Jimelliottbassist Posted March 21, 2020 Posted March 21, 2020 Mesa are awesome, I miss my powerhouse 610 and mpulse600. Quote
BassmanPaul Posted April 8, 2020 Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) Just as a question where are you going to play where you'll NEED all that stuff?? Edited April 8, 2020 by BassmanPaul Quote
binky_bass Posted April 8, 2020 Author Posted April 8, 2020 Quick answer... no where. I like gear, I like chopping and changing and playing with various amps etc. so when this rig came up on GuitarGuitar brand new and with close to 60% off, I sold my existing amp and one bass and bought it. Used it at practice prior to lockdown and it genuinely sounds incredible, so I stand by my choice! A tad unecessary? Yes. Do I care? Nope. 1 Quote
stewblack Posted April 8, 2020 Posted April 8, 2020 15 minutes ago, binky_bass said: Quick answer... no where. I like gear, I like chopping and changing and playing with various amps etc. so when this rig came up on GuitarGuitar brand new and with close to 60% off, I sold my existing amp and one bass and bought it. Used it at practice prior to lockdown and it genuinely sounds incredible, so I stand by my choice! A tad unecessary? Yes. Do I care? Nope. Good man. Precisely my attitude. If I can, and I want to I will. OK I have bought a few lemons and sold on some gear I maybe ought to have kept. But each rig has its own charms. The only thing I must not do any more is buy an 8x10. Even so I still want one Quote
binky_bass Posted April 9, 2020 Author Posted April 9, 2020 The same can be said for so many of us that have 'collections' of instruments. No, I can't play 27 basses at once, but it's more than playing them for me. It's the thrill of the chase of a rare and exciting bass, it's having been able to play some of the very best instruments out there by trading up, selling on, switching around etc. I've forged a few good friendships out of it too with like minded people who enjoy trading and being able to sample other crazy instruments! It's all good fun! I absolutely agree it's not 'needed', but it's something I very much enjoy! I do love playing them in turn, but I also get a lot of satisfaction out of them all as displayed pieces of art and from building a collection. Keeps me out of trouble! 3 Quote
BassmanPaul Posted April 12, 2020 Posted April 12, 2020 I can see you'd really need a stair climbing dolly to move that thing! Quote
tvickey Posted June 10, 2020 Posted June 10, 2020 BTW: Back to the mystery of the "Vintage" powerhouse cabs, I did find this catalog on the Mesa website. Have a look at Page 83: https://mesa-boogie.imgix.net/media/Files/mesa-full-catalog.pdf Quote
binky_bass Posted June 10, 2020 Author Posted June 10, 2020 I think Mesa just built out cabs from what they have lying around! One of my cabs has a switchable crossover and tweeter dial, the other just has the tweeter dial, plus I can't see in the catalogue any that were with the silver/tan grille, I suspect the silver/tab grille one was perhaps a custom order that didn't come to fruition. Quote
tvickey Posted June 11, 2020 Posted June 11, 2020 I can now confirm that the 1x15" Mesa Powerhouse Vintage cab is 400 W @ 8 Ohms. There was only one way to really find out. Quote
tvickey Posted June 11, 2020 Posted June 11, 2020 On 10/06/2020 at 13:32, binky_bass said: I think Mesa just built out cabs from what they have lying around! One of my cabs has a switchable crossover and tweeter dial, the other just has the tweeter dial, plus I can't see in the catalogue any that were with the silver/tan grille, I suspect the silver/tab grille one was perhaps a custom order that didn't come to fruition. Okay, a bit of additional information that you might find interesting: My PowerHouse Vintage 4x10" does have the cross-over installed in the back, however the 1x15" does not (despite having a 400 W @ 8 Ohm rating just like the Standard PowerHouse 115): https://www.mesaboogie.com/cabinets--simulators/bass-cabinets/powerhouse-series/standard-powerhouse/1x15.html Indeed, it seems like a hodgepodge of some residual parts as Mesa was getting the last few of these cabs out the door before killing off the series. I don't need the crossover for the 115 anyway, but I do have the additional headroom of a 400 W cab, so that's great (unlike the Traditional PowerHouse 115, which has a 300 W rating): https://www.mesaboogie.com/cabinets--simulators/bass-cabinets/powerhouse-series/traditional-powerhouse/1x15.html Quote
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