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USER MANUAL Rumble 500 V3 FENDER

Black and white portable guitar with a brand logo on the front panel (no visible text or symbols on body)

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Thanks for buying a Fender Rumble series bass amplifier. Fender bass amplifiers are legendary for providing thick, natural and balanced tone that sits fat in your live or studio mix. Rumble amps are designed by and for bass players, and we take great pride in putting full-featured, easy-to-operate amps of the highest quality in the hands of working and aspiring musicians everywhere.

The Rumble family can take you from home rehearsal all the way to the 1,000-seat concert and beyond. Wherever your musical path takes you, Rumble bass amps help get you there!

Please visit the individual product page at: www.fender.com/series/rumble for full warranty details and instructions on how to get your amplifier serviced under warranty in U.S.A. and Canada; see your Fender distributor for warranty details in other countries.

Register your Rumble online at start.fender.com.

INPUT GAIN BRIGHT DRIVE LEVEL BASS LOW MID HIGH MID TREBLE MASTER Rumble™ A B C D E F OVERDRIVE EQUALIZATION G H I

CONTROL PANEL

A. INPUT: Plug your passive or active bass in here. If your bass is too hot and causes unwanted distortion, try turning down the GAIN control.
B. GAIN: Adjusts the incoming signal level from your bass, optimizing the preamp signal level for a variety of basses. The GAIN control will also affect the level of distortion/compression if VINTAGE and/or OVERDRIVE are selected.
C. BRIGHT: Adds presence and shimmer in the upper frequencies.

CONTOUR: Mid-frequency cut, combined with low-and-high-frequency boosts that offer a fat pleasing tone, useful for slap style playing, low-volume practice, or in combination with OVERDRIVE.

VINTAGE: Creates a dark tone rich with harmonics and some natural compression.

D. DRIVE: When the OVERDRIVE circuit is enabled, DRIVE controls the amount of harmonically rich preamp distortion.
E. OVERDRIVE ON: Press this button to enable the OVERDRIVE circuit and corresponding controls.
F. LEVEL: When the OVERDRIVE circuit is enabled, LEVEL controls the volume of the OVERDRIVE. Use this to balance volume levels between your clean and overdrive tones.
G. FOUR-BAND EQUALIZATION: Used to adjust overall tone and to compensate for room acoustics. Remember, what sounds harsh in one room may have just the right edge in another room.
H. MASTER: The MASTER controls the overall volume of the amp. Rumble amps are equipped with Fender's Delta-Comp™ limiter. Setting the MASTER higher or playing more aggressively will result in more compression and sustain.
I. POWER INDICATOR: Illuminates when power is switched on to the unit.

REAR PANEL

J. POWER SWITCH: Press to the "ON" position to turn the unit on. Press to the "OFF" position to turn the unit off.
K. IEC POWER CORD SOCKET: Connect the included power cord to a grounded A/C electrical outlet in accordance with the voltage and frequency ratings specified on the rear panel of your amplifier.
L. PARALLEL SPEAKER OUTPUTS (HEAD ONLY): Connect speaker cabinets here. The power rating of the external cabinets should meet or exceed the rating listed on the amplifier. The MINIMUM impedance of all connected speaker cabinets is 4Ω. The following list shows some acceptable parallel speaker cabinet combinations:

SPEAKER COMBINATIONS	TOTAL IMPEDANCE
4Ω	4Ω
8Ω	8Ω
8Ω + 8Ω	4Ω
8Ω + 16Ω	5.33Ω
8Ω + 16Ω +16Ω	4Ω
16Ω + 16Ω	8Ω
16Ω + 16Ω + 16Ω + 16Ω	4Ω

IMPORTANT NOTE: Rumble 500/200 amplifiers include a digital power amplifier that operates in bridge mode. Both the tip (+) and sleeve (−) have voltage present, so never ground either the tip (+) or sleeve (−) of the speaker cable. Always make connections with the power turned off, and use care when making connections with cables that have non-insulated (bare metal) type plugs. Using speaker cables with insulated bodies is preferred, but not required.

