I prefer the 1x15. I use an older Yorkville (now traynor ) 200w with a 1x15 as a combo and it's plenty adequate for pubs. I have use a 2x10 ext speaker with it. Not too much change in loudness but it did add a bit of punch.
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Linking a Rumble 100 with a Rumble 500
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I'm with the mindset of if you need more volume, the 500 should do you, if it doesn't, the 500 with an extension cab should do you. I'm in a situation where I can comfortably leave gear where the band sets up each week,so my gigging amp/cab is sitting at my drummers.. and I use my 15w rumble for everything at home. Something to keep the 100 for.
Wish I had the money to leave copies of the bass guitars I use there as well. lol.
Wish I had the money to leave copies of the bass guitars I use there as well. lol.
You won’t even hear the 100 but if you want to do it just get a pedal that splits the signal.
I don't know what your cash situation is, but that Fender Rumble 100 sure would be a handy amp to have! You could use it for practicing at home, for home recording and all kinds of things. If you sell it, you might very well live to regret it. The last thing I ever feel like doing is setting up my rig to practice, to work on new material or to record. Total PITA. I've had a dedicated practice rig of some kind or another for eons now, and I can't see ever going back. A 12" loudspeaker is perfect, and that's what I'm using now. I guarantee you will play at home / practice / wood shed way more with a dedicated rig, and this will advance your playing skills significantly. [Note: Tip the amp back so it points at your head, or place it on a stool. Get a dedicated tuner, as well]. Just being able to leave your computer (or whatever you use for backing tracks) auxed in saves time, trouble and hassle. No more tripping over cable, or anything like that. No lugging you amp in and out of where you practice, setting it up, tearing it all down, etc. I hate that.
Fender's Rumble line is impressive. Treat it right, and it will treat you right. I don't know about the Rumble 500 breaking up. Any amp will break up, if you dime it out. I definitely would not get an extension speaker cab for a Rumble 500 until you have used it on stage at your gigs. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if you didn't need anything more. If you do get an extension cab, fine, but be sure to get the 2 X 10 so you have an array of the same kind of loudspeakers. Good luck!
Fender's Rumble line is impressive. Treat it right, and it will treat you right. I don't know about the Rumble 500 breaking up. Any amp will break up, if you dime it out. I definitely would not get an extension speaker cab for a Rumble 500 until you have used it on stage at your gigs. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if you didn't need anything more. If you do get an extension cab, fine, but be sure to get the 2 X 10 so you have an array of the same kind of loudspeakers. Good luck!
you would not get 600A.
Best bet if you’re looking for more volume/power, would be to get the 500 with an extension cab. Maybe a 210 and get a 1x15 ext cab, or better a 210 and you’d have a 410.
The only reasons I can think of to link the two would be if the pre in the 100 was somehow superior, or if you pointed the 100, say, in at yerself as a monitor with the 500 out at the punters.
The Rumble 500 running without an extension cabinet gets you 350 watts, not 500. Adding an extension cabinet with an 8 ohm load to the Rumble 500 will allow it to run at 500 watts. I suspect that adding an extension speaker to the Rumble 500 would be louder than trying to get both amps running. If the Rumble 100 has an 8 ohm speaker (likely) then you can make a speaker cable that can tie the Rumble 100's speaker to the extension plug on the 500.
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Sorry, but that is incorrect. It is very possible. One amp is the "master" and the other is the "slave". You run a cable from the Effects Send of the master to the Effects Return of the slave. Only the controls on the master now affect the sound on both amps. That is because you are bypassing the pre-amp section of the slave and using on the the power section. There is not danger to the amps. And, it is recommended.
1. Only the controls on the master now affect the sound on both amps.
2. There is not danger to the amps.
3. And, it is recommended.
2. There is not danger to the amps.
3. And, it is recommended.
R500 alone: 350 watts into 2x10" cones.
R100 alone: 100 watts into 1x12" cone
total 450w into 3 cones.
R500 with extension: 500 watts into 4x10 cones.
The difference will be negligible. 50 watts in this situation will not be audible. a marginal increase in cone area of the 210e over 112c may be... barely. Keeping all drivers of the same type is a bonus going with extension cab. The combo provides modularity and dual use if thats of interest.
Using a master/slave setup isnt bad for anything and requires no additional cables over running an extension cab.
R100 alone: 100 watts into 1x12" cone
total 450w into 3 cones.
R500 with extension: 500 watts into 4x10 cones.
The difference will be negligible. 50 watts in this situation will not be audible. a marginal increase in cone area of the 210e over 112c may be... barely. Keeping all drivers of the same type is a bonus going with extension cab. The combo provides modularity and dual use if thats of interest.
Using a master/slave setup isnt bad for anything and requires no additional cables over running an extension cab.
