This is a "signature" quality of Mesa bass amps, ime. ...and I love it. It gives you authority.
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New mesa subway amps and cabs!
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This is a "signature" quality of Mesa bass amps, ime. ...and I love it. It gives you authority.
- Apr 3, 2003
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Well I did it just now. I've reunited with a metal originals band that I first joined with some 19 years ago, and we have been having a BLAST!!. So, I felt it time to pull the trigger on a Subway 2x15. 
So.. in the home studio/DAW room, I'll have my BB750, with the Subway 2x15, and in the vinyl-spinning/vintage hifi room, I'll have the D-800+/Subway 1x12/Subway 1x15 stack.
...and if ever I really want to go over the top, I can stackem all up and drive them with either head!!
So.. in the home studio/DAW room, I'll have my BB750, with the Subway 2x15, and in the vinyl-spinning/vintage hifi room, I'll have the D-800+/Subway 1x12/Subway 1x15 stack.
...and if ever I really want to go over the top, I can stackem all up and drive them with either head!!
- Feb 12, 2006
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I like how you routed your cable, I did that with my test amp here at the shop but forgot to share it.
Thanks, the 90 degree under the handle like that prevents snags and will not dislodge without twisting / rotating it. And I can close the lid on the rack without putting strain on the cable.
The cable routes to my Shure wireless receiver, on a vented aluminum shelf.
Got comments from the sound tech tonight on how noise free, and clean the DI is. Also noted that the hpf cleaned up the sound in the room.
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Hi - what brand/model is that stand/table you have your 115 on? It looks perfect for getting the cab off the floor - but portable as well.
Nick
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Weighs nothing folds up tiny .
I use it other times as my mixer stand
Can you combine the 1x15 and 2x12 even though they are 8 and 4 ohms? What would be the best combo with the 1x15 if the 2x12 won’t work?
- Feb 12, 2006
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Yes, the Subway amps will drive an 8 and 4 ohm combination (2.67 ohms) with the amp switched into 2 ohm mode.
If I'm not mistaken, the two drivers in a 2x cab are 8-ohms each wired in parallel. So, when you connect a 2x?? 4-ohm cab and a 1x?? 8-ohm cab, the result is 3x 8-ohm drivers wired in parallel. Therefore all drivers are receiving the same power, with net 2.67 ohms (and you run the amp in 2-ohm mode)
Yeah that right angle cable insert is tough. Has to be a small profile connector to get it in there. Really if i had to find an issue with the WD if could be that.
Not at all, not "special" in any way. Just an off the shelf patch cable. I like that it is effectively held in place by having the casing under the handle. Since it's racked, there is no need to remove it so this is a desired effect!.
I took the 2x12 to a gig last night, but I also took a single 1x15 along for "support." (no p.a. support in this venue) I worked with just the 2x12 for a bit, and I found it to be quite full when used solo at a semi-loud volume. When I connected the 15, the bottom swelled and it sounded even beefier. At the end of the gig (4 hours) I had turned down the volume with the 2x12 + 1x15 Subway compared to two 1x15 Subways. Turned the master down from around 1 o'clock to around 11 o'clock, nothing else touched. The only reason I can guess is that I could hear full range (particularly upper-mids) better when using the 2x12 than with two 1x15's. I believe that 12's have a natural pronounced upper-mid range when compared to 15's (all things being equal - which they are never), but I could be wrong. I used a jazz bass, flat, center detent on the "blend" knob, and the amp was basically flat as well. The two 12's + 1x15 are elevated slightly more than two 15's, but I don't believe that height had much to do with my hearing it better.
I will not likely use this arrangement much as the 2x12 will be used in churches and with my little bluegrass-type group and the two 15's are used with the classic country/rock group. But, it is nice to see that the brothers can play well with each other if needed.
I will not likely use this arrangement much as the 2x12 will be used in churches and with my little bluegrass-type group and the two 15's are used with the classic country/rock group. But, it is nice to see that the brothers can play well with each other if needed.
yeah I guess its not the the ones that fit are special, maybe more like the ones that dont fit are special
Im 0 for 3 with these....
I was going to use these:yeah I guess its not the the ones that fit are special, maybe more like the ones that don't fit are special
Im 0 for 3 with these....
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Amazon.com: ebs flat patch cable: Musical Instruments
but the ones i already had on my now disassembled pedalboard were too short.
The Livewire right angle worked,:
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I have Fender branded patch cables with the same ends.
ProCo also uses these ends.
HTH!
I will likely order one of the EBS cables with more length in the future.
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I have the EBS patch cables on my small board... For space reasons. ... They are are niceI was going to use these:
Amazon.com: ebs flat patch cable: Musical Instruments
but the ones i already had on my now disassembled pedalboard were too short.
The Livewire right angle worked,:
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
I have Fender branded patch cables with the same ends.
ProCo also uses these ends.
HTH!
I will likely order one of the EBS cables with more length in the future.
As an Amazon Associate, TalkBass may receive commissions from qualifying purchases made via links on this site.
I have them on my board too, they're the best.
Same, from the day I found them on tb a couple years ago I’d never use anything else.
