Product: Mesa/Boogie Walkabout Bass Head
Price Paid: US $800.00
Submitted
06/19/2003
at
03:24pm
by
Anonymous
Features
:
8
2002 Walkabout. Straight forward with good EQ and gain options.
Sound Quality
:
9
Running it with a Lakland 5-String (Bartolinis) and Music Man Sterling 5-String into two 8ohm Aguilar cabs (1x12 and 2x12). Works great for jazz and rock. Runs quiet running it at 2-6 volume and gain to 5. It is versatile and really each base shine. Doesn't adversely color or over-color the tone of each bass.
Reliability
:
9
The amp is built liek a tank. I had problems with teh 'Active' input jack. Mesa switched out both the Active and Passive input jacks at no charge to me (with there improved hardware). Not a single problem since that time.
Customer Support
:
10
Mesa is great. I own much of their 6-string guitar gear as well.
EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SUPPORT every time.
Overall Rating
:
10
I have been playing bass for 20 years. This is a great piece of equipment at a great price. It sounds very different through different cabs and basses. I tried it out with Edne, Mesa, Aguilar and SWR cabs of vrs spkr configurations and sizes. I tried an Eden 400 thru all of the same cabs. I preferred the Mesa in every case and the Aguilar cabs sound great with it. I would buy this again. If you can play, you will be pleased with the true and dynamic response.
Product: Mesa/Boogie Walkabout Bass Head
Price Paid: US $800+tax
Submitted
02/21/2003
at
10:32pm
by
Anonymous
Features
:
7
Basic but straight forward. Was looking for a change from my SWR 350 which I have owned for about 10 years. Didn't have all the features of the SWR but had a DI volume.
Sound Quality
:
10
Sounded great for the first five minutes.
Reliability
:
1
I bought this right before a gig. Brought it home cracked open the box and the amp wouldn't fire. I pulled a tube, replaced it and it fired for five minutes and then blew the second preamp tube. Took it back. I got another a day later. I fired it up and it had a bad jack. It sounds great but I'm not so sure about the workmanship. I know they are suposed to be great but not these two. For $800 I shouldn't have to pop the hood in the first five minutes!
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Didn't bother. But guitar center was good about it.
Overall Rating
:
1
Don't bother...
Product: Mesa/Boogie Walkabout Bass Head
Price Paid: US $800.00
Submitted
07/10/2002
at
11:29am
by
Anonymous
Features
:
9
2002 Mosfet tube driven 300 watts @4ohms, very straight ahead use and sound shaping. Active and Passive inputs, 3 Band parametric eq and Direct Out level Control for the signal to the board. Single channel, with effects loop. This is the amp for the bass purest, plenty of power and only 13 lbs. Mesa Quality-Top Shelf stuff!
Sound Quality
:
10
I play a USA early model Tobias Growler with an active Bartolini pickup, running the Walkabout through an AMPEG SVT HLF 410 and get
tremendous versatility. Great slap, deep lows but not boomy, great
shaping of jazz to blues to rock. Very quiet output, no hum no noise.
Signal can be overdriven by the gain, if you are into that, as well.
I have played EDEN, SWR, AMPEG, and G&K, this is the real deal, don't let the size fool you.
Reliability
:
10
As with all MESA, you get what you pay for!
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Never had to call!
Overall Rating
:
10
Been bassing for 25+, this is the last amp I will need to buy-
Would definitely replace it if lost or stolen-
Thank you MESA/Boogie for another outstanding product!
