dmccombe7 Posted April 7, 2022 Author Share Posted April 7, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Steve Browning said: That is very kind. Kinross is a bit of a trek for you, but I'm playing there in about 4 weeks and you would have been (and are) welcome to pop along and see if it's worth the wait (or if you want to take the chap up on his offer)., Thanks for the offer Steve you have always been a great help and source of advice on Mesa. I really appreciate that. I dont fancy waiting another year Steve and getting the one from the guy on TB would probably cost an arm and a leg plus the risk of it going amiss or getting damaged puts me off. Andy from Mesa told me a good few items have gone amiss when sent seperately so i'm not comfy with it. The guy was good enough to offer and i wouldn't want to ruin that if anything went wrong. I think my journey with Mesa has come to an abrupt end altho i will be keeping my Mpulse600 cause its lovely but i want something a bit less weight. Also an EBS TD660 has tweaked my interest but its a heavy beast too. I'm currently looking at a few other amps including Darkglass Microtubes V2 900 altho i'm not a big fan of the distortion thing but you can add just a little to colour the tone, also the Handbox amps look and sound good altho the mid contour control might be a bit limiting as i like to boost my mids in the punk band. Others that aren't lightweight but new that i'm looking at are Ashdown ABM EVO IV 600 which listening to youtube clips quite surprised me how warm it sounds and reminded me of the Mpulse in many ways. If i came along to try yours it would just make me feel even worse if its as good as i know it will be LOL Where are you playing in Kinross ? Dave Edited April 7, 2022 by dmccombe7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 I understand. I'm playing at the Back Room at the Green Hotel. I'm in the band for a UK tour with Greg Douglass, who was the lead guitarist with Steve Miller. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 4 hours ago, Steve Browning said: I understand. I'm playing at the Back Room at the Green Hotel. I'm in the band for a UK tour with Greg Douglass, who was the lead guitarist with Steve Miller. A bit off topic but are you anywhere near Manchester on the tour Steve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 4 hours ago, Steve Browning said: I understand. I'm playing at the Back Room at the Green Hotel. I'm in the band for a UK tour with Greg Douglass, who was the lead guitarist with Steve Miller. I'm probably coming to the Swindon show - an easy one for Rob B. as it's just down the road from his house! John R. told me about the tour a day or two ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 22 minutes ago, three said: A bit off topic but are you anywhere near Manchester on the tour Steve? Closest gigs are Nantwich and Preston I'm afraid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Hmm… Nantwich not too far 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 That's the Railway Hotel on 3rd May. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 On 05/04/2022 at 17:39, dmccombe7 said: Update from Andertons today. Looks like i wont be getting a Mesa TT800 after all. Time to look for something else. Shame as i was really looking forward to getting it soon. Have to say i'm disappointed. This is the Mesa email to Andertons. Dave “Due to supply constraints, as well as proper EU compliance timing, we will not be shipping Mesa Boogie to EMEA (Europe) during FY23 (April 2022 – March 2023). By September 2022 we will be able to confirm if we start shipping to EMEA per April 2023, if all Mesa Boogie products are compliant with Europe CE/UK CA certification and supply constraints are resolved. By then we plan to re-launch the Brand Mesa Boogie in EMEA, also based on adequate inventory at Europe warehouse. We will give an update in September.” agh, that sucks mightily for you I'm actually a bit relieved, because I want one , but I should be sensible and keep saving for more importnt (albeit boring) needs. I have not been able to try one, even, but it sounds like something I would really like and now that I'm getting slowly but steadily into gigging again post-covid... However my D800+ keeps bringing a smile to my face everytime I use it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted April 9, 2022 Author Share Posted April 9, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, mcnach said: agh, that sucks mightily for you I'm actually a bit relieved, because I want one , but I should be sensible and keep saving for more importnt (albeit boring) needs. I have not been able to try one, even, but it sounds like something I would really like and now that I'm getting slowly but steadily into gigging again post-covid... However my D800+ keeps bringing a smile to my face everytime I use it. I was disappointed altho i understand reasons behind it. Andy from Mesa has been top notch and even PM'd me when he heard about it. You just can't get any better than having someone like @agedhorse on the bass forums. I'm gonna miss that level of support. Who knows ........ i might still get one when they eventually manage to ship to UK in next few yrs. Was funny but a lot of guys on TB went from the D800+ to the TT800 or WD800 and decided to go back to their D800+ so i'd be absolutely positive its the route you want to go down or you just keep the D800+ as a back up. One guy from US even offered to drop his price on his TT800 to help get it over to me as he wanted to go back to D800 basic amp. Some great people on our bass forums. I'm now looking at Handbox amps. Just missed 2 on BC. Dave Edited April 9, 2022 by dmccombe7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvickey Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 My Mesa tech in the UK text-messaged me regarding some major issues he's encountered recently (basically no support from Mesa). He says his long-time official contact, Francesco Longi, left the company a short while ago. My tech needs some support regarding one of my Mesa Strategy 888s that developed an issue. Any suggestions on who he might be able to contact at Mesa @agedhorse? It seems that a relay failed in my amp (relay contacts stuck together, likely due to a faulty transistor) and the speaker output is now muted. Sadly the issue also resulted in a blown set of power tubes, which were almost new. Not nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agedhorse Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 He can always e-mail our service manager Rich, he will know who to contact in the UK/EU. The speaker muting relay stuck in the mute position is unlikely (very unlikely) to cause a set of power tubes to fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvickey Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 6 hours ago, agedhorse said: He can always e-mail our service manager Rich, he will know who to contact in the UK/EU. The speaker muting relay stuck in the mute position is unlikely (very unlikely) to cause a set of power tubes to fail. Thanks for commenting @agedhorse. My tech says that there is a short across the output, and that this should be fine when all is working correctly. However, with the fault he observed there is a different outcome: No output, and valves still running and becoming red hot. He's an official Mesa tech in the UK and says his contact at the Mesa factory is Kris Dilbeck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agedhorse Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Kris needs to put him in touch with Rich. Rich will be able to help him. There is another problem that’s causing these symptoms. It could be a failed bias supply, a short from grid to cathode in one of the tubes, a screen to grid short in one of the tubes, etc. Correctly identifying the cause is essential to a proper repair. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_ii Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 This thread goes way back to 2021, it's now October 2024, I think I'm on a marathon waiting list for a TT800. Jesus Christ Mesa, how long does it take to get yourselves sorted. !!! So bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 6 hours ago, Mark_ii said: This thread goes way back to 2021, it's now October 2024, I think I'm on a marathon waiting list for a TT800. Jesus Christ Mesa, how long does it take to get yourselves sorted. !!! So bad. It may pay you to get back to the retailer as they have been shipping and selling preorders in the UK for some months already. Sold out at Andertons meanwhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 5 minutes ago, Downunderwonder said: It may pay you to get back to the retailer as they have been shipping and selling preorders in the UK for some months already. Sold out at Andertons meanwhile. Exactly, doesn’t look like Mesa at fault here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agedhorse Posted October 5 Share Posted October 5 I know we sent a bunch of bass amps to Europe, it’s possible that some retailers are still filling backorders. I don’t have access to any of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted October 5 Author Share Posted October 5 I started this thread and once Mesa announced they were shipping to UK again i put my order in thru Andertons. It had a 3mth pre-order and to be fair it arrived approx 3mths after order placed. I know when i checked their website after i placed my order it changed to a far later delivery date possibly due to what @agedhorse mentioned about filling many back orders. I did find out that Guitar Guitar had never actually placed an order for the TT800 in their initial orders once the UK supply was reinstated so i'm guessing that would have caused a delay if you then wanted one from them. They had placed orders for the WD800 but for some weird reason not the TT800. On a positive note i'm finding that Boogie channel does everything for me with just a tweak on the Sandberg VM4 i can go from solid deep bass to a nice clicky edged bass tone. Altho i've used the 2nd channel on occasion i keep going back to the Boogie channel. What i have found with the Boogie channel is that the active bass does take the amp into very slight overdrive from the 12 o'clock position but only when you dig in and i really love that. If i ease off a touch that solid tone comes back nice and clean. I think i just hit the sweet spot with my bass volume full and amp gain at just a touch below the 12 position. Master at 11-12 in a fairly loud Glam band. I'm also finding i don't really need the gramma pad as the HPF seems to reduce any low boom even on hollow wooden stages where i've had trouble in the past i can now play without the pad and it sounds so nice. No matter where i tweak the EQ on the amp it remains clear across the 4 strings which i definitely don't get with my Ampeg SVT7 or HB WB-100. So glad i waited for the TT800. Its made my life complete. Dave 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted October 5 Author Share Posted October 5 22 hours ago, Mark_ii said: This thread goes way back to 2021, it's now October 2024, I think I'm on a marathon waiting list for a TT800. Jesus Christ Mesa, how long does it take to get yourselves sorted. !!! So bad. When did you place the order and with what supplier. Just curious. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted October 6 Share Posted October 6 Follow up not that cat's forte. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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