Thanks again to viewer Troy Rodriguez for the new Orion spoof intro. I had made the last one, but his is much better. :D And thanks to Kiesel artist TJ Armstrong for the demo.
You should have got that asshole from a few weeks back that restored the swamp acoustic to repair & restore this amp. You know his skills are far superior to yours mate. Admit it! Lol. Filling the holes with ramen noodles & shit! Stellar job. ;) Cheers Brad.
Brad, what's up bud! I know that you're into amps and stuff and have been recording things like that for a lot longer than I have. And I know that you're busy, and without shamelessly plugging myself, or my channel, is there any way you could give my newest song (uploaded tonight) a listen and see if you can give me any constructive criticism on how to improve recording tone? I just bought an SM57 and stand, and am running straight into my laptop with Garageband. I'm pretty new to mic'ing up cabs and stuff. Any help or input to improve recording quality to achieve the most organic tone would be great. Thanks! 🤘🏻 Same goes for anyone else on here. If you're into recording guitars, any input would be awesome. 👍🏻 I promise, I'm not plugging my channel, I'm genuinely seeking some help and input from folks far more advanced and experienced with recording than myself.
OMFG the bass chops - really mad - now hey Brad how about a discussion of GA 9 single ended with 2 power tubes in parallel? Class A so no phase inversion? My buddy here in Scotia has one and the tone & volume are wild - what gives, o wise Guitologist? How easy to make one of these, instead of a Champ?
I was so mad at myself for buying this amp off someone facebook marketplace but now i'm so happy i saw your video. cleaned the phone jack and now its working for me! thanks!
A while ago my father in law had similar find. Quick fix, one of the capacitors wasn't soldered properly. We put some new speakers in it and it was all working fine again.
Agreed! We live in a disposable society to most...Because nobody has been taught how to work with their hands and how to fix and repair things. I was brought up turning wrenches with my dad and grandad, so I've always fixed my own stuff, if I was able to. Some thing are "above my pay grade", but most things I can fix myself. I do all my own guitar repair, soldering, parts swapping, setups, etc... It's very satisfying knowing how to do all this work yourself. Saves you TONS of money, and allows you the freedom to modify your own gear anytime you want. 👍🏻
as a current fender dealer i can confirm that on these amps the cost of repair would be more than the value of the amp even in fender's opinion. Our store has had a couple of bad starter amps like this that fender simply tells us to throw away and they send us a new one. we always take the knobs, grill covers, sometimes even speakers off before chunking them though, anything we can use or reuse, we salvage.
@@graxjpg yeah. The building is a bit of a pile too. It is nice to dream, while she does her lessons. I've actually brought home a couple of damaged items for cheap. I also found a couple of vintage parts I needed for repairs.
Thanks for your sleepless night since it got us another repair video. You dont do them so much anymore.... Hell Ive gone back and re-watched a few old ones. Kind of like a movie you saw 15 years ago where you dont remember most of it... May as well watch it again.
When something electronic isn’t worth repairing due to costs, at least I give it away to someone who can repair it and use it again. Not throw it in the garbage. Last thing I gave away was a 4-track tape recorder. I kept in touch with the guy, it’s up and running now and I was happy for that kid.
Great to see TJ ! My oldest son (he was 3, now 41) decided that the headphone jack on my stereo was where crayons go. I had about decided to trash the thing, when my 1st wife said "Last week he kept bringing me broken crayons... could that be...?) I stood the stereo on it's face and used her blow dryer on the jack. Sure enough 3 different colors came out. After it stopped dripping I used a small stick brush and presto, got my headphone jack... back.
From Leo: I stock the 4 pin and 9 pin fender jacks in my shop. Those junky plastic PC mount jacks are troublesome for both switching contacts and cracking. The Marshall style are not much better but you can access the place to clean them with a burnishing tool and save a lot of soldering.
Great amp line. My buddy has a rumble 500 head and has used it for years and years. Paired with the right speaker cabinet it's loud enough to hang with the big boys.
The problem is still there. Mechanical energy from the headphone socket use will eventually break the solder joints again. Problem is having the socket directly connected to the board. Great bass work!
@@davidcottee2808 Not likely--that solder joint was bad from the factory: notice how long it took for the solder to stick to the pad? Handled with reasonable care, it should work for a good long while.
