With 15 watts of power generated through its Fender Special Design 8" speaker and closed-back cabinet, the Rumble 15 will help take you to the next level of bass playing.
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GNR_Duff_rules, on november 15, 2005 4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: Elderly
Features: This is an amp for a beginner. It has a low watts but its is better than most beginning regular guitar amps. I got mine in a value pack with my bass so the real price is less than shown. It has simple bass, mid, and treble adjusters. It has a headphone jack (adaptor needed). It is versitile; I was able to hook up my piano to it (via guitar port) and even my GameCube (via audio/video cable). Otherwise it's a bass amp made to rumble for cheap! I'm sure pros can expect the same (yet better) from the bigger Rumble 100. // 8
Sound: It has great sound. This amp can get screaming highs and rumbling lows. At it's highest it deafens and shakes the place. Without pedals there is no real distortion. It can get settings perfect for strumming and even tapping, as well as the good old low play of jazz and the rumbles of rock n' roll. With my pedal (BP50) I can get some insane sounds. One sound can almost blast you ears, it's so high pitch while another is too low to hear but the amp takes these extremes. This is a great amp only with some mixes of distorion the the amp can't handle some of the handling noise (easily fixed with a Noise Gate). Otherwise it's great. // 8
Reliability & Durability: This amp handles anything. It has a hard metal shell to protect everything. It can take any sound you feed it. It is made to rumble so it can take the lowest lows yet it still takes the highest highs. This is an amp to put trust in. It can do live shows and even stand up to a 50-watt. The Rumble15 is one of the most reliable amps ever. // 10
Impression: I am totally satisfied by this amp. For the price your practically wripping Fender off! For the watts it is a monster. It towers above others in it's class. This amp suits my high playing style (funny because I's made to extra low). It will definitly please those lokking for a jazz or rock amp. It it where bigger it would rule stages everywhere. I was very impressed by piece of equipment. // 10
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Martin259, on april 10, 2008 2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: Rimmers Music Blackpool
Features: This amp features volume, treble, middle and bass control, and another feature I really like. It's called "CD in" and you can connect your mp3 to your amp and you can play along. Unfortunatly, if the mp3 player volume is at 100 and your amp is at something like 1, The MP3 will come blasting out and your amp will be quite, that's bad at first, but after that you will learn the volume levels of both and really get good sound for playing along. There is an output for headpohones, you will need an adapter if you want to use headphones. // 10
Sound: I'm playing with an Ibanez Soundgear GSR200, A Zoom B2.1U effects pedal. The amp really suits my style, I love the treble on it and middle, to me nothing beats a great treble sound and this amp has that great sound and tone. It is a bit noisy when you use to CD-in feature, but overall, its sound is great. // 9
Reliability & Durability: I have never been in a band before, so I wouldn't know if I would use it at a gig or not. The amp is tough, when I was taking it out of the car I dropped the heavy amp, there's no sign of any damage, it still looks like I just got it. Which is a good thing because I end up breaking everything. // 10
Impression: Playing a lot of funk and a bit of alternitve rock, I have to say this is a good match for my style, I've played since Sept 2006 and play with a Ibanez Soundgear GSR200, a Zoom B2.1U effects pedal. It's a good match. I htried out this amp when I got it, I loved the tone and the CD feature, and that's what made me want this amp, and it's affordable. I don't see what else this amp could have, it's great for beginners I feel, although I'm in my second year of playing, I love this amp and recommend it! // 9
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(...), on february 17, 2007 2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 100
Purchased from: World of Music
Features: My Rumble 15 was made in the year 2006. It has a volume control, a bass control, midrange control, a treble control, and a headphone jack that adjust the sounds that come out of its 8" driver. I practice metal through this amp. I use this amp for my schools band. It is louder than all 15 instruments combined, one of which is a guitar. It is a solid state amp with 38 watts imput and 15 output of power. // 8
Sound: I run either a Fender p bass or an Epiphone embassy through this amp. If you have no other amp and use this one for performances, than only play in a smaller enclosed area. If you play outside or in a big area, the sound will be lost. Like most other amps, this amp can shake stuff. Of course it won't knock stuff over because it is only 15 watts, but it still delivers. The sound is not really versatile, and there is no distortion. // 7
