gillento Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 I love the sound of my Mesa WA but I need a backup/ second similar amp and don’t have the money for a WD800. What are alternatives in sound? Ashdown ROOTMASTER (RM), Aguilar TH700? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshy Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 I have just got the new Quilter Bass Block V803 and theres simply not a bad sound in there. 3 'amp options' and so much more. Honestly its superb, £650 ish and weighs the same as a packet of Hobnobs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Handbox R-400. Same sort of vibe, but more 'immediate'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbowskill Posted November 3 Share Posted November 3 On 30/10/2024 at 18:31, walshy said: I have just got the new Quilter Bass Block V803 and theres simply not a bad sound in there. 3 'amp options' and so much more. Honestly its superb, £650 ish and weighs the same as a packet of Hobnobs high on my gas list atm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted November 3 Share Posted November 3 On 30/10/2024 at 14:31, gillento said: I love the sound of my Mesa WA but I need a backup/ second similar amp and don’t have the money for a WD800. What are alternatives in sound? Ashdown ROOTMASTER (RM), Aguilar TH700? Whether it's your thing or not, the Walkabout has a pretty unique tone. Best bet to my mind is to but the one on here at present, IIRC it's under £500 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Beedster Posted November 3 Share Posted November 3 1 minute ago, Beedster said: Whether it's your thing or not, the Walkabout has a pretty unique tone.... By which I mean that it sound different to pretty much every other amp I've owned, including the M-Pulse 360 or 600 which are to all intents more powerful/versatile versions of the Walkabout, and I doubt any head will replicate it exactly if that's what you're after 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillento Posted Tuesday at 17:12 Author Share Posted Tuesday at 17:12 Well I made an unexpected discovery. I got an early rare MarkBass TSA500 amp (https://www.markbass.it/product/tsa-500/) - blendable solid state and tube preamp (12AX7) - 4 band eq w. semi parametric mids - 2 DIs - headphone out ..... The low eq band is at a pleasing 60hz, which makes it far more useful than most of the MB heads (40hz). When using only the tube preamp, its core sound flavour is VERY similar to the Mesa WA. I had lots of different MB heads (LM2, SA450, F1, TA501, TA503, TT500 and Ninja) but this one sounds very different! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted Tuesday at 17:38 Share Posted Tuesday at 17:38 25 minutes ago, gillento said: Well I made an unexpected discovery. I got an early rare MarkBass TSA500 amp (https://www.markbass.it/product/tsa-500/) - blendable solid state and tube preamp (12AX7) - 4 band eq w. semi parametric mids - 2 DIs - headphone out ..... The low eq band is at a pleasing 60hz, which makes it far more useful than most of the MB heads (40hz). When using only the tube preamp, its core sound flavour is VERY similar to the Mesa WA. I had lots of different MB heads (LM2, SA450, F1, TA501, TA503, TT500 and Ninja) but this one sounds very different! Nice one, every day’s a school day 👍🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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