Two, two sales on board!For Mesa quality and support, I don't think such a combo would be unreasable at $1199 MSRP. For that quality of a combo I would almost consider going for that first! Ohhh decisions decisions!
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Mesa Subway D-350!
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You are delightfully wicked, Mr. @DJ Bebop
I would not be interested in any type of combo myself, not to say that it would be a bad project.
Gensler’s 2 piece 350 combo cost’s $1050 (10” speaker)
Phil Jones 300 watt BG400 cost’s $1200 (4-5”)
I think a Mesa combo should be in this ballpark, maybe a little more if it has a 12”.
Phil Jones 300 watt BG400 cost’s $1200 (4-5”)
I think a Mesa combo should be in this ballpark, maybe a little more if it has a 12”.
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I’ve owned aer combos in the past. They are not inexpensive products. I wasn’t as concerned about price as I was about quality.
Always the dilemma the value/price tug of war! I tend to buy the highest quality items I can afford.
Always the dilemma the value/price tug of war! I tend to buy the highest quality items I can afford.
Instead of a combo that houses/contains an amp, how about a "bracketed" combo in the style of Genz Benz and Genzler? Genz Benz had a bracket that allowed attachment of a Shuttle head to a cabinet. Genzler continues the tradition.
"The MG-350 cradle is a bracket that is designed to attach the Magellan® 350 amplifier to a cabinet. Each BA10-2 cabinet has 6 pre-drilled mounting screws installed into the top which can be easily removed to mount the cradle. 2 thumb screws are included to secure the amplifier into the cradle."
I have one of these for my home rig and it's ok, but unlike a combo there's no place to tuck the power or speakon cable and then the handle is in an odd place relative to the balance. It works, but possibly less convenient than a separate head and cab combination.
Yep
Not trying to discourage anyone but, I like the head in the bag over my shoulder with the bass and my 1x12 cab by the handle, grab and go thing I've been doing
Maybe split the difference and have the head socketable onto the top of the cab? Not like the Quilter Docker cabinets, more like a dent on top of cab for the amp to nestle into, or holes or magnets for the amp's feet to connect to. If nothing else, it'd help stabilize a lightweight head without needing extra hardware.
The GK Legacy 112 combo is $1,149 at Sweetwater. 800 watt amp. Hmm. A 350 watt combo for more than this does not sound like a great deal...
Quality rather than a deal. A Sadowsky can cost $6k, while a Fender costs $1500. Why does the Sadowsky exist?
I guess I have that now, a WD 800 with a 1x12. Even though my 1x12 is not a Mesa cab, yet
hi folks
Interesting thread!!!
I like the idea of a Mesa "low watt" amp!
Driving a pair of nice cabs with "only" 350W can tear the drummer's head off
even when they are not "all tube" watts!
IMO there is a market for that.
And I think a 350+ or a WD350 would be even better.
A hpf is a must! And a tube won't hurt (except maybe the price for some?
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I would love to see a WD350!!! (with all the bells and whistles)
But I think that only reducing the watts won't reduce the costs enough to get the right price.
IMO the price will be the deciding factor (so maybe a "350+" will be the right version)
Maybe skip the tuner/ out, the aux/ in and have only one SpeakOn for the cab(s)?
The XLR DI out with pre/ post and ground/ lift has to stay of course
as well as the hpf and the Eq section.
No compromises when it comes to sound!
just my thoughts
Wise(b)ass
Interesting thread!!!
I like the idea of a Mesa "low watt" amp!
Driving a pair of nice cabs with "only" 350W can tear the drummer's head off
even when they are not "all tube" watts!
IMO there is a market for that.
And I think a 350+ or a WD350 would be even better.
A hpf is a must! And a tube won't hurt
(except maybe the price for some?)I would love to see a WD350!!! (with all the bells and whistles
)But I think that only reducing the watts won't reduce the costs enough to get the right price.
IMO the price will be the deciding factor (so maybe a "350+" will be the right version)
Maybe skip the tuner/ out, the aux/ in and have only one SpeakOn for the cab(s)?
The XLR DI out with pre/ post and ground/ lift has to stay of course
as well as the hpf and the Eq section.
No compromises when it comes to sound!
just my thoughts
Wise(b)ass
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Based on what I've had from GK, no, it's not the same level of quality as Mesa. There is a market for quality. A Squier or Rumble is good enough, but it isn't the same level of quality.
I'll bet Mesa could build a 10" combo that would SLAY all the others on the market.
Agreed to a point. Quality sometimes may mean reliability too. My GK amps have been running flawlessly for years. I don't see a lot of posts about GK failures on TB. Not to get flamed, but I feel the GK's offer a bit more than the Rumbles, but to each their own. I know there are a lot of happy Rumble owners here. For myself I would love to own a quality micro Mesa head. Fingers crossed!
Does this mean it would be a great combo amp for thrash metal?
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