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- Hi, this is John with Fender.
I'm here with Chelsea Stevens,
artist and Fender Play instructor.
So you're taking your first steps
on the journey to your own unique voice as a bass player,
so the question is where do you start?
Choosing the right amp is just as important as choosing
the right bass that best fits your style and look.
You want a solid foundation tone
to let the bass sound like what it was made to do,
and you'll also want the ability
to add combinations of effects
to design your own creative signature.
- There are a lot of options
when it comes to amps and effects,
so in this video, we'll walk you
through some of Fender's bass amps.
These classic Fender tones combined
with the most popular and expressive effects and features
will make it easy for you to practice,
record and play live, so let's dive right in
and learn all about the great features
that these bass amps have to offer
and find one that works for you.
- For this video, we'll focus
on three different Fender bass amps,
the Rumble LT25, the Rumble 100, and the Rumble Studio 40.
The Rumble LT25 is the perfect beginner bass amp.
Sit down, plug in, turn it on,
and start playing immediately.
It's ideal for any bassist who wants
a great sounding, easy-to-use amp
with a super simple user interface.
A collection of 50 presets covers a wide range of music.
All the essential bass amp tones and effects
all laid out in a simple and intuitive way.
You can dial in 15 different amp tones,
and you have 20 different effects to play with.
The amp has a really clean layout.
Control-wise you have gain, 3-band EQ, and a master volume
as well as your simple user interface.
- Some other great features are a built-in tuner,
a headphone jack for silent practicing,
an auxiliary input to play your music through the amp
and jam along with whatever you're working on,
a USB Out for recording with your mixer
or updating your amp with your computer,
and it also features an eight-inch speaker.
- So the amp is a lot of fun.
You can spend time scrolling
through the presets that we include in the amp,
or you can create your own presets.
Let's hear what the amp sounds like.
Let's start with preset zero one.
This is Studio Clean.
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Just a nice, clean bass tone.
Let's go to zero seven.
This features a little bit of fuzz and an octave effect.
The next one is preset 23.
This feature is what I feel
is the quintessential bass effect, which is auto-wah.
(auto-wah bass riff)
Next up is the Rumble 100.
While it's not a modeling amp,
at 100 watts it's a great option
for players looking for more power
and a straightforward control layout.
We offer these particular Rumble models
in several different versions,
15 watts all the way up to 500 watts.
The 100 makes for the perfect practice amp
and is also light enough and loud enough to throw in the car
for band rehearsal or a recording session.
- Whether you're looking for clean or distorted tones,
the Rumble 100 makes it easy for you to dial in a tone
and even add additional effects
with the built-in effects loop,
so the additional features on this one
include an XLR Out and an auxiliary out,
a headphone jack for that silent practicing,
and this amp features a 12-inch speaker.
We also have a three button voicing control
to fine-tune that sound even more.
It's really easy to tailor this amp to work
with your bass and dial in the perfect tone.
- Let's listen to a few different sounds.
Chelsea's going to play.
I'm gonna navigate through just
the Clean setting of the amp,
and then we'll engage the Vintage Voicing,
and then we'll go with the Distortion
to hear what they all sound like, so let's start with Clean.
(clean bass riff)
Here is the Vintage Voicing engaged.
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That's a little fuller,
a little more vintage and warmer sounding.
Now, we'll engage the Distortion.
(distorted bass riff)
The amp has a really clean layout,
easy to navigate all those settings,
easy to get around and find a tone quickly.
That brings us to the Rumble Studio 40.
Fully immersive and flexible,
perfect for rehearsing and recording,
and delivers studio-quality, realistic bass amp tones.
Have fun exploring the Fender presets or create
your own sounds with over 15 amp models and 40 effects,
all controllable via Bluetooth
and the exclusive Fender Tone App.
- And on top of all of that add the optional
MGT-4 Foot Switch and unlock the onboard 60-second looper
as well as easy access to all the presets.
With the looper, you can write songs,
you can practice soloing over rhythms and bass lines,
or you can just have fun building a wall of sound.
The amp is WiFi equipped,
so you can access Fender artist-created presets,
download the latest updates,
share your user-created presets,
stream music wirelessly from any Bluetooth device,
or customize a preset from across
the room using the Fender Tone App.
Some additional features I wanna mention
are the stereo FX send and return on the back,
auxiliary input, XLR Line outputs, USB and headphone output,
and a 10-inch speaker with a compression tweeter.
Alright, let's check out some tones on the Rumble Studio 40.
Chelsea, again, will play for us.
I'll scroll through some different presets.
We'll listen to some clean sounds,
we'll add some effects, some grit.
First up is preset one, which is Basic Bassman Clean.
Let's hear that.
(bass riff)
This next preset is preset number 39,
which is Basic Vibratone.
Let's hear this one.
(bass riff)
Very cool, so that's nice for single notes or even chords.
Okay, so next up is preset 50, which is Synth Madness.
(synth bass riff)
Well, there you go.
That's the Rumble Studio 40,
and that's an overview of a few
of the really cool Fender bass amps.
Options for players at all levels for any application,
practice, rehearsal, writing, recording, or live.
You can visit Fender.com for more information
and stay tuned for more videos.
Chelsea, would you like to play us out?
- Sure. - Alright.
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