It seems like this headphone jack is their Achilles... Had the exact same issue on Rumble 15 V3. Cleaned the headphone jack and renewed soldering on the socket and voilla, working again like a magic 🤯 Thanks so much for your video, it was spot on and without BS. Thank you.
@@TheGuitologist I just received the Rocket Sockets in the mail and absolutely love them! They are perfect for anyone that works on or tinkers with guitars. Super simple and handy as long as people remember they are not metal sockets. You're tightening nuts down on a guitar not putting tires on a car :/
My Rumble 25 was such a nice practice amp that my son permanently borrowed it from me. If you just want a practice bass amp these work fine but the 40W has a lot more features
I have an amp in the garage that will turn on, but no sound. It’s a cheap practice amp and not worth putting any money into, but it would be cool to fix it just for fun, even to just give it to a student if nothing else. Watching this video to get some pointers. Thanks for sharing 👍
My son got a Rumble 15 in a package deal with his bass, and it failed shortly after getting it. The innards are a little different. The power circuit board and other electronics are not on separate boards. Anyway, this video helped if for no other reason that I knew exactly which screws to remove to get it open. I found the fuse blown. I am waiting on new fuses to arrive, and hope it fixes it. Of course, you need to wonder why the fuse blew, but my son says he was initially using some sketchy cables. Fender quickly sent a replacement amp, so this one is a spare.
Jennifer WhiteWolf does RUclips operate as an open platform or a publisher? That’s the real questions not just that “it’s a private business”. RUclips isn’t a cake shop or something. Oh wait, do they have 1st amendment rights or not? I can’t decide that one either /s
Hey, you have 10,000 more subscribers. Very Cool. I have been running around the webs looking at delay effects and such. I have a Fender Champ 12 that I have been working on and it is sounding very well. Just checking out repair videos and here I am. Cheers. Now I am going to watch the Video. Your channel is cool.
I know its no vintage bassman but modern mass production build quality aside these little amps actually sound pretty decent. Ive seen similar problems with effects loop jacks. Im always suspicious of any switcing jack that kills the signal.
Cool watching the diagnosis process. A lot of issues with small format consoles are the normalled trs inserts - if they're not used it doesn't take much before they get intermittent! I have a dummy trs jack with tip and ring soldered together for checks.
Fender is famous for cold solder joints my fender front man65R had the same problem they need to step up on inspecting their circuit boards decent solid-state amp’s for the money
I wish this went up sooner...I had a buddy last month show me a Rumble 200 that wouldn't turn on. Told me someone plugged it into a Euro 220 outlet. This was on a ship where we got Eurp and US outlets side by side. Felt it was out of my wheel house so didn't attempt to take a look. This video would've compelled me to do so.
Easy fix on that one Brad. Sometimes a guy can find the nicest things in the 'does not work' bin.😁 Your buddy TJ can sure make that Kiesel bass talk!! 🤘😎🤘
I had to replace both input jacks and the volume pot on a Fender BXR a couple weeks ago. I also had to jump a few broken traces on the board @ the volume pot. It works great now.
Nice, "new stuff" is always fun, I just bought my kids their first guitar. Unfortunately i made the mistake of buying a Squier...the price was right but the play ability just isn't all that great. I will most likely be adding a new neck/headstock and pick ups to start with. I will be posting a video on my channel very soon.
You're going to replace the entire neck and pickups when a basic setup would probably solve most of your playability issues? This probably isn't the hobby for you.
@@jasont.9559 Definitely not my hobby, as stated its for my kids 3,5 and 9. if I didn't get this thing from a yard sale for $40 I would agree that upgrading would be a waste and buying a whole new setup would be the way to go. I am thinking the neck is warped and that is where our tuning issues are coming from. I have made arrangements with a local shop to check it out for us.
streetstomper cheap controls and switches will do that, I think the pickups should be fine. I’m sure the tech you take it to will be competent enough to take care of it!
Hey Brad, one small tweak that is very useful is to remove the resistor in the headphone jack and remove the sleeve connector, that turns it onto a cab out that disengages the main speaker.
My bass is in top top condition, it’s got a fresh battery but the amp is now quiet for some reason. All the dials are put to max and the only way I can get a decent volume is if I hit the overdrive button. I can’t even use my effects pedals properly on it.
I'm glad TJ picked up that bass at NAMM. I think we all have experienced picking up an unexpected instrument that would play effortlessly and just sing in our hands... ...and when we go back to the store to buy it, someone else already bought it. He pulled the trigger and got it to share with us.