Reliability & Durability: Reliability and durability is great, probably the best part about this amp. I use this without a backup when I play with my school band because if it broke, it would not be that big of a deal. I have a trombone player always mirroring my part. It has never broken down, even though it goes through some abuse. // 9
Impression: This amp is an okay match for metal, hard rock or for any type of rock. It is better when you play music that is more subtle since it isn't that loud. It it was stolen, I would probably buy a more expensive and louder amp because I am getting to the point where I will play more gigs. Maybe a 100 watt or something like that. It has the basic features, and that is all that I really need. I ended up getting this amp because it came with a bass starter pack. Don't get me wrong, this is a good starter amp. // 8
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Gmp211, on march 26, 2007 3 of 5 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 15
Purchased from: TR Music
Features: The features are very minimal. Volume, bass, mid, and treble. Also, they have a CD in and headphone jacks. Very standard, but one cool thing it has is aclosed back and a removable wall plug. But with the enclosed back, there is no storage or place to put the detachable cord, so the chord just takes up more space in my case, and I find that kind of supid. // 3
Sound: The sound is meh. I go crazy trying to find a tone on this amp. The controls are so jumpy and each control has a different effect. Turn treble all the way up and then the volume will raise, then turn bass up and the volume is hard to hear, very frustrating! // 2
Reliability & Durability: It is quite durable, with rubber corners and a solid handle. One downside is that the lip does not go over the controls, so if someone brushes up against the amp, your tone is going to be screwed up. But other then that, very durable. I take this to may dad's house, and it gets tossed around quite a bit. But, you will rarely need to maintain it. I just tighten the screws every know and then. // 6
Impression: It's an alright practive amp with an annoying buzz. The buzz does fade away, but you have to play with controls sometimes. It is very tough, and good for a backstage amp. However, I would not recomend it to anyone at all. I play a lot of different types of music, and it is hard to get a tone out of this amp. I wish I had bought a Crate or better Fender, but I screwed up, I like the detachable power cord, but that is it. So if it were up to me, I would tell you to get something else. More like a Crate 15 watt, or save upi for something better. // 4
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unregistered, on january 09, 2006 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: Guitar Center
Features: Introduced in 7/2003. I got mine in 2/2004 with a pack. This amp is fine for what I do: rock, punk, acid, metal, Brit stuff. there is one channel and it's got a headphone jack. I wish it had a gain control, but that's cause I like doing bass distortion leads. For a begginer amp, Fender did a good job putting the features they did on it 'cause I use all of them. It's loud enough for me but I play in a little room. I use somebody elses 60 watter for performances. The CD input is screwed caused it messed up both my CD players and a bose mic I tried plugging into it. // 8
Sound: I use a P-Bass with it and it gets a lot of feedback. It's not the guitar 'cause it sounds fine on a larger amp. But I guess that's the prize that you pay for. The feedback gets higher as you put the treble on the eq up. The EQ is 3-channel so it definitely gets a lot of differnt range of sounds. I can get it to have distortion when I put the volume to 3/4 but it sounds like I'm gonna blow the crap outta it. For a 15 watt though, it's not bad. // 7
Reliability & Durability: I'd take this amp to performances if the sound were better. I take it to practice without a backup. I've had no issues yet with it. I've bashed it into walls, jumped onto and off of it, sat on it for hour. It weighs 28 lbs and that kinda gets old when you're hauling it all over campus. // 10
Impression: Been playing for one year and have had it since I started. I got it in a pack & talked to the guy at gc before I bought it. If somebody stole it I'd beat the crap out of the guy or I'd buy a new one. I love the EQ and hate nothing. Especially the detachable pawer cord. // 8
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adam1451, on august 20, 2007 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 169.85
Purchased from: Long and Mcquade
Features: I'm guessing this is a fairly new amp. It is versatile through probably any style of music, (I play metal) it has a single clean channel, no distortion, no effects does have a headphone jack and CD input to jam along with a tune. I use this amp at home, the bassist in my band (this is just a side thing for me I play guitar) has the exact same amp and it gets enough power and bass to jam along even when we have 3 guitars going all at about 13 watts. It definatly has enough power for me as I am only using it at home and maybe in a ocasional jam session in the future. // 8
