I played a mesa carbine combo a few months ago. It blew the walkabout away. It must be a discontinued model, but it had me "rethinking my tone". I don't have that amount of cash though.
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Mesa Boogie Bass 400+
- Thread starter AliG
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See post #3. Is it heavy? Yes. But not crazy heavy like an SVT. I found my 400+ to be manageable, especially once I took it out of the Mesa shock case.
I agree with those suggesting to keep to 400+ and shed some weight on the cabinet. Micro amps IMHO will NOT replace the tone of that amp or any ALL tube amp. I own a Greenboy F112 (35lbs) & a F212 (70lbs) that I use with my SVTII or SVPCL/SVP1500 & haven't looked back since! I was never happy with the tone coming from any micro and have owned and since sold several and will sacrifice the weight handling for a good tone. I use a GenzBenz STM-900 as back up only.
Back in my younger gigging days, I had a 400+ in a flight case, plus a Mesa RoadReady 4x10 and 1x15. The cabs were built into flight cases, and they've since been discontinued by Mesa. The 4x10 weighed close to 100 lbs alone. It was the best sounding rig I ever owned, but impossible to transport. The only part of the rig that would fit in my Honda was the 1x15.
My present day rig is a GK MB200 with a Barefaced One10. No, not even close to the Mesa rig, but for my current needs, it gets the job done.
My present day rig is a GK MB200 with a Barefaced One10. No, not even close to the Mesa rig, but for my current needs, it gets the job done.
Could also be that the 400+ was developed back when 40-50 lbs wasn't considered heavy.
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The 400 was designed in ~1985 and the 400+ probably closer to 1990. They have been out pf production for at least 10-15 years, at that point in time, 45 lbs wasn't considered heavy at all. It was developed to be lighter weight than many of the other products of the time.
Printed/published manuals and specifications for products that are 30 years old aren't always available, especially after they have been discontinued for so long. In fact, very few manufacturers of guitar and bass amps of that time were very spec. oriented nor were the manuals very comprehensive. The products were what they were, reputation was important back then and good products earned good reputations.
Anybody looking for information on discontinued legacy products can always call customer service. There are a few guys on site who specialize in this era stuff and can get you the info. you need.
