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Can anyone tell me if there is a major difference in the Rumble heads between the 200 and the 500 other than power?

I played the 200 head into a matching 210 cab over the weekend at GC and I liked its sound better than the 200 combo. I'd be getting probably both the head and matching cab so that I could add a second 210 (and possibly a higher powered/different head) at a later date.

My BG250 was under-powered at times, but it is well documented here that the 250 Watt rating was rather generous. And I would have quite a bit more speaker area.
 
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jp58 said:
Can anyone tell me if there is a major difference in the Rumble heads between the 200 and the 500 other than power?

I played the 200 head into a matching 210 cab over the weekend at GC and I liked it's sound better than the 200 combo. I'd be getting probably both the head and matching cab so that I could add a second 210 (and possibly a higher powered/different head) at a later date.

My BG250 was under-powered at times, but it is well documented here that the 250 Watt rating was rather generous. And I would have quite a bit more speaker area.
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All the V3 Rumbles from the 40 up to the 500 share the very same front end. Rumbles 100; 200, and 500 are all D-Class power sections. Tone wise the Rumble 200 and 500 heads are going to sound the same if plugged into identical cabinets. The major difference being headroom and max SPL.

The Rumble 200 head into a Rumble 210 cabinet is an interesting choice. That will give 140 continuous watts into the 8 ohm load, and 200 watts into 4 ohms. Still it will be much louder than the TCE BG250 which is only about 125 continuous watts with a strong tailwind.

Hope to welcome you soon. :thumbsup:
 
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Linnin said:
All the V3 Rumbles from the 40 up to the 500 share the very same front end. Rumbles 100; 200, and 500 are all D-Class power sections. Tone wise the Rumble 200 and 500 heads are going to sound the same if plugged into identical cabinets. The major difference being headroom and max SPL.

The Rumble 200 head into a Rumble 210 cabinet is an interesting choice. That will give 140 continuous watts into the 8 ohm load, and 200 watts into 4 ohms. Still it will be much louder than the TCE BG250 which is only about 125 continuous watts with a strong tailwind.

Hope to welcome you soon. :thumbsup:
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It seems like an interesting choice, but the only heads that they had were the Rumbles, Portaflex, SVT pro, and a fender tube. They had all of the Ampeg combos amd the rumble combos up to the 200.

The cabs were basically the Pf cabs, acoustic cabs, and a Rumble 210.

The GC by my parents has very slim pickings for bass. Makes me glad to live just outside Nashville.

I'm actually looking for a warmer sound, my TC is very modern and boomy. So it would be quite the change, but one that I'd welcome. I liked the sound of the Aguilar that I played before, but I still like/need the aux and headphone jacks that the Rumbles have.
 
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GregT said:
Interesting!! Still researching a cab to go with my 200 combo. Interesting!! An tod thank you!!
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I usually go for a cleaner tone, but I was just thinking that a mild overdrive might be pretty cool. Are any of you leaving the overdrive on all the time when you play live?
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No;What I do is plug in my economy fender footswitch that will turn on/off the o.d.be careful to set the drive & level knobs to proper volumes,the guys I play with tend to get louder as more people dance in the middle of dance tunes.It stays off most of the time for our type of music.
 
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GregT said:
I usually go for a cleaner tone, but I was just thinking that a mild overdrive might be pretty cool. Are any of you leaving the overdrive on all the time when you play live?
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I leave my Overdrive on for the most part, and it's set fairly mild to get a bit of dirt in my tone. I turn it off if there’s a song that I need a really clean tone for, but those are few and far between in my band’s setlist.
 
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I got a generic footswitch, for under $20, not too long ago.

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This one should work too, if you want one that says Fender on it:

Fender 1-Button Footswitch for Mustang and Blues Junior Amps

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GregT said:
Are any of you leaving the overdrive on all the time when you play live?
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I have at times when I am playing late 60's power trio rock and need to sound like Jack Bruce of Cream, or Noel Redding of Jimi Hendrix Experience, or even Mel Schacher of Grand Funk. Also any gut bucket blues calls for natural tube grind. For that kind of real rock dirt in a solid state bass amp,
:D Rumbles Rule! :D
 
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I've never been a fan of the overdriven, fuzzed, or distorted in any way bass. always sounds like fast-farting to me. The only guy who got it right is duG Pinnick, and maybe Billy Sheehan, playing through a rack of equipment and multiple amps. but the OD on the Rumble is useful. Every once in awhile I turn it on, turn it up, and have a blast. Band looks at me a little funny, but screw 'em. Come to think of it, the Rumble OD sounds a little like Sheehan's mid-heavy OD.
And not that I'm anything, but it's high praise from me.
 
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