Couple of weeks ago we did a gig where I used my beloved GK NEO 115-III with the Rumble head, and that's all. Well, I had a bass too. I was very surprised to discover that I prefer the 112's. I can get a tighter, throatier "single fifteen" sound from them more than i can from the GK. This is saying a lot for me, because I have used those GK's for years, ever since they redesigned them. I suspect that other heads probably make the GK shine moreso than the Rumble, but for me, now, it's Rumble 500 head with one or two 112 cabs. Just no denying it's the sound that's been in my head for a long time, and i have a blast playing through them. The GK 15's have more absolute low end, but I think that might be waht causes me issues in some places - boom. The 112's have little to no boominess, but I think the cone area and voice coil are big enough to produce the 15-ish sound. I dunno, I'm probably making that up. But I do know that IMO the 112's are the best of the Rumble cabs.
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New Rumble arrived today...dissapointed.
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Big Hoss
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MDB Covers offers covers for these cabs. I have one of their covers for my Rumble 500 combo and for the 210 cab. Very nicely made. Great protection from dust, walls, cats etc...
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You, sir, have never played through the new v3 series, have you? While it may lack something someone in particular is looking for, I can assure you it's not power.
Though I'm smelling the stench of a troll, I will give you the benefit of the doubt that you're ignorant to the latest Fender product line. However, in showing solidarity to my co-hort, alaskaleftybass, I will abstain from eating French fries for the rest of March.
You, sir, have been slapped in the face with my glove. Touché!
Asking for opinions here.
I have a 500 v3 combo that I really like. It may be just me, but the only thing lacking is the physical punch you get from more speakers pushing more air. It is plenty loud, so no problem being heard, but I don't get that whoosh of air fluttering my pants leg when I stand in front of the amp like I did with my old 2x10 + 1x15 rig. So, here is what I want opinions on.
Your wise counsel will be appreciated; however, wise comments will not.
I have a 500 v3 combo that I really like. It may be just me, but the only thing lacking is the physical punch you get from more speakers pushing more air. It is plenty loud, so no problem being heard, but I don't get that whoosh of air fluttering my pants leg when I stand in front of the amp like I did with my old 2x10 + 1x15 rig. So, here is what I want opinions on.
- Do nothing, just feed the FOH from the amp and let it do all the work. I can hear me fine on stage
- Get the 2x10 extension cab. It will give me what I am missing and the extra power by dropping the load to 4 ohms. It also is the same depth and width as the combo, so it should stack nicely.
- Get the 4x10 extension cab. It will give me even more air movement and be an awesome rig. The depth and width are a little different, so it may look wonky with the combo stacked on it, but will it be stable? It is only $50 more than the 2x10, but it weights twice what the 2x10 does and goes back to being a heavy piece. I went to the Rumble because I needed less weight.
Your wise counsel will be appreciated; however, wise comments will not.
Personally, I would get the 2x10 extension cab and stack them. I use a pair of vertically-stacked 2x10's (with a separate head) and love it. It'll move enough air to give you that satisfying fluttering-pants feeling, plus you'll be able to hear yourself much better with the top speakers closer to ear level. Adding a 4x10 seems like overkill unless you're playing stadiums.Asking for opinions here.
I have a 500 v3 combo that I really like. It may be just me, but the only thing lacking is the physical punch you get from more speakers pushing more air. It is plenty loud, so no problem being heard, but I don't get that whoosh of air fluttering my pants leg when I stand in front of the amp like I did with my old 2x10 + 1x15 rig. So, here is what I want opinions on.
At the moment, I am leaning toward the 2x10 because of size and weight. But, if I can get all I need by feeding to the FOH, does it make sense to spend the money and have another box to lug around?
- Do nothing, just feed the FOH from the amp and let it do all the work. I can hear me fine on stage
- Get the 2x10 extension cab. It will give me what I am missing and the extra power by dropping the load to 4 ohms. It also is the same depth and width as the combo, so it should stack nicely.
- Get the 4x10 extension cab. It will give me even more air movement and be an awesome rig. The depth and width are a little different, so it may look wonky with the combo stacked on it, but will it be stable? It is only $50 more than the 2x10, but it weights twice what the 2x10 does and goes back to being a heavy piece. I went to the Rumble because I needed less weight.
Your wise counsel will be appreciated; however, wise comments will not.
Big Hoss
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Asking for opinions here.
I have a 500 v3 combo that I really like. It may be just me, but the only thing lacking is the physical punch you get from more speakers pushing more air. It is plenty loud, so no problem being heard, but I don't get that whoosh of air fluttering my pants leg when I stand in front of the amp like I did with my old 2x10 + 1x15 rig. So, here is what I want opinions on.
At the moment, I am leaning toward the 2x10 because of size and weight. But, if I can get all I need by feeding to the FOH, does it make sense to spend the money and have another box to lug around?
- Do nothing, just feed the FOH from the amp and let it do all the work. I can hear me fine on stage
- Get the 2x10 extension cab. It will give me what I am missing and the extra power by dropping the load to 4 ohms. It also is the same depth and width as the combo, so it should stack nicely.
- Get the 4x10 extension cab. It will give me even more air movement and be an awesome rig. The depth and width are a little different, so it may look wonky with the combo stacked on it, but will it be stable? It is only $50 more than the 2x10, but it weights twice what the 2x10 does and goes back to being a heavy piece. I went to the Rumble because I needed less weight.
Your wise counsel will be appreciated; however, wise comments will not.
Hmmm. I never noticed the missing blowing the pants forward feeling with just the Rumble 500. Never paid that much attention to it though. Now I need to check...
