New mesa subway amps and cabs!

[mmbass21]

I got my preorder in as soon as it showed up on the website, so hopefully it will be a little quicker than that. I can't wait!!

I'm sort of with you, I think I pre-ordered within the first few hours. Fingers crossed for the first batch shipment!

 

[BadExample]

They got caught with their sweetwatery pants down!

 

[agedhorse]

They got caught with their sweetwatery pants down!

That's going to be hard to unsee...

 

[BassVibes]

So much for my WA investment. Sounds like a whole load of bargain basement WAs and 800s in the classified over the coming weeks.

 

[dave64o]

Whatever you do, Andy, don't add a 'suck' control....

Although hacks like me would likely find a de-suck knob awesome!

'Specially if that knob goes to 11.

 

[NickFromNY]

i can tell you that I placed a pre order through Sweetwater on Thursday evening and I was #7 on the list... Mesa Hollywood anticpated shipping this week.

 

[57pbass]

So much for my WA investment. Sounds like a whole load of bargain basement WAs and 800s in the classified over the coming weeks.

I won’t be selling my Walkabout heads..the original classic.
But I did see a few posts selling gear to finance the new Walkabout..used market yields tremendous value..

 

[pfschim]

heh, yes.
decisions, decisions
I currently own:
- Walkabout (my beloved and much used v2 silverface with active/passive switch and FX loop on/off switch).
- D800+ which I have gotten used to, but still am not completely in love with ... mostly due to its tangibly Carbine style tone/sound characteristics. Great features and it does sound great on a gig (haven't used it to record yet).
- Demeter VTBP-M-800DJ which I got while chasing the higher powered (than my WA) tube hybrid thing. Nice amp in its own right, but
definitely not a Walkabout style flavor.

I have a few other amps around here too, some which I'll never sell (Fender Studio Bass), some which I would seriously consider selling without any real regrets (SVT 6Pro, PF500).

so, what are the D800/D800+ owners who really wanted a higher powered Walkabout thinking about doing now that the WD-800 is out ?

Or, what about folks like me, with an original Walkabout and a D800+ (or D800) ... will you keep them all, or will one or the other get sold in favor of the WD-800 ?

 

[agedhorse]

My suggestion is to wait a bit until some of you early adopters get a chance to play the new amp and describe your impressions. Everybody has different tastes. Also, the WD-800 is larger and a little bit heavier than the D-800/D-800+ so this alone may factor into a player's decision...

 

[Lfsbera]

For now I´ll stick with my D800+, best piece of gear ever. But might add a SW115 cab to my SW112...

 

[redstrand]

My suggestion is to wait a bit until some of you early adopters get a chance to play the new amp and describe your impressions. Everybody has different tastes. Also, the WD-800 is larger and a little bit heavier than the D-800/D-800+ so this alone may factor into a player's decision...

I have a 2x12 that is plenty happy to have something like this resting upon it

 

[LeonD]

I think I read thru most of this thread and didn’t see an answer.

Knowing that only a few have heard the WD-800, how does it’s tone compare to the D800?

 

[jeff7bass]

Whatever you do, Andy, don't add a 'suck' control....

I feel bad cuz all my knobs are suck controls...

 

[rodl2005]

I wish my knob had that control.

 

[4stringmf]

Went to my local MB dealer today to ask when they are coming in..... He said I was the umpteenth person who inquired about it. They are getting 4 (only 4 allowed per store) in by the 15th and 2 are already accounted for. He was very surprised about the interest and said this is going to be huge!

 

[kobass]

I wish my knob had that control.

 

[Coolhandjjl]

Not interested in a new amp......unless Mesa made a 800 watt small digital power amp for bass. I have good preamp pedals I use to shape my sound.

What’s a digital power amp?

 

[Doug Parent]

With the tube in the signal path of the WD800 I'm wondering if I could expect more "sparkle" on the high end.

 

[mtsens1]

Tried to order the WD800 on sweetwater, said they expect mid January. Canceled that order, and placed order with Mesa Boogie Hollywood this morning, and just got the shipping info. Really looking forward to this head.

 

[agedhorse]

With the tube in the signal path of the WD800 I'm wondering if I could expect more "sparkle" on the high end.

Thanks to Chef, it has a little more high end transparency than the original Walkabout. We have heard a few players wish for a little more, Chef was the most persuasive