(+) (-) Insulation

REAR PANEL (CONT'D.)

M. EXTERNAL SPEAKER OUTPUT (500/200 COMBO ONLY): Connect an 8Ω (minimum impedance) spea cabinet here. The power rating of the external cabi should meet or exceed the rating listed on the amplifier.

8Ω min. W

EXT. SPKR

N. HORN SWITCH (500/200 COMBO ONLY): Press to the "ON" position to turn the horn on. Press to the "OFF" position to turn the horn off. The horn will add high-frequency crispness and sparkle for more modern tones that are well suited for slap-style funk.

HORN

O. EFFECTS LOOP (500, 200 AND 100 ONLY): Connect the SEND to the input of outboard effects devices (delay, chorus, etc.) and the output of the effects devices to the RETURN.

Placing effects in the EFFECTS LOOP (instead of between your bass and the INPUT) will reduce the amount of noise and tone degradation caused by the effects pedals.

P. AUX IN: Plug your CD player or mp3 player in here. The amp controls do not affect this input. Adjust the volume or tone of the aux signal at its source.

AUX IN

Q. HEADPHONES: Plug your stereo headphones (32 ohms minimum impedance) in here. Speaker output is automatically disabled.

PHONES

R. LINE OUT: Balanced output to connect to external devices such as PA systems and recording consoles. The level and tone of the LINE OUT signal are affected by all preamp controls, including GAIN. Pressing the GND LIFT button IN may eliminate hum or buzz resulting from connection to improperly grounded equipment.

LINE OUT

GROUND LIFT

S. FOOTSWITCH: Allows for remote switching of OVER-DRIVE section. See the "Optional Footswitch" section below for details.

FTSW

THERMAL PERFORMANCE AND PROTECTION

Rumble 500/200 bass amplifiers are equipped with variable speed fan cooling and thermal shutdown protection. The fan will start at a low speed and increase as you play harder. Leave at least 6 inches of clearance between the vents on your amplifier and other objects.

If the amplifier vents are blocked, or it is used in an extremely hot environment, it may overheat and shut down causing a temporary mute of the speaker while the power LED indicator remains on. Under the most

extreme operating conditions it may be possible for the thermal shutdown to disrupt the amplifier power supply and the speaker will mute and the power LED indicator will turn off. If any shutdown (speaker muting) occurs, leave the power switch ON (to keep the fan running), and allow the amplifier several minutes to cool down. The amplifier will automatically resume operation when it has returned to a safe operating temperature.

RUMBLE HEAD AMPLIFIERS WITH RUMBLE SPEAKER ENCLOSURES

Rumble amp heads are lightweight and compact, which makes transport and setup easy. When placed atop a non-matching speaker enclosure, however, they become subject to the extreme vibrations they're capable of producing at high volume. Matching Rumble speaker enclosures feature a magnetic locking system to properly secure Rumble amp heads in place during normal operation. Simply place the Rumble amp head into the foot cups atop the Rumble speaker enclosure to lock it in place.

NOTE: The magnetic locking system should not be used to secure a Rumble amp head during transport; first detaching the Rumble amp head from the Rumble speaker enclosure is recommended to avoid potential damage. Please use caution when using a Rumble amp head atop any other non-matching speaker enclosure.

OPTIONAL FOOTSWITCHES

Connect a footswitch to the amplifier to remotely enable OVERDRIVE. The three Fender footswitches at right are compatible with Rumble (although any generic single-button latching-type footswitch will work). Fender recommends the LED FOOTSWITCH (PN 0994052000) for best performance. Contact your local Fender dealer to purchase the Fender footswitch of your choice.

