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Iv gigged my Rumble 200 combo 3 times a week since mid December plus practice at home most nights and its holding up good. Some gigs are 100 miles from my house so I always carry backup bass and a back up amp when I travel, which leads me to a question I probably already know the answer but Im posing anyhow/ If ( God forbid) something happens to my brain in the rumble 200 causing it to fail could I attach another brain ( 8 ohm,100 watt bass ) to the speaker- out- of the fender cab and be able to get sound from the speaker WITHOUT damaging my combo brain anymore than it might already be? Ive never done this to try and of course the failed combo would be unplugged and I don't know if itd even work and suspect since its all wired together it might but the same juice goin to the speakers would also go to the brain and do some weird things there possibly. I always carry a back up speaker but if this worked Id just bring extra brain. I know crazy question but again just wondering. I know im weird but I think youre weird too,but hopefully in a good way 
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I am a bit intrigued by that M-80 combo amp. The tinkerer in me is wondering how well that would work with say a Rumble 200 head swapped in...
That doesn't sound like a good idea at all. The speaker out goes to the amplifier. What you could do, is splice into the wire that goes to the speaker and put a jack where you have to manually plug in the wire from the 200's output to make it work. If it ever failed, you could unplug the 200 and plug in your backup. It sounds like a lot of work though. What I do is have a 200 and a 100 as a backup and I would still have my Rumble tone. The plus is that I find the 100 is great for a lot of gigs and is has the line out for the PA if necessary. The best thing is that your 200 has been proven to be roadworthy by other good Rumble Club members.Iv gigged my Rumble 200 combo 3 times a week since mid December plus practice at home most nights and its holding up good. Some gigs are 100 miles from my house so I always carry backup bass and a back up amp when I travel, which leads me to a question I probably already know the answer but Im posing anyhow/ If ( God forbid) something happens to my brain in the rumble 200 causing it to fail could I attach another brain ( 8 ohm,100 watt bass ) to the speaker- out- of the fender cab and be able to get sound from the speaker WITHOUT damaging my combo brain anymore than it might already be? Ive never done this to try and of course the failed combo would be unplugged and I don't know if itd even work and suspect since its all wired together it might but the same juice goin to the speakers would also go to the brain and do some weird things there possibly. I always carry a back up speaker but if this worked Id just bring extra brain. I know crazy question but again just wondering. I know im weird but I think youre weird too,but hopefully in a good way
No, that wouldn't work at all, and would just make sure your amp was totally fried beyond all repair. Plus it would probably fry your backup too. So if mass destruction is what you're after, that's a good way to do it. The biggest positive for separate heads and cabs beyond flexibility of configuration is the option to rapidly swap out a failed component for a good one be it amp or cab.Iv gigged my Rumble 200 combo 3 times a week since mid December plus practice at home most nights and its holding up good. Some gigs are 100 miles from my house so I always carry backup bass and a back up amp when I travel, which leads me to a question I probably already know the answer but Im posing anyhow/ If ( God forbid) something happens to my brain in the rumble 200 causing it to fail could I attach another brain ( 8 ohm,100 watt bass ) to the speaker- out- of the fender cab and be able to get sound from the speaker WITHOUT damaging my combo brain anymore than it might already be? Ive never done this to try and of course the failed combo would be unplugged and I don't know if itd even work and suspect since its all wired together it might but the same juice goin to the speakers would also go to the brain and do some weird things there possibly. I always carry a back up speaker but if this worked Id just bring extra brain. I know crazy question but again just wondering. I know im weird but I think youre weird too,but hopefully in a good way
The same thought came to my mind as well, could you use another head on the combo?
The speaker output jack will be connected parallel to the amp and built in speaker, I would guess.
No idea if there are any electronics in between nor if adding power into the output jack could cause harm
Another thought could be to add a switch which can decouple the amp and the built in speaker.
If would require a bit DIY but would solve the potential problem of power going back to the Fender amp.
