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Mesa Boogie Walkabout Mega-thread Part 10

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rodl2005 said:
The 3K.4K & 5K horn adjustment on the walkabout cab..... could someone please explain it to me as best possible. I've NEVER touched mine- it's always sat in "normal" position But I'd love to understand it & really grasp it.

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I discuss the Player Control Network, and have a figure demonstrating the frequency response for each setting, Link Removed.
 
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Been doing another round of A/B'ing this evening, trying to pin down this distortion...

At last, it's definitely not the cab, since it happens with any cab, though It is worse (or at least more noticeable) in one Scout cab than another. Hooking these same two cabs to my second Walkabout or an Acoustic Image head I use sometimes, and they sound fine.

Finally, I tried a new set of 12ax7's from MB - no difference. No big deal... I can always use a spare set in the gig bag.

So this head is going on the Brown Truck tomorrow... see if the Petaluma amp elves can fix it up.

Oh and I just had to post this picture... :eek::eek:
 

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So,I recently acquired a Mesa Walkabout 12inch Scout in trade. I gotta say,this is a pretty sweet sounding little practice rig. I actually used it for band practice last week,it did a pretty good job of keeping up considering it's only a 12 inch. Obviously it wouldn't work in a live stage setting because we are always too loud,haha. I was practicing the other day in my "man cave" which is above the kitchen....got yelled at for rattling the dishes,hahaha.
 
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onegunguitar said:
So,I recently acquired a Mesa Walkabout 12inch Scout in trade. I gotta say,this is a pretty sweet sounding little practice rig. I actually used it for band practice last week,it did a pretty good job of keeping up considering it's only a 12 inch. Obviously it wouldn't work in a live stage setting because we are always too loud,haha. I was practicing the other day in my "man cave" which is above the kitchen....got yelled at for rattling the dishes,hahaha.
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I am always amazed at the quality of tone from my Scout 12 as well- I have successfully used it live on a couple of my chiller gigs and it worked out really well. Of course it wouldn't stand a chance in my main heavy rock band, but no single speaker would! I just upgraded to a 15" Scout combo to get a bit more headroom for other gigs, but actually prefer the tone of the 12" speaker more (more mid, less boom). As others have mentioned here over the years, the 15" combo is also surprisingly cumbersome to move around vs the 12" too. That little guy is something special!
 
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Second that ^^

Not that I have tons of experience with a buncha diferent cabs, but my favorite tones are found when using two Scout 12's. The Scout 15 is a heck of a combo too if you have a handtruck to load in with.
 
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Worldeeeter said:
If it's open mic or coffee house noise level, you'll be fine.... <snip> I recommend two 12" cabs.
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Note - Scout combo cabs are also stackable. This was at a local microbrewery... sort of a combination of coffeehouse and bar gig rolled into one. Even with just one guitar, a multi-instrumentalist, a singer, and a small drum kit, it can get stupid loud in there. This rig is perfect operating at less than half it's capacity.
 

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I used my Scout 12" combo for a couple similar smaller shows and it worked well (the Walkabout got compressed and a bit pleasantly fuzzy at the necessary volume, but I prefer it that way- with the Markbass that shouldn't be an issue). I haven't tried a LMIII, but guess it probably has a higher rating at 8ohms than the Walkabout so you should be OK as long as the rest of the band stays reasonable. Just listen for distortion from the speaker as you might have potential to overpower it with that amp. You could also look into a 15" Scout cab for noticeably more headroom.
 
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Well here's the deal. I have a Genz Benz Contour 500 combo amp. It's 300 watts at 8 ohms with the 2 tens it has. You can add another 8 ohm can for a total of 500 watts. This combo is on the heavy side 59lbs. I was looking to sell but someone offered a trade. The Mess 112 extension cab in mint condition. I think this might be a good light rig for smaller gigs. If I need bigger I have two Eden d-210 XLT cans that sound amazing.
 
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EdwardofHuncote said:
Note - Scout combo cabs are also stackable. This was at a local microbrewery... sort of a combination of coffeehouse and bar gig rolled into one. Even with just one guitar, a multi-instrumentalist, a singer, and a small drum kit, it can get stupid loud in there. This rig is perfect operating at less than half it's capacity.
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That's my rig too:

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Interesting thing happened @ last nights gig. During a break, i slightly moved my WA as it sat on the speaker, and the power winked out. Could have been a low voltage situation, but the rest of the gear was fine. It turned back on and played fine, buzzy but fine. New tubes but we were playing in a barn. :-/
 
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Ha! Exactly! :D LOL

Last time I played anything resembling an arena was a big State Fair out in the Midwest... about 1997. That's kinda' sad really, but true. :hiding:

Somebody will jump, just hang in there. ;)
 

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