It has a good sound and is much different than my P's or my J's. I like it. I strung it with DR Legend flats and did a good setup on it. It plays really well.
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It has a good sound and is much different than my P's or my J's. I like it. I strung it with DR Legend flats and did a good setup on it. It plays really well.
Looking awesome! That 500 combo with the 210 cabinet = whole hog
Woo Pig
Thank's McQ.
I am all about some Hogs!
I grew up in Hamburg, Ark.
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Unboxed them, took a family photo, and I think I am fixing to jam a little bit.
The only thing you are missing from that Rumble Stack O Doom that I can see, or more specifically can't see is the overdrive footswitch... Of course moot point if you don't use the overdrive...
Do my eyes deceive me or is yours set up on a movers dolly?
I have the switch. I just got all excited and forgot to hook it up. I realized that once I had taken the picture.
Yes, it is set on a mover's dolly from Harbor Freight. The 12x18 one is on sale for $11.99. Makes it easy to pull it out to fiddle with or sweep behind. Or if somebody comes over to jam we can roll the amps around and sit them where we want to.
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Re: settings...
Now that I think about it, I had an interesing time finding my sound in the 500 Combo. It was always good no matter what, but I went through a leaning period before I really got comfy.
Also, the 210 sounds better. I'm wondering if it's one of those new speaker needing to break in things, or, assuming that hogwash, I'm just becoming for acclimated to it?
edit add: and another thing about the stack: it caused me to remove the preamp from my main bass, and go back to passive. Passive just sounds punchy and right in this rig.
Now that I think about it, I had an interesing time finding my sound in the 500 Combo. It was always good no matter what, but I went through a leaning period before I really got comfy.
Also, the 210 sounds better. I'm wondering if it's one of those new speaker needing to break in things, or, assuming that hogwash, I'm just becoming for acclimated to it?
edit add: and another thing about the stack: it caused me to remove the preamp from my main bass, and go back to passive. Passive just sounds punchy and right in this rig.
BD,
Thank you!!!! I'm dialed in. I'm REALLY loving the tone so far. I'll follow-up after I had a chance to gig with it.
IMHO, speaker break-in isn't hogwash. I've rarely been happy with the tone of a new cabinet, but after a few hours of stretching the speaker and the warmth starts to settle in. Put in a couple of quality rehearsals or gigs and you'll hear the difference. My $0.02.
Does anyone have an idea on what a Rumble 410 cab would sound like with am Ampeg pf 500?
I'd like something punchy, not boomy or too low.
I'd like something punchy, not boomy or too low.
Ok, tonight's rehearsal report.
Weird.
I converted my bass back to passive, and everything sounded much better. Clearer. Punchier. This was with the cab and combo stacked. But, I was fighting too much low end all night. And remember this is in a very problematic room.
So I disconnected the combo, and it was - as expected - thin, but not as much so as I thought it would be. Then I put it on the floor behind me. Bingo. Damn, that little thing sounds good! Deep, punchy and growly. And again, in the awful room. Later, I hooked up the 210 cab sitting beside the combo. Back to too much bass.
So the jury's still out for me, but for certain, the combo alone is killer. Not convinced the 210 adds anything except for a lot of low end, which in my case is mud. I'm sort of thinking the 15 might be a better match, but i don't have experience with the Rumble 15 cab; 15's usually add midrange, which would be welcomed in this situation.
But I've got a gig on Sunday, which should tell the tale. Stay tuned...
Weird.
I converted my bass back to passive, and everything sounded much better. Clearer. Punchier. This was with the cab and combo stacked. But, I was fighting too much low end all night. And remember this is in a very problematic room.
So I disconnected the combo, and it was - as expected - thin, but not as much so as I thought it would be. Then I put it on the floor behind me. Bingo. Damn, that little thing sounds good! Deep, punchy and growly. And again, in the awful room. Later, I hooked up the 210 cab sitting beside the combo. Back to too much bass.
So the jury's still out for me, but for certain, the combo alone is killer. Not convinced the 210 adds anything except for a lot of low end, which in my case is mud. I'm sort of thinking the 15 might be a better match, but i don't have experience with the Rumble 15 cab; 15's usually add midrange, which would be welcomed in this situation.
But I've got a gig on Sunday, which should tell the tale. Stay tuned...
I jammed with a drummer this evening. 500 Combo with the 210 cab, used my Geddy Lee Jazz. In a word: Outstanding. I was able to dial in an awesome tone pretty much straight away. Gain at noon, Bass at 11 o'clock, Low Mid at 1 O'clock, High mid at 11 O'clock, Treble around 11 O'clock, vintage button in, and the master never got about 10 o'clock. The room was a garage converted into a shop/office (drummer is an engineer) with insulated walls and carpeting. It was loud, but not so loud that I couldn't hear the drummer. The Geddy Lee is my "rip your face off" bass, it usually doesn't need much coaxing to get an aggressive tone, especially with V/V/T on full. Love the tone, clarity and punch with lots of growl.
The funny thing is, I wasn't even pushing the amp, I could have gone way louder than I was, but even where the volume was at was too much for the drummers neighbor. The guy came over and said we were too loud LOL. Drummer said that was his first complaint, so it was my amp for sure. Oh well, hopefully next time we won't have that problem.
The funny thing is, I wasn't even pushing the amp, I could have gone way louder than I was, but even where the volume was at was too much for the drummers neighbor. The guy came over and said we were too loud LOL. Drummer said that was his first complaint, so it was my amp for sure. Oh well, hopefully next time we won't have that problem.
I'm curious to hear how it sounds on your gig. I can't say that there was too much bass for my tastes when I played tonight, though I do think it has more low end response with the 210 cab. But, it's all subjective, what works for me may not work for you and perhaps you are right, maybe the 115 cab is a better fit. Or maybe the 112 cab?
bdplaid, now you've got me interested. I really would like to see that rig work for ya, just so you don't have to go through the hassle of swapping stuff out.
Okay, poor practice site acoustics aside, there's too much bottom end at this point and what sounds like a lack of mids too. Myself and others seem to be jacking the bass knob down (I tend like it set at 10:00) so why don't ya drop yours to 9:00 and go from there. If that's still too much go even lower. Then I'd up your high mids to 2:00 or so while leaving your low mids flat for now. I usually push that knob to 1:00 when playing lower levels, but you can season that one to taste.
Right now I'm just thinking to cut your bass almost out and bring it up until you like what you hear.
Without hearing it that's the best I can come up with. Of course your gig site will present a new challenge so get ready.
Best of luck at the show, we're rooting for ya. Keep us posted.
One of the interesting things I've noticed about this tone stack, is that there are useful tones with the EQ controls almost off.
You can use the four bands like additive EQ, starting with all the knobs at 7:00 o'clock, then adding in a little of each frequency as needed.
I don't run mine that way, but it got me comfortable with cutting as well as boosting frequencies.
You can use the four bands like additive EQ, starting with all the knobs at 7:00 o'clock, then adding in a little of each frequency as needed.
I don't run mine that way, but it got me comfortable with cutting as well as boosting frequencies.