Sound: I am using a Ibanez soundgear 4 string bass guitar with active pickups, they sound great, and can achieve almost any sound you want. At higher volumes it does become sensitive to a slight amount of crackling but by turning the volume down on the guitar slightly fixes that no problem. This amp has the power to jam in a tight area, and is also great for jaming alone, the tones are great at low volume and at high volumes. Overall this amp sounds great to me and has a good range of sounds. // 9
Reliability & Durability: I can definatly depend on this amp to last me a long time, it is built like a rock. If it was loud enough and I was the bas player I would use this at a gig without a backup because I can tell it is never going to blow or break anytime. All the knobs are very tight, the input jacks are very tight as well, the power Switch is tight, nothing is loose or breakable. Very well built. // 10
Impression: I play metal through this amp, and it definatly delivers. I have been playing guitar for 16 months, just got this amp and an Ibanez soundgear bass yesterday (August 17, 2007). Because of my skills on guitar I can play bass great, I could be a bass player but my true heart is at guitar. I love How the features are very simple and easily deliver a good sound, their isnt to much I hate about it, it looks great sounds great, built great. I compared this to another amp at Long and Mcquade, and this one blew it away, The other was a 10 watt I believe, and the sound was very crackly, then I tried this baby out and it was clean as could be. Overall this is a very good amp to start out on, and is also good for jamming in a tight room, and is perfect for practice. // 9
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f-e-z, on july 27, 2006 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 146.4
Purchased from: Johnny Roadhouse Music-Manchester
Features: The Fender Rumble 15 is a highly versatile amp for all styles of bassists. I play a lot of old rock (Queen, AC/DC, Zeppelin) and it suits them perfectly, giving a clean sound and variable tones. The amp has a headphone jack, but no other channels for distortion, but it does take effects pedals very well, I use a Behringer V-Amp through it and it handles whatever the V has to throw at it. I would like it to have different channels for different styles of play. I only use this amp for practice, mostly at home, and for the occasional jam with my band, and it has the right amount of power, not too overpowering, not too weak. // 8
Sound: I use it with a Peavey milestone series 1 bass, and occasionally oput my Epiphone Les Paul through it, and it can handle both perfectly. It suits my style very well (old school rock/ alternative). It isn't that noisy when you only want to practice, but when you feel like battering the crap out of some tunes, it can deliver, especially when it comes to jamming, it has been known to drown out a drum kit before. The amp makes pretty much one, clean sound, and that suits me, the tonal difference is limited to the EQs, so if you want any more out of it, you'll need a separate effects pedal. The clean channel stays clean at high volumes, so long as you lower the bass eq accordingly, and there is no distortion setting. // 10
Reliability & Durability: I can depend on this amp. I've spilt stuff on it in the past, and it still delivers perfection in bucket loads. The amp looks durable as well, and it certainly lives up to the 'kickproof grill' claim on the box (tried and tested by me and my very sore feet), it's covered in some sort of static carpet stuff that prevents interference from other sources (apparently) it must work as I've never noticed any dodgy noises when other amps are turned on near it or a phone goes off near it. The corners are protected by thick (I mean thick) rubber pads so it looks the part as well. I would definitely use it at a gig wothout a backup (if it were a little bigger). // 10
Impression: I play mostly old rock, and it suits me fine, the v-amp goes well with it as well. I've been playing since september '05, and use a Peavey milestone series 1 bass, and an Epiphone Les Paul, and some old '65 Eros, and it suits them all fine. I run a Behringer v-amp through it every now and again, and it almost feels as if it was made for it. If it were stolen, I would definitely buy another (although it is a wee bit high on the price). I love the fact it sounds good even when guitars are put through it (there's not the usual 'tinny' sound), and that it's soo durable and loud. My favourite fearture is the chunkyness of it all, giving it a 'stable' sound. I didnt compare it to much else, I originall only wanted a speaker cab, but ended up with an amp, but the shop (Johnny Roadhouse Music, Manchester) is great, they'll discount anything because they're not a profit profit profit chain shop. I only wish it had light distortion, maybe a distortion EQ. // 9
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krymson, on august 15, 2006 2 of 5 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: ?
