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Post subject: Fender Rumble Studio 40
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 10:49 am
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Review: Fender Rumble Studio 40 Is Lightening In A Box!

For those of you that do not know, the new Fender Rumble Studio 40 and its big brother the Stage 800 have taken the bass amp world by storm. Winner of Bass Gear Magazine's 'Best of Show' award at Winter NAMM 2018. 2018 Winter NAMM Show Awards | Bass Gear Magazine Publisher Tom Bowlus (@tombowlus) states "...let me just say that the new Studio 40 and Stage 800 impressed the heck out of us. I’m willing to throw out the phrase “game changer.” Seriously, folks, these new Rumbles are great!"
Fender calls them "Lightning In A Box" Rumble™ Studio 40 You can find all the specs here and also download an owner's manual in any of ten languages.

Quick overview:
2 studio pre-amps = if you want totally clean super transparent and ultra flat Hi-Fi tone, here it is. The complete package. 13 classic iconic amps, and who doesn't want to own fifteen or twenty thousand dollars worth of the very best bass amplifiers in history? Do you miss the mighty SWR Redhead? It's in there in all its glory! Yes, that good!

23 speaker cabinets to choose from. The new 10" Fender Special Design drivers are exceedingly Hi-Fi in order to duplicate the tone and other sound quality characteristics of each cabinet. They are so good as to truly amaze the high $$$ speaker connoisseurs.

40 studio quality effects. They are here big time! The bass synths and octobot are just amazing and thick. Just look in the owner's manual for yourself. And hey, who doesn't want four thousand dollars worth of great effects, eh?

All the controls are programmable, so they do different things according to the amp model chosen. You get that amp's tone stack. Plus there are additional EQ options available to include two 7 band graphics and a semi-parametric. So tons of tone sculpting ability.

The presets are pretty cool with many of them being totally usable as is. Others are more sonic sketchpads to demonstrate some of the amps strengths and capabilities. You will have to try them on for yourself and tweak & tailor to your desires for proper fitment. Plus build your own personal presets to include the ability to create your personal setlist of tones/sounds for live work. This is something I am going to have to dive into head first.

I popped the Studio 40 on top of my Rumble 200 combo to use as a pre-amp. Boy Howdy let me tell you what! Massively HUGE! If you own a class D amp of any brand, just do this and stand back.

So yes, just do this. You'll be glad you did.

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Post subject: Re: Fender Rumble Studio 40
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 9:06 pm
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I have to say I do especially like the idea of the Stage 800 combo. It does have the power, plus effects built into one unit, so you don't have to carry extra pedals with you, if you use them. That's really convenient, especially if you're gigging.

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Post subject: Re: Fender Rumble Studio 40
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 5:53 pm
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PaulLF wrote:
I have to say I do especially like the idea of the Stage 800 combo. It does have the power, plus effects built into one unit, so you don't have to carry extra pedals with you, if you use them. That's really convenient, especially if you're gigging.


It does make too much sense to have as much as that has in one unit. Bravo to Fender.

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Post subject: Re: Fender Rumble Studio 40
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 12:35 pm
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There's a review of sorts with both the Rumble Studio 40 and Stage 800 amplifiers. I have to say, as a live amp, that Stage 800 does have a lot of appeal.

https://bassmusicianmagazine.com/2018/0 ... 0-reviews/

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Post subject: Re: Fender Rumble Studio 40
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 7:02 am
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I had been putting it off, but finally broke down and made a successful update on the very first try! Yea me! Two new amp models include an Acoustic Sim (that I like quite a lot) and the famous Fender Acoustasonic amp.


I've worked with both and used the Acoustic Sim with a Precision strung in flatwounds to try and get more of an upright / double bass violin sound. I got damn close and it depends upon how slippery you can play, and if you have a good bass wah-wah and know how to utilize it properly. Popped in a bit of small room reverb on the back end for some natural dynamics. Color me impressed.

The Acoustasonic amp is really for acoustic guitars, but you can get a very nice acoustic bass guitar tone too. I guess it really is for electric/acoustic bass guitars, but I don't have one of those, and used my Fender Jazz strung in roundwounds. Again it sounds pretty damn close. I added in some of the built in chorus for lush chording. Seriously Fine!

