Dang, I've been away from TB most of the day. Had you not responded already, I could have said that sounded like a "That's what SHE said!" joke.
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Mesa WD800 The Ultimate Loud Portable Practice Amp!
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Dang, I've been away from TB most of the day. Had you not responded already, I could have said that sounded like a "That's what SHE said!" joke.
Lol! My man!
I’m a tube guy too. But, I just bought a WD800 and I love it. I also bought the Subway 2x15. What a great cab. It fills a large stage like my SVT VR w/ 810 does. Almost.
Sweet Amy! Thats the only new head out there that has really peaked my interest. Congrats bro!
It is a bit on the midrangy side but you can easily EQ the crap out of it. It’ll take a surprising amount of low end before you can hear the speaker gettin nervous.
The day that Spidey lets me slip one of those past without Colonel Klink, is the day that I start using Westinghouse amps!Dang, I've been away from TB most of the day. Had you not responded already, I could have said that sounded like a "That's what SHE said!" joke.
nice rig. but the strings on your sb-1 look off to me. hope it plays and intonates well.
It's an LB100, but yes, it plays like a dream. I specifically left the bass in the picture as a reference for judging the size of the Mesa.
I have to say, I'm not a 15" guy, but a year ago, I wasn't a 12" guy either (spidey you stay out of this). The Mesa speakers have really taught me to forget my perceptions and start to form new opinions, based on real word experience.
SirMjac28
Patiently Waiting For The Next British Invasion
Congrats love Mesa great company with incredible customer service
Glad you brought that up... It should be noted that there was no "Magic" here. It does take time to dial in the WD800 for your application, and in all honesty, I've not nearly put in enough time.
Anyone who has ever owned the Strategy 88 will know what I mean. I've owned that head for over a year now and still haven't dialed in my tone... And then the minute that you switch basses, you have to start all over.
When I first set up the WD800, I ran it into my SVT212 and used my beloved G&L Kilo. It sounded terrible and I couldn't get it to round out... I sat it all down and took a few hours to think about it, and then I came back with the LB100, and it was Heaven.
The Kilo with it's super hot MFD in the bridge position, bites like a cold wrench on a glass bottle. The mids were really working against me, and this has happened to me before, when using Orange amps and G&L MFD's.
I have found that with the G&L MFD's, or any other hot pup, plugging into the "ACTIVE" jack, even though it's a passive instrument, is the way to go.
That was my biggest fear. A few years back, my nieces and nephews started getting into music, so I bought a high-end Peavey 12 combo to bring with me when visiting them. I love Peavey, but it sounded like a bunch of turds.
I knew that it wasn't going to match the tone of my pro stuff, but I was at least expecting for it to be a decent offering for the combo that it was. It was not.
I then tried to do the same thing with Orange, and my experience was the same.
So the thing to take away from this about the Mesa is: all I wanted was a decent, portable, practice amp. I was never expecting it to contend with my Heritage SVT, V4B, or Strategy 88, running through either SVT212's or PH412's... but with one Subway 12", this Mesa WD800 setup enters that realm.
And for those of you thinking... well there's no way that rig could replace the Heritage SVT, blah, blah, blah. You're right. However, it runs down to 2ohms, and in my config, I'm only at 8ohms... So I may only be running in Cox model engine mode, but I still have Rolls Royce mode to go if I ever chose to.
I pushed the 12 very hard... Tried to get it to break. As I said earlier, @ 45% gain and 70% master, the speaker sang sweet and clean... and the volume was unbearable. I've not gone past that point.
And for the record, I was playing Anarchy in the UK... Not Marvin Gaye.
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That was a huge selling point. I'm an Ampeg guy through and through, but Ampeg has horrid support. Mesa really helped me out once, and that was the primary force behind my gamble with this venture.
