NOW yer talkin'..!
Tim
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NOW yer talkin'..!
Tim
Thanks! I used the DI. I even used the Rumble to record the drums. E drums > Rumble > interface. It works pretty well for that too.
Dang guys thank you so much! This is a lot to think about, and new gear is sparse right now. Well at least I'll have time to think!
At a gig. Just got home.Deja vu? 2 guys with holey headstock SG lookin Gibsons in a row?Where's Plaid???
Nice.
How loud is 4X15s...The Rumble 800 HD head is rated for 400W continuous (like RMS) at 8 ohms and 800W cont. at 4 ohms (also at 2.67 ohms and 2 ohms)
All Rumble V3 cabs are 8 ohms, and two of them makes 4 ohms, 3 of them makes 2.67 ohms and 4 of them makes 2 ohms. The R800HD can run 1, 2, 3 or 4 of these 8 ohm cabs simultaneously. The power is divided evenly between these cabs, after being controlled by the Master Volume, and other settings. While very low Volume settings allow safe use of even very low rated cabs, volume wars can easily lead to blown speakers! Take heed!!
The Rumble 115 cab is rated 300W continuous, which is 75% of the R800HD rating at 8 ohms. It has the very same driver as in the Rumble 200 combo, but in a bigger box that may create a slightly different tone than the combo. And it can take a lot from that amp, but not it's maximum. Proceed with caution.
The Rumble 210 cab is rated 350W* continuous (officially), which is 87.5% of the R800HD rating at 8 ohms. So, it can take quite a lot from that amp. *In fact, the very same drivers in the 210 cab (introduced in 2014) are also used in the Rumble Stage 800 combo amp (intro'd in 2018] rated 400W continuous by itself! So, after 4 years of field experience, Fender is obviously confident that the 210 cab (also cosmetically dressed to match the Stage 800) can reasonably handle 400W continuous!! This is consistent with Fender's very conservative ratings of new products. Therefore, it's quite reasonable to assume a 400W handling capability for the Rumble 210 cabs. One or two of those will work just fine. Proceed at will.
The Rumble 410 cab is rated 500W continuous so, yeah, it'll easily handle anything the Rumble 800 HD can throw at it, either alone or with other cabs. Proceed.
Two Rumble 115 cabs together make 4 ohms and are rated for 600W, but the R800HD can hit 'em with 800W, 400W each, if you aren't very careful. An R115 with an R210, again sees the R115 in possible danger, although the 210 is fine. Proceed with caution in both these cases, B-doggy.
Only one or two Rumble 210 and/or 410 cabs are sufficient to ensure the most safe operation of the Rumble 800 HD head. But it could power three or even four such cabs!!!
Howsabout three R115 cabs? Hmmm... 800W from the R800HD divided by 3 equals 267W cont. for each 300W rated cab! That'll work! And four R115 cabs reduces the distributed power to just 200W per 300W rated cab! That would be tee-totally awesome!!!
Therefore, choose your cabs for the Rumble 800 HD wisely.Hope this helps.
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NO, IT'S CLOSER TO 12:15!
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Did a gig last night. Thunderbird>200c(facing crowd)>100(aimed at drummer). Sweet.
Quick question:
I have a Rumble Stage 800. Is it possible to hook up 2 additional extension cabs? Say, the matching 210 Rumble cab and the silver 410 rumble cab? They are both rated at 8ohms. My thought is that I could do so, switch the impedance to 4ohms, and have 810 with 2 the 2 additional cabs. I’m not super knowledgeable in that stuff though, so I wanted to ask about it. So, it would be Stage Rumble, 210 extension, 410 extension, impedance at 4ohms on the combo. Yes? No?
I have a Rumble Stage 800. Is it possible to hook up 2 additional extension cabs? Say, the matching 210 Rumble cab and the silver 410 rumble cab? They are both rated at 8ohms. My thought is that I could do so, switch the impedance to 4ohms, and have 810 with 2 the 2 additional cabs. I’m not super knowledgeable in that stuff though, so I wanted to ask about it. So, it would be Stage Rumble, 210 extension, 410 extension, impedance at 4ohms on the combo. Yes? No?
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Ok cool. If you scroll back a page or two there is a narrative by GDog about the 800HD and external cabs. I recommend you start there and G outa be along to clarify. Pretty sure he has a Stage800.
Yeah I read that, but I thought that was specific to the Rumble 800 head and was unsure if it also applied to the combo. My guess is that it does, but I wanted to make sure before I did anything.
Well amigos it looks like I'm heading back into rumble-ville. Just ordered an 800 head and a 410 cab. I figure a decent preamp can put me in the area I was at with the 200c. Thanks again for the help everyone! 
Quick answer: Yes! You got it right.
