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    fender rumble 40 just wonderin ??

    good to know .. thanks for the info .. who is newark ?? i was born in newark .. but that was a long long time ago ..
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    fender rumble 40 just wonderin ??

    anyway i didn't know there was a word limit here .. i monkey around with stuff .. i can always put it back again .. but if anyone ever asks is there a better speaker for this amp ?? has anyone tried it ?? i can say yeah .. it was good and got way more bottom end ..or it was ok but the original...
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    fender rumble 40 just wonderin ??

    well here's a clip for you about amps and this is part 2 ..if you skip to the 15 minute mark it will break down the 2.5 to one solid state vs tube debate .. and they are amp designers and builders so i think they're aware of what they're talkin about .. you'll probably wanna watch all three...
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    fender rumble 40 just wonderin ??

    its all in there .. you just had to look .. here ya go .. General Specifications: Nominal Diameter: 10 inch Rated Impedance: 8 ohms Operating Bandwidth: 38Hz ~ 3KHz Power Handling Capacity: 125W RMS Sensitivity (1W/M): 95 dB Voice Coil Diameter: 2 inch Overall frame diameter: 10.10"...
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    fender rumble 40 just wonderin ??

    uhhh.. absolutely no .. tube watts is not the same as solid state watts .. if you wanna get close to what the output would be tube vs. solid state the rule of thumb is to divide by 2.5 ....so a 50 watt ss amp will getcha about 20 watts of output comparin it to tubes . some amps could be a few...
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    fender rumble 40 just wonderin ??

    just curious but where did you get those specs from about the speaker ?? i couldn't find anything about it other than its a fender special design
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    fender rumble 40 just wonderin ??

    yup thats basically what i said . fender put the best speaker in there .. FOR THE PRICE .. and you can always find other speakers .. some good some not so good and some even better .. in the end it will be about the price ..usually ...
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    fender rumble 40 just wonderin ??

    i have the exact same bass in a rare red and black burst .. had to ditch them crummy guitar tuners tho .. and at some point i'm gonna put tone controls for the pickups and lose that fake boost switch .. all in time .. great bass tho .. had the contemporary model too ..but i like the ignition...
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    fender rumble 40 just wonderin ??

    well..maybe i didn't explain this well enough ..i said both posts so far that i really don't wanna replace the speaker ..BUT IF I HAD TO FOR SOME REASON .. then what would you guys reccomend for an amp thats about 16 watts output ?? yeah i know it says 40 but thats solid state watts .. not the...
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    fender rumble 40 just wonderin ??

    yeah no worries .. like i said ,,i like it like it is and i have an ampeg amp if i need more power .. i was just curious if anybody knew of a better speaker that didn't cost a 2nd mortgage and didn't weigh a ton .. i'm sure if fender thought they could save 18 cents they would do it to save 18...
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    fender rumble 40 just wonderin ??

    ok , i'm not really on a mission here so no worries .. just got a rumble 40 and got it for its ease of use ..i.e. its light as a feather .. but just wonderin out loud a bit .. because this sucker is so light.. ( and i ain't taken the speaker out ..yet .. just to see for myself .. ) so i'm still...