Good point!The Rumble 200 wasn't listed 'cause nobody is selling their #1!
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Numbers are not important to me, I'll tell you this is a great place to be!
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... Numbers are not important to me, I'll tell you this is a great place to be!
Yeah, numbers are just numbers, exie. But that's a beauty of a Rumble ya got there! @exidor, you are now member #1317 in the Fender Rumble Club. Congratulations and welcome. Put that number in your TB Signature, with your others, for safe keeping. And checkout the Rumble Club Wiki page for all assembled Rumble wisdom and knowledge.
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Hey folks... sorry if this has been asked a million times already, but had anyone ever ran a Rumble 200 combo with a Rumble 210 extension cab instead of a 15? Can I run this combination of I so desired? Thanks in advance!
-Regards, Zach
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-Regards, Zach
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Yes.(other people who do/did this will be along to elaborate. I ran a 200c/112 'til I sold the 112)
I'm an idiot. I forgot about the fan circuit. The 40's preamp board is lacking the components necessary to hook up the fan.
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Well, I ordered a soldering iron capable of soldering such small components, I'll have to practice on something first, then I'll swap the tiny b******s over.
For the time being, the innards of a spare laptop charger is hot glued to the fan shroud.
It puts out 17v, which is what was present on the 500's preamp board at the fan connector. Though this works, it's temporary, I don't want to leave this poor thing "rigged up".
It's nice to have the OD working, and all of the tone switches working. Edit: Also, gone is the scratchy sound I used to get when playing a note and adjusting the volume. I friggin LOVE this 500 combo!
Well, I ordered a soldering iron capable of soldering such small components, I'll have to practice on something first, then I'll swap the tiny b******s over.
For the time being, the innards of a spare laptop charger is hot glued to the fan shroud.
It's nice to have the OD working, and all of the tone switches working. Edit: Also, gone is the scratchy sound I used to get when playing a note and adjusting the volume. I friggin LOVE this 500 combo!
We regret to inform you that you are a victim of the cheap knockoff brand Rûmble.
The last person who tried that died in an immediate lightning storm. The bird danced on his grave, then went off to dance with a Rumble. They made beautiful music together.That's absurd. T-birds only sound good when you throw them in a wood chipper.
I wonder if there is some kind of crossover circuitry to handle this. From my understanding, if you have 410 and 115 combined, you'll be sending essentially the exact same signal to both cabinets. Yes, the lower combined ohms will increase overall power. But you'll still be sending the exact same lows to both cabs. It seems to me that ideally a crossover circuit would not send the lowest frequencies to the 410 and would not send the higher frequencies to the 115. I'm surprised some manufacturer doesn't add this feature as it seems like a great thing to market without costing much in components. But maybe I'm missing something and it's already available.
Does a 15" really reproduce more bass than 2x10" though? I tried the Rumble 200 and 500 next to each other and if anything I felt like the 2x10 had a bigger bass (not saying it DID but I felt that impression at fairly low volumes in the shop!)...
I know in the old days it was felt you needed a 15" but speaker/cabinet/amp technology has come so far!
I know in the old days it was felt you needed a 15" but speaker/cabinet/amp technology has come so far!
At 700 watts it does sound big. I added one to my 200c. Huge.
I played live using my BL’s Rumble 200 a couple of times before getting my Stage 800. To me, I think the 15” has a somewhat more smoothly rounded bottom-end, and a bit less mid-range. The additional mid-range in the 2x10” may translate to more articulation, which may make it sound “bigger” at low volumes.
I really like the sound of both, and ultimately went with 2x10” (now 2x(2x10”)); but, I would guess the 15” can probably get more “Motown thumpy/boomy” if that’s what you’re after.
I prefer the sound of a 15(truth be told, I actually prefer 2x12 but that ain't a Rumble option), but, so far at least, I've found that by adjusting EQ*, I can get pretty much whatever sound I want outta any of my 3(40/100/200c).
I have the advantage(?) that we never play anywhere-any more-that requires anything larger than the 200c-and we don't go through(our)PA except vocals. No place we play has house PA or sound ppl.[Not entirely true. Some have ceiling mounted 6" speakers powered by a(maybe)50W amp for announcements: "Will the owner of the white Camry please move your car"-and 10 people head for the parking lot.]
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Fun fact: those knobs do move.
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I've said it before and I'll say it again, ... ...
I'm with @GonePlaid that the controls can make either size speakers get the tone I want.
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I’ve owned my Rumble 40 for about 4 or 5 years now. I’ve turned it on and off just about every day and it works fine. Taken abuse from kids, spilt drink, trips to play at the beach and wineries. No problems.
It works fine for small winery gigs with an acoustic guitar and drummer.
It works fine for small winery gigs with an acoustic guitar and drummer.
That sounds like a Ralph Nader warning:
“Beware, the Rumble sounds bigger at ANY volume!”
I have been playing twin Rumble 500 combos linked together for five years. I also play through an acoustic 360/371.
I have this observation: the 360 is unequalled by anything in my opinion including any ampeg fridge. But, at club level the twin 500’s are a close second.
Interestingly, one 500 combo suxs In comparison. Two 500 combos slaved together are awesome and are really superb.
another observation: my Ibby 2600 sounds better through the twin 500’s than any Fender I have. The Fender jazz’s I have sound far better through the acoustic 360/371 than the ibby. I am sure that is because the nordstrands in my ibby are mid forward and need more bottom. The rumbles deliver. On my fender basses the rumbles are almost too boomy. Take it FWIIW
I have this observation: the 360 is unequalled by anything in my opinion including any ampeg fridge. But, at club level the twin 500’s are a close second.
Interestingly, one 500 combo suxs In comparison. Two 500 combos slaved together are awesome and are really superb.
another observation: my Ibby 2600 sounds better through the twin 500’s than any Fender I have. The Fender jazz’s I have sound far better through the acoustic 360/371 than the ibby. I am sure that is because the nordstrands in my ibby are mid forward and need more bottom. The rumbles deliver. On my fender basses the rumbles are almost too boomy. Take it FWIIW
