You would have to totally strip the cab and recover.
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This may work for you very well.I suggest you to try it first on a old cab-combo first with tolex and see what happens.Then apply it to new amp.At least you can reverse it if you change your mind about green.
Well, I was expecting the combo to not really push it at those volumes and those degrees of bassery. Seems like a 115 or one of the new 210 cabs might be the answer - in due time, anyway.
Also I expected kind of the same thing about painting the combo. Thanks for your help, guys.
Also I expected kind of the same thing about painting the combo. Thanks for your help, guys.
Hey all. I've followed this thread a bit since I just acquired my first bass and will be needing an amp. I've played guitar for years, and I'm thinking about a light-weight dual purpose amp so I can just take a single amp to practice sessions and use for guitar and bass. I'd be using "amp in a box" pedals for overdrive tones with the guitar. I'd considered the Ampeg Micro VR since it has the Ampeg SVT type voicing that guitarists have bonded with in the past. And I'm also considering the V3 Rumbles. Any thoughts or experience on running guitar through the 100, 200, or 500 models?
Alright so I got a short video of the 500 Combo with the 210 cab. Check it out.6
Thanks for posting. So that's the new Rumble 112 under the 200 combo. Interesting configuration.
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Look closely at the video clip. On one side is a stacked pair of 210's with a head. Right next to it is a 500 combo on top of a 210 cab. I think it's just angle of the photo that makes it appear a little shorter along with the optical distortion inherent in camera phone lenses.
They are the same height. It sounds ridiculous in person. Hits you in the chest. Haven't heard much that compares for the price.
No joke! Show me any 500 watt D-Class bass amp with a matched pair of 210's in a vertical array for $850 (combo + cab) or $1100 for a head + twin cabs. In fact show me any 500 watt 410 vertical array rig at twice the price, and it won't sound as good much less twice as good.
Fender Rumbles Don't Cost A Million $$$. They Just Sound Like They Do!
If not, then very damn close. Yeah, should be +5 or 6 dB. You would be moving twice as much air, that is for sure!
A pair of 210 cabs runs $700. That buys you a diagonally staggered vertical array of 10's vs the quad box of a 410 ($400). They move the same amount of air. The stack is easier for you (and the rest of the band) to hear.
The big deal is going from an 8 ohm load to a 4 ohm load and from 350 to a full 500 watts.
210 cabs are obviously smaller and lighter to move than the 410. They also present a smaller footprint on stage. As far as sound quality goes, it should be extremely close.
Modularity is a plus with any pair of smaller cabinets. Small bar gig? Only need 210s? You got it. Or leave a cab at rehearsal and one at home and just carry the head back and forth.
However, need maximum SPL? Rumble 410 x 2 to the rescue! Only $800. It all depends on your need.
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All this. The staggered array at a perfect height with full wattage is probably going to be the closest to ideal setup for me. Perfect height for hearing enough of myself (right in my ears is a bit too much), excellent speaker array for carrying small venues, tiny footprint for cramped stages and soundguys/wedding planners worrying that you're too loud before you plug in, and EQ in all the right places for different rooms.
I've been leaning toward a pro NEO 610 for a while, but these 210s and that report of how they thump has me intrigued. Modularity works great for me, both in terms of schlep and variable gig needs. I sprained my ankle something fierce on Saturday loading out my current cabs, and while it's because of the sketchy stairs and my lack of respect for them, I'm convinced a better handle setup with a shallower depth of the box like these new Rumble 210s would have saved me a lot of pain.
I think if you want 4-10's, the 2 x 210 makes the most sense, if for no other reason than the vertical array ( great term btw)
But ultimately, the best value is the 500 combo with the extension.
A 500 head with 2 x 210 runs $1100
But the combo and 210 runs $850 for essentially the same thing, with the added advantage of having the head attached (one less item to lug in), and only needing 1 cable. That's a steal.
But ultimately, the best value is the 500 combo with the extension.
A 500 head with 2 x 210 runs $1100
But the combo and 210 runs $850 for essentially the same thing, with the added advantage of having the head attached (one less item to lug in), and only needing 1 cable. That's a steal.
Hey guys its me got hacked and had to start over with new acct. Getting ready to pick up the v3 40 for church. Trading a cab for it. Linnin thanks for neing the keeper of the Rumble Flame. Played my 500 with my 15 cab New Years gig man I fall in love over and over when I fire that up.
