What's the most expensive Bass amp on the market today that mass produced, NOT built to order boutique etc?
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Most expensive amp on the market today
- Thread starter David A. Davis
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The one that always blows up as soon as the warranty expires?
Invalid Link Removed is on up there. That being said, if I had the money for the head, matching cabs and the roadies to haul it all around for me I'd totally have it.
Otherwise, my days of hauling around 80lb heads are behind me.
Otherwise, my days of hauling around 80lb heads are behind me.
Depends on where you are, Orange AD200 is over $2k in the U.S., but might be considerably cheaper in the U.K..
Ampeg Heritage are over $2k as well.
Ampeg Heritage are over $2k as well.
Mesa at $2850(ish) wins the prize for price and mass(ish) production. Reeves is only direct plus four mom and pops right now, so I don't think that's mass produced. Orange, Ashdown, and Ampeg are all close seconds with $2400 offerings.
Missed the "mass produced" part...sorry about that! I was not aware that Mesa was making an all-tube amp - it looks very cool!
Wow, I'm looking at the product page
Bass Strategy Eight:88 | MESA/Boogie®
and it seems to have NO MENTION of the amp's output wattage .. I only see "FULL, HALF" and LOW" wattage talked about. REALLY, MESA? I have to go find the user manual for this information - and then scroll all the way down to PAGE TEN of the PDF file, to get a wattage spec on a BASS AMP?
That's peculiar, to say the least.
I guess I am the only person left on the planet who didn't already "hear it on the gravevine"...
Bass Strategy Eight:88 | MESA/Boogie®
and it seems to have NO MENTION of the amp's output wattage .. I only see "FULL, HALF" and LOW" wattage talked about. REALLY, MESA? I have to go find the user manual for this information - and then scroll all the way down to PAGE TEN of the PDF file, to get a wattage spec on a BASS AMP?
That's peculiar, to say the least.
I guess I am the only person left on the planet who didn't already "hear it on the gravevine"...
Go to any site that sells it and it's actually in the title of the product.
Sweetwater link....
Mesa/Boogie Bass Strategy Eight:88 - 465-Watt Bass Head
I think we have the jump on most people here in Oz. Even mediocre gear is expensive!
the amps mentioned above: Orange AD200 is $3000 and the Mesa $3700 here in Canada
eeesh
eeesh
The actual product overview/info page shows it too.
Bass Strategy 8:88 Bass Amplifier Head | MESA/Boogie®
I play an 8:88 thru 2x berg NV115’s and for what I do I want for nothing.
The amp does everything as advertised. Can get very loud when set in
“ use all the tubes force, Luke “ mode. Remember that’s 465 Tube watts boys
Kinda took over my Thunderfunk 550B’s role as primary ( also a great amp ).
And yes, it was not cheap!
The amp does everything as advertised. Can get very loud when set in
“ use all the tubes force, Luke “ mode. Remember that’s 465 Tube watts boys
Kinda took over my Thunderfunk 550B’s role as primary ( also a great amp ).
And yes, it was not cheap!
