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Mesa Subway DI's, Gone For Good?

#24
I'd like to add a D800+ DI pedal to my Subway arsenal for two reasons. First, I think it would make for an awesome fly rig. Second, it's the one SW preamp I really like but don't have. It's simple to run it into the WD or TT and I'd have all the SW tones I want. Plus another layer of versatility by virtue of the ampless option.

I recall at one point that there was talk about another run of those, although who knows what came out of that. And I think that dates back a while, before Gibson's acquisition, so their opinion matters too.

Personally, I'd rather buy new with a warranty and spend some extra coin. They do hold their market value well and I wouldn't reject a used one, but I also have no immediate need, so I'm just hanging out to see what Mesa releases next. I was riding the Horse pretty hard about a Boogie Channel pedal (which he never shot down, for the record) until I went ahead and bought a TT. So I jumped outta that saddle and the D800+ pedal went back on my gas list.
 
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How come Tech 21 is the only brand that makes this kind of preamp that runs on batteries? As someone who doesn’t use a pedalboard, I really have an aversion to wall warts because of the delicate cords.

There are many preamps aimed more at acoustic instruments (no overdrive or amp/cab emulations) that do run on batteries and some even will run on phantom power. L.R. Baggs, Fishman, Aphex and Sadowsky come to mind. Most of these can also use a wall wart but don’t require one.

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brianrost said:
How come Tech 21 is the only brand that makes this kind of preamp that runs on batteries? As someone who doesn’t use a pedalboard, I really have an aversion to wall warts because of the delicate cords.

There are many preamps aimed more at acoustic instruments (no overdrive or amp/cab emulations) that do run on batteries and some even will run on phantom power. L.R. Baggs, Fishman, Aphex and Sadowsky come to mind. Most of these can also use a wall wart but don’t require one.

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I don't know if you saw this one but L.R. Baggs has a battery-run preamp/DI specifically for bass:

Stadium DI Electric Bass DI — LR Baggs

I have one and though it's not my main preamp I use it with my StingRay5 and I get compliments for the tone.
 
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PWolverine said:
Updated DI from MESA? Any more news on this front?
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Ok guys, I promised you a couple of weeks ago that I would let you know about the new Subway+ Preamp-DI pedal that I've been working on for so long, here's some pictures and I will work on getting the owner's manual available as soon as I can.

This is special early information for TB players since you were all instrumental to helping refine the feature set (including size and cost) into the resulting end product, therefor you deserve an earlier sneak peak!

Al Kraft, Gus Kendrick and Tom Bowlus have all had some time with it and can provide their impressions from a player perspective as I think this is probably the most valuable for players. Gus got some time with it on tour too, so there's some additional real world experience here.

For those of you who have been hounding me to make it smaller, the dimensions are: 6” (152mm) wide x 4.3” (110mm) deep (including jacks) x 2.5” (63mm) high (including knobs and feet)

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agedhorse said:
Ok guys, I promised you a couple of weeks ago that I would let you know about the new Subway+ Preamp-DI pedal that I've been working on for so long, here's some pictures and I will work on getting the owner's manual available as soon as I can.

This is special early information for TB players since you were all instrumental to helping refine the feature set (including size and cost) into the resulting end product, therefor you deserve an earlier sneak peak!

Al Kraft, Gus Kendrick and Tom Bowlus have all had some time with it and can provide their impressions from a player perspective as I think this is probably the most valuable for players. Gus got some time with it on tour too, so there's some additional real world experience here.

For those of you who have been hounding me to make it smaller, the dimensions are: 6” (152mm) wide x 4.3” (110mm) deep (including jacks) x 2.5” (63mm) high (including knobs and feet)

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Wooooooow! That looks beautiful, @agedhorse ! Thank you for the early info!!
 
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Chris Chong said:
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Completely different, the Genzler is all Magellan, the Mesa is all Subway. The circuitry is all different, built in different factories by different people. The Magellan is Scott’s and Jeff’s design, the Subway is my design. If you try both, you will see how different they are.

The only similarities are some of the cosmetics and features, which are similar to a LOT of other preamp pedals too.

This is not all that surprising since I designed the circuitry and mechanicals for many Genz Benz products for over 20 years… we have always thought alike.
 
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