If he's going to claim it and has a reciept for it they may make him pay 13% sales taxes. NAFTA just covers Duty.
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Mesa Boogie Walkabout Part 6
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If he's going to claim it and has a reciept for it they may make him pay 13% sales taxes. NAFTA just covers Duty.
Strange, when I bring stuff into the US from CAN that's made in either country, the border dudes just waive me through. I haven't done the reverse though...
My guess is the same will happen to Jazz4 but if the gaurd doesn't like the look of him, I believe they can still charge sales taxes.
I'm looking at gig bag/case options for my Walkabout head. What are my options other than the Mesa bag?
I'll be surprised if they don't make me pay the 13% tax. But no big deal if they do. If it was only a few hundred bucks they usually just wave ya on. At least at the Detroit/Windsor crossing they do. As it turns out two of the three items didn't get shipped till today. So I'm going over tomorrow. When the seller took them to get shipped he was right at the cutoff time. So only the head and head cab got delivered today. No big deal. I haven't been in a hurry for 56 years. Not gonna start now. 
And yes. No duty on anything made in N.A.
And yes. No duty on anything made in N.A.
Hi guys... not to hijack the thread, but I'm selling one of my WA's here at the classifieds in case anyone is interested... 
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f127/fs-mesa-boogie-walkabout-head-848006/
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f127/fs-mesa-boogie-walkabout-head-848006/
.!I understand how the Parametric EQ works on the walkabout.. but i have no clue about the frequencies and what exactly to cut/boost for bass /mid/treble exclusively..
Exactly how do i get started to understand all of this?
i tried to do some tweaking with the para EQ and use my ear but it didn't work out so well.. Is there any sort of "flat" setting for the para EQ.. I assume 12 o'clock on all of them is flat or not?..
Also whats the difference between changing the passive mid/trebble/bass knobs versus the parametric EQ boost/cut?
I know the walkabout has some amazing tone shaping possibilities i just wish i understood it better :?
Exactly how do i get started to understand all of this?
i tried to do some tweaking with the para EQ and use my ear but it didn't work out so well.. Is there any sort of "flat" setting for the para EQ.. I assume 12 o'clock on all of them is flat or not?..
Also whats the difference between changing the passive mid/trebble/bass knobs versus the parametric EQ boost/cut?
I know the walkabout has some amazing tone shaping possibilities i just wish i understood it better :?
12 o'clock on everything is flat.
I just start flat and play with one control to get a feel for what it does. So crank and cut the bass. Then turn the parametric bass to full and rotate the frequency setting to see what happens. Then the same for mids and treble.
Not terribly scientific I'm afraid, but it works for me.
cire113 said:
A good way to train your ear and get more acquainted with the frequencies and what they do on the WA is to set all the parametric level knobs to 12:00. Leave the bass and treble at 12:00 and the passive mid knob at 10:00 ( roughly flat setting). From there you can start with the first parametric knob. Set it to full boost and while playing the bass guitar and sweep the frequency knob through it's full range making note of roughly what frequency setting sounds like what with your bass. On the walkabout you'll have to extrapolate the frequency #'s in between the written #'s. Do this same thing in the full cut position and note the similar frequencies effect when being cut. Set the level back to noon and repeat the process for the remaining two parametric eq's. Try this whole process a number of times over a few days, months, years and your ears will learn to equate roughly what frequency you need to boost or cut to be able to achieve the sound you hear in your head.
If you find your having trouble picking out the frequencies during the process above you can start with all parametric levels full cut. This will help the frequency that your full boosting to stand out a little more.
If you can get access to a 40-60 band graphic EQ like what is commonly used on a PA you can really train your ears by cutting all bands and full boosting a few together at a time while noting the actual frequencies and what their effect is on your instrument. The benefit here vs the WA is the detailed frequency labeling to help your brain and ears make the connection between sound and frequency.
It might sound like a lot but it should only take a minute or two each time you do it and over time you'll naturally just know what your sound needs and be able to dial it in with the WA.
To my ears, the Q on the bass/mid/treble are fairly wide while the semi parametric is narrow.
I use the bass/mid/treble for larger, overall tone changes and the semi parametric for when I need to pinpoint specific frequencies.
I use the bass/mid/treble for larger, overall tone changes and the semi parametric for when I need to pinpoint specific frequencies.
That's how I hear it as well. I have no advice on how to get aquainted with the eq, but for my taste/cabs/basses, my recent settings are bass and mids at noon, treble 10 o'clock, small boost at 200 Hz and small boost at 12oo Hz, gain at 1 o'clock
That's how I hear it as well. I have no advice on how to get aquainted with the eq, but for my taste/cabs/basses, my recent settings are bass and mids at noon, treble 10 o'clock, small boost at 200 Hz and small boost at 12oo Hz, gain at 1 o'clock
I just got a Scout and was kinda lost too with the EQ. I was reading through some of the old threads and found Chef's basic settings so I tried that. Bang! it all came together. I'm thinking that it is pretty close to what Mr. Lomo has posted. But now I can make slight moves with confidence.
The point is to get the eq set to where you have a tone that seems to work great and then adjust to season like a good recipe.
I should add that I didn't like the flat settings at all and was wondering at that point if I was going to like the Scout at all. It was very different than my Mesa M6/Bergantino rig which I love.
Agreed. I use the parametric mid control mainly as my room fixer upper, and it does a great job at that. The standard bass/mid/treble controls give me more than enough overall tone shaping, especially as you interact with the gain.
FWIW (using passive basses here), my typical setting lately is bass between noon and 1, mids @ 11, treble between 11 and noon, gain at about 12:30. For most rooms I find that cutting back just a bit between 30-50 Hz not only takes out some of the mud, but also seems to give a hair more headroom as well. The 30-50 Hz slight cut on this head is a really popular setting, and for good reason. Like lomo, a lot of times I give a slight bump in the 200-250 Hz range.
FWIW (using passive basses here), my typical setting lately is bass between noon and 1, mids @ 11, treble between 11 and noon, gain at about 12:30. For most rooms I find that cutting back just a bit between 30-50 Hz not only takes out some of the mud, but also seems to give a hair more headroom as well. The 30-50 Hz slight cut on this head is a really popular setting, and for good reason. Like lomo, a lot of times I give a slight bump in the 200-250 Hz range.
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Yes, the 50-60hz cut does get you incremental head room back, and, help "keep it tight."
Boosting 120-250 puts some of that fat back, shelving bass can be used for that too.
I typically keep passive mids at about 10-11 oclock.
I tend to run para treble boosted at 4khz, and shelving treble boosted a bit too.
Boosting 120-250 puts some of that fat back, shelving bass can be used for that too.
I typically keep passive mids at about 10-11 oclock.
I tend to run para treble boosted at 4khz, and shelving treble boosted a bit too.
I tried a number of different and currently made 12ax7s in the WalkAbout preamp and found that I liked the Sovtek LP (not the LPS) tubes in there. Very warm and modern but with a dash of old school SVT thrown in. Their break up point begins and is superb around 12:30 to 1 o'clock. I go to Tube Depot for all my tubes, they are great folks, good prices and they deliver quickly. What an amp the WaB is!
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