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Mesa Boogie Walkabout Mega-thread Part 10

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I find that with any decent quality 115...over 2x12s strangely enough.
I've done much louder gigs with a single 15 than I'd ever done with 2 12s. Dunno. ..maybe I'm just wierd. ..
And 2 15s (specifically my 2 Fender Bassman Pro Neo 115s ) seem WAY louder than same amp, same settings thru the (venerable) SVT810E . I know. ..different efficiency of drivers. ..different designs etc etc....... but
This is just my findings/experience whatever
 
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Just traded my D-800 for a walkabout head,who ch should be in my hands early ne t week. I had a 12" Scout several years ago which I regrettably sold.

I plan on running it through a couple Genzler 12-3 bass array cabs, or possibly a Fender neo 4x10. Just curious if anyone has had any experience running through either setup?
 
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One thing I'll say for my Walkabout (and I can't say this for most amps) is it sounds great with any cabinet I've ever tried. I've used it with Scout 12 and 15 cabs, Epifani PS410, Epifani PS210, Epifani PS115, Ampeg classic 112's, and GK NEO 12's. Sounds great with all of them.

For my band that plays blues, alt country, New Orleans stuff, etc., I really like the round fatness of the 15. For straight up rock or metal, I tend to like the more aggressive bite of the 12's or 10's. That is all just personal preference though.
 
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EdwardofHuncote said:
Having switched from a pair of Scout 12's to a single Scout 15 combo, I don't think it's a better/worse thing at all, just different. The Scout 15 (to my ears at least) sounds cleaner at higher volume than the pair of 12's ever did. But to be clear - that's my *preference*. I don't really care that much for hairy/dirty/what-have-you. I believe within the Walkabout community I'm in a minority on that one. :laugh:

I really wanted to try that 212 Mesa combo-cab you had to see if it was any better, but ended up with this Scout 15 and that was IT for me. Exactly what I was looking for tonewise. ;)

*and FWIW, the guy that bought my two Scout 12's thinks they are absolutely the schizzle. We both came out good.
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That makes a lot of sense. I LOVE the grind that I get from my WA, but the clean tone is also very nice, even with the 12s. That Carbine 212 combo I had was so clean-sounding that "glassy" is a good adjective to describe it. It was very punchy, but so clean that it cut through the mix live and basically remained its own entity in a live setting. The WA cabs drive and cut nicely, but they don't stand out as much, especially when you increase the input gain. Like you said, everyone has their own speed. I have found 15s to be cleaner and glassier than 12s, and a lot of folks get the most bang for their buck out of 10s.
I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on a Bergantino 212HDN cab. I just ordered one of those new Hand Box R-400 amps as well, and I may pick up a Berg B|Amp, depending on how I like the sound when I try it out. If my Walkabout survives the "Amp Olympics" against these two new amps and my Glock Blue Sky, I'll know it was truly meant to be in my stable.
 
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Worldeeeter said:
I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on a Bergantino 212HDN cab.
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I find the Walkabout with the CN212 to be outstanding and suspect you'll get a similar result with the HDN. For me the Walkabout with the Berg CN212 is exactly what the Walkabout Scout 112 always hoped to be when it grew it up.
 
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Hop Jam said:
I'm considering an Eden EX112 (4 ohm/300w) for use with a Walkabout head. This will primarily be for home use along with some small gigs, few of which will have a drummer. Any thoughts on how well this will work?
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I bought an EX110 years back to do kind of the same thing with - practice, acoustic jams, coffee house gigs, etc. It's not a Berg, bit it sounds really good and is quite impressive for its size and price. The EX112 is a little fuller in the low end with more overall volume on tap if you want it - I already had other 112's and wanted something smaller with good full tone. On a tight stage in a small venue with FOH support these cabs make a sweet little monitor.

I own a lot of really expensive stuff and my EX110 and the 112 I tried really impress me when I approach them with reasonable expectations.
 
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so if I were to run 2 15 scout cabs, would I need to get a 15 extension to add to the current combo cab or could I run 2 15 cabs that were both originally combo cabs? Doesn't seem to be a line-in option for the combo cabinet, just the short cable out meant to plug to the head unit slid down the back, but the extension cab has a jack in the back of it (cuz its the extension). Wondering how folks work around this when running the head unit atop the cab rather than in the back pouch and also when adding another cab to it. Internal modding necessary?
 
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NoFiller said:
so if I were to run 2 15 scout cabs, would I need to get a 15 extension to add to the current combo cab or could I run 2 15 cabs that were both originally combo cabs? Doesn't seem to be a line-in option for the combo cabinet, just the short cable out meant to plug to the head unit slid down the back, but the extension cab has a jack in the back of it (cuz its the extension). Wondering how folks work around this when running the head unit atop the cab rather than in the back pouch and also when adding another cab to it. Internal modding necessary?
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There is a line in option. Both my cabs are combo cabs. The only difference is there's a slot for the amp in both.
 
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Worldeeeter said:
There is a line in option. Both my cabs are combo cabs. The only difference is there's a slot for the amp in both.
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The simplest way to use a Scout combo cab as an extension speaker is to take a 3-5' speaker cable, and buy a 1/4"-1/4" female turnaround adapter. Then you can just extend the little dangling speaker cable out of the combo and up to the amp's speaker output jacks. I just tried my Subway D800 with a 12" Scout cab (4 ohms) and a Powerhouse 1x12 (8 ohms). It sounds amazing, running at 2.67 ohms. One standard speaker cable goes to the 1x12, and the cable with the turnaround goes to the Scout cabinet.

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Got my WA. Talk about tone! It sounds a lot like an ampeg svp-cl with more eq and od. After playing awhile, I decided to roll some tubes. I found that replacing the stock mesas with a pair of EH 12ax7's actually made the amp more clear and gave it a little more clean headroom. Enough so, that with a pair of bag end cabs, it should be loud enough for most gigs.
 
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With all controls at noon, you can see the classic mid dip. To get flat response, leave bass and treble at noon, passive mid all the way up. Set the middle mid frequency to about 10:30. Frequency gain to around 1:00. There, no more confusion.
 

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NoFiller said:
so if I were to run 2 15 scout cabs, would I need to get a 15 extension to add to the current combo cab or could I run 2 15 cabs that were both originally combo cabs? Doesn't seem to be a line-in option for the combo cabinet, just the short cable out meant to plug to the head unit slid down the back, but the extension cab has a jack in the back of it (cuz its the extension). Wondering how folks work around this when running the head unit atop the cab rather than in the back pouch and also when adding another cab to it. Internal modding necessary?
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Combo on top with non-combo cab on bottom. Both 15s. The sound it to die for and stupid loud.
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kringle77 said:
Got my WA. Talk about tone! It sounds a lot like an ampeg svp-cl with more eq and od. After playing awhile, I decided to roll some tubes. I found that replacing the stock mesas with a pair of EH 12ax7's actually made the amp more clear and gave it a little more clean headroom. Enough so, that with a pair of bag end cabs, it should be loud enough for most gigs.
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Pretty bad a$$ little amp, huh?
 

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