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Post subject: Re: Power of a Rumble 100?
Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 5:29 am
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Hello Mr. Nylon, nice to make your acquaintance. BTW, great picts of your amp and basses!

I myself have wondered why some amp makers play the shell game with their wattage ratings because I personally don't think it's worth tarnishing your reputation with bogus numbers such as Peavey's TKO and TNT-series of combo amps, where they give out a 600-watt maximum rating, though I believe it translates far less than that in terms of RMS power. Yeah, I don't get it.

I own a Bronco 40 that I really like for small room practicing because I get a lot of different tones and can maintain the volume so as not to offend anyone else in the house. My playing out rig is a Markbass combo and extension cab where I use the combo for rehearsals and small gigs, and the duo for larger venues. So a Rumble purchase is purely an impulse buy right now, but they look so darned good! Did you get a chance to try the 200 or 500?


Yes I tried both. The 200 & 500 both sounded good. But I didn't care for the 200 being 149 watts @ 8 ohms. To get the 200 watts out of the Rumble 200, you would need to drive it @ 4 ohms, requiring an external 8 ohm cab. My 100 is only 49 watts less, and I think the sound is a cleaner. The 500 is 350 watts @ 8 ohms, and it sounds it. If I were to choose between those two, the 500 would get the nod. You still have to add an 8 ohm cab to get the 500 watts from it, but 350 watts is pretty good.

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Post subject: Re: Power of a Rumble 100?
Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 5:59 am
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Fender's pricing of the Rumble series is perfect. Rumble 100@$300: 200@$400; and the 500@$500. You really get a lot with each $100 increment. The Rumble 500 combo has got to be the biggest bargin on the new bass amp market, and best sounding too. A dollar a watt plus two high quality Eminence woofers to boot? All in a classic Bassman styled lightweight cabinet? Come On!

If I didn't have my Rumble 350 & Rumble 112 neo cabs, I would be the happy owner of a new Rumble 500 combo. 8)

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