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Please do. I have always liked the 500c on top of a 15 cab. For various reasons I sold the 500c and bought another 15 cab and a rumble 500 head. Nice setup but overkill in most situations.
I later also bought a r200c so eventually I sold the ”big rig” and have been using the 200c only, enough in most situations. I have now also a small 100c that I sometimes chain to the 200c, if I need/want more power (or a fuller sound).
I have lately been playing with the idea to pick up a 500c again, to be able to chain that with the 200c. I guess it would give me the sound I had when I started my Rumbling (500c +15 cab), with the advantage of a backup AND same size cabs
So looking forward to your comments.
I used to have a 500c on top of a rumble 15 cab, loved it.It's funny because I like the tone better with the 210 and 200c but the power with the 500c and 210 cab
I absolutely love my 200c!Please do. I have always liked the 500c on top of a 15 cab. For various reasons I sold the 500c and bought another 15 cab and a rumble 500 head. Nice setup but overkill in most situations.
I later also bought a r200c so eventually I sold the ”big rig” and have been using the 200c only, enough in most situations. I have now also a small 100c that I sometimes chain to the 200c, if I need/want more power (or a fuller sound).
I have lately been playing with the idea to pick up a 500c again, to be able to chain that with the 200c. I guess it would give me the sound I had when I started my Rumbling (500c +15 cab), with the advantage of a backup AND same size cabs
So looking forward to your comments.
I also love my R200c. I love my 12.5 lbs lighter R100 just as much.I absolutely love my 200c!
Ok, I daisy chained my 500c and 200c and WOW......It is a Thumpasaurous! I had to dial It back to all flat since I was using my active Flea jazz because it has a strong output. But I am definitely impressed with the results. I could imagine chaining 3 combos together for an extra insane rig!
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... .... I could imagine chaining 3 combos together for an extra insane rig!
I can only imagine that, too, ND. Any idea how you could actually do that? All I can think of is #1 FX Send to #2 Input* and #2 FX Send to #3 FX Return.
*Yes, it's safe to run an FX Send to another amp's input. Then you can either EQ the other amp to flat, (10, 2, 2, 10 for Rumbles) to keep the same tone as the first amp, OR you can EQ the second amp to something different to compliment or augment the first amp!
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I can only imagine that, too, ND. Any idea how you could actually do that? All I can think of is #1 FX Send to #2 Input* and #2 FX Send to #3 FX Return.
*Yes, it's safe to run an FX Send to another amp's input. Then you can either EQ the other amp to flat, (10, 2, 2, 10 for Rumbles) to keep the same tone as the first amp, OR you can EQ the second amp to something different to compliment or augment the first amp!
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Probably that way. Is it safe to daisy chain in the same configuaration? #1 send to #2 return then #2 send to #3 return?
I think that would be "safe". But, if there is no input to #2, then there is no #2 send to go anywhere. Thus, #3 gets no signal and is silent.
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My daisy chaining experiment was R200c Efx send>R100 Efx return, plus 200c ext spkr out >R112 cab. Rattled things in the house with gain/volume noon.
Now I can try to do that.....500c send to 200c return with the 210 ext cab coming out of the 500c . That would be a powerhouse!
What are the 15's in the 200C rated at for power handling?!
The combo only feeds it 140WRMS but the 500C can give it 250.
Be careful!
The combo only feeds it 140WRMS but the 500C can give it 250.
Be careful!
Should be rated for 300. But if you chain two amps it does not matter, as the slave works as a powered speaker.
So if you have both a 200c and a 500c: instead of daisy chaining, is there a pedal that splits the signal from the bass, to use the 200c like a sub and the 500c for the mids & highs? I'm thinking that would give a more controllable sound and higher quality fidelity than daisy chaining - or am I wrong on this?
Of course there is. Well, I use a rack-mount crossover.
Regarding three amps from one bass, I use a preamp's pass-through for the "bass bass" and the affected signal into a reverb that has two outputs for the other two. From there, the mid bass gets chorus and the high bass gets dirt. Actually, all three are dirt-capable. (Bwahaha!) That's not really a crossover solution but having an EQ for each speaker gets all the thump and color out of three small rigs.
The Rumble Stack. Stage 800 with 2x10.
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