I shoulda said, I use the 200C by itself(1x15)-Plenty of lows.
Many of our gigs are small enough rooms I use the R40
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Many of our gigs are small enough rooms I use the R40
I shoulda said, I use the 200C by itself(1x15)-Plenty of lows.
+1 for the 15"er in the Rumble 200C. If I ever need to get more bass/volume, I would add a 15" cab. Plus, both the Combo and the Cab have a switchable tweeter, if treble is your thing
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I'm liking the sound out of the 500 head and 2 210s, whatever floats your boat but I LOVE the tight bass sound from the 210s. However if you guys keep pushing this 112 or 115 idea I may succumb to GAS. Don't do this to me!
I'm liking the sound out of the 500 head and 2 210s, whatever floats your boat but I LOVE the tight bass sound from the 210s. However if you guys keep pushing this 112 or 115 idea I may succumb to GAS. Don't do this to me!
OK, we won't for now...
. Ultimately you will come to this conclusion, but who are we to say...
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I'm thinking it all comes down to preference and what type of music you play-we do mostly 60s + 70s classic rock and R+B so I prefer the deep lows of a 15. I can turn up more highs and use the tweeter but I don't get as much room-filling lows as I like with 10s. Plus the extra weight and cost of the R500C made a difference(I got a deal on the 200). I'm totally pleased w/ the 200-and the 112 cab for bigger rooms.I'm liking the sound out of the 500 head and 2 210s, whatever floats your boat but I LOVE the tight bass sound from the 210s. However if you guys keep pushing this 112 or 115 idea I may succumb to GAS. Don't do this to me!
You'll want to keep both of 112's for the cabinet coupling effect. That will combine for more lows than a 115 + 112 combination. Fender recommended the Rumble 112 as an extension cabinet for the 1x15 Rumble 200 combo, so we know for a fact that they will play well together. You would be better off to keep the 112's and buy a pair of Rumble 115's so you can pick and choose. Mix or Match.
Didn't know they made that recommendation. I must be clarevoy......er...syci.....er, uh...Smart!
I'd have to disagree that the two 112's necessarily "combine for more lows than a 115 + 112 combination". As long as the cab's drivers are reasonably phase-matched (which they must be or Fender wouldn't recommend combining them) they'll couple just fine and you'll get just as many lows if not more with the 115 + 112, all else being equal. The 115 is probably more efficient (dB per watt) and will definitely push more air.
Has anyone put(or tried putting) 7ender tilt-back legs on a Rumble. My knees barely function as knees, do even worse as ears.
What do you think the difference would be between the tilt-back legs and the Mud Stand you already have?
You don't understand the cabinet coupling effect of stacked identical cabinets/drivers. That serves to both increase & reinforce the low end. The actual amount of increased SPL in dB varies by cabinet & driver design. With mixed drivers you give up that advantage. It's a choice of which one must be aware.
One less thing to carry, LOL. Seriously, I had 2 blonde top + bottom Bassmans w/ legs and I used them all the time. Just wondered if anybody had tried them. I have a stand I use for the R200 if I'm not stacking it on the 112. The gig we did Saturday night, I didn't need the 112 but too big a space for the R40 so the stand was the choice. Even though I posted the pic of the 200c on the Mud Stand Mini w/ the amp on its side, I didn't wanna push it. Also trying to minimize trips loading what with our current T-Storm status.
It has been done some years ago. I forget if it was a Rumble 200 or 500. Definitely had that classic Fender look as they were actual Fender parts. I just use an Ampwedge along with an Auralex GRAMMA.Has anyone put(or tried putting) 7ender tilt-back legs on a Rumble. My knees barely function as knees, do even worse as ears.
I just love the sound of my Rumble 200
I love the sound of a good 15!! The only other cab for me would be another 15!
I would go get the 15!!
I'm an engineer and I do understand both cabinet coupling and the POSSIBLE pitfalls of combining "mixed" cabinets/drivers. I say "possible" because its really a crap shoot, results CAN be bad, but that's not a given.Bad combinations can result from cabs that were designed separately, by different manufacturers using, most likely, drivers that are themselves by different manufacturers, or even drivers by the same manufacturer that were not designed to be used together. Combination success has all to do with cabinet design and the resultant phase relationships between the two cabs; it has nothing to do with driver size.
I assume we're talking about matching two Fender Rumble extension cabs. Fender recommended the combination, as you said, and even more so its not likely they would have done so had the cabs not been compatible w/r to phasing. In fact, its highly unlikely that ANY manufacturer would produce two cabs in the same series that AREN'T compatible. Once again, it has nothing to do with driver size. Your statement "With mixed drivers you give up that advantage" is not necessarily true at all, regardless of whether we're talking about driver size, manufacturer, whatever.
I have the Ampwedge also. Many times lack of space puts me too close for the angle I get w/ the Wedge to do any good as far as me hearing it.
^^^Oh Yes!^^^ The Eminence 15 is the same in both the Rumble 200 combo and the Rumble 115 cabinet, and even though the cabinets are different and of course ported differently they are close enough that when stacked you get to enjoy the cabinet coupling effect due to the identical drivers.
I just get out in the dance floor area and dance. That way I can hear the bass better.
