There is nothing muddy about the SW115. It sounds like your bass at your bass's best. The tone is clear, defined, and still warm. It's the best 15 I've played through.
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MESA/BOOGIE TT-800 Questions
- Thread starter Dom Amato
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No way is it muddy. I feel it is crisp and clear. It actually surprised me how great it sounded.
No, not at all. It's deep, articulate and full range. It's a remarkable speaker cab. A few years back I was getting a new rig. Like you, I asked about cabs. A wise person on this forum recommended I try pairing the TT with the SW 115. I followed that advice and a couple of months later, I bought a second 115.
I'll +1 to all the above. The Faital Pro driver in that SW115 cab is one of the finest out there.
It's a great sounding cab. Period.
It's a great sounding cab. Period.
Oh yeah? The day I bought an SW115, my cat died!
(j/k, I don't own an SW115.....or a cat)
Yeah, but will your SW115 remind you were you left your pliers...
I'm using 3 Bergantino NXV s with my TT. For me, they are a great coupling with the TT800. I play in a power rock trio , think Creme, Hendrix, Free. It nails the old school rock tones.
I mix and match depending on gigs.
I do a lot of open air (hot rod, custom car, shows), and iv found 2 x 210s vertical give me best throw, to add to our slightly underpowered pa..(for outdoors)
In most pubs/clubs 1x 210 , and 1x 112 give best overall sound, and all 3 is capable of BIG spl, , but I have done it.
I mix and match depending on gigs.
I do a lot of open air (hot rod, custom car, shows), and iv found 2 x 210s vertical give me best throw, to add to our slightly underpowered pa..(for outdoors)
In most pubs/clubs 1x 210 , and 1x 112 give best overall sound, and all 3 is capable of BIG spl, , but I have done it.
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I use my TT800 , as 2 different clean'ish tones. It's not like the old AG500 , with a clean, and a drive channel. I would definitely play a TT yourself, and gauge if either channel has enough dirt for your needs. I don't believe that a clean, and a drive channel, was its design brief. Another way of looking at the TT, is it has a very modern sounding channel, and a classic Old School sounding channel. That's why I bought it. I use 2 different drive pedals, for dirt on both channels.
Seems like thats what I should start with. Too bad they dont make a light weight 8x10, then it would be an easy choice
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Mesa does make a very impressive SW410 and they conveniently stack...just saying...
Ampeg make a lightweight 8 x 8".. supposed to sound like their classic fridge.
GR bass (Italy) Make a 8x10, that weighs 23kg! The world's lightest, its expensive, or I should say, it's expensive in Australia
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Correct, that's how some of the touring guys are using them. The advantage of doing it this way is that the 410 is generally plenty for most gigs but IF you need more you have it. You can scale the rig accordinglyMesa does make a very impressive SW410 and they conveniently stack...just saying...
Thank you everyone for the replies so far!
I decided to go with either 2 4x10s or a 1x15/2x10 cabinets, eventually ill decide.....
I was thinking of pairing the ampeg scrambler overdrive pedal for an "always on" pedal on the boogie channel for that classic SVT drive. Id like to keep the subway channel for more a more modern/aggressive distortion (probably a big muff) and an octave pedal.
Does anyone reccomend a compressor? (Torn between the empress and the MXR) If I dont "need" one please let me know! Looking for something to "tighten" everything up.
Of course I will have to find the matching footswitch, those dont seem too hard to find either!
As always, thank you!
I decided to go with either 2 4x10s or a 1x15/2x10 cabinets, eventually ill decide.....
I was thinking of pairing the ampeg scrambler overdrive pedal for an "always on" pedal on the boogie channel for that classic SVT drive. Id like to keep the subway channel for more a more modern/aggressive distortion (probably a big muff) and an octave pedal.
Does anyone reccomend a compressor? (Torn between the empress and the MXR) If I dont "need" one please let me know! Looking for something to "tighten" everything up.
Of course I will have to find the matching footswitch, those dont seem too hard to find either!
As always, thank you!
Regarding your allways on ampeg tone, I believe there are better pedals, than the scrambler. I use s solid gold fx BetaV. I have used teck21 vt , any one of them.
I can recommend an origin effects cali76 compact bass compressor. Out of the 3 u mentioned the Empress is a brilliant transparent compressor. The compact bass is slightly coloured.. I still use one.
I only mention the scrambler because my current amp has that pedal built in and I actually really like it
Fair enough. Your ears are what matter.I only mention the scrambler because my current amp has that pedal built in and I actually really like it
I use a boss fs7 to change channels, works fine, and has a small footprint.
Good luck,, with it all.
Ps. I allways use a compressor pedal, with any amp I use. It's definitely part of how I sound..
I think id have to play it for a while to really decide if I need a compressor, but I got a few im looking at. I think to start, I would love to run the scrambler for that “old school” overdriven svt sound at different intensities, then run a big muff deluxe for all the modern stuff that require a more aggressive bass sound. I think either channel (boogie/subway) sound good clean also.
I honestly think this might be the way to go. Lightweight and versatile. I think mesa did a really good job. Just gotta find one to play through!
That might end up working really well for you. I've found that I don't need many of my usual tone-sweeteners before the TT-800. I normally use a compressor, but the amp is already so tight and responsive that, to my ears, it doesn't need it. It's also worth playing with dialing the gain way up (and easing the volume down as needed) to get a little of the amp's own overdriven sound. It's not the same as a pedal, but I really like what it can do on its own. YMMV, of course. Have fun!
It doesn't have to be a "TT-800" footswitch - you can use any 2-button latching switch box with a TRS cable.
I know, im just a pain in the ass about stuff matching haha
