Mesa Boogie Bass 800D

[Sean]

41 minutes ago, agedhorse said:

Stan’s a fantastic service engineer, one of the best I have worked with. Say hi to him for me.

I shall say hi from Andy. But he's a tough one, not what I'd call very "front of house" but that's where all my amps go now for that level of expertise and it's nearly 2.5h each way, which for the UK is a long drive 😉 

[agedhorse]

2 hours ago, Sean said:

I shall say hi from Andy. But he's a tough one, not what I'd call very "front of house" but that's where all my amps go now for that level of expertise and it's nearly 2.5h each way, which for the UK is a long drive 😉 

He is tough, but he gets things done right. That’s what you are paying for, not his personality!  😂

[Chimike]

On 21/09/2025 at 11:31, Chimike said:

 

Hoping to hear about shipping to my home, quite soon. Will report back .

Amp turned up today, Factory packaging superb , should be bomb proof in transit !

All now unpacked ,manual studied,  and ready to be used tomorrow night !

Exciting, it is .

 

[Beedster]

17 minutes ago, Chimike said:

Amp turned up today, Factory packaging superb , should be bomb proof in transit !

All now unpacked ,manual studied,  and ready to be used tomorrow night !

Exciting, it is .

 

If it doesn’t work out I can collect Thursday Mike 🙂

[Collin Bass]

On 24/09/2025 at 11:45, Russ said:

Downsides? Sadly, it does seem to have a big one - it just doesn't seem very loud. My RM800 is louder when turned up to about 9:00 (see pic) than the Mesa is turned up to about 7 or 8. 

This too is my first time using an amp with a fender style tone stack. From what I understand (both from reading reviews and for my own experience) the mid knob is a cut, not a boost. Don't be afraid to turn that sucker up! And then dial up your bass and treble to find the unity tone you're looking for. 

 

The input gain and master volume knobs also work linearly from 0 to 10 unlike a lot of amps that don't do too much past 6 or 7. 

 

Really don't be afraid of the input game on either channel. The amp can handle it and they make a huge difference as far as bringing out more harmonic frequencies making the same volume feel louder and fuller.

 

Another thing you can do is make sure that your impedance switch matches whichever cabs you are using. Makes a huge difference in not only damping and volume but also feel and fullness.

 

I hate that I have been working as much as I have been this week I've only had one night since I picked mine up a couple of days ago to really play it. Very happy that it was the night that I got it otherwise the anticipation would have killed the But I did get to play it for hours and found it to be one of the best sounding amps I've ever played. Can get wooly and gritty that can also get that nice fat low gain saturation and stay clean with plenty of headroom. I still need more time with the tone controls myself just to get a better feel for them but don't be afraid to turn them all the way up when finding what you want! It is a very different tone stack to get used to but if you put the time in it is very rewarding! I can't wait to spend more time with mine!

Edited 3 hours ago by Collin Bass