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Well, made the second installment payment on the Rumble 150 and Squier P bass I have in layaway.
Closer to becoming MINE.
I have until October to pay it off but hope not to wait nearly that long.
I keep thinking about how sweet even that humble Squier sounded through it. Mmm.
Closer to becoming MINE.
I have until October to pay it off but hope not to wait nearly that long.
I keep thinking about how sweet even that humble Squier sounded through it. Mmm.
Big Hoss
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An update for those chomping at the bit as it were to know about my experiences with MDB Covers. I got an email back Tuesday from Mike telling me he's gladly replace the torn panel and add the reinforcing stitch where mine didn't have it, no problems. I got it in the mail Wednesday mid day, and tracking says it was delivered to him late yesterday. I expect to hear from him soon on the repair / replacement.
I look forward to getting this back soon, aside from this one glitch, I think he makes a great product that does exactly what I expect of it...
I look forward to getting this back soon, aside from this one glitch, I think he makes a great product that does exactly what I expect of it...
Big Hoss
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Thank you for that update @Big Hoss
No wories. So far he's been a straight up kind of guy. Pretty happy with the work he's doing...
Good news. Every business deal can have problems, but it's how it's dealt with that makes the difference. I never hold a grudge against anyone that goes out of their way to fix their issues.
Spent a few days with the Rumble 500. This thing is the business.
Here's a pic of my new v3 500 head & v2 cab together, still in the honeymoon stage with my lakland P5..so my fenders haven't been getting much love lately still getting use to hearing bass through a cab since I've been playing my basses direct for the last couple of years...
I have the same rig, but it hasn't been gettin' much lovin' since I picked up the 500 combo. Did you mount the logo on the side? I was thinking about getting some of the new Fender cloth so everything matches.
I just picked up a Rumble 210 cab to go with my 500 combo. Holy you-know-what! I'm 61 years old, been playing bass for over 40 years. Have been through so many amps I can't keep count.... SVT's, Carvin B2000's, Aguilar TH500, goes on & on & on. I just never thought Fender had come out with a decent bass amp....until I tried the 500 combo. My other gear is gone, this is all I will ever need!
I did mount it on the side with some Velcro but I may just take it off altogether. The 410 was being blown out for 199 and I couldn't pass it but it's heavy, looking to get a 15 cab in the future..
Not sure about driver weight, but MDF construction plus a larger front shelf ported cabinet made the 4 ohm V2 Rumble 410 something like 77 pounds. They sound great and sold hand-over-fist until they were replaced by the new 8 ohm V3 Rumble 410. A Rumble 350 head on top of the Rumble 410 made for a very serious gig-rig especially for a total cost of $650 shipped. It blew the competition out of the water and into the weeds.
Not a fan of mdf, but am a fan of front slot ports. Swr had it right. V3 does do a good job tuning the tube ports though. Someday I may try the slot port son of bertha under my rumble 200. Next experiment planned is the back tube ported goliath jr 2, but being wired at 16 ohms it wont be getting as much juice as the 15, and I am assuming output will be down around 180w or so at 5.3 ohms.
Any data on what the 200 runs at 5.3?
Any data on what the 200 runs at 5.3?
Hi All,
Trying to decide if I should make the plunge & get a Rumble 500 or a Hartke LH 1000 head, not sure if the rumble with have enough power??
The Hartke ohm description is confusing ie:
Trying to decide if I should make the plunge & get a Rumble 500 or a Hartke LH 1000 head, not sure if the rumble with have enough power??
The Hartke ohm description is confusing ie:
- Dual Parallel Mode: 2 x 225 watts @ 8 ohms, 2 x 320 watts @ 4 ohms, 2 x 545 watts @ 2 ohms
- Bridge Mode: 1 x 750 watts @ 8 ohms, 1 x 1100 watts @ 4 ohms
- Classic 12AX7 High Voltage Class-A tube preamp circuit
Enough power for what? If you cruise this thread, you will find that everyone has flavor tested their Rumbles in various scenarios with all different styles of music. The only reason I could see myself purchasing a head (like the Hartke) with more watts would be if I were constantly doing larger shows with zero-to-nil FOH support.
In a nutshell, the LH1000 has two power amps and one preamp.
In bridge mode, it's basically working as one big amp with 1000ish watts. Pretty straightforward
In parallel mode, each side powers the connected speakers independently. It has a volume and a balance.
Only advantage I see there is you could run one channel totally clean, and put all your effects through the other. Don't know much more than that as far as advantages, I think most people run them bridged unless they're gettin all fancy and whatnot.
Or maybe if you have 2 4ohm cabinets.
As far as if 500 watts is enough, unless you have big gigs/stages and not going through the PA, it's lots in most situations.
In bridge mode, it's basically working as one big amp with 1000ish watts. Pretty straightforward
In parallel mode, each side powers the connected speakers independently. It has a volume and a balance.
Only advantage I see there is you could run one channel totally clean, and put all your effects through the other. Don't know much more than that as far as advantages, I think most people run them bridged unless they're gettin all fancy and whatnot.
Or maybe if you have 2 4ohm cabinets.
As far as if 500 watts is enough, unless you have big gigs/stages and not going through the PA, it's lots in most situations.
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The difference between 500 and 1000 is only 3db, it really just comes down to headroom, though the dual amp thing is better if you want to run a whole wall of cabs, bridging limits your impedance options as the 2 2 ohm capable channels become one 4 ohm channel. An amp like that is for someone who needs to run a whole wall of cabs.
Besides, I was never a hartke fan. But then again I wasnt a fender bass amp fan either until recently. The soul of fender has usurped the spirit of swr.
Watts are not just watts anyway. These rumble watts seem louder than they should be.
For a wall of cabs the rumble is not ideal being limited to 4 ohm, that is why I am keeping my 2 ohm stable heads. It is nice to have the option to run 3 or 4 cabs on a big stage, though not necessary. Most foh guys are likely to make you turn down anyway, though the spread is nice. I did one show in a trio where we used long speaker cables and ran our second cabs on the other side of the stage. No worries about hearing each other or the front row only hearing guitar or bass predominantly depending on which side. Another time I was forced to change sides last minute and have to trust a.di signal in a side fill since I was no where near my amp. Not as much fun for sure, and the tone was really clicky, though I was told it was much better in the house.
Besides, I was never a hartke fan. But then again I wasnt a fender bass amp fan either until recently. The soul of fender has usurped the spirit of swr.
Watts are not just watts anyway. These rumble watts seem louder than they should be.
For a wall of cabs the rumble is not ideal being limited to 4 ohm, that is why I am keeping my 2 ohm stable heads. It is nice to have the option to run 3 or 4 cabs on a big stage, though not necessary. Most foh guys are likely to make you turn down anyway, though the spread is nice. I did one show in a trio where we used long speaker cables and ran our second cabs on the other side of the stage. No worries about hearing each other or the front row only hearing guitar or bass predominantly depending on which side. Another time I was forced to change sides last minute and have to trust a.di signal in a side fill since I was no where near my amp. Not as much fun for sure, and the tone was really clicky, though I was told it was much better in the house.
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