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How well designed is the Fender Rumble V3 115

BassAdder27

BassAdder27

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I read that the Fender V3 series in particular the RM500 combo is a good design for the price and is hard to beat in performance based on price.

My question is what about the Cabs in particular the V3 115 cab

Great price and sounds good, did they get the cab design spot on or are they lacking in any way particular in relation to sound / tone / volume
I'm hoping the answer is positive of course
 
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It's a ported cabinet with a tweeter. Made to Fender standards. They know what they're doing.

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I own a pair of them as well. They punch and perform above their price point well enough. I've used only one of them for gigs where one cab was appropriate for the volume needs of the gig, and the pair for louder gigs. They seem to be well designed for a bang for the buck 1x15 cab, and so far, I haven't had any farting out issues for what I've used them for. I run them with my Rumble 500 V3 head or my Ampeg PF500 just fine, just to give you an idea of what I push them with.
 
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thumpbass1 said:
I own a pair of them as well. They punch and perform above their price point well enough. I've used only one of them for gigs where one cab was appropriate for the volume needs of the gig, and the pair for louder gigs. They seem to be well designed for a bang for the buck 1x15 cab, and so far, I haven't had any farting out issues for what I've used them for. I run them with my Rumble 500 V3 head or my Ampeg PF500 just fine, just to give you an idea of what I push them with.
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Thank you that's great feedback .. I plan to use my Ashdown ABM600 head with two of them or my Orange Little Bass Thing head

I'm replacing Ashdown cabs so I'm hoping they work well for gigs
 
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I had one for a little while, and it really is a great cabinet. I would say that it marks high in weight, sound*, volume, and obviously price.
The one downside, and the only reason I moved on, was I didn't find it terribly flexible. Meaning if you like the more vintage cab sound, it sounds great, even at high volume. But if you want a little more clarity or a more "pure" sound, that's where it was a little lacking.
 
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My posting of that thread is to show they are well built and well thought out design.
Does this fit your goals? not sure.

They are nice, if you like the voicing you will love them. Some do not like the voicing, others do.

If they play to your volume expectations, you will love them. Some like crazy loud or supper deep, these are not super cabs.

Weight and build should fit your expectation, they are well built and light.

There are better and not better cabs out there.
Based on your Ashdown comparison but not knowing the exact cabs, as all cabs are different, I think you will do good with the fenders.

More information on your volume and tonal goals would help. As for me I like a more hi-fi sounding cab, so as these are great cabs that will handle most situations, I do not care for the voicing.
 
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BassAdder27 said:
Yes only looking at the cabs as I have two amp heads
I like a warm vintage kind of sound yet still clear and full
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I used mine with a Bassman 500 for a while, but shortly before I got rid of it, I had a Bergantino B Amp. I will say that it got MUCH more clarity from the B Amp, so I think as long as the signal your feeding it is as clear as you need, you'll be fine.
 
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BassAdder27 said:
I read that the Fender V3 series in particular the RM500 combo is a good design for the price and is hard to beat in performance based on price.

My question is what about the Cabs in particular the V3 115 cab

Great price and sounds good, did they get the cab design spot on or are they lacking in any way particular in relation to sound / tone / volume
I'm hoping the answer is positive of course
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They're cheap, and light weight. Cheap material, cheap speaker. They sound good on demo (although for some reason, no one will ever playa fender rig on a demo video without massive overdrive), but i wouldnt expect a whole lot from it. Cheap is cheap. If it were me buying one, I'd spend the extra money, and get the bassman cab.
 
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JeezyMcNuggles said:
They're cheap, and light weight. Cheap material, cheap speaker. They sound good on demo (although for some reason, no one will ever playa fender rig on a demo video without massive overdrive), but i wouldnt expect a whole lot from it. Cheap is cheap. If it were me buying one, I'd spend the extra money, and get the bassman cab.
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In indonesia you can get a great meal for 5 dollars. Cheap doesn't mean bad. It can mean that production costs are cheaper in indonesia
 
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Ralferator said:
In indonesia you can get a great meal for 5 dollars. Cheap doesn't mean bad. It can mean that production costs are cheaper in indonesia
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Sometimes they are less expensive due to a good basic design plus efficient construction and economies of scale too.
 
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