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Mesa Boogie Walkabout Part 6

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kevmoga said:
I too am a fan of the 50 hz cut on the WA, especially with the combo cab. But I'm wondering how you might boost anything below 200 to put some fat back if you are using the bass para to cut at 50-60? My para mid only goes down to 200 (it's a blackface) - do earlier WAs have different para eq parameters?
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You can turn up the bass knob while cutting at 50 to get some pretty sweet fatness that doesn't overwhelm. Of course, a lot of that will depend on your bass and technique as well.

With my P bass played with a pick, I usually run the bass knob flat, cut a little at 50hz, and boost at 250 for some thick low-mid punch. I generally cut the high knob a hair and cut a little bit at 1.6k to tame those harsh upper mids. Then on the bass I roll the tone down to 7 or 8 to taste, and bash away with my pick! Gain is usually set somewhere around 1 pm for some nice nastiness.
 
#882
Jazz4 said:
Nola, it sounds to me that you have a problem with the crossover. I may be wrong here but that noise may be a cap dicharging. It'll need to go to a tech. But shouldn't be an expensive fix. Let us know how you make out. Good luck.
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the sound has now stopped. I spoke to my keyboard player (who does a lot of amp repairs and rebuilds) and he thought it was psycho acoustic (I hope I spelled that right). Basically, it is picking up a sound in the room and it sounds like it is coming from the horn. Today, that sound is gone. Maybe so?
 
#883
Noises from the room that sound like they're coming from the amp...happens all the time.

Same in auto repair diagnostics. Rumbles project throughout the vehicle, making techs and drivers crazy!
 
#885
Chef said:
Nice basses!

@Kev:
yeah, you're limited at where you cross b/t those two para bands.
you'll have to boost at 200, or, try trimming shelving bass and boosting at 120.
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Thought that was the case, but wondered if yours did something mine didn't. I do recall some posts in the last few months that talked about different frequency ranges for para controls between WA models/years. Or at least they appeared to be labeled that way. Anyone recall how that shook out?
 
#886
Chef said:
Noises from the room that sound like they're coming from the amp...happens all the time.

Same in auto repair diagnostics. Rumbles project throughout the vehicle, making techs and drivers crazy!
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OKay, it is doing it again. I thought, maybe cieling fan in my music room? I just moved it to two different rooms and still doing it????? :rollno::confused:
 
#888
@ NolaBass

I've encountered things like this before and it was a piece of debris that fell into the horn or even inside a speaker vent holes. Depending on what way the driver was last transported can cause a shift of the debris inside the driver to either contact a moving part (noise) or be out of the way (silent). You might want to try to turn the combo over on it's face so the horn is aimed down and play a bit of high frequency stuff to try to shake a potential something out. Slap bass might work well....

Failing that, you may be able to pull the horn apart to check for dirt or something. For example, I believe you can easily take the the standard Fostex tweeters apart in SWR and Eden cabs to replace the diaphragm. I'm not sure about the Neo tweeter in the Scout though.
 
#890
NOLA Bass said:
Hey guys,

I've run into an issue with my Walkabout Scout 12 today. I heard a faint buzzing coming from the tweeter. I unplugged the power and speaker and it was still there even 15 mintues later. We took the grill off and it was def the tweeter. Turning the tweeter all the way off def it was gone, turn it back up and there it is. Even now, 2 hours later with no power, amp, etc. hooked up it is there until I turn the tweeter all the way off. I assume this is something with the crossover. I don't know what else it could be. Anyone run into this before?

Rob
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Now let me get this correct. You say it is happening while the amp is unplugged? As in no power?
 
#893
cire113 said:
I just played a gig just with the walkabout 12 combo holy smokes I don't even need an extension cab .. This thing is freakn sicckk no pa support either...

Wow I didn't think it would be loud enough I was wrong !! Had gain and master around 12 sweet sound..


I mean in a small venue just USING The walkabout 1x12 was enough!!! I couldn't believe it honestly....

:)
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I've had little or no problem with lack of volume from my 1x12 combo as well, but I want an extension cab to ease the exertion on the single speaker - and for a bit more clean headroom.
 
#895
Okay, I just went and got it from the living room. No sound. This is the most bizarre thing ever. I'd swear I was losing it if my friend hadn't been here to confirm it (even after we took the head out of the cabinet). If it starts up again, I'm bringing it in for an exorcism.
 
#898
Nola. Do the following while the cab is making the noise you describe. Take a 1/4 to 1/4 cable and plug one end into the cab. The other end take a piece of wire and touch it on the tip and sleeve of the other end. This won't cure your problem. But if there is a cap dicharging it will stop the noise. The problem seems to be pre horn volume control. As you mentioned that it will go away if you turn it all the off. Did you try switching the toggle for the crossover points to see if that made a difference or not?
 
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