It's kind of amazing isn't it? You hear all the talk how loud they are then you get this sort of shrimpy looking amp and the dang thing actually delivers the goods. I love mine!
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I know - don't know how they did it, but do it they did!
i do, works fine. nice boost in the sub lows, maybe because the 112 got two parallel ports close to the floor, whereas the 210 got "stacked" ones.
overall volume and punch is nicely boosted too. all volume settings above noon are too much in my rehearsal room, everything starts to rattle. i did not try the 500c with the 210, but i think this may be a better matching combination...i also use a 200 head with two v3 112s in another band and this combination sounds a little more even and predictable to my ears, but i have never compared the two combinations in the same room!
I know - don't know how they did it, but do it they did!
IDK--I have been told "with authority" that we are sadly mistaken about the ability of fender amps.... lolololololl
Got my VOX 150 amp and pedal controller Monday and it looks nice on top of my 500C. It kicks butt. I haven't had but 30 minutes with it so I haven't gotten far with it yet.
I need to get the pedal for my VT40+, I'm sure I could get away with that on a gig if I had to. Rhythm guitar player for my last band bright the older VT30 version to practice a few times and was heard. His didn't have a hum, mine does have an annoying him when the wattage is turned up. But the thing screams, 60w sealed back 110 with valve reactor. Wish it had an ext jack or at least a line out though. Ext jack might be a future mod, make it defeat the internal speaker because the amp probably can't handle a 4ohm load safely. Through a 212 or 412 it would probably be enough as it is.
The great majority of the Earth's bass players are all wrong, and that Fender's sales superiority has been rigged by the Russians! 
Rumble On Ruskie! I got the unpopular Vox 150 Valvetronix Pro with the EL 84 tube. It uses a neo speaker and is thus light weight. Apparently Vox did little in the salesmanship/promotion department and people assumed it was cheap because it was so light! (and not capable of 150W) It weighs just 26.5 lbs---the pedal weighs the same.
Fender took the neo and knocked it out of the ballpark. This VOX is awesome. It has and 8 ohm out for another 150W cab. It really sounds sooo much better than my other guitar amps--Fender 212R and a Vox 15R. I finally feel like my guitar sounds on bass are authentic.
I was warned of the imminent danger of spontaneous combustion, when playing a non Fender Bass, through a Fender Rumble amp. So,........ I am playing a Fender Jazz through it now. I can sleep at nights now.
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Yeah! Those Adam Clayton Signatures are killer basses.I was warned of the imminent danger of spontaneous combustion, when playing a non Fender Bass, through a Fender Rumble amp. So,........ I am playing a Fender Jazz through it now. I can sleep at nights now.
Such a shame you killed the tone with those stupid nylon tapewounds. 
Yeah! Those Adam Clayton Signatures are killer basses.
HA HA HA!
If it had another string it would be perfect!I was warned of the imminent danger of spontaneous combustion, when playing a non Fender Bass, through a Fender Rumble amp. So,........ I am playing a Fender Jazz through it now. I can sleep at nights now.
HA HA HA!
In all sincerity, the RUMBLE 500C is a real COMPACT MONSTER!
If it had another string it would be perfect!
Anything over four, I have trouble counting, so I'm ok with four.
Don't worry. The Rumble makes any bass sound good, so feel free to play whatever you like. Including Fenders, of course.I was warned of the imminent danger of spontaneous combustion, when playing a non Fender Bass, through a Fender Rumble amp. So,........ I am playing a Fender Jazz through it now. I can sleep at nights now.
Don't worry. The Rumble makes any bass sound good, so feel free to play whatever you like. Including Fenders, of course.
But of course a Fender.
Cheer up mate, you're not alone, I rather love the nylon tapewounds.HA HA HA!
I got to finally give my 1990 Peavey Foundation a workout at band practice tonight with the Rumble 500c and 115.
It's the voice of a thunder god. With an AMAZING neck.
I believe I'm going to sell my last Fender and buy more vintage Peaveys.
The Rumble, however, is going nowhere, other than the fact that I'm considering getting a 500 head and another 115 for a 215 stack.
Anybody have a theory about the Gain control on the Rumble heads? I've only seen one other amp ever which produces sound when the gain is all the way down. I've just had my Rumble 500 head for a few hours, and getting used to the tone controls:
* The Gain acts more like a gain on a distortion effect: turn it all the way down (or nearly so) for a clean sound. Turn it up to noon or higher for a very noticeable (and great sounding!) overdriven sound. So, this is completely different than 99% of amps out there — pretty much all other transistor ones afaik. (I.e., you never want to clip or overdrive the gain.)
* In contrast, the Drive control acts like a fuzz effect, which I don't find as useful.
So this gain control is pretty amazing — I've been trying to get this warm, overheated sound from my Sansamp BDDI for a long time. BTW, my Master volume knob is pretty scratchy, especially if I turn it while playing a tone. Anyone else?
* The Gain acts more like a gain on a distortion effect: turn it all the way down (or nearly so) for a clean sound. Turn it up to noon or higher for a very noticeable (and great sounding!) overdriven sound. So, this is completely different than 99% of amps out there — pretty much all other transistor ones afaik. (I.e., you never want to clip or overdrive the gain.)
* In contrast, the Drive control acts like a fuzz effect, which I don't find as useful.
So this gain control is pretty amazing — I've been trying to get this warm, overheated sound from my Sansamp BDDI for a long time. BTW, my Master volume knob is pretty scratchy, especially if I turn it while playing a tone. Anyone else?
Same. I see a pattern, that those with passive P basses really like the gain.
It's a common Rumble problem. Most just get used to it.