I bought the rumble 40 last summer for practicing my bass in my cabin. My remote cabin is lite by low wattage lightbulbs, boom box and powered by deep cycle batteries, charged every other day by gas generator. I don’t like earphones and a typical 100 watt bass amp would drag the batteries down in one hour. A little 15 watt output Ibanez practice amp,(19 watt power draw) sounds okay plugged into a big 15 inch allumitone driver, but lacks power when jamming with others. My new rumble 40 sounds good and has the power, but because of warranty, I’ve yet to wire in an external speaker jack. The problem is the wattage draw climbs around 40 plus or minus 5 watts, forcing greater battery drainage! I would have bought the rumble 25 But 6.5 “ speakers don’t cut it and the 25 has a three band EQ, while my 40 has a four band. One guy who purchased the 40 didn’t like the driver and replaced it with a 4 ohm driver, while the original is 8. If I replace the driver with a four will that double the output and drop the wattage draw for a given volume? Also my alumitone 15 is very efficient, but it’s also 8 ohm, so if I wire it parallel with the combo’s driver, I’d end up with a 4ohm load and perhaps save electricity. Perhaps this amp can’t handle a 4 ohm load?
You bailed me out dude ! I was having same issue with my Rumble 25 . I lucked out with just having to clean my jack . If it does act up again I know where to look first . THANKS !
Great fix, I've been out of the electronics game for a long time though as its difficult to make a living. In the UK we call those poor solder connections dry joints. It's a very common fault as you know when sockets are soldered directly to a PCB. Love your channel. Wow, your pal is a wicked bass player.
I like your friend TJ playing his Kiesel "Thanos"..."Fanos" (?). Just can't understand it. Yeah, I still have a SB 5000 5 string Jazz and love the tone and playing feel of those old Carvin basses. And the new Kiesel stuff. I tradet the SB 5000 for my old Warwick Streamer Stage I and some dough, loved the tone of the Warwick but didn't like the thin neck anymore. First I was a bit sceptic about the upper horn of the bass.... But in no time I got used to the unconventional shape and fell in love with the tone, the feel of the neck and that the tone knob is working when the active preamp is in use. I have a Haeussel Jazz 5 active, built in the 1980's, that has a similar bridge and literally the same saddle with the set screws. No double ball end strings needed, what is a huge advantage for this 5 string bass. You just loosen the thumbscrews at the bridge, hang in the ball end, straighten the string and tighten the headless locking screw. Only few turns of the thumb screw at the bridge, and you are good to go. Because this system gives you a perfectly straight string you maybe have to tune it only once when the strings are proper stretched, given the locking screws are tight, but not too tight. Then the bass holds the tuning absolute perfect.
love your vids brad. Watching your repair amp videos really inspired me to start learning how amps really work and to repair them. Your repair videos are my favs there really in depth and offer a lot of insight and advice
Always good to see something that was headed for the landfill, being recycled and put to good use again. Would be an ideal practice amp at home for a bassist....
Funny a guy I work with asked me if I wanted a fender amp! It was the same amp and he found it in a dumpster 😊 only thing wrong is a small crack in the case!!
4am mate, I feel your pain. I was rewiring a guitar the other day at 3am as I could not get to sleep. Might as well get something done, and sleep well the next night.
We have a Rumble 40. Incredibly lightweight, loud enough, and even has enough treble available to amplify voice and ukulele. I do play bass on it too. ;) Our first one had a very similar issue, but would cut out at random. Brought it in to get fixed, and it now works nicely. Those solder joints were tragic! Sheesh!
looking forward to this. I am interested in buying one of these amps but if it's junk then I might save up another hundred for the 25w orange bass amp.
Glad someone else tries to fix cheap ones too......... most of the solutions are easy. One of my profit centers is to put an add on craigslist offering a little bit of cash for broken amps.... I got 3 of them in a week. Sell one at a fair street price and you're in the black already. I fixed a Fender, Marshall, and Bugera all in the term of the week. Some of the issues were EASY. Yeah, it's on my channel (shameless plug).
Having a little trouble with my Rumble 200 yesterday and might need to open it up. The input seems to be cutting in and out. Hoping it's a cable or dirty input jack, but barring that, it might be cold solder joints on the board where the jack is mounted. Thanks for the video, Brad...just wanted to get an idea of what I was in for. My amp is probably just a slightly bigger version of this one, and a lot of the parts might even be identical.
