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Mesa Boogie Walkabout Mega-thread Part 10
- Thread starter Chef
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Me too
I dig the industrial aesthetic, the upgraded handle and originality........at some point I may consider adding a "floor" plate with holes to accommodate a WD800, which would fit easily inside.....that'd be a reversible mod.....but for now I don't wanna mess with what is perfection for my low volume jams.
All it takes is a tiny bit of prying under the edge at one point with something wide like a spackle blade or spatula and it will pop right off.it’s the Deltalite I - away at the in-laws for Christmas at the ki but I’ll get a picture when I’m home. It’s stuck in quite well so it will only be a photo of the front
- Feb 12, 2006
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- Development Engineer-Mesa Boogie, Development Engineer-Genzler (pedals), Product Support-Genz Benz
- Feb 12, 2006
- 60,963
- 5
- 220,653
- Disclosures
- Development Engineer-Mesa Boogie, Development Engineer-Genzler (pedals), Product Support-Genz Benz
Yes, but due to how the amp is built, it has to come completely apart and doing so would void the warranty.
Not particularly, looking at them I think I was going for some sort of compressed tube distortion.
So… My LMS (N'Stuff Music) got a WD-800 and I got a chance to check out. It's very cool, like the D-800 Plus. Very nice amp. But… it didn't feel or sound like my WA. For you 'clean' folk, maybe it's the answer. I hope so, but me… I'll stick with my WA. There's magic in that there box.
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Al Kraft
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- May 2, 2016
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You didn't even hear a little of the original WA vibe in that new WD-800 with damping on low, a little top end dialed back, gain up around 2 o'clock and a touch of that passive mid past noon?
I won't get into particular settings. I don't remember. I dialed a bunch. And the cabinets were different. Truth be told, I didn't come away with the same, "WOW!" experience I had when I auditioned the WA. Maybe it's the tube gain stage before the output section… I dunno. It just didn't feel that similar to me. When I first plugged into the WA, I thought, "This amp CANNOT sound this GOOD!" And it DID, and it DOES! The WD-800 sounds good. Really. But I'm not going to swap it any time soon. FWIW, I tried to remain objective and let my ears decide.
Al Kraft
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Well we all hear things a little differently, even when we like or dislike something it's sometimes not for exactly the same reason...and we each need to respect that.
Thanks @Phyzzbin for posting your take.
I'm just saying, it's not bad (by a long shot), it just ain't the same. We've gone back and forth for years now debating. And even Andy said it wasn't possible… so, it is what it is and I appreciate that. Truly I do.
I haven't had the opp to audition the 2x12… That's piqued my curiosity.
I love this little amp. Is it the be all, end all… no. But it does what it does better than anything I've heard, before or since. It's special. Period.
Don't forget that the amp is only one part of the equation, the rest being instrument, cab, strings, fingers, setting, effects and YOU!
