Fender Rumble Question

[keiser8339]

I've been doing some searching for a head and a cab, and the Rumble 410, and 150 head are within my price range, and have all of the features I was looking for. But I want to know if in the future I want to add another 410 cab while playing shows, if the 150 head could handle all of that, or if I should just go with the 350 head. I did a lot off looking up old threads on here, and some people have the 350 head with the 410, and some threads say the 150 works fine with the 410. Does the 150 have enough balls to power both cabs, or would it better to get the 350?

 

[Essen]

I think both heads will work fine with the 410. You can add as many cabs as you want, just make sure you don't go below 4 ohms.
IMO, having more watts at hand is always an advantage. Lacking power is extremely frustrating if you're playing with a loud drummer and/or a loud guitarist.

 

[CL400Peavey]

Are you planning on buying new? You can get a lot more bang for you buck on the used market. An important thing to keep in mind when using more than one cab is the minimum impedance (Ohms) that your head is rated for. If you have a head that is stable at 4 Ohms minimum, then your options are to use one 4 Ohm cab at a time, or you can use one 8 Ohm or two 8 Ohm cabs at one time. There wont be a huge difference between the volume of a 4 Ohm stable head into one 4 Ohm 410 versus that same head combined with one 8 Ohm 410, you will have a bit more head room with the 4 Ohm, but you dont loose too much volume.

For my money I would find a head used in the 300-500 wattage range, and then find a cab that I could double up on with my head.

As an example: If I found a Peavey Mark VIII XP (I have one) I would have a lot of options as it will run just fine at 8, 4, or 2 ohms. I could start with one 8 Ohm cab and add second matching cab later (or maybe a third if I need to be loud). I could also start with one 4 Ohm cab and add a second matching cab, but if I ever wanted to change my head my options would be limited because of my cabs.

If I found a used Ampeg PF-500 (I also have one of these) I would defiantly want to start with an 8 Ohm cab, as it is only 4 Ohm stable. Fortunately there are tons of great options in 8 Ohm cabs. For my preference I would go find an 8 Ohm 115 cab, then down the line I would pick up a second matching 115 cab for a nice little stack.

 

[MakoMan]

The 150 on it's own will power one Rumble 410 cabinet quite nicely and put out plenty of volume... no real need for the 350 for that application. However, as the Rumble 410 cab is 4 ohms, you cannot use two of them with either the Rumble 150 OR 350 head. You would need 8 ohm cabinets if you want to run two and for that the Rumble 350 would definitely be a better choice than the 150.

 

[oldcatfish]

The Rumble cab is 4 ohms, so you can't add to that cab. But the 150 will run 2 8 ohm cabs...not as well as the 350, but just as well as a lot heads with a higher wattage rating.

 

[keiser8339]

Thanks for all of the replies. I've got a better understanding of ohms, watts, and head/cab configurations now. I tried out a Hartke Bass Attack pedal the other day, and was thinking about purchasing it and using it as a pre when I get the head and cab. Anyone think that would be too much for them (cab and head) to handle?