Ahhh, Beavis and Butthead🤣🤣. I just noticed your Count Chocula figurine. I always enjoy watching you find the problems, and bring things back to life. It's alive, it's ALIVE!!!!😎👍
Better title would be: vintage amp restoration, found below river, music tools broken, vintage guitar gear. But in all seriousness, love your videos! Keep it up!
That was good - PCB solder joints always a problem? Love the Star Wars like logo at the beginning. Keep up the good work. That bass player and the Kiesel was out of site. Very good. The dumped Rumble now works!
Hey Brad. Thanks for all these vids. I don’t know if these are bread and butter jobs for you but thanks for wrenching on some of these mega production amps. As sub par as they are, the vids are great for those of us learning to troubleshoot.
Thanks again to viewer Troy Rodriguez for the new Orion spoof intro. I had made the last one, but his is much better. :D
And thanks to Kiesel artist TJ Armstrong for the demo.
You should have got that asshole from a few weeks back that restored the swamp acoustic to repair & restore this amp. You know his skills are far superior to yours mate. Admit it! Lol. Filling the holes with ramen noodles & shit! Stellar job. ;) Cheers Brad.
@Tobias B. Your translation is coming through clear as mud.
Brad, what's up bud! I know that you're into amps and stuff and have been recording things like that for a lot longer than I have. And I know that you're busy, and without shamelessly plugging myself, or my channel, is there any way you could give my newest song (uploaded tonight) a listen and see if you can give me any constructive criticism on how to improve recording tone? I just bought an SM57 and stand, and am running straight into my laptop with Garageband. I'm pretty new to mic'ing up cabs and stuff. Any help or input to improve recording quality to achieve the most organic tone would be great. Thanks! 🤘🏻
Same goes for anyone else on here. If you're into recording guitars, any input would be awesome. 👍🏻
I promise, I'm not plugging my channel, I'm genuinely seeking some help and input from folks far more advanced and experienced with recording than myself.
OMFG the bass chops - really mad - now hey Brad how about a discussion of GA 9 single ended with 2 power tubes in parallel? Class A so no phase inversion? My buddy here in Scotia has one and the tone & volume are wild - what gives, o wise Guitologist? How easy to make one of these, instead of a Champ?
Good sleep is critical.
But it wasn't left in a muddy field!
Haven’t even seen the video yet but I’m guessing a wire brush and some ramen noodles will be involved
I've missed these dumpster rescue vids
That bassist is amazing
“I am the great cornholio! I need TP for my bunghole!”
LMFAO That clip had me DYING. Lololololol
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Are you threatening me???🤣🤣
Are you ttttthhhhreatening me?
BUNG hole, B-BB BUUUNGHOLE, NEED TP!
I AM THE GREAT CORNHOLIO!
I was so mad at myself for buying this amp off someone facebook marketplace but now i'm so happy i saw your video. cleaned the phone jack and now its working for me! thanks!
A while ago my father in law had similar find. Quick fix, one of the capacitors wasn't soldered properly. We put some new speakers in it and it was all working fine again.
People are so quick to throw something away. It's a shame we live in a wasteful society. I'm 100% for refurbishing and repairing.
Amen
Agreed! We live in a disposable society to most...Because nobody has been taught how to work with their hands and how to fix and repair things. I was brought up turning wrenches with my dad and grandad, so I've always fixed my own stuff, if I was able to. Some thing are "above my pay grade", but most things I can fix myself. I do all my own guitar repair, soldering, parts swapping, setups, etc... It's very satisfying knowing how to do all this work yourself. Saves you TONS of money, and allows you the freedom to modify your own gear anytime you want. 👍🏻
I'm sure this item has negative vslue in terms if the cost of the repair.
But fixing stuff is cool.
as a current fender dealer i can confirm that on these amps the cost of repair would be more than the value of the amp even in fender's opinion. Our store has had a couple of bad starter amps like this that fender simply tells us to throw away and they send us a new one. we always take the knobs, grill covers, sometimes even speakers off before chunking them though, anything we can use or reuse, we salvage.
Throw away society telling me I need to recycle as they throw away tons of new poorly made plastic crap. Antique market is also tanking these days 😞
"The doesn't work bin" - classic. Great vid.
I wish my local music store had a doesnt work bin!
