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NAD Mesa/Boogie D-180
- Thread starter hardtwister
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Rock it!
I had one back about 30 years ago and it was a great amp, just not well suited to my needs at the time. The very first gig it went on I was playing my AVRI 62 Jazz and using an EAW 1-15 cabinet. I thought it made me sound like Noel Redding 
You’ll probably laugh when I tell you I got it used for a mere $450 back then
I raised the money by selling my 61 Bassman head.
P.S. If you happen to play electric guitar as well as bass, it makes a great and very loud guitar amp.
You’ll probably laugh when I tell you I got it used for a mere $450 back then
I raised the money by selling my 61 Bassman head.P.S. If you happen to play electric guitar as well as bass, it makes a great and very loud guitar amp.
EdwardofHuncote
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No one is going to throw shade on your tone with ANY credibility. Bet on that.
The cab is a 1516be.
One cabinet..
EdwardofHuncote
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Dang, I need to clean the screen!
Nice, never seen one. Love the old-school Mesa-Boogie stuff. I still gig that old Diesel box.
I used to have a flight case version of it with the Mesa 400+ back in the day. Pretty cool rigs. One reason I got rid of the cab was because I was worried about how it would be mic'd with all the different driver sizes. I was much younger then. It also wasn't the main reason for selling, just a reason.
Some dude on a cruise ship (musician) sent me a check after finding my post on craigslist back in the day to buy it. The check cleared, he drove partway across the country almost a month after paying me, and picked it up. I told him he shouldn't be so trusting on that site when I met him lol.
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Looks awesome. Be sure to stretch before loading and unloading for a gig 
I love my lightweight stuff - Terror Bass, a couple of OBC-112's. Buuut, I've discovered those OBC-112's also sound really great with my "new" Orange AD200B MKIII which weighs more than both cabs combined.
I paid about the same $450 in the mid 90s for the D180 I had. Kept it for a solid 10 years. It was a backup to my Bass 400 which I still have.I had one back about 30 years ago and it was a great amp, just not well suited to my needs at the time. The very first gig it went on I was playing my AVRI 62 Jazz and using an EAW 1-15 cabinet. I thought it made me sound like Noel Redding
You’ll probably laugh when I tell you I got it used for a mere $450 back then
I lived my whole life in Florida up to a few years ago before moving up north. I'm obsessed with having a basement, now.
You misspelled basement, it's bassment. 
