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Fender Rumble Club

G'day to you as well Red!

The 115, to me, sounds a tiny bit deeper....brings out the bottom end in a big way. Given that my 4001's are quite middy and trebly, it really helps reinforce the low stuff.

The 112 sounds less harsh and biting than the 2x10...just takes the edge off a little. It's got a nice counter to the 15, they really do seem to compliment each other well.

I also guess it depends what bass you're plugging in. A full Fender P, or a modern bass would I'm sure give different results to my 42 year old clank monsters!

Hope this helps a bit!

Cosmetics and build quality wise, do you notice much of a difference? Notably areas such as the "tolex" itself, the handles and the backplate. I have yet to see the 2 side by side, but when I first saw the 112 in person it seemed to be nicer in fit and finish, nicer than the combo by a little bit, and what I remembered from seeing the 115 in stores. Then linnin posted that the 112/210 are made by eminence China as opposed to the Indonesia factory. It just seemed slightly less "cheap" (for years I had used 90's swr and eden cabs) than the 115 and my combo with the covering peeling off in the back.

I'm sure the differences are subtle, but let us know if you notice them side by side.
 
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Yesterday, during the Brooklyn 1/2 Marathon, a Rock Band, consisting of 4 young people were entertaining the crowd at Coney Island, as the runners came through. They Bass player was very good, though only playing for 7 months, had a Fender Rumble 40 combo. I was surprised and impressed with the sound it could produce outdoors!
 
Rehearsal Report: Played my new 500c yesrerday with a 212 ext (not Rumble).

3 things:
- it sounded really good on its own.
- the 12s seemed to overshadow the 10s but playing only thru the 12s wasn't as good.
- playing with the band revealed the E string as way more pronounced than the others. Did a boost on mids to compensate.

Will be trying it without the 212 next time to compare.

Will eventually try the popular 15 ext. although the 210 ext is tempting.
 
Gig report:

Didn't get to use a crate, couldn't find an empty one. So I tried a different approach, I put the amp/cab about halfway from the back to front and all the way to the edge of right side of the stage angled towards the front/center stage. Cut a lot of the boom out, but still had a bit. I'm hoping that a 2nd 210 cab will help cure this.

On another note, one of the bands we played with last night had a great bass player that showed up with a Mesa/Boogie 610 cab and not sure with monster Mesa/Boogie Head it was ( I think the Strategy 8:88), but impressive looking. He was playing a 6 string Spector. They sounded kinda nu-metal, but with actual vocals instead of growls. It took him and one of his guitar players to move it up on stage. No thanks.

I can load in and out in one trip. Maybe 2 after I get the second cab. Or start using a really good gig bag for my bass, and still do one trip! I have some now, but I love that HSC Fender gives with the American series basses.
 
Gig report:

Didn't get to use a crate, couldn't find an empty one. So I tried a different approach, I put the amp/cab about halfway from the back to front and all the way to the edge of right side of the stage angled towards the front/center stage. Cut a lot of the boom out, but still had a bit. I'm hoping that a 2nd 210 cab will help cure this.

On another note, one of the bands we played with last night had a great bass player that showed up with a Mesa/Boogie 610 cab and not sure with monster Mesa/Boogie Head it was ( I think the Strategy 8:88), but impressive looking. He was playing a 6 string Spector. They sounded kinda nu-metal, but with actual vocals instead of growls. It took him and one of his guitar players to move it up on stage. No thanks.

I can load in and out in one trip. Maybe 2 after I get the second cab. Or start using a really good gig bag for my bass, and still do one trip! I have some now, but I love that HSC Fender gives with the American series basses.

Did the boogie numetal dude thumb his nose at the rumble?
 
Was it this guy?
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Gig report:

Didn't get to use a crate, couldn't find an empty one. So I tried a different approach, I put the amp/cab about halfway from the back to front and all the way to the edge of right side of the stage angled towards the front/center stage. Cut a lot of the boom out, but still had a bit. I'm hoping that a 2nd 210 cab will help cure this.

On another note, one of the bands we played with last night had a great bass player that showed up with a Mesa/Boogie 610 cab and not sure with monster Mesa/Boogie Head it was ( I think the Strategy 8:88), but impressive looking. He was playing a 6 string Spector. They sounded kinda nu-metal, but with actual vocals instead of growls. It took him and one of his guitar players to move it up on stage. No thanks.

I can load in and out in one trip. Maybe 2 after I get the second cab. Or start using a really good gig bag for my bass, and still do one trip! I have some now, but I love that HSC Fender gives with the American series basses.
 
If he did, I didn't see it.

One of them gave me a compliment on my playing and tone. I think it was the drummer. My sound filled the place with 210's just as well as the 610 did, but to be fair, I don't play low tuned stuff.

I tried drop c with my Barty Ibby poor man's wick (wenge neck) with the 200 combo. Worked OK, but really opened up when I plugged into the cheap b115 that was part of the studio back line. Now I have a 112, but of course, nothing pending to test it. Ironically contacted a band that says blues and classic rock influenced metal, but they sound like a slightly less heavy disturbed. Yeah I am desperate and they aren't real far away. No reply yet. With dudes like that its probably either the pic I sent, or that I didn't namedrop and talk about my gear in the first email (yeah they asked for that, but since my swrs were stolen and I would be showing up with a rumble combo stack, I figured on not talking gear. F'n dudebros!
 
Wasting my data plan looking at the sire website.... Features look nice, how the passive mode has a tone control (could use it with either the fenders or the wicks), but having 3 German wicks, 2 USA fenders and a mij geddy... Then again I have an olp stingray that I like, and an Ibby, so it is possible I would like a sire. Question would be the jazz style or the modern style. Either way, don't have money and don't "need" another bass. Still look tempting for the price. Considering how I feel about most modern basses, it would probably be the V7 in alder because I already have 2 jazz with maple fretboards, the rosewood with pearl blocks would give me some variety, also costs less and lighter too. Again, being able to have it fit in with either my passive basses or active 3 band basses is appealing, and they look pretty nice. But 5 or 4? Only have 2 5s and both are similar, never know when I might need a 5 but not want to be sporting a wick for tone or image reasons... OK enough of that. I would play it through a rumble so it is not off topic.

Anyone here playing a sire through their rumble?
 
If he did, I didn't see it.

One of them gave me a compliment on my playing and tone. I think it was the drummer. My sound filled the place with 210's just as well as the 610 did, but to be fair, I don't play low tuned stuff.
Add any decent cab and you could slam Bs and even As almost as good as any heavy "pro" rig. Rumble 210, 115, 112 would do the trick, even a 410, but each 10 in the 410 would be hit 1/2 as hard as the ones in the 210. In reality it is hardly noticeable, it only matters when you talk about it on talk bass :) . I used 8ohm 410 with 8ohm 210 on top often with great results. Consider the only 3db difference but 4 speakers going, it works fine. I doubt you would need a 610 rig though, 2 oversized vertical/diagonal 210 boxes is pretty nice, not to mention the talkbass approved psycho acoustical coupling effect (whatever they say, it is only a quasi line array, true line arrays have other stuff going on, hence most have a curve and continuing linked waveguides)
 
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Got to play my rumble500 c & 2-10 extension yesterday 3 pm to 10 pm. Outdoor event ( huge crawfish boil ) we had between 450 to 500 people. I must say the rumble performed flawless. Received many compliments on the BASS sound. I'm even more impressed if it's possible with this rumble. The power, tone and overall performance was more than I could ask for. And to know one it didn't cost an arm and a leg plus when I picked up my stack to load up . I was asked you need some help I just smiled and said Naw I got it!!!
Thanks Fender.