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[Marial]

I think this is wonderful bass. Honey Badger matched p/u set sounds great, especially through the Mesa Subway. Check out Rod Banach's work at Regenerate Guitar Works.

I can vouch for Rod and Honey Badger. I have a set of early prototype Honey Badger single coils in my fretless Jazz. I have a set of their splits coming which will go in the fretless while the prototypes will replace a set of Lollar single coils in my fretted Jazz.

I've been very happy with the prototypes and after talking things over with Rod and Marc at HB I think the splits are going to be excellent in the fretless.

 

[RobBottom69]

I went into Gelb Music today and checked it out. Got it! Just what I've been looking for, and just in time for my rehearsal tomorrow and a gig coming up 7/2.

 

[Stevie H]

The Bf Super Midget might even work for you - very compact & light.
If you talked to Duke with AudioKinesis, he might be able to work something out about shipping a cab.
He has a Hathor 1203 that is very compact & potent as well.
There's lots of info here on Talkbass about them.

Here's Duke's webinfo on it:
Hathor 1203

thanks for the info. These look great, however I think I will investigate the barefaced cabs - purely because they are obviously based in the UK which makes life so much easier for me. And I`m all for an easy life. Gonna speak to them later today and discuss what would suit me.
Thanks for advice on this. A lot of folk on here were quite quick to dismiss using smaller, lightweight cabs with the d800, but clearly they are being used in gigging bands and seemingly very successfully.

 

[Stevie H]

If you decide to go with Barefaced, contact Alex Claber before you place your order.
He'll do his best to make sure you're ordering what you need/want.

I'm not affiliated in any way.

Barefaced Bass - Contact Us

Thanks for the sound advice on this. A lot of folk on here were quite quick to dismiss using smaller, lightweight cabs with the d800 (without even trying it), but clearly they are being used in gigging bands and seemingly very successfully.

 

[dukeorock]

I've now played my D800 through 4 different cabs and it really works great with all of em. Couldn't be happier with the tone. Come on D1200!

 

[peterpalmieri]

Thanks for the sound advice on this. A lot of folk on here were quite quick to dismiss using smaller, lightweight cabs with the d800 (without even trying it), but clearly they are being used in gigging bands and seemingly very successfully.

I'm not sure if you are referring to me and similar comments? What was dismissed was a "regular" lower end 2x10 like the examples you posted. Expanding into some of the super cabs like Barefaced, AC or MAS have been given rave reviews in prior pages in this thread.

A barefaced cab could be a great solution, good luck with it.

 

[Stevie H]

I'm not sure if you are referring to me and similar comments? What was dismissed was a "regular" lower end 2x10 like the examples you posted. Expanding into some of the super cabs like Barefaced, AC or MAS have been given rave reviews in prior pages in this thread.

A barefaced cab could be a great solution, good luck with it.

All comments and advice has been very gratefully received, its all very useful and between everyone I`ve been pointed towards the Barefaced cabs. So Cheers all. Will let you know how I get on!!

 

[Green1]

Question for any of you guys using a Sadowsky with active pickups, are you using the active or passive input on the Mesa?.......I'm referring to the switch on the front panel, but didnt know how to word it correctly

 

[gustobassman]

Question for any of you guys using a Sadowsky with active pickups, are you using the active or passive input on the Mesa?.......I'm referring to the switch on the front panel, but didnt know how to word it correctly

For me passive. I just adjust the gain/master if needed.

 

[Green1]

Cool, and thank you!

 

[peterpalmieri]

Question for any of you guys using a Sadowsky with active pickups, are you using the active or passive input on the Mesa?.......I'm referring to the switch on the front panel, but didnt know how to word it correctly

It's probably a matter of terminology but unless you have something very unique your Sadowsky has an active preamp, the pickups (unless you've swapped them out) are passive.

I've owned a number of basses with a Sadowsky preamp and I have it set so the gain is equal to the passive setting. I can't comment on which input to use on the Mesa

 

[Green1]

It's probably a matter of terminology but unless you have something very unique your Sadowsky has an active preamp, the pickups (unless you've swapped them out) are passive.

