Actually lads thinking 500 head with 210 cab. even if they are just 350w on their own for me band jamming and gigging will be plenty power and if ever do actually need more power then i will just purchase another cab to go along with it. simple!
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ok thanks for this. What sounds better the 500 combo or 500 head and cab? the head and cab will have more headroom. a lot of people recon head and cabs better than combos. combos are good for light and compact. but this will be my amp for gigging so i only move it once in a blue moon, otherwise it sits in my room so head and cab idea doesnt worry me too much. i already have a r100 combo for practice and jamming with friends so i think its good to get a head and cab now.
How do you reckon that? They are electronically the same.
And this is achieved by cranking the Volume not the Gain?
im not sure thats what i was told.
are head and cab better than combo cos that what a lot of peeople say
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and do tubes sound better? are they clearer? personally never had chance to try a tube amp.
does the bassman offer anything tonally and in versatility and quality over the rumble?
or is it not worth the extra few bucks.
cos i was also looking at bassman 500 head with 115 neo enclosure, or a rumble 500?
does the bassman offer anything tonally and in versatility and quality over the rumble?
or is it not worth the extra few bucks.
cos i was also looking at bassman 500 head with 115 neo enclosure, or a rumble 500?
Are tubes better? Hmm. They're "warmer" but it kinda depends on whether you want to get a start on a double hernia. If you're recording, the sound difference Might matter. If you're playing out, the audience won't know Or care. My SVT/810 bottom weighed over 200#(??kilos)and I was glad to never have to shlep that monster again. Dunno what the B500 head/N410 would weigh but I'm not moving it!
Addendum:B500/N410-36.7 kilos/81 #
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Are tubes better? Hmm. They're "warmer" but it kinda depends on whether you want to get a start on a double hernia. If you're recording, the sound difference Might matter. If you're playing out, the audience won't know Or care. My SVT/810 bottom weighed over 200#(??kilos)and I was glad to never have to shlep that monster again. Dunno what the B500 head/N410 would weigh but I'm not moving it!
ok thanks.
Head and combo both only give 350w. You need additional cab for combo or 2 cabs for the head to get the 500w
To the tube amp connoisseurs & aficionados, yes, indubitably. They have greater natural harmonic distortion. Tubes also have a naturally occurring compression as they amplify the signal. If you can afford the $1,800 Fender Super Bassman head, by all means get one. Add a cabinet or two and you're very quickly talking $3,000 USD. Well worth it.
I should edit, you need 2 8ohm cabs to get the 500w or 1 4ohm cab
What makes you think an amp and head have more headroom? I used a 500c with no extension for about a year before I added a 2x10.
Please don't fall into the trap of thinking combos are not for serious musicians. IMHO, the combo sound the same and is less stuff to carry around.
You need to stop listening to naysayers, and pay strict attention to the hands on experience of the Rumble owners. There is one in particular that went into a recording studio, and the engineer mic'd the cab and ran the XLR out to the board. He was going to mix the two. He was so pleased with the quality of the XLR signal that he chose to use that for the entire recording. His account is right here within the many pages of the Fender Rumble Club.
No. The real advantage of separate amps and cabs, over combos, is flexibility. Like you can buy a new cab and use it with the same amp, or the other way around.
Oh yeah, combos are great! Only reason I needed up with head and cab is ba3cause I was going to to do the 410 cab, but they sold out of that cab. So I went 1 210 and finally ordered a second 210. So now I hav3 my 410, lol.
But I've done a huge chunk of my gigging with a GK MB212II combo and the MB115II for small gigs before I grabbed a rumble get up.
Do I detect a note of sarcasm there, brother?To the tube amp connoisseurs & aficionados, yes, indubitably. They have greater natural harmonic distortion. Tubes also have a naturally occurring compression as they amplify the signal. If you can afford the $1,800 Fender Super Bassman head, by all means get one. Add a cabinet or two and you're very quickly talking $3,000 USD. Well worth it.
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