Mesa Boogie Walkabout Mega-thread Pt. Tres

**Chef** · #1 03-31-2010, 08:33 AM

continued from here:
Mesa Boogie Walkabout Megathread; Part Two

Walkabout snaps:

CElton · #2 03-31-2010, 08:58 AM

In with a stack shot...

goldenglory18 · #3 03-31-2010, 09:40 AM

Chef, your killing me with that headcased' WA. I just found one at GC.com for just over $800 shipped.

I can, but know I shouldn't..... DAMN SELF CONTROL!!!!

**Chef** · #4 03-31-2010, 09:52 AM

bargain with them...cash talks at GC sometimes.

goldenglory18 · #5 03-31-2010, 09:54 AM

not when they are shipping it to me. the sales dude was really set on that price.

oh well....looks like the walkabout and GG18 are forever destined to not be together.

tombowlus · #6 03-31-2010, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Chef

bargain with them...cash talks at GC sometimes.

They aren't supposed to be doing this on Mesa/Boogie gear, of course.

**Chef** · #7 03-31-2010, 10:05 AM

Talkin' 'bout used gear

I think...at least, that's what I thought...

BillyB_from_LZ · #8 03-31-2010, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by tombowlus

They aren't supposed to be doing this on Mesa/Boogie gear, of course.

That's what I've been told, but I still purchased my Walkabout head during a List Sale a few years ago for about half-off. My receipt didn't identify it as Used or Demo, so I have to believe it was considered new.

goldenglory18 · #9 03-31-2010, 10:57 AM

this one is advertised as used, although from the pictures, it looks pretty minty.

tombowlus · #10 03-31-2010, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Chef

Talkin' 'bout used gear

I think...at least, that's what I thought...

Ah, my bad.

goldenglory18 · #11 03-31-2010, 11:12 AM

Reason #396 on why I don't like guitarcenter:

Out of the 4 walkabout's available online, only one is available for sale. The other 3 are MIA, broken, and being held by management.

Edit: YEAH BOYEE!!!!!

Fountain Valley CA found theirs in the back room and is shipping it out to me today. Tickle me pink, I'm the soon-to-be proud owner of a walkabout/powerhouse 2x10 rig!!!

Dan55 · #12 03-31-2010, 12:01 PM

Is the combo cab w/o the head available anywhere? maybe special order from Mesa?

Dan

**Chef** · #13 03-31-2010, 12:26 PM

Should be available from Mesa.
Can't comment on whether it's s/o or not...

**Freddels** · #14 03-31-2010, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BillyB_from_LZ

That's what I've been told, but I still purchased my Walkabout head during a List Sale a few years ago for about half-off. My receipt didn't identify it as Used or Demo, so I have to believe it was considered new.

A couple of years ago there was some sort of falling out b/w GC and Mesa and they weren't carrying any of the bass amps or cabs anymore. GC was selling off the Mesa stuff at a discount. Since last year or so, the bass amps are back in GC so they must have kissed and made up.

goldenglory18 · #15 03-31-2010, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan55

Is the combo cab w/o the head available anywhere? maybe special order from Mesa?

Dan

Check ebay and the TB forums. I have seen a couple of them pop up while searching for my WA.

**Chef** · #16 03-31-2010, 01:41 PM

This would be the extension cab, versus the combo cab, fwiw

goldenglory18 · #17 03-31-2010, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chef

This would be the extension cab, versus the combo cab, fwiw

I dont know if you were responding to me Chef, but I was refering to the scout cab minus the amplifier.

Also, try Mesa directly. They can custom make just about anything, but do charge accordingly for it.

**Chef** · #18 03-31-2010, 01:51 PM

wasn't keeping track of who asked, but, yeah.

there's a diff b/t the combo cab and the extension cab.
the fine folks at mesa would be happy to supply either.

sunbeast · #19 03-31-2010, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by goldenglory18

Reason #396 on why I don't like guitarcenter:

Out of the 4 walkabout's available online, only one is available for sale. The other 3 are MIA, broken, and being held by management.

Edit: YEAH BOYEE!!!!!

Fountain Valley CA found theirs in the back room and is shipping it out to me today. Tickle me pink, I'm the soon-to-be proud owner of a walkabout/powerhouse 2x10 rig!!!

This is probably to be assumed, but I would be extra critical of the amp for a few days just to make sure there is nothing wrong with it or damage that you weren't told about (try it at loud volumes and different EQ settings through multiple cabs and basses)- I don't know how many times I plugged into a used amp or bass at GC that was screwed up or even completely non-functional (the Denver GC had a used Mesa Bass 400 out on the floor for over a year that never worked, despite me trying it and telling the employees about it probably a half dozen times- could have just been a fuse, or it could have been tubes that were continuously blowing the fuse, but either way...). As tempting as some of the used deals can seem on the GC website, I don't think I'll ever buy anything from them that I can't play through first- too many people are given unsupervised access to their equipment all day long, and many of the employees don't even seem to know how to use much of the equipment themselves, let alone test it to make sure it is working ideally!

That said- I hope yours is a winner! I got my Scout combo used from a local GC in pristine condition for a very good deal, so there are certainly great deals to be had!

Karl

goldenglory18 · #20 03-31-2010, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sunbeast

This is probably to be assumed, but I would be extra critical of the amp for a few days just to make sure there is nothing wrong with it or damage that you weren't told about (try it at loud volumes and different EQ settings through multiple cabs and basses)- I don't know how many times I plugged into a used amp or bass at GC that was screwed up or even completely non-functional (the Denver GC had a used Mesa Bass 400 out on the floor for over a year that never worked, despite me trying it and telling the employees about it probably a half dozen times- could have just been a fuse, or it could have been tubes that were continuously blowing the fuse, but either way...). As tempting as some of the used deals can seem on the GC website, I don't think I'll ever buy anything from them that I can't play through first- too many people are given unsupervised access to their equipment all day long, and many of the employees don't even seem to know how to use much of the equipment themselves, let alone test it to make sure it is working ideally!

That said- I hope yours is a winner! I got my Scout combo used from a local GC in pristine condition for a very good deal, so there are certainly great deals to be had!

Karl

For sure. I'm one of the most critical consumers that I have ever experienced (I spent over 7 years in retail.)

Question #1 out of my mouth: "Can I return it if it arrives not as advertised?"
Answer: "You sure can."

Done and done. Worst case senario, I take it back to my local store and tell them to pound sand.