The pile where my daughter goes for lessons is bigger than their sale inventory. The store has been around for decades.
JBSlickflyer your daughter goes to the pile for lessons? Haha just kidding, seems like a dream.
@@graxjpg yeah. The building is a bit of a pile too. It is nice to dream, while she does her lessons. I've actually brought home a couple of damaged items for cheap. I also found a couple of vintage parts I needed for repairs.
JBSlickflyer sounds like a wonderful place. I would look at the whole pile like it was asking me to fix it all.
@@JBSlickflyer u
He slap, he tap, he use fingerstyle, he no use pick, epico, approved
What's up SLAPPER
Thanks for your sleepless night since it got us another repair video. You dont do them so much anymore.... Hell Ive gone back and re-watched a few old ones. Kind of like a movie you saw 15 years ago where you dont remember most of it... May as well watch it again.
When something electronic isn’t worth repairing due to costs, at least I give it away to someone who can repair it and use it again. Not throw it in the garbage. Last thing I gave away was a 4-track tape recorder. I kept in touch with the guy, it’s up and running now and I was happy for that kid.
Great to see TJ ! My oldest son (he was 3, now 41) decided that the headphone jack on my stereo was where crayons go. I had about decided to trash the thing, when my 1st wife said "Last week he kept bringing me broken crayons... could that be...?) I stood the stereo on it's face and used her blow dryer on the jack. Sure enough 3 different colors came out. After it stopped dripping I used a small stick brush and presto, got my headphone jack... back.
He is the great Bradhollieo! Needs TP for his phone jackhollieyoh
@mattelderca he said hollieyo🤟
From Leo: I stock the 4 pin and 9 pin fender jacks in my shop. Those junky plastic PC mount jacks are troublesome for both switching contacts and cracking. The Marshall style are not much better but you can access the place to clean them with a burnishing tool and save a lot of soldering.
The Rumble 25 Bass amp is pretty darned good considering the price. They put out good sound.
Great amp line. My buddy has a rumble 500 head and has used it for years and years. Paired with the right speaker cabinet it's loud enough to hang with the big boys.
Your friend= The one and only TJ Armstrong
Headless bass = friendship ended.
@@DarkDare47 Yikes
@@DarkDare47 A little dramatic but whatever you feel is necessary
The problem is still there. Mechanical energy from the headphone socket use will eventually break the solder joints again. Problem is having the socket directly connected to the board. Great bass work!
@@davidcottee2808 Not likely--that solder joint was bad from the factory: notice how long it took for the solder to stick to the pad? Handled with reasonable care, it should work for a good long while.
As much as I love seeing the tube style repairs, it was really interesting to see the issue with this particular set up.
Cool looking bass and nice play-n. I've fixed a lot of stuff like that. People are so lazy.
You gotta remember though some people just can't grasp this knowledge so we can't blame everyone
Test point 1 is used as a reference you set your signal generator to put the correct output on tp1
HELLO, REALLY DIG YOUR STYLE MAN, WE NEED MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU ON THE TUBE, NO BULLSHIT, JUST THE REAL FACTS, COUSIN FIGEL
It seems like this headphone jack is their Achilles... Had the exact same issue on Rumble 15 V3. Cleaned the headphone jack and renewed soldering on the socket and voilla, working again like a magic 🤯 Thanks so much for your video, it was spot on and without BS. Thank you.
Thanks for the FYI on Rocket Sockets, got a set coming in the mail in the next few days! Good stuff!
Lemme know how you like them.
@@TheGuitologist Will do.
@@TheGuitologist Brad, u should give them out for free to your loyal s u subscribers (like me!). Hint, hint......😜
@@TheGuitologist I just received the Rocket Sockets in the mail and absolutely love them! They are perfect for anyone that works on or tinkers with guitars. Super simple and handy as long as people remember they are not metal sockets. You're tightening nuts down on a guitar not putting tires on a car :/
@@IYF_Productions_SL Thanks!!! Once again love my switches is sold out! I'm shipping 300x sets next week so they shouldn't sell out for a while.
My Rumble 25 was such a nice practice amp that my son permanently borrowed it from me.
If you just want a practice bass amp these work fine but the 40W has a lot more features
"Hey TJ! Yeah, I know it's 4AM but can you come over and test this little amp?" :-)
My first bass amp was a Fender Frontman 15B back in 1992. It had a great sound.