I've owned a number of basses with a Sadowsky preamp and I have it set so the gain is equal to the passive setting. I can't comment on which input to use on the Mesa

Thx Peter. Its definately the active Sadowsky preamp with Sadowsky single coils.

 

[murphy]

I have played my D-800 through...SVT810...svt410he....GK410RBH...and my Epifani UL410 and 310
Always satisfied

 

[pfschim]

Thought I would share a pic of my first gig using the 2 ohm setting. It was a small car show and the 3 cabs provided more than enough thunder. It was nice to have plenty of clean tone playing with a loud blues/rock band. I have received many favorable comments on my tone since switching to the Mesa. I love it. The Berg cabs are a pair of HT112ER with a HT112EX on top. I'm interested to see how the Mesa cabs would compare. View attachment 892332

and then there is also that 3 Berg stack helping that D800 sound great
nice!

muttering to himself .. I DO NOT NEED ANOTHER AMP!

 

[gustobassman]

Pic from rehearsal tonight- I have to say the 55-01 with Big Singles (all passive!!) > D800> The Hell Hammer may just be the best rig for punk I have ever heard in my life. The D800 makes the Big Singles just come alive. Clank, clarity, thunder.. gush, drool, etc.. This was the first night I tried the I.G. (Instant Gratification) method through the 4 ohm cab. It sounded killer with my little 8 ohm Schroeder 15, but through the 1212/6/1 it was something else altogether and gobs of headroom to spare.. I can't wait for the next gig. Best amp I have ever owned or played through.

 

[soxhats]

Just hit me that my wife and I will be driving right through Petaluma on our way from San Francisco to Bodega Bay during a northern California vacation in early July. Feel like I should take a selfie in front of the building or something.

 

[Green1]

I finally had a chance to hear my D800 through my Bergantino 410.........I'm super pleased. Andy, you guys did a great job with this head. I like the simple interface and it just plain sounds great........I think my Aguilar is moving to the backup amp.

 

[John D Harris]

Question for any of you guys using a Sadowsky with active pickups, are you using the active or passive input on the Mesa?.......I'm referring to the switch on the front panel, but didnt know how to word it correctly

I would encourage anyone to try the passive (or non-padded) setting if your amp has one before worrying about which to use.
With ~most~ amps & ~most~ basses, there should not be any problems.
If you have an uber hot output from your bass guitar &/or beat the Heck out of your strings when playing & run into clipping somewhere in the amplification chain, then use the lower gain option.
Also, know your amp/preamp, some of the overload lights are really not so much overload as indicators of a level of saturation or limiting that the amp is seeing while the amp is still designed to operate normally or do a smooth limiting/compression/overdrive type signal handling.
Real clipping in a lot of SS circuits is usually audible in a nasty way.
If it still sounds musical, it's all good!

 

[Green1]

I would encourage anyone to try the passive (or non-padded) setting if your amp has one before worrying about which to use.
With ~most~ amps & ~most~ basses, there should not be any problems.
If you have an uber hot output from your bass guitar &/or beat the Heck out of your strings when playing & run into clipping somewhere in the amplification chain, then use the lower gain option.
Also, know your amp/preamp, some of the overload lights are really not so much overload as indicators of a level of saturation or limiting that the amp is seeing while the amp is still designed to operate normally or do a smooth limiting/compression/overdrive type signal handling.
Real clipping in a lot of SS circuits is usually audible in a nasty way.
If it still sounds musical, it's all good!

I found that the passive setting worked best. Trusted my ears and all is good......

 

[agedhorse]

I would encourage anyone to try the passive (or non-padded) setting if your amp has one before worrying about which to use.
With ~most~ amps & ~most~ basses, there should not be any problems.
If you have an uber hot output from your bass guitar &/or beat the Heck out of your strings when playing & run into clipping somewhere in the amplification chain, then use the lower gain option.
Also, know your amp/preamp, some of the overload lights are really not so much overload as indicators of a level of saturation or limiting that the amp is seeing while the amp is still designed to operate normally or do a smooth limiting/compression/overdrive type signal handling.
Real clipping in a lot of SS circuits is usually audible in a nasty way.
If it still sounds musical, it's all good!

Yes, and reading the manual can be very helpful as well