Fender rumble 150 vs 350?

Which one sounds better playing through to you?

The 350 has more watts which gives you a better option for expandability(adding an extension cab down the road).. The speaker config will depend on your tastes for tone..

Is there a reason you picked only these two? Just curious....

 

Hello.. I assume that you are talking about the Rumble combo units. Personally I would go with the Rumble 350...why?? Honestly some times you can never have to much power...better to have more than you really need,,than need more and have not enough.
Myself I have a separate bass head and bass cabinet,,but I do need a combo unit for practice or smaller gigs.
I am not that familiar with the Rumble 150 combo but I do know that the Rumble 350 combo there is no access for connecting a 2nd cabinet,,if you should want one. Another speaker plug can be installed by a qualified person and it is not that hard to do but that will cost extra $$ to do so.

 

I play a Rumble 350 through a 4x10 crate cab,, clean strong sound i love it, and if i wanna add more speaks i can.

 

Older Fender combos used to just slide the normal head in a combo.. So they must be running the 210 @ 4 ohms so then you can't add bother cab. I am not fond of this config...

I would look into a micro rig if you are checking combos.. More versatile, easier to transport, more options.

If you like the Fender tone, check out the head only and a cab.. Or check out Ampegs micro and pf series or GK....

 

I previously owned the 350. It is a lot louder and you don't even have to crank it up. I would say one of the best combos I have ever owned but sold it to my friend because he needs it to do gigs. I also want to add that the 350 can hold its on. I am a loud drummer and I hit pretty hard and it was able to cut through with no problem and again, we didn't have to crank it up.

 

Let me know which amp you end up getting.

 

I have played a bit on the 350 2x10 combo. It is handy enough of an amp unless you need to get very loud.

It will not take an extension cab. You are better to get the separate amp and an 8 ohm cab just in case.

 

Yea the head gets a bad rap because of the cab fender stuck with it. Get the 350 and a 115 , 112 or 210 8ohm cab then start saving for an identical second cab. U will be very happy as a first bass rig!

 

I own a 350 combo. I'd recommend the detached head and 4X10 cab, as mentioned above. This is an underrated amp, especially on TB. I've used it at small gigs, it was fine. But doesn't hold up against loud drums and guitars. But as a practice amp and for small clubs or bars, yeah, it's good, lots of tone possibilities.

 

If your intentions are to gig in the future, I think you are wasting your time on the combo. Check craigslist.org for something used in the same price range - report back to us and we can help you determine the best bang for your buck.

 

The amps were on sale very cheap not long ago.

Keep a lookout on your local Craigslist and something will appear.

 

I had a Fender BXR300c for a while. It was a really great amp, but big and heavy. I would take 1-2 small cabs and a micro head any day. I have an Ampeg Micro VR now and (2) Aguilar GS112 cabs.. Much easier to transport, but have to make two trips to the car.. The head goes in my gear bag always, even if I take my Ampeg V4b (or even when I had my SVT II- non pro...

You can find used micro heads (or a pf350) with one 210av cab for around $400 used... Then save for a second cab.

At the time I had the combo I was transporting with a 98 Gti and had to lug that combo into a basement... Kind of a pain...butto each their own!

The GK mb200 gets good reviews two and you can grab a cheaper GK 112, 210 or 115...

As for how much wattage you need, depends on you style, the guitarists style and your drummer... My Micro does great with a loud drummer and loud guitarist...

 

You should also consider the Fender Rumble heads and cabs. Together they sound pretty darn good in my opinion.

 

I have the rumble 150 head and the matching 4x10. I use it mainly for rehearsal in a band with a live drumkit, a guitar player using a 60 watt combo and the singer and i trade off bass duties. When he can play the bass line for a song he does and then i play guitar. My guitar rig is a 4x12 with a 60 watt tube head.

The bass rig has no trouble keeping up with drums, vox, and 2 guitars playing classic rock like tom petty, aerosmith, skynard, 80s rock like journey and poison, new stuff like hoobastank and fuel.

The tone is good and the rig is easy to transport.

I bought it new on a whim because i needed a bass rig for this band and this rig was, 1 relatively cheap, 2 had pretty good tone, 3 was fairly easy to transport, 4 not nearly as ugly as the hartke rig next to it, 5 and lastly it was in stock.

I did 0 research and i might have done a little better if i had, but im pretty happy with it overall.

 

the 350 210 combo has a rep for blowing those speakers, I would go for the separate 350 head and a rumble 410 cab