I have an amp in the garage that will turn on, but no sound. It’s a cheap practice amp and not worth putting any money into, but it would be cool to fix it just for fun, even to just give it to a student if nothing else. Watching this video to get some pointers. Thanks for sharing 👍
Check that it doesn't have the same issue with a dirty headphone jack or bad solder joints.
The Guitologist I sure will. The video is VERY HELPFUL because I know nothing about the inside of an amp ... 🙋♂️
It's so cool to watch your discovery process. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
My son got a Rumble 15 in a package deal with his bass, and it failed shortly after getting it. The innards are a little different. The power circuit board and other electronics are not on separate boards. Anyway, this video helped if for no other reason that I knew exactly which screws to remove to get it open. I found the fuse blown. I am waiting on new fuses to arrive, and hope it fixes it. Of course, you need to wonder why the fuse blew, but my son says he was initially using some sketchy cables. Fender quickly sent a replacement amp, so this one is a spare.
Great bass sounds from that Kiesel. And great amp repair from the same place.Nice intro too!.🎸👍😎
Infowars sticker visible in video = DEMONETIZED
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Yeah... YT is exempt from the First Amendment as its a private business, not operated in the public interest.
Jennifer WhiteWolf does RUclips operate as an open platform or a publisher? That’s the real questions not just that “it’s a private business”. RUclips isn’t a cake shop or something. Oh wait, do they have 1st amendment rights or not? I can’t decide that one either /s
Hey, you have 10,000 more subscribers. Very Cool. I have been running around the webs looking at delay effects and such. I have a Fender Champ 12 that I have been working on and it is sounding very well. Just checking out repair videos and here I am. Cheers. Now I am going to watch the Video. Your channel is cool.
Cool, thanks!
I'm glad headless basses are making a comeback. The overdrive sound of the bass sounds great.
I know its no vintage bassman but modern mass production build quality aside these little amps actually sound pretty decent. Ive seen similar problems with effects loop jacks. Im always suspicious of any switcing jack that kills the signal.
Well done! Thanks. Was fun to watch and now on to check out the Peavey TNT 115s I just scored.
I feel you not sleeping! Never fails to amaze me what people throw away! Great find !
you bastard. I spit pepsi out my nose when Beavis showed up. Well played
Cool watching the diagnosis process.
A lot of issues with small format consoles are the normalled trs inserts - if they're not used it doesn't take much before they get intermittent! I have a dummy trs jack with tip and ring soldered together for checks.
I got my rocket sockets in last week, super cool tools.
I'm trying to find those Rocket Sockets online. Amazon doesn't have any like those. Where do you get them?
Sick playing!
Good job BtG! Excellent technique TJ!👍👌
Sweet. Dumpster diving is my specialty!
Sounds kind of kinky to Brit :-).
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fun video from start to finish! Always enjoy them....
Thanks Mike.
Fender is famous for cold solder joints my fender front man65R had the same problem they need to step up on inspecting their circuit boards decent solid-state amp’s for the money
These Rumbles all have shotty solder work. Thanks this helped me fix one!
I found myself captivated and I want to say thank you very much
I wish this went up sooner...I had a buddy last month show me a Rumble 200 that wouldn't turn on. Told me someone plugged it into a Euro 220 outlet. This was on a ship where we got Eurp and US outlets side by side. Felt it was out of my wheel house so didn't attempt to take a look. This video would've compelled me to do so.
Once again, Brad saves the day.. Well done young man.
Easy fix on that one Brad. Sometimes a guy can find the nicest things in the 'does not work' bin.😁 Your buddy TJ can sure make that Kiesel bass talk!! 🤘😎🤘
I had to replace both input jacks and the volume pot on a Fender BXR a couple weeks ago. I also had to jump a few broken traces on the board @ the volume pot. It works great now.
Nice, "new stuff" is always fun, I just bought my kids their first guitar. Unfortunately i made the mistake of buying a Squier...the price was right but the play ability just isn't all that great. I will most likely be adding a new neck/headstock and pick ups to start with.
I will be posting a video on my channel very soon.
You're going to replace the entire neck and pickups when a basic setup would probably solve most of your playability issues? This probably isn't the hobby for you.
@@jasont.9559 Definitely not my hobby, as stated its for my kids 3,5 and 9. if I didn't get this thing from a yard sale for $40 I would agree that upgrading would be a waste and buying a whole new setup would be the way to go. I am thinking the neck is warped and that is where our tuning issues are coming from. I have made arrangements with a local shop to check it out for us.
