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Go-to class D head and cab
- Thread starter Mo Boogs
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I just have a Mesa D800 and TT800.
Love the TT's tone, especially with larger louder groups, but the D800 is my pick and grab head, for band practice and smaller gigs.
Love the TT's tone, especially with larger louder groups, but the D800 is my pick and grab head, for band practice and smaller gigs.
I have to wonder if that "small silver head" was a Gnome I Pro.
The best clean sound I've ever gotten is through my Genz Benz Shuttle 3.0. The 6.0 is a bit different, more pillowy in the mids, but no slouch by any means.
Mesa WD800 w/ a pair of Mesa Subway 115s.
The end.
The end.
So many Class-D head options these days. You can spend $1,500-$2,000 on a top-line amp, or you can spend $500 on one that fits in your gig bag pocket. Tube preamp or SS, 500W, 700W, 800W, you name it. It's really just about your budget, your volume needs, and your tonal preference. And if you need/want features like aux in, headphone out, USB, etc. Plus all of the used options - so many choices.
I went through this process about 3 years ago when I was looking for a Class-D head. I went with a mid-tier priced 500W/4ohm amp (Blackstar) and have been very happy with it. If I were shopping today, I'd also be looking hard at Quilter, the new Seymour Duncan, Mesa and Genzler.
For cabinets: I got a RevSound cabinet about 6 months ago, and love it.
I went through this process about 3 years ago when I was looking for a Class-D head. I went with a mid-tier priced 500W/4ohm amp (Blackstar) and have been very happy with it. If I were shopping today, I'd also be looking hard at Quilter, the new Seymour Duncan, Mesa and Genzler.
For cabinets: I got a RevSound cabinet about 6 months ago, and love it.
Depending on the gig, either a Fuchs FBS-700 or Mesa Subway D800+, into one or two of the following:
Subway 2x10 (8 ohm)
GK Neo IV 1x12 (8 ohm)
(1 or 2) Wan Audio 2x12 Neo (4 ohm)
Subway 2x10 (8 ohm)
GK Neo IV 1x12 (8 ohm)
(1 or 2) Wan Audio 2x12 Neo (4 ohm)
The two heads I gig with could meet your description of silvery with red and blue lights; GK MB 500 and Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0. Both have their own personality and I adore them for what they give me - I'll sometimes use both over the course of a 3-set gig.
Don't know what to say about a 12" or 15" cab, since I also use a pair of 2x10's. One works fine for smaller gigs and also for practice at home, while both stacked on end throws all the sound I could need without PA support for my sound.
Mesa Subway D-800+ on top of a Subway 2x12. Massive.
For outdoors - same head on top of two Subways 1x15. More massive.
I still have two Genz Benz heads as well.
For outdoors - same head on top of two Subways 1x15. More massive.
I still have two Genz Benz heads as well.
Salud!
For me, a Markbass Little Mark IV and 112 Lightbox cab. Powerful, versatile and with volume to spare.
For me, a Markbass Little Mark IV and 112 Lightbox cab. Powerful, versatile and with volume to spare.
Is there a sound you want to achieve that your existing amps don’t get? I think coming from your V4B and 212 rig (assuming you mean the SVT212AV), by most accounts you’re going from super deluxe territory into … who knows what… everyone has a favorite amp, what do you like? If you want to stay in the Ampeg tone wheelhouse, but easier to get around with than the 212 and V4B, I think the RB210 is a solid option, as would be the Venture V7 and matching 115. I’m using the V7 with a pair of SVT 112AV cabs (the modular version of your 212) and have never been happier.
Oops...forgot to mention the cab I would use.
Depending on the situation.
Either a Mesa Subway 112 for beef and mid forward, or one of my Phil Jones C4s for warmth and smooth low end.
If it was silver that may have been an Aguilar TH700. Excellent amp!
However my personal choice would be a Mesa WD800 with a Mesa Subway 1-15 cab. Phenomenal set-up.
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Any of the Mesa Subway heads (5-7 lbs depending on the head), 800w to 2-12's, 400w to a single 12) with a pair of Mesa single-12 cabinets (33 lbs. each, 8 ohm impedance). They are all best sellers, built like Swiss watches, and sound great with terrific warranty coverage.
The head has a nice included carry bag and the cabinets come with nice covers, all included in the MSRP.
Throw the head and your cables in the bag over your shoulder, take one cab for smaller gigs, and you are traveling as light as a lot guitar players. You will be out of the furniture moving business.
The advances made today are head-turning: A Mesa WD800 Subway head and TWO of the Subway 215 cabinets in total weighs less than my old Peavey 215BW cabinet by itself, with tone and power for days. The idea of a 5 lb. 800w bass amp the size of a cigar box is still hard to wrap my head around, but Lordamighty it works in spades.
The head has a nice included carry bag and the cabinets come with nice covers, all included in the MSRP.
Throw the head and your cables in the bag over your shoulder, take one cab for smaller gigs, and you are traveling as light as a lot guitar players. You will be out of the furniture moving business.
The advances made today are head-turning: A Mesa WD800 Subway head and TWO of the Subway 215 cabinets in total weighs less than my old Peavey 215BW cabinet by itself, with tone and power for days. The idea of a 5 lb. 800w bass amp the size of a cigar box is still hard to wrap my head around, but Lordamighty it works in spades.
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I call this my "Poor Man's Walter Woods" because it's red...and cheap AF.
(Note, I have no illusions that this rig sounds anywhere near as good as a Walter Woods...but, see above re: cheap AF)
I also have an Acoustic Image head, which is also Class D. That's actually my main amp, my real go-to head.
(Note, I have no illusions that this rig sounds anywhere near as good as a Walter Woods...but, see above re: cheap AF)
I also have an Acoustic Image head, which is also Class D. That's actually my main amp, my real go-to head.
