying for a child, or if you live in an apartment and don't want to disturb your neighbors. SOUNDS The amp is very simple to use - volume, bass, mid, and treble - so it's not hard to get a good tone out of it. My only gripe with this amp at all is that it is one channel, and has no distortion sounds. The amp doesn't get dirty. And that's probably fine for most bass players - it's certainly fine for practicing in most applications - but it certainly is fun getting some growl into the sound and riffing away. I believe the thinking from Fender is either that most bass players don't use dirt, that it's just a practice amp anyways, or that it's a money-saver not integrating a drive circuit. Either way, it would be a nice addition. OVERALL OPINION Overall, a solid bass amp for practice purposes. The features make it great for keeping the sound down, and for practicing with a backing track, but that lack of distortion knocks the rating back a hair. It could also have just come with a compressor, and that would be great as well. Maybe in future incarnations? Either way, it provides solid performance if all one wants the amp to do is put out enough volume just to practice with. If that's all you want - a no frills practice amp - this is the product for you.