NOTE: When a footswitch is connected, the control panel OVERDRIVE button will still work, but its position may become reversed (i.e., in=off), depending on footswitch status. The OVERDRIVE indicator LED on the control panel will always be correct, but the LED in the footswitch may be incorrect. When using a footswitch with an LED, keep the control panel OVERDRIVE switch in the out position to have the correct status displayed on the footswitch LED.

ECONOMY FOOTSWITCH (PN 0994049000): Basic black one-button on/off footswitch.

VINTAGE FOOTSWITCH (PN 0994054000): Chrome one-button on/off footswitch.

LED FOOTSWITCH (PN 0994052000): Contemporary one-button on/off footswitch with LED indicator. NOTE: You must switch the Overdrive effect off before connecting this footswitch to enable the footswitch LED to operate properly.

BLOCK DIAGRAM

graph TD
    A["INPUT"] --> B["BRIGHT GAIN"]
    B --> C["f"]
    C --> D["f"]
    D --> E["DRIVE LEVEL"]
    E --> F["VOICING FILTERS"]
    F --> G["ACTIVE EQUALIZATION"]
    G --> H["BASS LOW MID HI MID TREBLE"]
    H --> I["FX SEND (EXCEPT RUMBLE 40)"]
    I --> J["FX RETURN"]
    K["FTSW"] --> L["FTSW LOGIC"]
    L --> M["OVERDRIVE"]
    M --> N["SPEAKER CAB SIM"]
    N --> O["2nd ORDER HPF"]
    O --> P["DELTA-COMP™ LIMITER"]
    P --> Q["POWER AMPLIFIER"]
    Q --> R["RUMBLE 500/200 ONLY"]
    R --> S["VARIABLE SPEED FAN CONTROL"]
    S --> T["FAN"]
    U["LINE OUT"] --> V["GND LIFT"]
    V --> W["+"]
    W --> X["SPEAKER CAB SIM"]
    X --> Y["STEREO HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER"]
    Y --> Z["PHONES"]
    Z --> AA["HP MUTE DETECT"]
    AA --> AB["POWER AMPLIFIER CLIP DETECTION"]
    AB --> AC["RUMBLE 500/200 ONLY"]
    AC --> AD["VARIABLE SPEED FAN CONTROL"]
    AD --> AE["FAN"]
    AF["AUX IN"] --> AG["+"]
    AG --> AH["+"]
    AH --> AI["STEREO HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER"]
    AI --> AJ["PHONES"]
    AJ --> AK["HP MUTE DETECT"]
    AK --> AL["RUMBLE 500/200 ONLY"]
    AL --> AM["VARIABLE SPEED FAN CONTROL"]
    AM --> AN["FAN"]
    AO["SPEAKERS (combo only)"] --> AP["500/200 EXT SPKR"]
    AP --> AQ["SPEAKER OUTPUTS (head only)"]

SPECIFICATIONS

CE

MODEL

INPUT IMPEDANCES

INPUT SENSITIVITY

TONE CONTROLS

SHAPE FILTER

VINTAGE: Dynamic compression (-9dB max) with low pass (-6dB/oct) @ 400Hz

EFFECTS LOOP IMPEDANCES

LINE OUT

HEADPHONE OUTPUT

ALL MODELS

1MΩ (Input)

(For full power at 100Hz, with Gain/Master at "10", and tone controls at "0")

BASS: ±15dB @ 80Hz

HIGH-MID: ±12dB @ 1.2kHz

BRIGHT: +13dB @ 10kHz

VINTAGE: Dynamic compression (-9dB max) with low pass (-6dB/oct) @ 400Hz

SEND: 1kΩ (balanced)

OUTPUT IMPEDANCE: 3.3kΩ (balanced)

280mW into 32Ω/Channel

10kΩ (Aux In)

25mVrms (Input)/250mVrms (Aux In, both channels driven)

LOW-MID: ±12dB @ 280Hz

TREBLE: ±15dB @ 10kHz

CONTOUR: +1dB @ 80Hz, -13dB @ 670Hz, +2dB @ 8kHz

RETURN: 22kΩ (balanced)