I was just about to start a thread on how much I liked the Rumble with the 1X12 in it. That is the one you should go back and get/try. That thing was so smooth on the low end, it sounded like butter. I was even playing 5 stringers and they all sounded so nice especially the Alembic, I was sounding like a Blues man for sure! That amp is the only one, I have played that really has me thinking about selling my GK MB210. If you want smooth bass, you may want to try the GK combos as these amps are no joke, real pro sounding gear. Just know that they are clean and no dirt unless to add a fuzz box or something. I also did not even notice till I tried some thin sounding bass that the bass knob was turned down and the rumble was still smooth on the low end. When you turn on the drive it get thin as to be expected. So try the 1X12 or give GK a go. Good luck!
One more question for the current Rumble model owners. Do these have a good slap tone? Even though I tried the 1X12 today, I had Beavis and Butthead playing poopie metal non stop or having band practice at high volumes. So I was not able to hear all aspects of the combo.
Markbass Little Mark II. That gives me 500 watts into 4 ohms, and I can feel my pants fluttering with the volume at 10:00.
The great part about this arrangement is I can hear myself so well when standing in front of it that I sometimes worry that I might be too loud -- but the other guys are asking me to turn UP. I mean, is that a bass player's dream or what?
A few comments:
playing stadiums: huge amps are old school. like, prehistoric old school. no, you don't need a bigger amp. all you cover is the area you want to cover, most times not even the whole stage if it's a big'un. you run the bass into the monitors and FOH takes care of the rest. Often there are peeps who will monkey with your amp for you, if you want that and hire them to do so. you should see some of the rigs that rock stars use. as I recall, SRV used something like 9 amps which had their own tech, and many times didn't even leave the truck they were transported in; the tech controlling them had a submixer and he sent that signal to the FOH guy. It can get really crazy, every bit as crazy as you make it.
I have a Rumble 500 combo with 210s, and at one time put a 210 extension cab under it. super deep and bassy, too much so for me. but move air it does, grasshopper.
As for 410 cabs, I'm not a fan of any 410 cab, so that always gets thumbs down from me. I am not familiar with the Rumble 15, but think, generally, that 15s and 10 are good mates. Note though that I have hooked up the 112 with the combo and love it. I regularly use two 112s.
The Markbass LM2 - I have a MB LM3 800, and find it less than optimal in cabs that are anything less than bass-heavy. I find them to be mid-heavy, meaning if I want the low end of which the Rumble amps are capable, I have to crank the low end. It works, but I prefer the Rumble head to the LM3. The MB isn't bad by any means, I just prefer the Rumble amp into the Rumble cabs.
Slap tone: Rumbles have a tweeter and a contour (mid-cut) button, the rest is up to your bass, your strings, and you. I have a yamaha BB series bass that sounds killer, But as many of you know, they have little high end, no matter what the tweeter setting is. Run a Modulus into the Rumble and it's modern all the way.
Hope this helps.
playing stadiums: huge amps are old school. like, prehistoric old school. no, you don't need a bigger amp. all you cover is the area you want to cover, most times not even the whole stage if it's a big'un. you run the bass into the monitors and FOH takes care of the rest. Often there are peeps who will monkey with your amp for you, if you want that and hire them to do so. you should see some of the rigs that rock stars use. as I recall, SRV used something like 9 amps which had their own tech, and many times didn't even leave the truck they were transported in; the tech controlling them had a submixer and he sent that signal to the FOH guy. It can get really crazy, every bit as crazy as you make it.
I have a Rumble 500 combo with 210s, and at one time put a 210 extension cab under it. super deep and bassy, too much so for me. but move air it does, grasshopper.
As for 410 cabs, I'm not a fan of any 410 cab, so that always gets thumbs down from me. I am not familiar with the Rumble 15, but think, generally, that 15s and 10 are good mates. Note though that I have hooked up the 112 with the combo and love it. I regularly use two 112s.
The Markbass LM2 - I have a MB LM3 800, and find it less than optimal in cabs that are anything less than bass-heavy. I find them to be mid-heavy, meaning if I want the low end of which the Rumble amps are capable, I have to crank the low end. It works, but I prefer the Rumble head to the LM3. The MB isn't bad by any means, I just prefer the Rumble amp into the Rumble cabs.
Slap tone: Rumbles have a tweeter and a contour (mid-cut) button, the rest is up to your bass, your strings, and you. I have a yamaha BB series bass that sounds killer, But as many of you know, they have little high end, no matter what the tweeter setting is. Run a Modulus into the Rumble and it's modern all the way.
Hope this helps.
Just to be clear, in case I wasn't: I did not mean at all to suggest that OP should ditch his Rumble in favor of a LMII plus cabs. I merely wanted to extol the virtues of vertically stacking a pair of 2x10s, which is what he would essentially have by adding the Rumble 2x10 extension cab. If he wanted to go with a separate head and cabs, it would be a completely different argument as to which head would be the best choice.
So .. this thread started in March .. did the OP ever find what suits him? Maybe I missed it .. but interested in what was the final solution / source of the problem.
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Big Hoss
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Uh, Excuse you... The proper quote was...
I have been exceedingly happy with my MDB covers, AND the customer service they gave me.Service report. MDB Covers. Amp and cab covers. | TalkBass.com
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I got the 500 head and a 115 and it slams. Got another 115 coming too. Absolutely no lack of bottom.
I much prefer the 115 to the 210.
I much prefer the 115 to the 210.
My rumble 100 is so boomy it sounds best with the bass eq knob on th amp turned all the way down but it does sound great now
