Now that's one gorgeous Rumblicious Mini-Stack!
I have the same thing only with a Rumble 350 head. Love those Rumble 112 Neo cabs.
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Now that's one gorgeous Rumblicious Mini-Stack!
I have the same thing only with a Rumble 350 head. Love those Rumble 112 Neo cabs.
No. Only the Rumble 200 & 500 combos have extension speaker output jacks allowing for an 8 ohm speaker cabinet to be added. The Rumble 200 is just $100 more than the Rumble 100. 1x15 vs 1x12 but when you add a Rumble 115 cab to the Rumble 200 combo you are moving twice as much air and have twice the sound dispersion at the same volume level. That's a nice option to have for the future even if you don't need it, or can't afford it now. Or go totally modular with seperate head and cab(s).
The Rumble 100 has proven very popular and is loud enough for band use with a drummer as has been posted. Lync took it out of the box and straight to a gig! Now that's confidence!
Look at page 33 for post #646 & 647 where Lync has some gig pix and his initial report/review. Very telling indeed.
Rumbles Rock!
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HA-I use the same settings (check my pic above). I use the bright switch depending on the tune at this point. Amazing how loud the little 100 gets and it is so light.
Best part about it, it sits in the mix...very easy to get a "pro" bass tone with minimal tweaking.
Yes it does sit very well in a mix. I've only had one rehearsal with it so far but it was awesome. The only things that I may change about it is, some stuffing on the inside of the box to help tighten it up a bit and some chrome knobs. Other than that, I'm very pleased with everything about it.
I used Sonic Barrier acoustic damping foam to good effect in my Rumble 75. http://www.talkbass.com/threads/upgrading-a-fender-rumble-75-combo.1018630/
and I bought some 2 1/2" eggcrate acoustic foam to use on the back panel of my Rumble 112 cabs, but haven't installed it yet. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] Of course you can just use plain old fiberglass house insulation, but properly designed acoustic foams are where it's at.
and I bought some 2 1/2" eggcrate acoustic foam to use on the back panel of my Rumble 112 cabs, but haven't installed it yet. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] Of course you can just use plain old fiberglass house insulation, but properly designed acoustic foams are where it's at.
It's pretty amazing how the 100 is taking off. In a way I'm not surprised, 12's are some of the best kept secrets from the great 60's sounds.
I love it myself!
My Fender Rumble 75 with 1x12 turned me into a beliver! I am totally in love with my Rumble 112 Neo cabs. 
Rumble On!
I almost bought one of those, but chose the Rumble 75 instead (the SWR was more than twice the cost), and yes it is easily twice the weight of the new Rumble 100's 22 pounds. But it sits in my music corner for personal practice and doesn't go anywhere anymore since I got the Rumble 350 and twin Rumble 112 Neos.
Hi all,
I'm thinking about buying the 500 combo next week. I played the 200 today and was very impressed. Since I'm not very knowledgeable about the electronic side of things I have a question. If I play the 500 combo through the 210's and add an extension 115 am I then getting 250 watts to each and with 8 ohms resistance does that mean I'm getting less total wattage?
The reason I ask is I play a 250 watt hartke through a 115 @8ohm now and I have to max out to keep up with the rest of the band I'm playing with. I'd like to add the headroom to be heard but not have to push the amp to the Mac at rehearsal.
I'm thinking about buying the 500 combo next week. I played the 200 today and was very impressed. Since I'm not very knowledgeable about the electronic side of things I have a question. If I play the 500 combo through the 210's and add an extension 115 am I then getting 250 watts to each and with 8 ohms resistance does that mean I'm getting less total wattage?
The reason I ask is I play a 250 watt hartke through a 115 @8ohm now and I have to max out to keep up with the rest of the band I'm playing with. I'd like to add the headroom to be heard but not have to push the amp to the Mac at rehearsal.
Derrida423 - I would pair the 500 combo with another 8 ohm 210 cabinet of some sort if needed. I wouldn't use the 115. You may find that the 500 combo by itself will keep up with your band without an extension cab.
Thanks tedsalt.
I always thought a 115 paired with a 210 would give the best mix of the high and low frequencies. Why would I want to add another 210? From my understanding speaker area is greater with multiple 10's. However, the frequency of a 15 is slower than a 10. So, the mix of those frequencies as they move away from the speakers would be a balanced sound. Wouldn't I be missing that balance by missing the 115?
