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Pair of 210 for vertical stack under 1000

what pair of 210 under 1000 would you choose for a vertical stack ?

  • Fender rumble 210 V3

    Votes: 26 51.0%

  • Hartke Hydrive HD 210 (black grill)

    Votes: 15 29.4%

  • ampeg pf210 HE

    Votes: 10 19.6%
  • Total voters
    51
olicor

olicor

Sep 1, 2015
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#1
Hello bassists !:)
My name is Olivier from France, i m 46, been playing bass for may be 18 years , switching from guitar. I like and play many genres in my cover band , pop rock funk reagge. I ve spent a lot of time reading on TB because it s simply the best resource you can find that deals with our beloved instrument. Today i post for the first time as i need some advices to choose my next pair of cabs. As i always struggle to hear myself on stage, i opted for a pair of same cabs stacked vertically. A pair of 210 seem to be a good choice as it will be taller than a 2 12 and generally speaking, i like the sound of tens better than 12's.
i only can spend 1000 euros for the pair and it has to be new.
they will be powered by a tone hammer 500 so i think they need to handle at least 300w rms each 8 ohms.
i think about 3 models that are
1 fender rumble 210
2 hartke Hydrive HD 210( the "new" ones black)
3 ampeg PF 210 HE portaflex
I have a bad back so light is good and the fender and hartke are lighter but if the ampeg sounds better, i can lift a few more pounds.
Based on your experience, which one do you think will best suit my needs.
thank you very much.
ps: where i live, i can t try these cabs hence this thread.
 
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#6
thanks Downunderwonder !
i think you re talkin the supertwin at this price.
i m sure it s a fabulous cab but it won t do the vertical stack i m after and also 4 ohms it will be a standalone and i loose the modularity of the two cabs solution. and no horn two, i would like a defeatable horn if possible.
there s the big twin too with horn but out of budget.
But i have to admit that for a bit more money we are now in the boutique category so good suggestion ...
keep coming fellas and please don t forget the poll for those who have played the three cabs mentionned.
 
#8
Chef said:
I don’t think so,
Especially since you want two of them for a pair....
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a pair of 200w is a 400w stack and the tonehammer is 500w 4 ohms output with a class d power section that seems to be quiet generous. i already have a hard time singing backink vovals while playing so if i have to think about not fryin the speakers it s gonna be impossible :laugh:
 
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#10
the hartke sounds good to my ears ( via this youtube video)

and quite versatile. His motown sound would be my reggae sound but from what i ear i m impress by the clarity of the slap sound and the depth of the motown sound. When he plays the 5 stingray i can also clearly ear the low B string different notes whereas sometimes i see fingers moving on a low B string that seems to produce only one low pitch.
anyone have experienced this cab ?
how it compares to the fender rumble and ampeg.
i once played and only for a few minutes a rumble 210 combo V3 and maybe i m wrong but to my ears it was more about lowmids than low lows if it make sense.
is there someone here that has play and can compare the two ?
thanks
 
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#18
Buying from Thomann? They don't stock the GK's unfortunately and can you actually stack those Ampeg cabs with the fliptops?!
I say the Hartkes, for the ease of carrying and minimal footprint. They're a small cab so won't have the best low-end extension but that's less mud to dial out :thumbsup:.
 
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