Features: This amp I'm guessing was made recently. All it has is a volume knob and treble mid and bass knobs. I don't really think this amp is ment for anything other than practicing in your room or something, necause there's really not much versitiliy. It does have a headphone jack which is handy. I wish it did have some more features on the pre-amp. I use thisd amp in my basement and jamming with my band it's definitly not loud enough and it's a solid state amp. // 6
Sound: This amp is ussually used with a Yamaha bass which on a low volume you can get decent tones. I play metal and and on a low volume it suits me fine. On the other hand when it's turned up too loud the sound sounds like it's ratelling on any setting. The sound doesn't have much of a variety either. This of course doesn't not have distorion on it. // 7
Reliability & Durability: Deespote the fact it may not have a versitile sound, it's built like a brick, which is good. This amp has never broken down or anything and I've had it for about a year now and have never had any problemes at all I wouldn't use this at a gig however, because it's just not loud enough. // 9
Impression: Overall, this amp is meant to be a starter amp and is for nothing other than praticaing. It's built very well so you don't have to worry about it breaking, it doesn't have much variety, and it's rattles when it's turned of to high. I mostly use this amp at night when my parent are asleep and use the headphone jack wich is probably the most usefull thing about the amp. // 7
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cjlane, on may 29, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: A$ 175
Purchased from: Intermusic
Features: The amplifier was made in 2008. This amplifier is not very versatile, it lacks the options of a larger amplifier to make it get a range of sounds out of it. I play genres such as classic rock and grunge and it works for those, but it never 'amazes' me. The amplifier has 1 channel, so no channel switching here and no effects loop either. The amplifier does have a headphone jack though and the sound significantly improves for me when playing through headphones. I wish the amplifier came with something that could interest a beginner a bit more, a compressor, some reverb or just anything that removes the 'boring' from this amplifier. I use all the features on mine except for the CD input as it's a two-connector input and needs a converter to plug ipods into. I use this amplifier for home practice only as it isn't powerful enough for gig usage, although it is plenty loud indoors by yourself for 15 watts. It should be noted that the Fender Rumble 15 is a solid state combo amplifier and uses an 8" Fender Special Design that handles 8 ohms and 25 watts speaker. // 5
Sound: I play a Squier Affinity Precision Bass that was included with this to play through and also an Ashton ARSB-382. The Precision Bass uses the conventional split-coil pickup while the Ashton uses 3 Ashton Designed '51 Precision Bass pickups. It suits my style (grunge, classic rock) as much as it can, I get away with using it but it never interests or amazes me and whenever I play another amp it's very noticeable that this one is missing that 'thing'. The amplifier isn't noisy, but can get very airy as the volume or treble control is raised causing it to get relatively noisy. The amplifier can't make many sounds, it's either really fat or really thin and never has that ballsy 'twang' that a lot of people love about a bass amplifier. At high volume, the amplifier does distort quite a bit, obviously not in a good way, the very 'farty' sound you'd expect from a beat-up school amplifier. // 5
Reliability & Durability: A good thing about this amplifier is it's gosh darn durable! I can depend on it as much as you can depend on a practice amplifier, but you could almost say it's unnecessarily built like a tank for what it's made for, perhaps that's where the money in the amplifier goes. The amplifier has never broken down and I expect it to Live on for a while. // 10
Impression: I play classic rock and grunge and as I have mentioned it makes a passable match, not a good one. I have been playing for a year now, I own this, an Ashton ARSB-382, a Squier Precision Bass and some electric guitar equipment. I wish I had given thorough thought before buying this amplifier, but I was just beginning and would use anything, but I outgrew this fast. If this amplifier was stolen or lost, I would not buy this amplifier again, I would buy a different amplifier, this one leaves too much to be desired. I love that this thing is very durable and I like the feel of the control knobs, not 'cheap' feeling. I hate the sound and features of this amplifier and the handle grip is very hard to get your hand under. I have compared this to other products, the Roland Cube series in particular, which blows this amplifier to pieces. If I had a previous experience with amplifiers before I purchased this, I would of gone with the Roland. I wish this amplifier was 'fun' for lack of a better word, it lacks the happiness and joy a good amplifier should deliver. // 6
