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Mesa Boogie Walkabout Mega-thread part Four!

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#141
Vic said:
Still with the Neo112 II's, right?
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Yes, they pair up really nicely! The Walkabout warmed up the sound a bit. Overall, a much smoother sound too. I found them paired with the MB2-500 to be a bit bright and harsh. I was dialing sound out, so to speak. This sounded good flat, much less with a little EQ tweaking. Dialing in some low mids really gave them a nice fat punch. Sounded great with both my Metro Will Lee and my new fretless G&L JB (playing not included)!
 
#143
NOLA Bass said:
Yes, they pair up really nicely! The Walkabout warmed up the sound a bit. Overall, a much smoother sound too. I found them paired with the MB2-500 to be a bit bright and harsh. I was dialing sound out, so to speak. This sounded good flat, much less with a little EQ tweaking. Dialing in some low mids really gave them a nice fat punch. Sounded great with both my Metro Will Lee and my new fretless G&L JB (playing not included)!
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Yeah, the WA is definitely a lot more mid forward by nature than the MB heads... especially the older MB2's. The current MB's are better tho. Still, not the same as the WA.
 
#144
stingray56funk said:
Lomo...take the Walkabout!
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You happily clinched my decision:p. It's a small local bar-packed like a sardine can with over 200 people spilling out through the doors and we really rocked it:bassist:. The room is about 40x20' with an 8' ceiling. Drums and vocals through the PA. The WA/LDS nEarful 15/6 completely filled the room easily with thick, chocolate fatness. The 175 watts were plenty. I had the gain at 1 o'clock and master at noon (passive Am Fender J5). She didn't even feel warm after 4 hours. IME, when I don't go through the PA, that's close to as large a gig as the WA can do at 8 Ohms with my 15. The pair of Scout 12s gets significanly louder and can handle a bigger venue. Man, I really wish that 15 was a 4 Ohm cab. Then I would not really need my M9. The Scout 15 comes in 4 Ohms but its' single side handle is so woefully inadequate for it's size and 50 lb weight that I am reluctant to go back to it.
 
#146
I can't thank you guys enough for steering me to the Walkabout. I have only had a chance to use it at home, but I am absolutely loving the sound of this head through my GK Neo 112 II's. We were doing some cleaning out/organizing. I'm cleaning out a closet to move all my basses in one place, so I had them all just in the living room. I plugged in both Sadowskys, Lakland Hollowbody with flats, Fender P, G&L fretless jb and a Spector Euro4lx. It sounded great with each bass! Really smooth fat and punchy. I can't wait to gig this rig!!!
 
#147
NOLA Bass said:
I can't thank you guys enough for steering me to the Walkabout. I have only had a chance to use it at home, but I am absolutely loving the sound of this head through my GK Neo 112 II's. We were doing some cleaning out/organizing. I'm cleaning out a closet to move all my basses in one place, so I had them all just in the living room. I plugged in both Sadowskys, Lakland Hollowbody with flats, Fender P, G&L fretless jb and a Spector Euro4lx. It sounded great with each bass! Really smooth fat and punchy. I can't wait to gig this rig!!!
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Nice! Happy to hear it is working for you. The length of these threads is a testament to how great this little amp is.
 
#148
NOLA Bass said:
I can't thank you guys enough for steering me to the Walkabout. I have only had a chance to use it at home, but I am absolutely loving the sound of this head through my GK Neo 112 II's. We were doing some cleaning out/organizing. I'm cleaning out a closet to move all my basses in one place, so I had them all just in the living room. I plugged in both Sadowskys, Lakland Hollowbody with flats, Fender P, G&L fretless jb and a Spector Euro4lx. It sounded great with each bass! Really smooth fat and punchy. I can't wait to gig this rig!!!
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I'm glad that you are happy with your Walkabout! Now you have me wanting to try mine with my two Neo112-II's... :ninja:
 
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I was really not digging my tone with the MB500. I had brought home my 1001RBII and the biamp feature was cool. However, this rig sounds 1000x better with the Walkabout in my opinion. I'll keep my 1001RBII paired up with my Epifani PS210/115.
 
#159
MarkusBass said:
I hear ya! When I use it in my living room, it's loudish.
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It's never an issue at a gig unless it's a fairly intimate jazz thing. Only at home and in the studio. I just found myself being annoyed by it when practicing with MP3 files on the computer. Sometimes I just don't feel like wearing the headphones, and plug into an amp hooked up to a small cab like a 110 or 112.
 
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