Longer answer (if interested): The Rumble 800 HD head and the Rumble Stage 800 combo are two very different amps that don't share much more than the 800 name and power rating. While the HD is a head, it requires the addition of some cab(s) with a minimum load of 2 ohms. The Stage is a combo that comes with an internal 8 ohm speaker load ready to rock 'n roll by itself, but can also push external cab(s) with a minimum load of 4 ohms.
If you consider only the currently produced Rumble V3 cabs, which are all 8 ohms each, the HD can push 1, 2, 3 or 4 of them as previously discussed, but the Stage can only push 1 or two them, with similar power ratings concerns. The Stage can put up to 400W continuous into a single 8 ohm external cab which, IME, requires the 210 or 410. But the Stage can put up to 533W cont. into an external 4 ohm load (two 8 ohm cabs), which is just 267W cont. into each of two 8 ohm cabs. Clear as mud yet?
So, you could safely use two 300W rated 115 cabs with the Stage! Or, of course, two 210s, two 410s (for 10x10s!!), or a 210 & a 410, or a 115 & a 210, or a 115 & a 410. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know the TB "Mixed Driver Police" decry the use of a 115 cab with a 410 cab 'cause "that poor 115 is working so much harder than each one of the 10s". Sheesh! Gimme a break! They are different capability machines, not similar capability humans. The 300W rated 115 has no problem working a lot harder than each 125W rated 10" driver in the 410 cab.
Just set the extension speaker switch for 8 ohms for a single cab, or 4 ohms for two cabs.
TLDR: you can use a Rumble 210 & a 410 with the Rumble Stage, no probs.
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Thank you so much for the response and clarification!! I really appreciate it!Quick answer: Yes! You got it right.
Longer answer (if interested): The Rumble 800 HD head and the Rumble Stage 800 combo are two very different amps that don't share much more than the 800 name and power rating. While the HD is a head, it requires the addition of some cab(s) with a minimum load of 2 ohms. The Stage is a combo that comes with an internal 8 ohm speaker load ready to rock 'n roll by itself, but can also push external cab(s) with a minimum load of 4 ohms.
If you consider only the currently produced Rumble V3 cabs, which are all 8 ohms each, the HD can push 1, 2, 3 or 4 of them as previously discussed, but the Stage can only push 1 or two them, with similar power ratings concerns. The Stage can put up to 400W continuous into a single 8 ohm external cab which, IME, requires the 210 or 410. But the Stage can put up to 533W cont. into an external 4 ohm load (two 8 ohm cabs), which is just 267W cont. into each of two 8 ohm cabs. Clear as mud yet?
So, you could safely use two 300W rated 115 cabs with the Stage! Or, of course, two 210s, two 410s (for 10x10s!!), or a 210 & a 410, or a 115 & a 210, or a 115 & a 410. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know the TB "Mixed Driver Police" decry the use of a 115 cab with a 410 cab 'cause "that poor 115 is working so much harder than each one of the 10s". Sheesh! Gimme a break! They are different capability machines, not similar capability humans. The 300W rated 115 has no problem working a lot harder than each 125W rated 10" driver in the 410 cab.
Just set the extension speaker switch for 8 ohms for a single cab, or 4 ohms for two cabs.
TLDR: you can use a Rumble 210 & a 410 with the Rumble Stage, no probs.
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Quick answer: Yes! You got it right.
Longer answer (if interested): The Rumble 800 HD head and the Rumble Stage 800 combo are two very different amps that don't share much more than the 800 name and power rating. While the HD is a head, it requires the addition of some cab(s) with a minimum load of 2 ohms. The Stage is a combo that comes with an internal 8 ohm speaker load ready to rock 'n roll by itself, but can also push external cab(s) with a minimum load of 4 ohms.
If you consider only the currently produced Rumble V3 cabs, which are all 8 ohms each, the HD can push 1, 2, 3 or 4 of them as previously discussed, but the Stage can only push 1 or two them, with similar power ratings concerns. The Stage can put up to 400W continuous into a single 8 ohm external cab which, IME, requires the 210 or 410. But the Stage can put up to 533W cont. into an external 4 ohm load (two 8 ohm cabs), which is just 267W cont. into each of two 8 ohm cabs. Clear as mud yet?
So, you could safely use two 300W rated 115 cabs with the Stage! Or, of course, two 210s, two 410s (for 10x10s!!), or a 210 & a 410, or a 115 & a 210, or a 115 & a 410. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know the TB "Mixed Driver Police" decry the use of a 115 cab with a 410 cab 'cause "that poor 115 is working so much harder than each one of the 10s". Sheesh! Gimme a break! They are different capability machines, not similar capability humans. The 300W rated 115 has no problem working a lot harder than each 125W rated 10" driver in the 410 cab.
Just set the extension speaker switch for 8 ohms for a single cab, or 4 ohms for two cabs.
TLDR: you can use a Rumble 210 & a 410 with the Rumble Stage, no probs.
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With a single output on the amp and a single input on the cabinet, do you use some kinda Y splitter cable to add multiple cabs?
