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I would suggest calling Celestion and/or Eminence® and ask for their help. Eminence® made the speaker in question for Fender but apparently Fender wants their "custom designed speaker" to be a secret! So, that would be my recommendation until someone with experience (@G-Dog ?) responds.
PS:
Eminence:
Phone: 502.845.5622
Fax: 502.845.5653
Technical Support
Please email us at
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Thanks for the vote of confidence, SoulMan. But, fortunately for me, I don't actually have any real world experience replacing Rumble speakers! My nearly 5-year-old Rumble 500 original speakers are still in perfect shape. I've only read a lot about it here on TB and resolved that I would trust only an Authorized Fender Repair Center to do the replacement, even at a premium cost. Anything else, without doing the math considering all the technical parameter and retuning the ports, etc., risks putting inappropriate speakers into the cab that may not sound so good.
Surely, Jenny, you saw in the replies to the Replacing Fender Rumble 500 speaker thread AstroSonic's advice to go with the stock driver. And he has actually done a lot of replacements with calculations, modeling and retuning!
That being said, the Rumble 500 combo amp is rated 350 watts continuous, 700 watts program. That's the same speakers in the Rumble 210 cab with the same ratings. But, it's also the exact same speakers as in the Rumble Stage 800 combo amp rated at 400 watts continuous! So, any individual replacement speaker needs to actually be rated for, at least 200 watts continuous.
Good luck, @Jen760! Please let us know how it goes. BTW, if you post a photo of your Rumble here I'll issue your very own Rumble Club membership number!
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Thank you so much! I will post a pic when I get home 
I did read through that thread By the way, I just didn’t find exactly what I was looking for.. ok one more question then.. if I put a 350w 16 ohm speaker in there will it mess things up? My thought is that I do not want this to happen again, and I realize adding a cab will help that. But for smaller gigs, I don’t want to have to lug a cab... and what actually happened is my guitar player and I switch guitars and he cranked my bass boost on my bass.. I’d like to avoid anyone being able to do that in the future. I apologize I do not know a whole heck of a lot about speakers and how the ohms and Watts work with their cabs, but I love to learn how everything works.
Oh, so it sounds like you really do want to upgrade both speakers, not just replace 1 stock speaker. Well, wattage and ohmage is just the tip of the iceberg! It's all the other parameters that really describe the technicalities of speakers and determine what ... uh, ... "cab-age" they can work with. Check out the threads linked in the Speaker Replacements section of the Rumble Club Wiki, especially AstroSonic's posts in said threads. Then, depending on your confidence in your DIY abilities and your modeling resources, you may need to find an audio cabinet specialist near you to execute your upgrade and make sure it sounds good.
Again, good luck and keep us informed. We look forward to your photo.
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If I had to carry a 4x10 up and down basement stairs, I'd be a little peeved, too.
Some time back I posted this, explaining my justification for buying a Rumble.
Days later, I posted this, verifying my purchase, and joining the esteemed members of the Rumble Club (and the rest of you guys, too).
Well, the choir festival that I used for my justification was this past Saturday. I'd like to say that the Rumble 500C met or exceeded my expectations.
Alas, I cannot say that.
The song I was supposed to play on got cut from the setlist a couple of weeks ago. Didn't get to even play it.
But the good news is, I've got a 500C for the next time I may need it, plus it works well practicing at home.
Well, I may be joining the Rumble Club very soon!
...Next month I'm playing with the choir again, only not a normal concert. It's a Choir Festival, Thursday evening, Friday evening, and all day Saturday.
We sing Saturday morning. Each choir has a 20 minute slot. Get on stage, sing, offstage, and the next choir is waiting to go on at the moment you start to leave the stage. I'll have approximately 3.5 seconds to setup and tear down. No FOH, just whatever I bring for an amp.
Heavy ain't gonna cut it. I need to carry this onstage while we are walking on to sing, plug it in, sing, play on the last song we do, unplug, and walk off.
I'm going to try out the Rumble 200 and Rumble 500 both this weekend. The 200 will be enough for anything I've needed, but for only $100 more the 500 gives me overhead in case I need more in the future. You know, just thinking ahead
Expect to see an official request to join the club Saturday or Sunday.
Days later, I posted this, verifying my purchase, and joining the esteemed members of the Rumble Club (and the rest of you guys, too).
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As promised!
I tried both the 200 and the 500. Liked them both!
The 200 would do everything I currently need for the few times a year I need an amp, but the 500 is a lot more bang for the buck.
I guess it's time to request a number!
Well, the choir festival that I used for my justification was this past Saturday. I'd like to say that the Rumble 500C met or exceeded my expectations.
Alas, I cannot say that.
The song I was supposed to play on got cut from the setlist a couple of weeks ago. Didn't get to even play it.
But the good news is, I've got a 500C for the next time I may need it, plus it works well practicing at home.
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I hate when that happens. At least you're well set for the next opportunity.Some time back I posted this, explaining mu justification for buying a Rumble.
Days later, I posted this, verifying my purchase, and joining the esteemed members of the Rumble Club (and the rest of you guys, too).
Well, the choir festival that I used for my justification was this past Saturday. I'd like to say that the Rumble 500C met or exceeded my expectations.
Alas, I cannot say that.
The song I was supposed to play on got cut from the setlist a couple of weeks ago. Didn't get to even play it.
But the good news is, I've got a 500C for the next time I may need it, plus it works well practicing at home.
Now imagine having two of them!!
No idea the model, but that jack screams Ibanez. Of which I'm a proud owner too, though BTB fo me.
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I just bought an SR Mezzo. Really nice. Exact same knobs.
That one looks like a beauty! Bet mine was the less expensive of the two.
That one looks like a beauty! Bet mine was the less expensive of the two.
It's this one -
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Look like an Ibanez SR 300 to me.
In "Champagne Burst"!
Clearly, anything that has "champagne" in the name wins.
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Tip o' the champagne glass to you!