MAXIMUM OUTPUT: +3.75dBU

MODEL

POWER REQUIREMENT

POWER AMP OUTPUT

SPEAKERS

RUMBLE 40

110W max/45W typical

40W into 8Ω

One 10 in (25.4 cm) 8Ω Special Design Ceramic

RUMBLE 100

310W max/50W typical

100W into 8Ω

One 12 in (30.5 cm) 8Ω Eminence® Ceramic

MODEL

POWER REQUIREMENT

POWER AMP OUTPUT

SPEAKERS

RUMBLE 200

400W max/70W typical

140W into 8Ω

200W into 4Ω

One 15 in (38.1 cm) 8Ω Eminence® Ceramic

Compression tweeter

RUMBLE 200 HEAD

400W max/70W typical

140W into 8Ω

200W into 4Ω

NA

MODEL

POWER REQUIREMENT

POWER AMP OUTPUT

SPEAKERS

RUMBLE 500

950W max/150W typical

350W into 8Ω

500W into 4Ω

Two 10 in (25.4 cm) 16Ω Eminence® Ceramic

Compression tweeter

RUMBLE 500 HEAD

950W max/150W typical

350W into 8Ω

500W into 4Ω

NA

Specifications subject to change without notice. Visit www.fender.com for additional product information.

CONTOUR: +1dB @ 80Hz, -13dB @ 670Hz, +2dB @ 8kHz

POTENZA IN USCITA AMPLI

ALTOPARLANTI

MODELLO

REQUISITI ELETTRICI

POTENZA IN USCITA AMPLI

ALTOPARLANTI

MODELLO

REQUISITI ELETTRICI

POTENZA IN USCITA AMPLI

ALTOPARLANTI

TUTTI I MODELLI

1MΩ (Input)

LOW-MID: ±12dB @ 280Hz

TREBLE: ±15dB @ 10kHz

CONTOUR: +1dB @ 80Hz, -13dB @ 670Hz, +2dB @ 8kHz

RETURN: 22kΩ (bilanciata)

USCITA MASSIMA: +3,75dBU

RUMBLE 100

310W max/50W tipici

100W in 8Ω

Un Eminence® Ceramic 12" (30,5 cm) 8Ω

RUMBLE 200 HEAD

400W max/70W tipici

140W in 8Ω

200W in 4Ω

ND

RUMBLE 500 HEAD

950W max/150W tipici

350W in 8Ω

500W in 4Ω

ND

SPRAWNOŚĆ I OCHRONA TERMICZNA

GŁOWY RUMBLE Z KOLUMNAMI GŁOŚNIKOWYMI RUMBLE

CONTOUR: +1dB @ 80Hz, -13dB @ 670Hz, +2dB @ 8kHz

MAKSYMALNY SYGNAŁ WYJŚCIOWY: +3,75dBU

MODEL

MOC

MOC WYJŚCIOWA WZMACNIACZA MOCY

GŁOŚNIKI

RUMBLE 40

NIZŠIE STREDY: ±12dB @ 280Hz

VÝŠKY: ±15dB @ 10kHz

CONTOUR: +1dB @ 80Hz, -13dB @ 670Hz, +2dB @ 8kHz

MAXIMÁLNY VÝSTUP: +3.75dBU

RUMBLE 100

310W max./50W bežne

100W do 8Ω

Jeden 12 palcov (30,5 cm) 8Ω Eminence® Ceramic

RUMBLE 200 HLAVA

400W max./70W bežne

140W do 8Ω

200W do 4Ω

NA

RUMBLE 500 HLAVA

950W max./150W bežne

350W do 8Ω

500W do 4Ω

NA

25mVrms (vhod)/250mVrms (Aux In, oba gnana kanala)

LOW-MID: ±12dB @ 280Hz

CONTOUR: +1dB @ 80Hz, -13dB @ 670Hz, +2dB @ 8kHz

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