Couple other thoughts.. perhaps the speakers need some break in time. And you might have to play around with your eq'ing more, vastly different voiced cabinets you're comparing.
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Couple other thoughts.. perhaps the speakers need some break in time. And you might have to play around with your eq'ing more, vastly different voiced cabinets you're comparing.
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Agree 100%. The Rumbles are warm & vintage voiced vs the cold; harsh, industrial Hartkes.
I can't comment on the GK, but I can tell you that my bandmates are consistently blown away by my Rumble 500 Combo. They've frequently commented that my tone through the Rumble is the happiest they've been with a bass player.
Welcome to the Fender Rumble Club @FenderB! We're glad you're here. @Gravedigger Dav will be more than happy to issue you a crisp new membership number the very next time he rumbles through. Until then, pull up a bar stool and make yourself right at home. We're a comfortable club. Smoking permitted.
That's the thing. To my ears the Hartkes have more tone color (overtones) [probably because of the aluminum] than the rumble. That being said, I'm not playing in a very acoustically friendly room. It's my living room with 9' ceilings, hardwood floors and area rugs. I'm sure in REAL performance situations it would be vastly different to my ears.
Oddly enough, I think a second rumble 210 stacked would help.
I just never liked those pie plate cones. Very original and looked cool when they first came out around 1985, but beyond that, very disappointing to my ears.
Fender Rumbles getting their first House on Blues run, tonight. If you're in Houston, come on out for the show!
I may be crazy, but sometimes I think I can hear the aluminum cone in the Hartke, not to my liking. I get the same feel with the plastic in the Markbass, I swear I can hear the plastic in the cone.
I run a Rumble 500 cab through either a 410 and or a 115, depending on what and where I am playing. I would admit that sometimes I run them both at the same time and that the sound and volume are great, but next thing you know, the TB Mixed Driver Police will be at my door.
Both my cabs are pro series neos, I think they have a few additional features and perform a little better than Rumbles as you get past 7, but was it worth the cost. I got a deal at the time that took the edge of it, but that's a personal decision.
Might also depend upon where you play. Do you really want to take a $4,000 amp rig to a bar where your cab is a place to park 32oz beers.
Part of it is psychological for sure, but given a blind test I wonder how many would actually hear the difference? The plastic paint on the MarkBass cone is a stiffener just as is the aluminum on the Hartke. I want as natural (not flat) a response curve as a bass/amp/driver can give me. Some people want as synthetic a sound as can be had and use all manner pedals to achieve it. Bass; Amp, and Driver mean little or nothing. For them a synthesizer and sound system is best.
Ok, while the House of Blues isn't Madison Square Garden, it's not a tiny venue. The Rumbles were run direct, but they more than held their own on the stage. This is the 500 combo with the two ten extension. I could hear them thumping loud and clear all night long behind me.
So after a few months of running these, I'll go ahead and say this is by far the best rig I've ever owned. Not too mention, load in and out is about as painless as it gets. If they have any limitations associated with them, I sure as hell cant find what they are. They are doing everything I am asking if them and more.
The more I gig them the more I realize that Fender knocked it out of the park with this equipment. Everytime I post about the Rumbles it becomes more and more positive as I just become more and more impressed with them.
Count me in as an official Rumble guy.
So after a few months of running these, I'll go ahead and say this is by far the best rig I've ever owned. Not too mention, load in and out is about as painless as it gets. If they have any limitations associated with them, I sure as hell cant find what they are. They are doing everything I am asking if them and more.
The more I gig them the more I realize that Fender knocked it out of the park with this equipment. Everytime I post about the Rumbles it becomes more and more positive as I just become more and more impressed with them.
Count me in as an official Rumble guy.
Relatively new to bass playing and to this forum. I inherited my son's old Rumble 100 and recently traded it in on a new Rumble 100. Very happy with the new amp. Sorry, don't have any pics at this time.
Hey guys I'm stuck on getting either the Rumble 410 cab or 210 cab for my 500c. What are your guys thoughts/opinions on the decision? Thanks! Rumble club rules! 
2x10Hey guys I'm stuck on getting either the Rumble 410 cab or 210 cab for my 500c. What are your guys thoughts/opinions on the decision? Thanks! Rumble club rules!
Another vote for the Rumble 210Hey guys I'm stuck on getting either the Rumble 410 cab or 210 cab for my 500c. What are your guys thoughts/opinions on the decision? Thanks! Rumble club rules!
It's the perfect match for your Rumble 500 combo.
HUGE difference between the original (V1) 50+ pound Rumble 100 1x15 vs the 22 pound 1x12 V3 Rumble 100. I'll wager the new Rumble 100 is louder than the original too.
