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Here's a very interesting thread over on the Fender Forums, from an electronics tech repairing a V2 Rumble 150 combo. Excellent photos and running commentary. Plus some really superb insight at the very end.
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I'm not sure if this will work but here is a sample of what the Rumble 500 combo sounds like in a live situation. Please excuse the miscues but you can clearly hear the bass and I wasn't even half way up.Dropbox - mustang sally croped.mp4
Forgive me, probably asking the same question, but I've asked around a bit and never have gotten a really solid answer yet. Obviously pairing a 500c with a 210 will work perfectly. It's recommended by Fender, but what about a 115? Shouldn't that also work just fine? and then the 112 people say they like, but won't that be quieter than the 210s? I feel like I would want either a 112 or a 115 to pair with the 500c, but if a 210 will be the loudest I'll just do that. Not so sure how it all works, admittedly. I understand half the power goes to the extension cabs, but you can't send half your output to 4 speakers, the other half to two.
I want to absolutely maximize volume, want awesome Rumble tones, maybe mix speaker sizes (if safe), and not blow anything up. Thanks guys!
I want to absolutely maximize volume, want awesome Rumble tones, maybe mix speaker sizes (if safe), and not blow anything up. Thanks guys!
Thanks. I wasn't sure if the link would be accessible. I'm really digging the overall vibe of the rumbles. Love the old school grill and metal corners too.
I say get a V3 Fender Rumble 115 extension speaker cabinet, and be happy! Let the anti-mixed driver gestapo be damned. Pffft!
I think you will be happy with any of the above (although I haven't tried the 112 as an extension cabinet.) I have a 500 combo, a 210 ext cab, and a 115 ext cab. The combo sounds awesome with both of the other cabs, maybe a bit tighter with the 210, but gobs of power & "rumble" with the 115 as well!
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My vote would be to add another 210 like I did. Sound massive, and I'm not sure if will ever need to use the configuration. I honestly bought the 210 cab to use with my Genz Benz STM-900, but can maybe use it with my 500 combo for an outdoor gig.
I'm a fan of matched drivers and linear arrays.
I also think that part of what fuels the love of stacked speakers is simply getting some of the drivers off the floor. I think that provides enough benefit that it makes ANY stack (matched speakers or not) sound better. Especially if the musician is standing 6 feet or closer to the speakers, which is pretty common for bar gigs.
These are just opinions based on my observations. I'm playing mostly through a Rumble 200 combo on top of a Rumble 115 cabinet. The visual difference in cabinet width doesn't bother me. At all. My experiment is playing through just the v3 200 (without the extension speaker) both on the floor and stacked on top of the extension cab but not plugged in. In other words: same watts, same number of speakers, the only difference is the height off the ground. I like the sound better in the raised-off-the-floor position. It seems somehow cleaner.
I also think that part of what fuels the love of stacked speakers is simply getting some of the drivers off the floor. I think that provides enough benefit that it makes ANY stack (matched speakers or not) sound better. Especially if the musician is standing 6 feet or closer to the speakers, which is pretty common for bar gigs.
These are just opinions based on my observations. I'm playing mostly through a Rumble 200 combo on top of a Rumble 115 cabinet. The visual difference in cabinet width doesn't bother me. At all. My experiment is playing through just the v3 200 (without the extension speaker) both on the floor and stacked on top of the extension cab but not plugged in. In other words: same watts, same number of speakers, the only difference is the height off the ground. I like the sound better in the raised-off-the-floor position. It seems somehow cleaner.
i see someone trying to dump a rumble 200v3 for like 40usd. missing knobs and a blown speaker. i don't have a cab myself to test the preamp/power section with. i assume if that works then a speaker replacement might be a go. sadly it's also more than an hour away. any suggestions?
LOL, $40 is a 10th of what it cost new. If you've got the time to go check it out, it might be worth the effort.
doesn't help i was at GC this afternoon waitng out traffic and playing through several of the v3 combos...honestly though I think i did slightly prefer the tone of the 100 (on top of a 4x10 stack) over the 200 (on the floor).
a replacement 15" driver will push that cost back up...
I'm not sure if they're exact replacements, but I know MF, Sweetwater, and others carry 15" Eminence speakers for less than $100.
"Dump" is probably exactly the right word. Missing a knob and blown speaker means a hard life. I'd consider it for about a buck and a 15 minute drive, nothing else. God knows what got spilled in it.
Given the Rumble's tried-and-true Delta-Comp Limiter and clip detection circuit, I wonder what in the Sam Hell they pumped through that thing to kill it. Fender Rumbles are about as teenager proof as they come.