No intention of trying it out with my nice 3 Rumbles though, I'll leave it up to the experts
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I knew it was a bad idea and I like the idea of a 100 rumble as a backup/both light and I could run the two together and get 240 watts if I wanted/between now and Christmas this
I really like the ideaa of a Rumble 100 as a backup and gonna move toward that between now and Christmas. Its my money but always best to get wife approval (everything of mine is hers and everything of hers is hersThe same thought came to my mind as well, could you use another head on the combo?
The speaker output jack will be connected parallel to the amp and built in speaker, I would guess.
No idea if there are any electronics in between nor if adding power into the output jack could cause harm
Another thought could be to add a switch which can decouple the amp and the built in speaker.
If would require a bit DIY but would solve the potential problem of power going back to the Fender amp.
No intention of trying it out with my nice 3 Rumbles though, I'll leave it up to the experts
) Honey I NEED ANOTHER RUMBLE!
From one old fart at play to all the others here!
Linnin, I would never have guessed that you are a Beefheart freak! You have great taste in music to go with your taste in amps!
I can recommend the Rumble 100, really like mine.I really like the ideaa of a Rumble 100 as a backup and gonna move toward that between now and Christmas. Its my money but always best to get wife approval (everything of mine is hers and everything of hers is hers
In case your wife is in doubt: just ask me, I'll convince her you need it!
Trout Mask Replica was on heavy rotation on my stereo, as was Frank's 'Uncle Meat'. Of course there are many others over the years. I could never get any band to play Zig-Zag Wanderer even though it is simple.
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Linnin, this is for you. I hope it doesn't get me kicked out of the club.
How 'bout a Rumble Club lifetime achievement award just for being able to remember all those words and play bass at the same time! Well done!
Beefheart/Don Van Vliet is quite possibly my favorite musical artist in the history of pop / rock / weirdness.
I have more music by him than any other band or artist--and I have a LOT of music covering most all eras, genres and points of the globe.
I have all the regular releases as well as tons of rarities, demos, bootlegs, etc.
He's also one of my favorite visual artists. Love his paintings.
I've often said that if aliens came to Earth or a person who'd been deaf their entire lives and suddenly gained the ability to hear, and they asked what rock and roll sounded like, I would play them Safe As Milk.
Well, that or a whole bunch of Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry.
I'm new here, not to TB, but this club, need help really bad!
just played through the 500 combo
200 combo
and 100.....
looking for a good practice amp.
heard this before, right?
now coming from a used to be gigging, long time ago, to now just trying to keep my chops up bass player,
and loving Peg's, these things are freaking awesome!
point being and advice, 500 alone, 200, or, 100 with an extension 112 cab, keep in mind, only a practice amp.
And I love 10's, 12's and 15's, all do something special.
just played through the 500 combo
200 combo
and 100.....
looking for a good practice amp.
heard this before, right?
now coming from a used to be gigging, long time ago, to now just trying to keep my chops up bass player,
and loving Peg's, these things are freaking awesome!
point being and advice, 500 alone, 200, or, 100 with an extension 112 cab, keep in mind, only a practice amp.
And I love 10's, 12's and 15's, all do something special.
All good questions. First off the Rumble 100 is a 1x12 8 ohm combo only, and does not have a powered extension speaker output jack. Nor can one be added. However the Rumble 100 is an excellent choice for a personal practice amp that also has some limited jam and gig ability.
Both the 500 and 200 do have powered extension speaker output jacks and are thus expandable with a wide variety of cabinet choices. So take your pick.
If you are going to jamming informally with various friends to include drums, then the Rumble 200 combo would be your minimum recommendation. Plus it's very gig worthy too. The Rumble 500 is a go anywhere do anything powerhouse of bass joy.
For truly personal practice only or an acoustic jam, the Rumble 40 is outstanding.
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mmmmmmmmmm, thanks Linnin.
I'm not a rational man, so , leaning heavily towards the 500 as it sounds so, so gooooooooooooooood.
