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Fender Rumble Club

#4,121
SV777 said:
I have the 500 head and the 115 /210 cabs.
I gotta say that I like the head with one cab at a time more than with both in. It's probably the room i'm in,but it gets too bassy too fast.
I slightly prefer the 210 on its own to the single 115 but they are really very close in tone (at least from 5-8 feet from cab). The 210 has a slightly quicker, cleaner response. When I put the 115 up on a stand its damn near close in tone I must admit.
I am positive once I fire it up in a larger room with a gorilla drummer, the second cab will be better welcomed.
I put my 115 up for sale to get another 210 but i'm not so sure it's necesssary now.
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I'm sitting here in the same exact spot as you, SV777, except I don't have the second cab yet, but tax refund $ on standby.

I thought about adding the 210 to give me a couple of sonic choices, and then comine the two when I needed the extra brawn, but then worried about mixing drivers might cause mass panic in Iowa.

So maybe grab a 210, decide which is better, and then pick up a second winner. Anyone with a thought to help stone my GAS?

No subliminals Linnin, I'm already a member of the choir! :thumbsup:
 
#4,123
Linnin said:
If backing off the 80Hz bass control doesn't unboom your bass response well enough get a Whirlwind Bass Ten and pull down the 20Hz slider. I ended up with about 7dB cut, and that tightened up the bottom end an amazing amount.
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So I spend money for a cab that makes me have to spend more money to make it sound like it did before I started?
 
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#4,125
bdplaid said:
So I spend money for a cab that makes me have to spend more money to make it sound like it did before I started?
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Have you tried getting the stack off the floor? There are those isolation platforms, perhaps you can fashion something like that as a quick test to see if decoupling the cab from the floor mellows out the low end to your liking?
 
#4,127
Well I was digging through my gig bag today and found the Sansamp bddi I got a few years ago to add some omph to a Ampeg set up I had. Decided to hook it up to the 500 combo and 210. I remember not using the Sansamp anymore due to it sucking the mids out and lack of clarity and ive had a hard time fattening up the Rumble without mud. Well after some experimentation I found my sound eq flat on the Rumble vintage in and bright in Sansamp set flat level at unity sounds great. Sounds good without the Sansamp but it thickened up right where I needed it.
 
#4,128
Take home message I guess here is if you add another cab don't be afraid to rethink your current EQ settings. 99% of the time a small turn of one knob makes all the difference in the world.
Secondly, home players or low volume players don't feel like you NEED to get the second cab.
 
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#4,129
SV777 said:
Take home message I guess here is if you add another cab don't be afraid to rethink your current EQ settings. 99% of the time a small turn of one knob makes all the difference in the world.
Secondly, home players or low volume players don't feel like you NEED to get the second cab.
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Yeah, you don't need that second cab unless you need to get really loud, there's no point to it, and it's the only reason that I got the 210 cab in the first place. The combo alone should be enough for most moderate volume situations.

I actually picked up a footswitch for the combo yesterday. Completely superfluous, but why not? Maybe I'll use the overdrive more if I don't have to walk back to my amp all the time. It was only $15. I think my GAS is just about sated, I just need a band to play with LOL
 
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Here my little boom box:

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Apparently they stopped making these.
 
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#4,131
SV777 said:
Take home message I guess here is if you add another cab don't be afraid to rethink your current EQ settings. 99% of the time a small turn of one knob makes all the difference in the world.
Secondly, home players or low volume players don't feel like you NEED to get the second cab.
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This is absolutely true, and for home players I don't recommend a second cab. Even in rehearsal I think the second cab is overkill. The 500 combo is awesome as it is. The second cab for me is for live. I occasionally war it out with the guitar and B3 players. I always win. ;-)
 
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#4,140
tortburst said:
Murders huh.
That's high praise.
I'm interested in knowing why
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MUCH better tone/sound quality. Go play one and listen for yourself. The V2 4 ohm Rumble 410 cabinet sold hand-over-fist for years due to their stellar performance for a mere $300. When the new V3's came out the remaining V2 410's were snatched up in a matter of days. The new V3 8 ohm 410's sound even better. The new 115's are totally fantastic. I haven't heard the new 112's that just came out, but I have no doubt they'll be superb.

I don't care for 'the ampeg sound' at all. I hate their fat flabby bottom coupled with runaway high mids. The SVT's filthy distortion that is politely called "grind" isn't the hallmark of a quality sound to me. I like the far sweeter natural compression & the ability to dial in a much more musical distortion when desired that is available in both the Fender Super Bassman/100t and also the Rumble series.
 
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