I always thought a 115 paired with a 210 would give the best mix of the high and low frequencies. Why would I want to add another 210? From my understanding speaker area is greater with multiple 10's. However, the frequency of a 15 is slower than a 10. So, the mix of those frequencies as they move away from the speakers would be a balanced sound. Wouldn't I be missing that balance by missing the 115?
This is going to be somewhat of a long post so bear with me. First the Rumble 500 combo is 350 watts into the 8 ohm load of the internal 2x10 drivers. Plugging in an 8 ohm extension speaker cabinet presents a total 4 ohm load to the amp and the full 500 watts is achieved. This is true for any amp 8 ohms + 8 ohms (in parallel) = 4 ohms. In the case of the Rumble 500: 250 watts will go to one set of speakers and 250 watts to the other for a total of 500 watts.
While you can indeed sit the Rumble 500 combo on top of a Rumble 115 cab and be OK, it's not for the reasons you're thinking of. Here's a clip of Billy Sheehan (boy does he love to talk, but he is good & smart) Even though he is endorsed by Hartke, listen closely to what he is saying about his 115 cab, and why he uses it. It will surprise you.
I hope he's got those Martin-Logans far enough away from the back wall at his home, or they don't sound as good as they can. 
I'm just going to break this up into two posts. Both the Rumble 200 & 500 combos are very flexible now that you can add in an 8 ohm extension speaker cab.
Popping a Rumble 200 with it's internal 1x15 on top of a Rumble 115 cab is a no brainer and will sound just lovely and will move twice as much air while giving you twice the sound despersion. All while giving you a bump in power from 140 watts at 8 ohms to a full 200 at 4 ohms.
I've called Fender and both the Rumble 115 cab or 410 cab will work just fine in conjunction with the Rumble 500 combo. There are folks that will beat their breast and rant about never mixing driver sizes.
Try this: if on a good solid floor take the 115 cab off it's casters and place on the floor, put the 500 combo off to it's side a few inches apart. Not touching and not stacked. Keep everything at 12 o'clock high. Get a good 20-30 foot cable, and plug in and back off a good 20 feet. Make sure your basses tone control is in the middle too and not wide open. Play. What are you hearing? How do they sound together? Do you like it or not? Also be sure to audition the Rumble 500 combo all by itself first so that you are well aquainted with it's signature tone. If you like the 15's better, just get a Rumble 500 head and a pair of 115 cabs. For shear volume a Rumble 500 head on top of a pair of 410 cabs is king.
Popping a Rumble 200 with it's internal 1x15 on top of a Rumble 115 cab is a no brainer and will sound just lovely and will move twice as much air while giving you twice the sound despersion. All while giving you a bump in power from 140 watts at 8 ohms to a full 200 at 4 ohms.
I've called Fender and both the Rumble 115 cab or 410 cab will work just fine in conjunction with the Rumble 500 combo. There are folks that will beat their breast and rant about never mixing driver sizes.
Try this: if on a good solid floor take the 115 cab off it's casters and place on the floor, put the 500 combo off to it's side a few inches apart. Not touching and not stacked. Keep everything at 12 o'clock high. Get a good 20-30 foot cable, and plug in and back off a good 20 feet. Make sure your basses tone control is in the middle too and not wide open. Play. What are you hearing? How do they sound together? Do you like it or not? Also be sure to audition the Rumble 500 combo all by itself first so that you are well aquainted with it's signature tone. If you like the 15's better, just get a Rumble 500 head and a pair of 115 cabs. For shear volume a Rumble 500 head on top of a pair of 410 cabs is king.
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The Rumble 500 combo will probably be enough volume by itself. If it's not, then try it with your 115 (if it's an 8 ohm cab). If you still aren't getting enough volume, I would try an 8 ohm 210 cabinet (rather than the 115). 10s will typically get you more volume than a 15. Using the same amp with different cabs, volume is a function of speaker cone surface area. The greater the speaker cone surface area, the greater the max volume potential.
I was interested in trying one of those out...pretty light and reports were good. I went with the SWR at the time since it had a separate jack to also use it as a vocal monitor. Didn't work out too well. Anyway...the Rumble 100 is everything I wanted it to be so it worked out well.
