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WOW! What bass guitar are you using? I play a Stingray 5 and I don't even add much bass...keep it pretty flat and just engage the Vintage. I have the matching 210 cab and would recommend as it would move more air than the 112.Don't worry. Thanks for asking questions. I have done both options you mentioned. Right now I do have bass all the way up and vintage enabled. Sounds great but I would just like a little more oomph than the 2x10 is currently giving me. My band plays a variety of music. Mostly rock but sometimes reggae. I would just like a little more rumble. (pun realized but not intended.)
go with the 210, it will give you that low and and lack of membrane!
you should even consider the 112. though many here say the 112 is not a sub bass monster, it really fills up the lows of the 500 and gives you way more oomph than without. i like the weight and the dimensions. the 210 is a little heavier than the combo and when stacked it's not that easy to see the controls (and the drive led).
Edit: the vintage button is not the best way for dubby sub-bass sounds, it gives plenty of low mids, which is more of a rock tone. for ultimate sub lows i even roll off the low mids a little and crank the volume up some more
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I was wondering if it may be my pickups. I'm not too familiar with them.
The bass is an EC-254AT witht the factory EMG 35HZ Passive pickups.
I'm skeptical that your R500 combo can't produce enough lows for you. When high-end audiophile speaker systems are running smaller than 10s, when pro arena gear runs 10-inchers, I have to guess it's not the speakers. Have you tried moving it around the room? Do other amps sound bassier when placed in the same location?
Well, so there's part of the problem. It's not just one room that I play in and I'm competing with a full band. I don't want to volume up too much and blow the speakers either.
You could very well be right but it's been an ongoing complaint from the guys in the band.
Try another passive bass guitar also when I play reggae tunes I sometimes engage the o/d- but watch your drive and level settings 1st on the o/d! I wouldn't worry about blowing speakers because they are rated for your combo, but use your ears for farting.
Holy Bass Boost Batman!
Your house should have Rumbled off its foundation as it totally collapsed on top of you.I don't know what that is, but I'd trade it in on a Fender!
So is it your complaint or theirs? I agree with Linnin that bass full up and vintage on with a 500C should give you not too shabby lows.
Perhaps unless you're standing in the Grand Canyon.
What's the band's setup, how (&loud) do they play?
That's good to know. I was using a horrible Behringer combo prior which had way too much power for the speakers. It was ridiculously heavy and ultimately I blew the speakers turning it up to 4. Yeah, 4.
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No problems with the rumble line up as I heard of. But behringers? I'm sorry for your loses. Welcome to the rumble family.
Don't worry. Thanks for asking questions. I have done both options you mentioned. Right now I do have bass all the way up and vintage enabled. Sounds great but I would just like a little more oomph than the 2x10 is currently giving me. My band plays a variety of music. Mostly rock but sometimes reggae. I would just like a little more rumble. (pun realized but not intended.)
Bass all the way up??? Whoa!
I keep my bass around 12:00, and with the additional 210 cab, sometimes lower than that. I can't imagine having the bass on full......
Agreed!Bass all the way up??? Whoa!
I keep my bass level at noon also (0 boost/cut) and adjust mids and treble around that starting point. For high volume I am almost always in subtractive EQ across the board.
Bass all the way up??? Whoa!
So that goes back to my original question about adding the extension cab.
Run a search as there are tons of posts about every type of Fender Rumble extension cabinet. The BIG thing is to fully understand the additive value of a linear array of identical stacked drivers and the coupling effect of identical stacked cabinets. The Rumble 500 combo and Rumble 210 cabinet are both just as is the Rumble 500 head + a pair of stacked Rumble 210 cabinets. For maximum Sound Pressure Level, use a Rumble 500 head on top of a pair of Rumble 410 cabinets. Of course there are always pairs of Rumble 115's and Rumble 112's too.
I don't know what that is, but I'd trade it in on a Fender!
Believe me, I wish I could.
I have read a lot on this but still see posts where the writers assure that the addition of the larger speaker is what they needed. That's why I thought I would ask. If you notice the advice is still all over the place. I'm glad that some have questioned if the extra cab is even necessary. I think I'll explore my tone settings a bit more before I throw down another $300. As I stated I'm coming from a place of fear where my old combo's amp had far too much power for the speakers and eventually it killed them. I don't want to cause any damage because it would be quite a while before I could afford to clean up my mistake. (The Rumble 500 was a huuuuuge splurge for me.)
Budget bassing.
