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New Mesa Walkabout-style high powered amp WD-800....and new cabs...


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2 minutes ago, HazBeen said:

My German buddy lives close to Thomann. It is in stock he said. 

But who cares, it is just going to be “so close yet not up to my BB750”. I am keeping my heavy amp for pup gigs (and go FRFR for bigger stages).

Yep, that's my thinking to be honest. I'd love a high powered walkabout, but would still hanker after a big box. Going back to Ampeg, SVT-II non-pro incoming :)

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Bdonkey Direct advertising in stock at £1299. Makes the Monique Tardis on here look even more tempting.

Just back from gigging it. Big, tube di sound to the desk which made my humble bass (playing) sound great out front if the sound man is to be believed. 
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5 hours ago, krispn said:

Bdonkey Direct advertising in stock at £1299. Makes the Monique Tardis on here look even more tempting.

Just back from gigging it. Big, tube di sound to the desk which made my humble bass (playing) sound great out front if the sound man is to be believed. 

Inner monologue at the moment sounds like this ‘I must pay off the driveway, I must pay off the driveway, I must pay off the driveway.....’

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17 hours ago, scalpy said:

Bass Direct advertising in stock at £1299. Makes the Monique Tardis on here look even more tempting.

Well that's killed any GAS I might have had stone dead... 😕

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There sure appears be a lot of negative comments and speculation here on this side of the pond about an amp that you guys have never even played. Not sure why, but here's a video from a player in Germany who spent some time and effort to create something that might help you understand this amp a bit more:

 

 

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48 minutes ago, agedhorse said:

There sure appears be a lot of negative comments and speculation here on this side of the pond about an amp that you guys have never even played. Not sure why, but here's a video from a player in Germany who spent some time and effort to create something that might help you understand this amp a bit more:

 

 

Great demo

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49 minutes ago, agedhorse said:

There sure appears be a lot of negative comments and speculation here on this side of the pond about an amp that you guys have never even played. Not sure why, but here's a video from a player in Germany who spent some time and effort to create something that might help you understand this amp a bit more:

Thanks for the clip, look forward to having a listen.

Not sure that folk over here are being negative about the quality and ability of this new amp, agedhorse.

I think it's much more to do with being priced out of being able to get one.

We Brits don't, on average, get paid any better than our US cousins (probably a fair bit less in fact if we're talking about averages), but the cost in $ for the WD-800 over here is $1,715.

That is going to sting a lot of folk in the pocket.

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9 minutes ago, Muzz said:

$999 = £754

I'd buy one at that.

Tbf you need to add shipping, customs duty and VAT on top, none of which Mesa will get to see. That gets you to around £950 to £1k.

Then add in the UK retailer's cut. 

So is it actually Mesa or the UK retailers who are making the big margins on this? 

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Just now, Muzz said:

I'd expect a big company to build export costs into their pricing a bit better than that, to be honest.

Exactly, in the days when different US and UK power voltages needed to be taken into account fair enough, but a £300 mark up? I love Mesa gear, but at times think they must be pissing themselves at the prices they get away with over here 

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