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New mesa subway amps and cabs!
- Thread starter mexicant
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Mesa has a custom shop that could make orange cabs.
Hats off to Mesa for staying true to their philosophy and putting the hard work in by constant innovation and consistency. Proof that if what you make is worth it and you truly believe in your products, people will pay. What a great company.
I am exactly where you are with the GK 1x15 and 1x12....happy with sound, but damn don't these thing tug at the wallet?I've never played or owned a Walkabout.
How do the existing D-800/+ heads compare? I really like my D-800, but how is the new one different sound-wise?
New cabs look sweet though! I'm happy with my existing 1x12+1x15 setup for the time being, but should I ever sell off my GK rig for whatever reason I've got my eye on replacements already
It would be easier to sell if the guy playing in the demo was able to get a single usable tone out of it.
Cool idea. It will take an awful lot to separate me from my D800 and Barefaced Super Twin though. At 7 lbs and 4x12x11 it would be a little harder to put in a carrying case that I can throw over my shoulder.
Just when I thought my GAS was cured with a combination of a Walkabout and Ampeg V4B Reissue, Mesa went ahead and released the WD800! I knew they would one day with all the questions from Agedhorse and with discontinuing the Walkabout and Powerhouse cabs.
Looks like I'm getting a WD800...
Looks like I'm getting a WD800...
I love my Mesa amps and that bass player has chops (in other vids) but the tone is not for me yet! Looking forward to some more demos as I love my walkabout and Titan
Bravo, Andy @agedhorse !!!
Looks like you’ve made EXACTLY what many TB’ers have been clamoring for.
One Q I haven’t seen discussed is how well the WD800 works as a DI with no cabs? Did you look at getting that preamp voicing into the FOH?
New DI/preamp looks awesome as well. Well done!
Looks like you’ve made EXACTLY what many TB’ers have been clamoring for.
One Q I haven’t seen discussed is how well the WD800 works as a DI with no cabs? Did you look at getting that preamp voicing into the FOH?
New DI/preamp looks awesome as well. Well done!
I would love to find some Mesa amp sims and IRs for bass. There are a ton of guitar VSTs out there, but almost none for bass that I've found.
While I'm probably not gassing for this yet (maybe, but Mrs basscapes already has a GAS-worth of Christmas wants from me!), that does look REALLY sweet!
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Addressing a few points:
These new products look AMAZING.
Unlike its namesake, don't use this head for water displacement. Bonus points for those who already knew that's what the WD in WD-40 stands for.
And finally, Hartley's customers aren't the same as Mesa's customers. Don't get me wrong, I likely have more Peavey gear than most ppl on talkbass. I'm just saying that I think HP was right in saying that HIS CUSTOMERS shop price first.
These new products look AMAZING.
Unlike its namesake, don't use this head for water displacement. Bonus points for those who already knew that's what the WD in WD-40 stands for.
And finally, Hartley's customers aren't the same as Mesa's customers. Don't get me wrong, I likely have more Peavey gear than most ppl on talkbass. I'm just saying that I think HP was right in saying that HIS CUSTOMERS shop price first.
The D-800+ almost certainly, but the WD800 is a significantly different animal - you could come close to the D-800 sound with some effort, but there is no one-to-one correspondence between control settings on the two amps, and the neutral, all-controls-at-zero voicing is not the same.
I agree about the tones in the demo. Nothing about that did a thing for me. But, I think like 99% of demo videos sound really horrible, so you have to take them with a grain of salt. Or like a whole salt shaker.
@kringle77 did some video's of the Arkham Zephyr pre, and they were done really, really well. Made me want to buy a Zephyr.
Congrats to @agedhorse - the hardest working man in the bass gear industry. Your willingness to listen, synthesize all that feedback, educate, share, and put out great products is above and beyond. You are a model for how to do it, sir.
I really look forward to trying some of this gear out in person. Can't wait to read the manual for the WD800!
REALY interested in the Damping control. I guess this would change the overall feel of the amp from tight to loose?
Wow, ive been looking at a D-800 as a backup/different flavor to my Streamliner, but the WD-800 is definitely on my radar
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@agedhorse I'll add to the kudos. Very, very well done.
Looks like a good time to buy a D800 for a backup amp
Looks like a good time to buy a D800 for a backup amp
