FENDER RUMBLE 200 QUESTION

[DEACON]

Fender Rumble 200 info needed.
My current band has a low level sound (electric acoustic) and we don't use a sub-woofer system.
I currently have a Rumble 100 which I love, but I find that if I turn it up loud enough to be heard at the back of most rooms it is then too loud on the stage.
The Rumble 100 has no external speaker jack and I want to add a speaker to place at the front of the stage to help expand the bass presence in the room mix.
I was going to upgrade to the Rumble 200 for the 15" interal speaker, but mostly because it has an external speaker jack which would allow me to add that second speaker cabinet in the front of the stage. However now I my understanding is that if you use the external jack on the 200 it cuts out the internal speaker. Is this true???.
Why would they do that??? If this is true can someone recommend a small powerful (100W+) light weight bass combo that would work for my plan? Thank you all

 

[gtirard]

Fender Rumble 200 info needed.
My current band has a low level sound (electric acoustic) and we don't use a sub-woofer system.
I currently have a Rumble 100 which I love, but I find that if I turn it up loud enough to be heard at the back of most rooms it is then too loud on the stage.
The Rumble 100 has no external speaker jack and I want to add a speaker to place at the front of the stage to help expand the bass presence in the room mix.
I was going to upgrade to the Rumble 200 for the 15" interal speaker, but mostly because it has an external speaker jack which would allow me to add that second speaker cabinet in the front of the stage. However now I my understanding is that if you use the external jack on the 200 it cuts out the internal speaker. Is this true???.
Why would they do that??? If this is true can someone recommend a small powerful (100W+) light weight bass combo that would work for my plan? Thank you all

What made you think that "If you use the external jack on the 200 it cuts out the internal speaker."?

Everything I read about it makes me think the opposite: the amp provides 100W with the internal speaker @8ohm, and if you plug an external 8ohm cab, then the amp provides 200W @4ohm…
If the internal speaker was cut when you use an external cab, you would not have these specs IMO.

 

[Pulverizor]

Yeah the speaker will still work with an external cab connected.
You can also run two Rumble 100's using the FX loops and an additional instrument cable.

 

[KenB]

The internal speaker is cut out when you use the PHONES (headphones) jack.

 

[BassBrass]

2 rumble 100's is my light amp option, (and I also use it for keyboards and el. percussion/modular synth) some of the deficiencies of the one aren't there with the two. There are unlimited ways to position them too, right now top one is facing In and the bottom one is facing Out into another area. I does help to have one higher up close to your ears, though...

 

[bigdaddybass12]

I would consider the rumble 500. I A/B the 200 & 500 side by side, all settings at 12:00 swapped guitar cable back & forth. The 500 sounded noticeable better. Even better lows, go figure. Made me a 2x10 fan. Sadly I still did not get a 500, but do use a 2x10 cab/head setup.

 

[CaribooBass]

A bigger Bass may be the answer.

 

[butterfingers1]

If you like the Rumble, you will like the 200 and 500 with their extension cabinet.

 

[EatS1stBassist]

Fender Rumble 200 info needed.
My current band has a low level sound (electric acoustic) and we don't use a sub-woofer system.
I currently have a Rumble 100 which I love, but I find that if I turn it up loud enough to be heard at the back of most rooms it is then too loud on the stage.
The Rumble 100 has no external speaker jack and I want to add a speaker to place at the front of the stage to help expand the bass presence in the room mix.
I was going to upgrade to the Rumble 200 for the 15" interal speaker, but mostly because it has an external speaker jack which would allow me to add that second speaker cabinet in the front of the stage. However now I my understanding is that if you use the external jack on the 200 it cuts out the internal speaker. Is this true???.
Why would they do that??? If this is true can someone recommend a small powerful (100W+) light weight bass combo that would work for my plan? Thank you all

My 200c works fine. 210 ext cab.

 

[JakobT]

Fender Rumble 200 info needed.
My current band has a low level sound (electric acoustic) and we don't use a sub-woofer system.
I currently have a Rumble 100 which I love, but I find that if I turn it up loud enough to be heard at the back of most rooms it is then too loud on the stage.
The Rumble 100 has no external speaker jack and I want to add a speaker to place at the front of the stage to help expand the bass presence in the room mix.
I was going to upgrade to the Rumble 200 for the 15" interal speaker, but mostly because it has an external speaker jack which would allow me to add that second speaker cabinet in the front of the stage. However now I my understanding is that if you use the external jack on the 200 it cuts out the internal speaker. Is this true???.
Why would they do that??? If this is true can someone recommend a small powerful (100W+) light weight bass combo that would work for my plan? Thank you all

Rest assured, the internal speaker will still work with an external cab connected. Otherwise, there’d really be little point in using one. It’s the headphone jack which cuts the internal speaker.

 

[Jughead6]

IEMs and use your Rumble 100 for FOH.

 

[G-Dog]

Fender Rumble 200 info needed.
... ... I currently have a Rumble 100 which I love, ... ... The Rumble 100 has no external speaker jack and I want to add a speaker to place at the front of the stage to help expand the bass presence in the room mix. I was going to upgrade to the Rumble 200 for the 15" internal speaker, but mostly because it has an external speaker jack which would allow me to add that second speaker cabinet in the front of the stage. ... ...

They didn't do that. The Rumble 200 does not cutoff the internal speaker when connecting an external cab. The standalone 200 puts out up to 140W continuous into its internal 15" speaker. With an 8 ohm cab it puts out up to 200W, equally split between internal and external.

But you don't have to buy the 200 and a cab. Since you already have a Rumble 100, you can connect another Rumble, either 100 or 200, or even 500, to your existing combo amp! An instrument cable from the FX Send of one amp to the FX Return of another amp turns the Returning amp into a powered cab completely controlled by the Sending amp!! It bypasses all controls on the Returning amp, with the Sending amp controlling all EQ, voicings and volume. So, another R100 would be your least costly path, but a R200c would give you more flexibility. Either way would do what you want.

You're welcome to come discuss it further with owners of both combinations in the Fender Rumble Club, and get a free membership while you're there.
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[Sid Fang]

Wait. Your Rumble 100 has an XLR line out, no? If I were in your situation, I’d run that into some modest full-range powered monitor for the stage.