Enjoy the benefits of a premium membership!
Upgrade Account
-
TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
Join free Log in
Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.
Are the 15's pretty versatile as far as the cab goes? Cover band bassist here that needs to go from high mid grindy distortion to deep synth-y tones (low B action) to fast (read punchy) pop punk. Not using a rumble head.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
Yes. They are every bit as versatile as any other high end 115 at any price.
Yes. They are every bit as versatile as any other high end 115 at any price.
Lol, figured I'd get this sort of response from you. Noted with a little NaCL. I'll wait for some...."other"....opinions as well though.
I'm quite pleased with my pair of 115 cabs, they sound very good and compare nicely with my GK Neo 112s. Excellent value.
Check out Tom Bowlus' review in Bass Gear magazine. He sees a lot of gear and I have a great deal of respect for his opinion.
- Apr 3, 2003
- 35,515
- 19,942
- Disclosures
- Editor-in-Chief, Bass Gear Magazine
Why thank you for the kind words! Yes, Fender is certainly on a major roll, not just with the Rumble series (which is excellent!), but their instruments and the other amps, as well.
Here's a Invalid Link Removedw.
Not so.
The Rumble 115 cab can be pushed by whatever the 500 combo can throw at it.
From the 115 product page on Fender.com:
Rated at 600 watts (program), 300 watts (continuous)
Been following this forum for a couple of years now. Based on all the positive reviews here I decided to go for a Rumble V3 500C and after a short test in the local shop I brought it home. I was down sizing at that time, so this small combo replaced my Ampeg SVT + 4*10 HLF cab and I must say it did it with ease, superb sound and more than enough volume for our traditional blues and rock covers band.
All my different basses sound good through it, and it really brings out their specific character. I play everything from Gibson EB0 and a Hofner violin to a Rickenbacker, Fender P to Gibson Thundebird, they all sound fantastic through this little combo.
I used the combo alone for about half a year, also for gigging, never any problems with the sound or to get heard. Most of the gigs were without any PA support.
After half a year I bought the 115 extension cab and wow, what a sound!!! I was in bass heaven. Did not need it for the volume but..., it just felt soooo good.
Last summer I started another band, rehearsing in another place than the blues band, so I figured I need another amp for this rock band, not to have to haul around the gear all the time. I knew I would get another Rumble but which one, that was the question. After many sleepless nights I decided to buy the Rumble V3 head and use it with the 115 cab I had bought earlier, going back to use the combo alone with the blues band. This was all fine but after one week I just had to get another 115 and now, wow!!! Linnin and all you guys who speak warmly about this setup, I can just say you are righ. 2*15 rules just rocks!!
So now I'm rumbling blues and rock standards with my vintage Gibsons and Hofner through the 500 combo and rocking originals with my Rickenbacker and Thunderbird through the 500 head + 2*115. Pics of this rig attached.
I think I now deserve a number
All my different basses sound good through it, and it really brings out their specific character. I play everything from Gibson EB0 and a Hofner violin to a Rickenbacker, Fender P to Gibson Thundebird, they all sound fantastic through this little combo.
I used the combo alone for about half a year, also for gigging, never any problems with the sound or to get heard. Most of the gigs were without any PA support.
After half a year I bought the 115 extension cab and wow, what a sound!!! I was in bass heaven. Did not need it for the volume but..., it just felt soooo good.
Last summer I started another band, rehearsing in another place than the blues band, so I figured I need another amp for this rock band, not to have to haul around the gear all the time. I knew I would get another Rumble but which one, that was the question. After many sleepless nights I decided to buy the Rumble V3 head and use it with the 115 cab I had bought earlier, going back to use the combo alone with the blues band. This was all fine but after one week I just had to get another 115 and now, wow!!! Linnin and all you guys who speak warmly about this setup, I can just say you are righ. 2*15 rules just rocks!!
So now I'm rumbling blues and rock standards with my vintage Gibsons and Hofner through the 500 combo and rocking originals with my Rickenbacker and Thunderbird through the 500 head + 2*115. Pics of this rig attached.
I think I now deserve a number
Attachments
It is a beautiful thing. You make me soooo proud! [sniff]
Rumbles Rule! HEY--just wanted to say LONG LIVE THE RUMBLE CLUB.......before the ban hammer hits me.
lolololololololololololol
lolololololololololololol
Last edited:
Naughty Boy! Where have you been, and just what have you been writing? Contemptuous?
Oh, but of course!
Naughty Boy! Where have you been, and just what have you been writing? Contemptuous?
Oh, but of course!
Just got tired of the Machiavellian responses from musicians in another thread. Damned--there are some here that really are in the wrong line of work. Isis is looking for recruits in the wrong place. lolololol
