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In the pocket n' thumpy. So woody, so greasy...
That's a seriously lustworthy setup! Man!
How's it sound with the MAS cab? Is that the fabled B15?
#lustworthy......
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New mesa subway amps and cabs!
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Lol!!No, just candy!
I like candy, but I think I'll go for the footswitch instead.
Has anyone ever tried the Rosette Acoustic Preamp? It looks almost identical to the Subway+ Preamp.
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Similar, but the Rosette doesn't have the deep & bright switches as well as the voicing control and the HPF is a little higher.
The Rosette has been quite popular for upright however, where the phase switch and notch filter are more useful. Different tools for different applications.
Waitaminnit! Although it's an epic derail, I absolutely want to know what you had a hand in with Tubeworks! I just assumed it was all B.K. Butler.
So I just got home from my gig.. 40 minutes of Black Sabbath with my tribute band. I brought both the WD800 and D800+, running through a few pedals and my Barefaced Four10 @8ohms. From the moment I got the WD800 up to band volume, I had a giant smile on my face. The dampening control set to low is what I was missing all this time on the D800. The EQ is fantastic, including the passive mid. Very intuitive to dial on the fly. I added a little bass, a little low mid around 150hz, removed a little around 600 or 700 hz, and the treble was up around 2 o'clock. I run Spector basses through a Keeley Bassist and Damnation Audio MBD1 on my pedalboard. This amp brought it tonight. It felt like I had a giant tube amp cranked behind me. The production manager for this theater raved about the bass tone I had.
The D800+ never left my car. I know this is technically the honeymoon phase, but man it was one hell of a first ride. Hats off to @agedhorse for this bad boy.
And for the record, the bass player in the Zeppelin band we opened up for had a D800 and 1x12/1x15 combo as well.
The D800+ never left my car. I know this is technically the honeymoon phase, but man it was one hell of a first ride. Hats off to @agedhorse for this bad boy.
And for the record, the bass player in the Zeppelin band we opened up for had a D800 and 1x12/1x15 combo as well.
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Much of it was based on BK's earlier work, but we brought out new products as well as revamped a few older ones. Scott and I handled these projects.
And to add that it felt as though I played a miniscule part in it's creation. Not that I did, but it felt like someone listened to my wants , and went off and created the sound in my head, made real.
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I think all of us who were willing to share thoughts had a part in shaping Andy's vision for the current Mesa bass product line and guiding/informing his creative process. IME that's the reason great designers ask leading questions and then sit back and listen to where the conversation goes. The benefits of honest collaboration go both ways.
While the mesa store ships no sack of candy... decisions, decisions, decisions...
Oops, candy has been addressed. I stand my ground. It's still a decision. No more decisions for me today.
Al, as you know, he started a thread probably a 6 mo. or year ago asking what feature people want in an amp. Was that for this amp or the next? Only the AARP qualified horse's shadow knows
Al, as you know, he started a thread probably a 6 mo. or year ago asking what feature people want in an amp. Was that for this amp or the next? Only the AARP qualified horse's shadow knows
I have a the Barefaced Two10s and so the temptation is now becoming to great after reading this!
And yet, we all hear differently, and have different tones coming outta our fingers.
Times like this, I wished I lived in a large metropolis with a Mesa dealer!
Still.... I'm liking and appreciating the gig reports
Reading through this thread is like a flash back to my Systems Design and Analysis class. The most successful systems or projects are the ones where design info is also gathered from the end users.
I need to pop it on my One10 but it sings through my BB2.
My initial, rough thoughts in comparing my new WD-800 with my D-800+... And this is simply according to my ears, from just a very short time of listening.
The WD is closer to transparent than the D+. The D+ has more of a baked-in tone than the WD does. The WD is more open sounding up top, whereas the D+ is darker sounding in comparison. Both amps sound nice and full in the lows, with plenty of heft. If a scooped sound is your thing (it’s not mine), the D+ can get there easier, since it has the Deep and Bright switches, plus voicing knob. The WD can do the “big tube amp” sound a bit better. To me, the two amps are more different than they are alike, but both are extremely good at what they do. Neither one is “better” than the other; they each just have different strengths that will appeal to different players.
My plan has been to only keep one amp, and sell the other. I’m going to keep my new WD-800, and sell my D-800+. I would love to keep both, but I need to pay off the WD-800. The WD is a little more my preference.
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The Subway WD-800 is smaller than the Walkabout it's replacing. It's not a replacement for the D-800+, which wasn't a replacement for the D-800.
This is more what I was getting at. The WD-800 is the size that it is because the physical components require it. It's a substantial increase in preamp capabilities compared to the D-800+, but the difference between the 300 W Class AB power section of the original Walkabout and the 800 W Class D power section of the WD-800 means the new version is 6 lbs lighter and the chassis is two inches shorter, and I'm guessing it has a lot of empty space inside it.
I can't imagine why anyone would find a 7 lb head burdensome, but the 5.5lb D-800 is still available and is also much more compact.
- Feb 12, 2006
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I was thinking if the D-800 uses the same power section, and that's the back end of the WD-800, there might be empty air in the box, since the faceplace size is what it is.
