Lighter Bass Cab -

[Elten Pines]

Has anyone changed over the speakers in a fender rumble 4x10 for Neo speakers as the cab is currently too heavy ?

[warwickhunt]

Not really PA related so wrong section but...

 

It isn't as easy as just popping in lighter speakers.  The cabinet size and porting should be designed around the speakers intended for its use.  You can obviously just drop any old speaker in but you might not get the result you expect... other than it will 'probably' be lighter (some neo drivers can be heavier than ceramics, not often but they can be).   Also the cost of the neo drivers/speakers might be more than simply selling your present cab and buying something lighter.  

[Dan Dare]

I read somewhere that Rumbles use Eminence Basslites, so if it's true, the potential weight saving is unlikely to be significant.

[Phil Starr]

It's probably not a practical proposition, technically you'd have to re-tune the cab and you might have a problem with the horn and crossover too which will be matching the horn to the 10's. It's all do-able but you might need to do some carpentry to the cab. Then there's cost, neo speakers are pricey and four of them will easily be in the region of £500. Add that to the cost of the cab and you'd have a lot of money sunk in the cab and you might get better by selling the cab adding in the cost of the neo's and starting again. Finally changing the drivers mean it wont be your Rumble any more, the sound will have changed and it'll be a new system in a Fender box. Changing the speakers even for an upgrade will reduce the re-sale value of your cab so it would be wise to make any changes reversible when the time comes to sell it on.

 

Technically feasible and I'm happy to advise on re-tuning if you pm but practically there will be a lot for you to think about.