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Rumbles Rock! 
What remorse? The Bass Gods have smiled down upon you today, and you are blessed.
Ha! That’s what I like to hear.
And Fender should pay you, or at least give you a cut of this sale.
No, they should not. Although I am highly biased in favor of Fender, it is important to my integrity that I remain uncompensated. My love of Fender is: deep; honest, and heartfelt. It is neither bought nor sold.
Speaker question for you guys , all things being equal , in this case , Rumble 500 head played through 2 x 112 rumble cabinets , vrs . same Rumble head and just 1 115 cab . would the 2 12 cabs be as room filling , and have as much good low end as the 115 or close ? thanks .
More. Much More. More Air Moved. More Dispersion. More SPL. More Watts. More. Much. More.
The Fender dealer has now set up a Rumble 500 stack:
4x10" on top & 15" on the bottom
Turns out one of the employees bought the Studio 40, so I didn't get to play with that one again.
4x10" on top & 15" on the bottom
Turns out one of the employees bought the Studio 40, so I didn't get to play with that one again.
To clarify:
1. R500h + 115 = 350 watts + about same cone area as a 210 = less air moved = less dispersion, unless cab is elevated = no speaker coupling, 'cause just one speaker (at least a 210 has some built-in coupling) = great low end
B. R500h + (2x112) = 500 watts + more cone area = more air moved = more room dispersion ,
if vertically stacked = speaker coupling synergy = great low end
B.1. R500h + 112 + 115 = 500 watts + little more cone area, dispersion, coupling = great low end
III. R500h + (2x115) = 500 watts + much more cone area, dispersion, coupling = great low end
• R500h + (2x410) = MAX EVERYTHING!!!
So, do you want less, more, little more, much more, or Max?
Hope this helps.
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Mo' Rumbles Is Mo' Betta! Rumbles Rock!
Rumbles Rock! 
Stage 800. Just got it yesterday. Gigging it this weekend. Medium sized place. Looking forward to seeing what this amp can do!
! Have fun 
LOL , there will be 1 person that will probly say 800 watts may not be enough with out PA support
Congratulations and welcome to the Fender Rumble Club @jmon!
I am fairly certain that venue is going to require roof repairs. Rumbles Rock! 
LOL , there will be 1 person that will probly say 800 watts may not be enough with out PA support
Well, it's "only" 400 watts without an extension cab. But, it handle one or two 8 ohm cabs, or one 4 ohm cab to get to 800 watts!
When the horn button on the back of the rumble cab is on -6db , I take it that it is still "on" but just reduced a little , where "off" of course is off . ?
buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
If you are gigging with a band, get the 500. It's plenty small.
For some gigs the Rumble 100 is way plenty.
For some gigs .. . . . not so much.
The Rumble 500 will NOT fit on some motorcycles.
Other motorcycles .. . . . no problem.
To which do you aspire? See it! Be it!
I played a Neil Young tribute show (and children hospice fundraiser) for almost 200 people! It was fantastic, especially because we were just a spontaneous group of musicians from local musicians around the city and had only a few rehearsals. Out of 14 people, I only knew two guitar players. Most songs transformed into jam sessions and solos on up to two electric guitars and a saxophone (we had a marvelous saxophonist!). We had two incredible drummers, who really added another dimension to the songs. I gave and received lots of compliments from musicians and made new friends. Good times!
I took my Rumble 40 with intention of using it as a monitor for me & the drummer and going to PA, but we couldn't get to work. We had no sound guy to take care of it and I almost decided to just crank the volume up to 11 and hope for the best... Then I went to the console and eventually discovered that my channel was disabled from the master output. I enabled it and everything went well.
Here's what my base camp looked like:
Not pictured: CAR Aerodyne which I used for heavier stuff. But I must emphasize that the U-Bass tone and feel is perfect for slow/country-ish songs.
So I guess
keep on Rumblin' in the free world!
I took my Rumble 40 with intention of using it as a monitor for me & the drummer and going to PA, but we couldn't get to work. We had no sound guy to take care of it and I almost decided to just crank the volume up to 11 and hope for the best... Then I went to the console and eventually discovered that my channel was disabled from the master output. I enabled it and everything went well.
Here's what my base camp looked like:
Not pictured: CAR Aerodyne which I used for heavier stuff. But I must emphasize that the U-Bass tone and feel is perfect for slow/country-ish songs.
So I guess
keep on Rumblin' in the free world!