One of the best things about these amps is Fender keeps making them better through the updates at no additional cost. Buy it one time and get new amps and effects for free! You couldn't buy a better personal practice & recording amp than this Rumble Studio 40. It's The T!ts!

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Post subject: Re: Fender Rumble Studio 40
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2018 11:20 am
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I have to say, that sounds pretty good. 8) If I could get one of those, I'd definitely get the Stage 800, because I'd use it for gigging, and I already have a Rumble 4 x 10" cab that I could stack with it, if need be. I have an acoustic bass, and a hollow body violin bass, so that acoustic patch would be handy for those, for that sort of sound.

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Post subject: Re: Fender Rumble Studio 40
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2018 2:41 pm
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PaulLF wrote:
I have to say, that sounds pretty good. 8) If I could get one of those, I'd definitely get the Stage 800, because I'd use it for gigging, and I already have a Rumble 4 x 10" cab that I could stack with it, if need be. I have an acoustic bass, and a hollow body violin bass, so that acoustic patch would be handy for those, for that sort of sound.

Ultimately you'd want one of each. You could practice; create new presets & setlists with the Studio 40 at home or in the studio. Use the Fender Tone App to transfer your new sounds to your Stage 800, and off to the gig you go! All for less than the price of a Fender Bassman 100t tube head or a dampeg v4b. Plus the Stage 800 can run an additional 4 ohm load, so you could drive an 810 cab giving you 10 10" drivers being flogged mercilessly by 800 honest clean continuous watts! You could play any areana or festival stage with that rig and sound better than many other much more expensive rigs that pretend to have megawatts that they don't in all reality actually possess. Brutally Honest. Honestly Fender.

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Post subject: Re: Fender Rumble Studio 40
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:48 pm
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Yeah, I also like the fact I wouldn't need to bring any extra stomp boxes, since they have them built in. I also like the fact it's pretty light weight, at 39 pounds, too. I still have a Rumble 350 combo that I've had since 2012, and it's a great amp, but because of it's MDF construction, it's a bit on the heavy side when you're humping it up and down staircases, especially narrow ones, but it sounds good. My Rumble 4 x 10" cab is actually lighter, but that's part of the 3rd generation with plywood.

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Post subject: Re: Fender Rumble Studio 40
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 12:51 pm
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Enjoying a wonderful Forth of July, 2019. Happy Independence Day to one and all.

My Studio 40 has become my living room amp, and I like to provide my own soundtrack to muted TV shows. Ha! :D

My favorite factory setting has become preset #62 "Vintage Studio" which is modeled on Fender's TV Bassman amp of the 1990's. It sounds so good I haven't tweaked the factory settings at all. Today my trusty jazz is plugged in. The new GHS Balanced Nickel strings are a pure joy. If this were on a recording you'd never know it was a small light 40 watt combo with a single 10" woofer. Truly amazing in every sense of the word.

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Post subject: Re: Fender Rumble Studio 40
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 5:47 pm
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That sounds like an ideal amp for that. You mess with the effects on it that much? Like flangers, and that sort of thing?

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Post subject: Re: Fender Rumble Studio 40
Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2019 3:27 am
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PaulLF wrote:
That sounds like an ideal amp for that. You mess with the effects on it that much? Like flangers, and that sort of thing?

Absolutely! All of the modulation effects: Phaser/Flanger/Chorus are first rate. I like to combine the Octobot (gives you an octave up + octave down) and then run it through the flanger. All of the reverbs and digital delays are excellent too. When you look at the price of 40 stompboxes even at just $100 a piece that's $4,000! This $400 amp is an incredible bargain.

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Post subject: Re: Fender Rumble Studio 40
Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2019 10:16 pm
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Yeah, I'd certainly say so. 8)

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Do you know if there is an Acoustic 360 amp model?


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Post subject: Re: Fender Rumble Studio 40
Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2019 6:45 am
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Here is some really great news that I'll just go ahead and post in this thread. There is a recently started thread over on talkbass specifically for the Fender Rumble LT25; Studio 40, and Stage 800. This is the place to ask questions; get advice, and friendly help from other users/owners. There is a Fender Tone App support section. There are also a series of tone setting spreadsheets available. It's just amazing.
https://www.talkbass.com/threads/fender-rumble-lt25-studio-40-stage-800.1414841/#post-22926436

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Post subject: Re: Fender Rumble Studio 40
Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2019 5:54 pm
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That's good to know they have that available. 8)

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