Mesa Subway D-350!

[tombowlus]

How about 250w of Trace Elliot?

Compared to an older Trace unit? I have not done such a comparison, but man, those older TE's were loud!

 

[alaskaleftybass]

How about 250w of Trace Elliot?

Which TE? The ELF is only 200 watts.

 

[agedhorse]

Is it the knobs or the circuits behind that dictate width?

a little bit of both, combined with finger thickness...

 

[Downunderwonder]

Which TE? The ELF is only 200 watts.

Vintage of course.

 

[Downunderwonder]

a little bit of both, combined with finger thickness...

chickenheads can go right next to one another if you break from current. It's not like Mesa was hooked on the numbered knobs of yore.

 

[alaskaleftybass]

Vintage of course.

Agreed. Some of my old Peavey 1980's amps that were 300 watts were LOUD.

 

[daveman50]

I wonder if we're not past that now, given the space consideration and Quilter is doing it?

IMO, not as important for a (relatively) lower-powered amp to have 2 speakons.

 

[bdplaid]

IMO, not as important for a (relatively) lower-powered amp to have 2 speakons.

If I remember right, my Bass Block 800 has only one Speakon.

 

[agedhorse]

chickenheads can go right next to one another if you break from current. It's not like Mesa was hooked on the numbered knobs of yore.

Chicken heads are something we did use on a few products, but they don't save all that much space (if any). Actually, now that I look at it, with the beak and tail clearance at 9:00 and 3:00 they take up significantly more space, so that idea won't "fly".

 

[Downunderwonder]

Chicken heads are something we did use on a few products, but they don't save all that much space (if any). Actually, now that I look at it, with the beak and tail clearance at 9:00 and 3:00 they take up significantly more space, so that idea won't "fly".

Chicken head was my mistake. I was thinking of the truncated beak and tail kind.

 

[pigpen1]

I wonder if we're not past that now, given the space consideration and Quilter is doing it?

I don't like single jacks because that Jack, plus the dirst cable are so for points of failure that could result in no sound from multiple cabs.

 

[alaskaleftybass]

so that idea won't "fly".

 

[agedhorse]

Chicken head was my mistake. I was thinking of the truncated beak and tail kind.

The truncated knobs are a better approach, but that saves about 1/8" per knob pair.

 

[Downunderwonder]

The truncated knobs are a better approach, but that saves about 1/8" per knob pair.

Gk knobs then?

 

[agedhorse]

Gk knobs then?

Ummm, probably not

 

[JohnnyBottom]

If I remember right, my Bass Block 800 has only one Speakon.

1 speakon is cool, but pleeeease keep the XLR out

 

[Downunderwonder]

Ummm, probably not

Have the Mesa knob design department put your own spin on it of course.

 

[bdplaid]

Ummm, probably not

Smaller jazz bass knobs like you use? There's another I have to look up...

But if getting down to knob selection, that's a good sign.

 

[bdplaid]

Smaller jazz bass knobs like you use? There's another I have to look up...

But if getting down to knob selection, that's a good sign.

 

[Downunderwonder]

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Like those but with less diameter.