Upgrading pickups will not give you any advantage for your kids. Replacing the neck should be fine.
@@graxjpg ya that is kind of what i'm thinking, with the pickup I'm mainly trying to get rid of some crackling and popping when plugged in.
streetstomper cheap controls and switches will do that, I think the pickups should be fine. I’m sure the tech you take it to will be competent enough to take care of it!
I have one of those too. Nice practice amp and iIt makes a decent acoustic guitar amp (piezo under the saddle) once you get the tone dialed in. :)
That figures. I go away for awhile to get my NPO start-up in order and you get yourself a sponsor. Congrats man!
The TDA2030, TDA2050 and LM1875 all share the same footprint and are all great little amp chips of 8-30 watts
Hey Brad, one small tweak that is very useful is to remove the resistor in the headphone jack and remove the sleeve connector, that turns it onto a cab out that disengages the main speaker.
TJ's playing is great!
Came in looking for help with soldering and left wanting to pick up my bass! Was not expecting those skills!
"TP FOR MY BUNGHOLE?!" XD
Great vid and nice playing on that Kiesel bass!
inspiring, I pulled a fender champ out of a dumpster a while ago i'll give it a go. good to see you're staying on top the haircut situation ;-)
My bass is in top top condition, it’s got a fresh battery but the amp is now quiet for some reason. All the dials are put to max and the only way I can get a decent volume is if I hit the overdrive button. I can’t even use my effects pedals properly on it.
I'm glad TJ picked up that bass at NAMM. I think we all have experienced picking up an unexpected instrument that would play effortlessly and just sing in our hands... ...and when we go back to the store to buy it, someone else already bought it. He pulled the trigger and got it to share with us.
I bought the rumble 40 last summer for practicing my bass in my cabin.
My remote cabin is lite by low wattage lightbulbs, boom box and powered by deep cycle batteries, charged every other day by gas generator.
I don’t like earphones and a typical 100 watt bass amp would drag the batteries down in one hour.
A little 15 watt output Ibanez practice amp,(19 watt power draw) sounds okay plugged into a big 15 inch allumitone driver, but lacks power when jamming with others.
My new rumble 40 sounds good and has the power, but because of warranty, I’ve yet to wire in an external speaker jack.
The problem is the wattage draw climbs around 40 plus or minus 5 watts, forcing greater battery drainage!
I would have bought the rumble 25
But 6.5 “ speakers don’t cut it and the 25 has a three band EQ, while my 40 has a four band.
One guy who purchased the 40 didn’t like the driver and replaced it with a 4 ohm driver, while the original is 8.
If I replace the driver with a four will that double the output and drop the wattage draw for a given volume?
Also my alumitone 15 is very efficient, but it’s also 8 ohm, so if I wire it parallel with the combo’s driver, I’d end up with a 4ohm load and perhaps save electricity.
Perhaps this amp can’t handle a 4 ohm load?
Love your Thames Television intro from longer ago than I can remember and I was younger then too. Doh!
I had that thing as my first bass/guitar amp! It sounds super funky with a strat in the fourth position.
He just wanted the controls cleaned & YOU BROKE IT. :)
Heh
Amazing bass work. Btw this is what Glenn fricker meant with rule no 2
Dang, i really enjoy watching you figure out what's wrong with electronics. I don't know why it is so entertaining. Thanks!!
You bailed me out dude ! I was having same issue with my Rumble 25 . I lucked out with just having to clean my jack . If it does act up again I know where to look first . THANKS !
At first I was like, did Brad get some earrings and funky bass licks?
Great fix, I've been out of the electronics game for a long time though as its difficult to make a living. In the UK we call those poor solder connections dry joints. It's a very common fault as you know when sockets are soldered directly to a PCB. Love your channel. Wow, your pal is a wicked bass player.
Glad to see you doing projects again . I really learn a lot and enjoy your project videos along with SPF Thanks again J
Thanks Brad! I figured that the problem would be something simple like cold solder joints.
*looks over at Rumble 25 next to my computer* oh shit i better pay attention
I like your friend TJ playing his Kiesel "Thanos"..."Fanos" (?).
Just can't understand it.
Yeah, I still have a SB 5000 5 string Jazz and love the tone and playing feel of those old Carvin basses. And the new Kiesel stuff.
