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Fender Rumble Club

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Speakon is not necessary for 300w amps like super bassman or svt. 500w is a Grey area, it is really the 800w+ where speakon is needed. Back before speakon most amps had 1/4" only, and banana plugs for the bridge outputs, where 1/4" might be a bit of a bottleneck. Higher power PA amps had spade lug terminals and banana terminals.

While speakon has more connection real estate than 1/4" (just about everything except RCA does), really the twist lock feature, and 4 conductor capability are the main advantages in the moderate power ranges we tend to be in (300-800w), and only GK uses the 4 conductor feature with their amps that have the dedicated 50w HF section that works with their cabs.

Back in the late 90s, we rewired all of the Yamaha club IV series PA cabs to 4 conductor speakon, ditching the passive crossovers and biamping them with qsc PLX series power amps, for our concert sound engineering program at the local college. We got much more out of those cabs than expected that way, but we also had to wire up dummy proof output panels on the back of the amp rack to do so.

I never bothered to go speakon with my bass rigs.
 
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Linnin said:
The Rumble 200 combo is my fave! :thumbsup:
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I want to add another 112, 115 and 500head (or 200) eventually for a diagonal array next to my 200c/112 if I needed outdoor no PA support type levels. Although the 115 might end up being the 210 because I like the form factor and smaller size in the car.

That way the 112s won't be side by side, no comb filtering, and the raised up 15 acting like a midrange floodlight.

In that case, would you guys pick the 210 for the form factor (it would be on bottom under a 112, or the 200c) or the 115?

Not happening anytime soon, just future planning.

If something big happened in the meantime I would have to use the b600h and pair of Goliath 410s at 450w.
 
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Linnin said:
Dood, it's not like you can't buy both.
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Yeah, to shmeck with the MDP, the rumbles are mix friendly.

The 210 is more Japanese hatchback friendly than the 115, but I am starting to think it is time to leave the 10s in the Goliaths and play with 12s and 15s in in the rumble line.

The 200head might be the first piece, because I could start using it right away to power the 112 and slave the 200c for a 280w rig with ohm room for another stack of cabs. After my experience with the Yorkville 400 and the warning smell, I don't want more than 250 hitting that cab on its own. But if the right price was on a 500 rather than a 200, I would snag the 500 and just be extra careful with it.
 
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EdO. said:
Ordered up the 210 extension cab to go with my 500 I got a couple months ago, should be here Monday. Waited until Musician's Friend had another 15% off sale (on now) and added the points off I got from the original purchase of the combo. Final price $262 delivered to my door (off the $350 list price). Bought the 500 combo on an earlier 15% off sale and had a bunch of points from a PA sub I'd purchased previously. So basically a brand new Rumble 500 stack 500 watts with 4-10's, under $570 total investment. That's what I call Bang-For-The-Buck.
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That's less than I paid for the 500C last year. Congrats!
 
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jmhaslip said:
That's less than I paid for the 500C last year. Congrats!
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Thank you. Being the tight bastard that I am, by playing the Musicians Friend points back and discount offers game I've been able to make some pretty decent deals. May not be boutique level stuff but for the gigs I play (bars, parties etc) and the tones I'm able to get from it there are damn few people who would say it doesn't sound awesome. For the few gear snobs that might IMO they can go shag themselves, they're not the audience I'm playing to. Easy to transport, awesome sound, serious bang-for-the-buck. As someone else stated earlier it's hard to believe how good you can sound these days on a budget.
 
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Hi folks.
I've been offered what seems a pretty great deal on a Rumble 500 (V3) combo plus matching 210 cab...OR a Rumble 500 head with a 115 cab.
I've tried out the combo already and really like everything about it - the only thing I can't see using is the overdrive as I don't care for it on bass.
Curious which you'd suggest.
 
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Oddly said:
Hi folks.
I've been offered what seems a pretty great deal on a Rumble 500 (V3) combo plus matching 210 cab...OR a Rumble 500 head with a 115 cab.
I've tried out the combo already and really like everything about it - the only thing I can't see using is the overdrive as I don't care for it on bass.
Curious which you'd suggest.
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Head and cab
Edit: On second thought, that Rumble 500 w/210 cab from what I've read on this thread is pretty awesome. I have the Rumble 100 and thinking about getting that 500 head so my opinion is biased towards the separate head and 115 cab, which is the way I'd go
 
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