Mesa amp…….do it?

[Coot]

you wont regret it .. The previous posters are all correct about the great matching of the subway cabinets and heads. When you do get the D800+ ( and after you stop grinning )see if you can find somewhere that has a subway 15 in stock to try it with .. It's a real " Oh yeah, now I get it " moment.

 

[Verb the Noun]

you wont regret it .. The previous posters are all correct about the great matching of the subway cabinets and heads. When you do get the D800+ ( and after you stop grinning )see if you can find somewhere that has a subway 15 in stock to try it with .. It's a real " Oh yeah, now I get it " moment.

He's already got a SW410. This was a near certain "OH NO!!!" reaction had he missed out, and we are now up to 5 pages of people going "welllll JAAAAAAAAAA" to his "should I?"

 

[sleeplessknight]

Wait a second... dumb question incoming.

What's the difference between the "Subway D-800", "Subway D-800-plus", "Subway WD-800", and the "Subway TT-800"?

 

[agedhorse]

Wait a second... dumb question incoming.

What's the difference between the "Subway D-800", "Subway D-800-plus", "Subway WD-800", and the "Subway TT-800"?

Bass Amplifiers | Mesa/Boogie

 

[sleeplessknight]

...fine, fair enough

 

[DJ Bebop]

Wait a second... dumb question incoming.

What's the difference between the "Subway D-800", "Subway D-800-plus", "Subway WD-800", and the "Subway TT-800"?

Basically, the D’s are all solid-state front ends while the WD’s and TT’s are tube-driven front ends. There are feature sets that are also present that add to the differences as the lines developed.

Then there is the tone differences between them that I leave to others to determine and describe.

 

[sleeplessknight]

That's the two-line summary I was hoping for, lol.

"ChadGPT, summarize these six web-links for me, their differences, and their similarities!"

 

[sleeplessknight]

I am eyeballing the WD-800 and that TT-800 hard, I might add.... I do really like Mesa's stuff - I was an early customer of the TransAtlantic-15, loved a Boogie 400+ and an 8:88 for a few years, etc. Heck, my main guitar rig is STILL an Express 5:25, which I cherish dearly.

Where might a curious mind be able to get some descriptions of the tonal differences between those two? I'm particularly interested if one or the other handles a low B and/or an upright better. My performance-genres are _all over the map_ - just this month, I'm performing trad-country, modern country ("rock", sung with a twang and a banjo/mandolin somewhere in the wall-o-sound with the usual electric guitars), Motown soul, and classic-through-90s-and-early-aughties rock/pop music. Somewhere in there I find time to host a monthly jazz night running Real Book tunes too....

 

[g-dude]

I am eyeballing the WD-800 and that TT-800 hard, I might add.... I do really like Mesa's stuff - I was an early customer of the TransAtlantic-15, loved a Boogie 400+ and an 8:88 for a few years, etc. Heck, my main guitar rig is STILL an Express 5:25, which I cherish dearly.

Where might a curious mind be able to get some descriptions of the tonal differences between those two? I'm particularly interested if one or the other handles a low B and/or an upright better. My performance-genres are _all over the map_ - just this month, I'm performing trad-country, modern country ("rock", sung with a twang and a banjo/mandolin somewhere in the wall-o-sound with the usual electric guitars), Motown soul, and classic-through-90s-and-early-aughties rock/pop music. Somewhere in there I find time to host a monthly jazz night running Real Book tunes too....

I have the TT-800. It handles everything I can throw at it, including my B strings.

 

[RandomKaren]

That's the two-line summary I was hoping for, lol.

"ChadGPT, summarize these six web-links for me, their differences, and their similarities!"

Is that the Chilli Peppers' own AI?

 

[forrestlaw]

Can't speak for B strings as I only have four stringers, but the TT-800 is pretty awesome. Currently considering selling my other amp and getting a WD-800 as my second amp and/or backup.

 

[Lance Bunyon]

 

[Gervais Cote]

I have the TT-800. It handles everything I can throw at it, including my B strings.

Same results here with my Subway D350.

 

[McFarlin]

I am eyeballing the WD-800 and that TT-800 hard, I might add.... I do really like Mesa's stuff - I was an early customer of the TransAtlantic-15, loved a Boogie 400+ and an 8:88 for a few years, etc. Heck, my main guitar rig is STILL an Express 5:25, which I cherish dearly.

Where might a curious mind be able to get some descriptions of the tonal differences between those two? I'm particularly interested if one or the other handles a low B and/or an upright better. My performance-genres are _all over the map_ - just this month, I'm performing trad-country, modern country ("rock", sung with a twang and a banjo/mandolin somewhere in the wall-o-sound with the usual electric guitars), Motown soul, and classic-through-90s-and-early-aughties rock/pop music. Somewhere in there I find time to host a monthly jazz night running Real Book tunes too....

https://www.talkbass.com/threads/official-mesa-boogie-subway-series-club.1181245/

 

[HolmeBass]

Basically, the D’s are all solid-state front ends while the WD’s and TT’s are tube-driven front ends. There are feature sets that are also present that add to the differences as the lines developed.

Then there is the tone differences between them that I leave to others to determine and describe.

Another big difference is the D amps are single channel, the higher priced WD and TT are two-channel amps, so a lot more flexibility there.

For me, personally, I’ve come to the realization that since I play active basses with fairly powerful onboard EQs, a one channel amp is fine for me.

 

[agedhorse]

Another big difference is the D amps are single channel, the higher priced WD and TT are two-channel amps, so a lot more flexibility there.

For me, personally, I’ve come to the realization that since I play active basses with fairly powerful onboard EQs, a one channel amp is fine for me.

The WD is single channel, the TT is 2 channel.

 

[Nebadon2000]

The WD is single channel, the TT is 2 channel.

WD can be used as a 'Quasi' 2 Channel with footswitch and using PEQ settings

 

[agedhorse]

WD can be used as a 'Quasi' 2 Channel with footswitch and using PEQ settings

I hadn’t really considered that.

 

[DJ Bebop]

Another big difference is the D amps are single channel, the higher priced WD and TT are two-channel amps, so a lot more flexibility there.

For me, personally, I’ve come to the realization that since I play active basses with fairly powerful onboard EQs, a one -channel amp is fine for me.

The WD is a single-channel amp whereas the TT is a two-channel amp.

You can use the WD like a two-channel amp by setting up the switchable 3 bands of mids with a different setting and switching them off or on, giving you a second sound but not a second channel.

I do that all the time!

 

[sleeplessknight]

I think I need to break down and RTFM on this thing Several rehearsals and one gig with the TT-800 and... meh? It's very "sterile" sounding, on any channel, compared to my TH. I just want a nice warm woolly 'toob' tone that Jamerson would be proud of, and then be able to kick over to a different channel for some crunchy light OD for a chorus or two.