Deal of the Century! $500 for a Rumble 500 combo plus Rumble 210 cabinet. 
Fender Rumble stack smoking deal bay area
Fender Rumble stack smoking deal bay area
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OMG!! That is a crazy deal. If I didn't already have this I would be buying it.Deal of the Century! $500 for a Rumble 500 combo plus Rumble 210 cabinet.
Fender Rumble stack smoking deal bay area
The real advantages of separates is versatility. One head and different cabinets for different purposes. Also if your amp should die, easy shipping for repairs and use a back up head in it's place.
The advantages of a combo are one easy to move unit. Today's Rumble 200 & 500 combos are also very versatile in that they have a powered extension speaker output. Most combos do not.
Given your query of Rumble 500 combo + Rumble 210 cab ($950) vs Rumble 500 head + Rumble 410 cab ($800) is a close match. Big difference in favor of the combo is you can get the full 500 watts and can choose the number of drivers needed. Two or Four? With the head and cab you are stuck with four drivers whether you need them or not. The 500 head + 2 x 210's (or any two 8 ohm cabs) would be the most versatile. In this case $1,100. So what suits you best is the real question. I'd pick a 500 head and a pair of Rumble 115 cabinets. I already have a pair of V2 112's that I Love.
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Thanks Linnin,
The thing is that I sold my R200 combo and kept my R40 because I prefer the sound of 10" speakers with my P-bass.
The thing is that I sold my R200 combo and kept my R40 because I prefer the sound of 10" speakers with my P-bass.
+custom cover for the 500 combo! what's going on out there on the westcoast.I never see deals like that down here-WOW!Deal of the Century! $500 for a Rumble 500 combo plus Rumble 210 cabinet.
Fender Rumble stack smoking deal bay area
All of this, plus i like being able to have some sort of spare in case of breakage. I normally use a 500 head with two 112 cabs, and pack a GK or markbass spare head in my bag. If either the head or a cab dies, I'm still good to play. But for my combo - blow a speaker or the head dies - I'm SOL. And yes, in my career I have lost both heads and cabs during a gig. I felt so... flaccid.
And I might have found an answer to the meat factor... SansAmp VT DI pedal. I realized that the Tech21 VT500 head is just this pedal as a front end with a class D back end, so I'm trying the VT DI as the front end going into the Rumble 500 head. We'll see. I'm looking for a mixture of Rumble and SVT juju."Sonic Meat Factor" - now there's a band name waiting to happen!
If I had the choice (& Rumbles were sensibly priced here in Aus) I'd go for a R500 HEAD & 2 × Rumble 115 cabs. One x 115 for smaller gigs. ..2 fer bigger. ... IMO....THAT'S the important benefit add grabbing a head n cab over a combo.
I can certainly see the benefits of a combo of course. ...but that'd suit me.
I can certainly see the benefits of a combo of course. ...but that'd suit me.
Dunno what happened there. I was talking about the $500 deal of course
Just ordered the Rumble 500 head. Should be here this Friday 
I'm 64kgs ... 52 y.o. and certainly don't find the Super Bassman too heavy. Sure it ain't no micro. ..but it SOUNDS heavy. I'm perfectly happy to schlep this amp for the sheer joy it gives me to play thru it. I don't use it for every gig. ... if there's poor access or a heap of stairs. ..no elevator etc. .. other than that. ..it's my main squeeze!
