Mesa Boogie Walkabout Mega-thread part Four!

I'm in. Couldn't get into the four figure posts at the last thread, but what the hell....

 

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I am happy with my Mesa Buster, but this Dang thread makes me want to look into a Walkabout. Chef's black face in headcase is freaking awesome! (Is that a custom deal, or can you order it strait from Mesa that way?)
The Walkabout has more ampeg like grind than the buster from what I understand.
I bet it would sound great with my two Mesa Power House 15s.

 

Vintage Headcase is the way to go!!! Protect that baby walkabout and make her look so nice!

 

Vintage Headcase GAS starting to build!

 

I'll hit this thread later with my slick gig setup of Walkabout in V.Headcase on top of Aguilar DB112 on top of a hardshell kick drum case. Just wait until I get off work...GAS ATTACK!

 

I normally split time with my WA head installed either in a Scout 12 (4 ohm) cab or sitting atop a PH212 (8 ohm) cab. Recently I got a deal on a PH210 (8 ohm) cab, so it's going to be fun working it into the equation. The 210 sounds great standalone, sounds awesome paired with the 212. Whatever the cab mix, one thing in common is the WA head. Versatility, thy name is Walkabout.

Dan

 

Hello all! Just picked up a new Walkabout Scout 12 from GC here in Boston. I really wanted to give my moneys to a more reputable dealer, but needed to pick it up soon, as I recently sold my last rig to cover boring but necessary "life" stuff, and had a gig rapidly approaching.

They didn't give me an owners manual with it at GC. Obviously, I know how to work an amp, but am just curious if you veteran WAer's have any advice on dialing in questionable rooms.

 

In the Justin Meldal-Johnsen forum there was a thread asking how to get the bass tone from this video:

http://vimeo.com/10995672

I actually got extremely close by cranking the gain on the Walkabout and adjusting the EQ a bit.

Not a tone I'd use a whole lot but it sounds great in the right circumstance.

One of my fears with the Walkabout was that it might not be all that versatile. For instance, I dug the Orange Terror Bass but it really has one tone and a limited EQ. The WB on the other hand has a surprisingly powerful EQ section which I've spent a ton of time fiddling with. The more I play with it the happier I am with this head.

 

Funny thing about the Buster vs. the Walkabout- the WA actually sounds "tubier" than the all tube Buster does. I have one of each, great pair of amps.

 

I like it! Love the song redo...

Want to share your settings?

 

I've got a Buster, and live 2.5 hours away. Perhaps we should have a "gear day" sometime.

 

We have pretty much the exact same eq...i trim bass at 40ish hz and keep treble set at 2khz at noon. Great minds think a like!

 

I'd have to check at home to be 100% sure but in general it was:

cranked gain (around 4 o'clock), slight bass boost, slight treble cut, passive mids rolled back, parametric bass boost around 80 Hz, active mids boosted with the EQ point set fairly low, parametric treble cut (at around 2 KHz) and playing near the neck with my Fender Jazz.