I tradet the SB 5000 for my old Warwick Streamer Stage I and some dough, loved the tone of the Warwick but didn't like the thin neck anymore.
First I was a bit sceptic about the upper horn of the bass....
But in no time I got used to the unconventional shape and fell in love with the tone, the feel of the neck and that the tone knob is working when the active preamp is in use.
I have a Haeussel Jazz 5 active, built in the 1980's, that has a similar bridge and literally the same saddle with the set screws. No double ball end strings needed, what is a huge advantage for this 5 string bass.
You just loosen the thumbscrews at the bridge, hang in the ball end, straighten the string and tighten the headless locking screw. Only few turns of the thumb screw at the bridge, and you are good to go.
Because this system gives you a perfectly straight string you maybe have to tune it only once when the strings are proper stretched, given the locking screws are tight, but not too tight. Then the bass holds the tuning absolute perfect.
the hartke mini bass amps with the half aluminum half paper speaker is really something .
I think (my humble opinion) that is the best GD bass player i NEVER heard - great job and i certainly love his use of chords etc!
love your vids brad. Watching your repair amp videos really inspired me to start learning how amps really work and to repair them. Your repair videos are my favs there really in depth and offer a lot of insight and advice
TJ's smile at the end says it all, good job fellas.
Awesome Brad! Really enjoyed the guest player :) I have a Rumble 350 with no output ... might have to go back at it.
Always good to see something that was headed for the landfill, being recycled and put to good use again. Would be an ideal practice amp at home for a bassist....
Funny a guy I work with asked me if I wanted a fender amp! It was the same amp and he found it in a dumpster 😊 only thing wrong is a small crack in the case!!
4am mate, I feel your pain. I was rewiring a guitar the other day at 3am as I could not get to sleep. Might as well get something done, and sleep well the next night.
I’ve found a Traynor YGL3 MKIII head and matching 4x12 cab driving by a dumpster, it was loaded with 4 Telefunken EL-34’s, that was a good find.
We have a Rumble 40.
Incredibly lightweight, loud enough, and even has enough treble available to amplify voice and ukulele. I do play bass on it too. ;)
Our first one had a very similar issue, but would cut out at random. Brought it in to get fixed, and it now works nicely.
Those solder joints were tragic! Sheesh!
Nicely sorted Brad, quality slapping and tapping by your mate too.😎🎙🎸✅
Love the videos where Brad raids Dumpsters. I thought it was a welcome return. Please do a new one Brad!
looking forward to this. I am interested in buying one of these amps but if it's junk then I might save up another hundred for the 25w orange bass amp.
on inspection, I am happy I didn't buy one of these because the transformer is tiny even compared to my vox pathfinder 10!
Glad someone else tries to fix cheap ones too......... most of the solutions are easy. One of my profit centers is to put an add on craigslist offering a little bit of cash for broken amps.... I got 3 of them in a week. Sell one at a fair street price and you're in the black already. I fixed a Fender, Marshall, and Bugera all in the term of the week. Some of the issues were EASY. Yeah, it's on my channel (shameless plug).
Having a little trouble with my Rumble 200 yesterday and might need to open it up. The input seems to be cutting in and out. Hoping it's a cable or dirty input jack, but barring that, it might be cold solder joints on the board where the jack is mounted. Thanks for the video, Brad...just wanted to get an idea of what I was in for. My amp is probably just a slightly bigger version of this one, and a lot of the parts might even be identical.
Nice demo TJ!!
Brad your dumpster retrieval episodes are stellar.
Ahhh, Beavis and Butthead🤣🤣. I just noticed your Count Chocula figurine. I always enjoy watching you find the problems, and bring things back to life. It's alive, it's ALIVE!!!!😎👍
Davy504 would be proud. What a slapper!!
Ya got some Bass skillz Sir 👍
Better title would be: vintage amp restoration, found below river, music tools broken, vintage guitar gear.
But in all seriousness, love your videos! Keep it up!
That was good - PCB solder joints always a problem? Love the Star Wars like logo at the beginning. Keep up the good work. That bass player and the Kiesel was out of site. Very good. The dumped Rumble now works!
Hey Brad. Thanks for all these vids. I don’t know if these are bread and butter jobs for you but thanks for wrenching on some of these mega production amps. As sub par as they are, the vids are great for those of us learning to troubleshoot.