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Need help identifying a cab

trevcda

trevcda

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I've got a Mesa 6x10 cab that I need help identifying. It's a lot like the attached picture but with six ten inch speakers and a horn. The cabinet is its own road case with an attachable front cover, shown to the left in the picture, has small but durable removable casters and is stupid heavy. Again it's not the one in the picture (Powerhouse 1000) but from the same line and is identical except for the speaker configuration, theoretically making it a Powerhouse 610, but I can't find any references or specs on line for that model. It reminds me of what I remember of the Road Ready line. No rat fur or tolex, but the same thing you find a good road case. Any links and/or help is appreciated! Thanks!

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Thanks. Surprisingly almost no info or even pictures on that cab. Maybe I can legitimately call it "vintage" and "rare" when and if I ever sell the thing! No likely unless I become incapacitated. Although dragging that cab around might be enough to do just that.
 
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No idea. I was kidding about the "vintage" label and thinking of a typical Craigslist ad where something as recent as last years cell phones are often referred to as "vintage" and things are often referred to as "rare" only because the poster has never seen one before and not for any lack of production. Anyway, I'll report what Mesa has to say about the subject when I hear back from them.
 
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I got a reply with a little bit of info from them:

Back when we were building Diesel Cabs, we did offer a 6x10 RoadReady Version. They were loaded with PAS Speakers and rated at 900 Watts. Brand new they sold for $1248. It's been a decade since we made those and parts are pretty rare now. I'm fairly certain the Speakers are all gone but should you need any other components we may be able to come up with something for you.

Still looking for a spec sheet though. And still wondering how many were actually built.
 
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Munjibunga said:
It's tough to do 4 ohms with six drivers.
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You would think. Maybe they used the actual nominal impedance instead of the usual "rounded to the nearest whole number" impedance. A follow up from Mesa:

"No we really don't have much to go on literature-wise. I'm guessing they may have appeared in a catalog back in the day but I don't have any old catalogs here. I don't even have records on these. I just know that they were offered from 1998 until 2000 when we switched over to the PowerHouse cabinets. With that short a lifespan, I think it'll be tough finding literature on it.


Actually, I need to correct an earlier statement. The Diesel series were loaded with Electro Voice – EVM Basis 10" – speakers. They had a HF Driver, were rear ported and were always 4 ohm cabs."

This isn't mine and I'm not sure if this is the Road Ready model or not, but it's essentially what it looks like:
Mesa Deisel 6x10

Mesa Deisel 6x10

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trevcda said:
You would think. Maybe they used the actual nominal impedance instead of the usual "rounded to the nearest whole number" impedance. A follow up from Mesa:

"No we really don't have much to go on literature-wise. I'm guessing they may have appeared in a catalog back in the day but I don't have any old catalogs here. I don't even have records on these. I just know that they were offered from 1998 until 2000 when we switched over to the PowerHouse cabinets. With that short a lifespan, I think it'll be tough finding literature on it.


Actually, I need to correct an earlier statement. The Diesel series were loaded with Electro Voice – EVM Basis 10" – speakers. They had a HF Driver, were rear ported and were always 4 ohm cabs."

This isn't mine and I'm not sure if this is the Road Ready model or not, but it's essentially what it looks like:
Mesa Deisel 6x10

Mesa Deisel 6x10

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Awesome! Thanks for the info! I've had my two Mesa cabs for about 2 years now and both are still going strong in great shape. Always cool to learn a bit to possibly pass down incase anyone ever comes on TB asking about one of these RR Diesel 610 cabs. I bet they weigh a ton :bassist:
 
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trevcda said:
This isn't mine and I'm not sure if this is the Road Ready model or not, but it's essentially what it looks like:
Mesa Deisel 6x10

Mesa Deisel 6x10

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I bet that cab sounds fantastic, but when I consider the ungodly weight of my Diesel 4x10, it hurts my back to even think about how much that sucker weighs! :eek:
 
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Bim1959 said:
How old is the Diesel series?
According to what I've been finding online, a "vintage" item is at least 20 years old.
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Vintage defines the year a wine is bottled. Use of the term in sales of anything but wine is intended to add a hoytie toyt cache to the item. Something you can show off while holding your nose elevated more than usual. To buyers of anything but wine it simply means the item in question is usually going to be overpriced, usually grossly so. When I see the word vintage in an ad for anything but wine I stop reading and go back to looking for realistic prospects, because it usually means the seller has unrealistic expectations of their items worth.

Here in my home state a car has to be 22 years old to qualify for an antique tag.

More accurate and realistic descriptive words are old and rare, provided they actually apply. Oh and FYI, old does not automatically mean rare, or valuable.
 
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dukeisdog said:
Awesome! Thanks for the info! I've had my two Mesa cabs for about 2 years now and both are still going strong in great shape. Always cool to learn a bit to possibly pass down in case anyone ever comes on TB asking about one of these RR Diesel 610 cabs. I bet they weigh a ton :bassist:
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Yeah, I originally came here (and the internet) looking for information. When I couldn't find any I thought I'd share what I could find for the next person. I got the chance to purchase it a couple of years ago and couldn't pass it up. I was looking for something that transported well and the Road Ready version was exactly what I needed. I wouldn't have purchased it otherwise.

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I bet that cab sounds fantastic, but when I consider the ungodly weight of my Diesel 4x10, it hurts my back to even think about how much that sucker weighs! :eek:
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It does sound great. Currently I'm only feeding it around 300 watts out of an Ampeg B5R. I'd love to feed it something a little closer the 900 watts it's rated at. As you both said it is a heavy sucker. I haven't ever had it near a scale to verify, but I thought at one point I'd read that it weighed in around 170 lbs. It's on wheels and with some creative lifting (using anything as a fulcrum) and ramps, it's very rare that I have to dead lift it.
 
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fhm555 said:
Here in my home state a car has to be 22 years old to qualify for an antique tag.

More accurate and realistic descriptive words are old and rare, provided they actually apply. Oh and FYI, old does not automatically mean rare, or valuable.
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That describes a 1981 Buick Regal (101000 original miles, runs great!) I've had stashed in the garage for a couple of decades! Thirty-two years old and still not something I'd consider an "antique". And as you said old doesn't necessarily mean rare or valuable! Any takers? Just kidding mods, not really trying to sell a car on TB!
 
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I have a Mesa Diesel 610 and I love this beast. I also have a Mesa Buster-200 Head. Best sounding rig I've ever played. My rig till death lol.
 

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