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l0rd0ct0d0rk, on april 14, 2008 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: Recieved as a gift
Features: This amp is only 15 watts, but it has a good, clean sound. This amp has just your basic features. No bells & whistles. Well, I'll take that back. It has a headphone jack, oversized corner protectors, and a CD input. This CD input has an independant volume, but no extra knob on the amp. It is durable enough to be put in the back of your truck, and carried across town. I play a variety of music styles, and this amp is very good at giving my music a good bassline. I play as a secondary bassist at my cowboy church, I play higher pitched notes, while the other bassist in the cowboy church band, with his Fender Precision Bass and his Genz-Benz amp, plays lower pitch notes. This is the best kind of bass amp to use if you want to add your own brand of sound using pedals. If it needed anything, that anything would probably be a built-in tuner. // 7
Sound: I use this bass amp with my only bass I have, at this time, the Peavey Zodiac DE Scorpio. This bass amp has only one volume knob, and it has 3 tone knobs; treble, mid, and bass. It supports my variety of music genres rather well (I play anything from country to metal to old rock). I use my guitar pedal to give it my own sound. It doesn't give me feedback at all. // 10
Reliability & Durability: I use it without a backup in the cowboy church band. It has oversized protective corners, and it is very durable for a starter's amp. It hasn't broken down yet. It doesn't need a backup for what I do. I don't really neglect my amps, and they hardly ever need service. This amp doesn't have much power compared to the other bass player's amp in the cowboy church band, but it does have enough to be heard by the audience. // 10
Impression: I play a variety of music, like I said earlier. It has a good sound for any type of music. I've played bass for about nine months now. I own four other guitars and a banjo. Two other amps are what I have along with this amp. If it were stolen or lost, I probably would upgrade to the Fender Rumble 100 with two 10" speakers. My other choice as an upgrade would be a Fender Bassman. I didn't pay anything for it. I recieved it as a gift. There is not much to love or hate about this amp. It is your basic starter amp. It gets the job done like any amp should do. There is no music store where I live, so there is not much to compare it to. It needs a built-in tuner, and maybe a few effects. // 9
StevieRamone
: The Amp looks reall cheap No ofence, but It looks like something you would buy at Best Buy Or Some store like that. POSTED: 05/13/2006 - 10:10 pm / quote|
matt5112
: i own one and its built like a tank but its not good for anything other than practising alone in a small room (10'x10') but anymore than that its pretty much useless and if you even attempt to play it with a drummer you're guarenteed to get drowned out if you want to have any bass and no distortion. I refuse to use the EQ because its just that bad. my bass sounds perfect without useing the EQ on this amp, so i just use the EQ on my effects pedal which is a ME-50B. this amps primary use for me is a speaker stand for my rear left speaker for my computer. POSTED: 09/27/2006 - 07:37 pm / quote|
PRS14
: i have one and i got it for 60 bucks at a swap meet and its an ok amp... i dont use it for more that practicing. i sounds good with and acoustic guitar too... POSTED: 10/19/2006 - 12:24 am / quote|
kramusic4life
: this amp is not that great.i use it for practicing but nothing more than that. I play a squier affinity precision through it and it sounds ok. the amp also makes for a decent footrest. POSTED: 07/13/2007 - 10:50 am / quote|
lmgoodwi
: all the rumble amps have crap for tone. If you want a really good practice amp with good tone, get a peavey Max 110. 20 watts through a 10" speaker, headphone jack, CD line in, this amp is great. Costs $150 new. Of course, if you want a good gig amp, get an Ampeg!!! POSTED: 04/10/2008 - 10:32 am / quote|
CFHguitar
: my friend plays a fender jazz bass through it and it sounds decent but that could be just because its a fender jazz bass and not the amp so w.e
its good for starters and people with a budget POSTED: 04/10/2008 - 03:39 pm / quote|
Brad_Bassist
: You paid $15 for it? POSTED: 04/10/2008 - 04:30 pm / quote|
I bet his was made in a Chinese Sweat Shop full of starved 8 year olds.
We can't all be lucky! POSTED: 04/10/2008 - 10:19 pm / quote|
muzikman 404
: i got this with a starter pack with a fender bass. not a good amp, but not bad. veery tough. aftr a while the amp rattles alot though. mainly a practice amp POSTED: 08/04/2008 - 05:33 pm / quote|
Wolfsblood138
: This is an ok amp, not great but ok. It "Rumbles" like it's namesake (not a good thing) when the bass is turned up in a way similar to a car with crappy speakers rattles the car as the bass or drum beat sounds. Therefore the sound is not clear when this happens and it clips but not in a desirable (distorted/overdrive) way. POSTED: 05/24/2009 - 06:38 pm / quote|
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