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Nice sounding Ibby jazz box your lead player has there GP! Also, in Mack the Knife, you clearly show us good left-hand technique keeping the groove going while taking a swig with your right. Must have been not a Friday, but a Thirsty night!
An ability I developed many years ago playing background music for cocktail parties.
Both guitarists switch leads as appropriate.
I have the 500c with a 1x15 cabinet. The 1x15 adds some missing bottom to the 2x10.
I notice it on songs in drop d tuning (I don't currently have a 5 string). I imagine it would be even more noticeable with a low B.
It was designed to be so. But there's only one way to find out if you think they succeeded. Try it!
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I have not tried a 210 cab with the 500c but I have owned a 500c with the 2x10’s since 2014. I added the 115 extension cab in 2015. I am very satisfied. The 115 cab with the 500c provides plenty of headroom. The 500c is 37 pounds and the 115 cab about 20 pounds so the pair are not difficult to transport. The pair came to less than $800 in 2015, which is much less than a boutique amp and cab (s) I picked up a used Rumble 200 head on Reverb recently. The 200 head with the 115 cab are sufficient for my current band because the guitar player is pretty reasonable.
Good luck with your decision!
Thanks! I allready have the 500c + 210 cab and I'm pretty happy with the bottom end, but I need to do some tweaking, especially without PA-support. Little more bass and low mids, high mids and treble a bit off. No horns. Vintage on. Gain and master at 8 or 9. Precision bass. Sounds mighty. Now - if the 500c sounded even mightier with a 115 instead of the 210 I would consider doing the switch.
I've also owned my R500c since 2014 and didn't realize it was out of warranty until I'd had it about 5-1/2 years. Been solid as a rock the whole time.
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I tried my R500c with my Bassman 115 neo and it sure is da bomb. But I have so little call for such explosives that I hardly ever do that anymore. But, if I have to, I'm loaded and ready!
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??? Mack, you're the second one today to make that mistake!?! The Rumble 115 is 39 pounds, just like the 210 cab. (It's theorized that the 2 side handles weigh more than the amp head.)
But, yeah, I just couldn't believe the R500c was only $1/watt in 2014, and I ordered it expecting to be disappointed. Well, I was simply shocked! Shocked, I tell you!
Congrats on your R200h & 115 stack, Macca. I believe I've read of one such rig where the owner claims it has a bit deeper response than the R200c, due to the bigger cabinet.
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Was told to head over here from my NAD post. Got a Rumble 200 for $315 shipped off of Reverb, which I thought was a steal. I was a bit hesitant because the dude only included four pics, but Reverb's return policy is pretty swell, so I jumped on it!
It has a loose input jack (that the seller disclosed), which has been annoying but not unbearable. I'll probably bring it down with me next time I visit my parents and replace it with a Switchcraft jack (my dad has the right tools for the job, I do not). Really digging the sound of it, and was wondering what settings y'all were favoring. I'm hopefully going to invest in some pedals soon, so stoked for that as well.
It has a loose input jack (that the seller disclosed), which has been annoying but not unbearable. I'll probably bring it down with me next time I visit my parents and replace it with a Switchcraft jack (my dad has the right tools for the job, I do not). Really digging the sound of it, and was wondering what settings y'all were favoring. I'm hopefully going to invest in some pedals soon, so stoked for that as well.
I've also owned my R500c since 2014 and didn't realize it was out of warranty until I'd had it about 5-1/2 years. Been solid as a rock the whole time.
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I tried my R500c with my Bassman 115 neo and it sure is da bomb. But I have so little call for such explosives that I hardly ever do that anymore. But, if I have to, I'm loaded and ready!
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??? Mack, you're the second one today to make that mistake!?! The Rumble 115 is 39 pounds, just like the 210 cab. (It's theorized that the 2 side handles weigh more than the amp head.)
But, yeah, I just couldn't believe the R500c was only $1/watt in 2014, and I ordered it expecting to be disappointed. Well, I was simply shocked! Shocked, I tell you!
Congrats on your R200h & 115 stack, Macca. I believe I've read of one such rig where the owner claims it has a bit deeper response than the R200c, due to the bigger cabinet.
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Oops sorry I stand corrected. Good thing I belong to this group! Neither are that heavy. I have lugged either but not both to an occasional rehearsal and they are manageable.
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For plenty of tone setting options, go to the Fender Rumble Club Wiki Page and scroll down about 1 page to the Fender Rumble Club TONE POOL section. Welcome to the club!
Fender Rumble Club Wiki Page | TalkBass.com
Thank you, friend! Like most bassists of a certain age, my first amp was actually a Rumble 15, but never thought it was worthy of sharing here. Liking this new (and bigger) one A LOT more. I feel like an adult now.
A 15 is still a Rumble. You're not moving a great deal of air but you're making some music. With a tube screamer or something, you could probably use it for a guitar amp.
I ended up selling it a couple of months ago (it was the V1 or V2 I think? The fabric covered ones with the "Earthquake" type logo, I got it about 15 years ago). I did use it for a guitar amp for a period of time, but when I wanted to upgrade I moved it.
While I'm here: Has anyone else had to fix the jack on one of their combos? I'm looking around the boards and only see one mention of it. If I had bought it new I'd take it to a Fender service center or just return it, but I bought this used knowing the jack was faulty. Figured "Eh, that'll be an easy fix," but now that I'm looking into it I dunno how "easy" it's going to be!
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