Mesa Walkabout cab/Subway head compatibility

[Beedster]

Probably a question for Andy @agedhorse but in case anyone else has tried, is it possible to install a Mesa Subway head in a Walkabout combo cab? If so, I think I have a cunning plan

 

 

 

[Sean]

🍿🤔

 

[Steve Browning]

2 hours ago, Beedster said:

Probably a question for Andy @agedhorse but in case anyone else has tried, is it possible to install a Mesa Subway head in a Walkabout combo cab? If so, I think I have a cunning plan

 

 

 

If I remember correctly, the head fits but it's not recommended. There was a thread here somewhere and Andy contributed. 

[Beedster]

21 minutes ago, Steve Browning said:

If I remember correctly, the head fits but it's not recommended. There was a thread here somewhere and Andy contributed. 

 

Thanks Steve, I'll take a look 🙏

[Steve Browning]

I've just searched and it was me asking about fitting my spare 15" Subway speaker into my Walkabout combo.

 

Your new one is a lovely looking bit of kit. They're just amazing amps. Difficult to move about (more bulk than sheer weight) but worth every effort.

[Beedster]

59 minutes ago, Steve Browning said:

I've just searched and it was me asking about fitting my spare 15" Subway speaker into my Walkabout combo.

 

Your new one is a lovely looking bit of kit. They're just amazing amps. Difficult to move about (more bulk than sheer weight) but worth every effort.

 

....but not as difficult as a 1516  

[Steve Browning]

6 minutes ago, Beedster said:

 

....but not as difficult as a 1516  

I'm actually going to disagree there (based on my 2x15s). The ergonomics of the cabs handles is better than the single (top) handle on the Walkabout. Originally, you could get a sort of trolley, that attached to the back of the combo, but I've not one in the flesh ever.

[Beedster]

Just now, Steve Browning said:

I'm actually going to disagree there (based on my 2x15s). The ergonomics of the cabs handles is better than the single (top) handle on the Walkabout. Originally, you could get a sort of trolley, that attached to the back of the combo, but I've not one in the flesh ever.

My lasting memory of my 1516 was our singer's "Dude, your cab broke my car....", that and it going walkabout (geddit) in the back of a courier van only to be located in rural Suffolk 3-months later  

 

[agedhorse]

Yes, the WD-800 will fit, but because it's 2" less deep you may need to fabricate some hardware. The width and height are identical and they share the same rack ears as well (the current WD rack kit mounting holes are slightly smaller than the old Walkabout, but can easily modified to work with either the WA or WD). 

 

The specific caution is because the WD is a lot more powerful than the original WA, I would recommend ONLY using it with the 8 ohm version of the cabinet, and set the amp to 2 ohm mode to scale down the power to 300 watts into 8 ohms (still more than the cabinet can handle but with the HPF set to about 40-50Hz, and the damping set to high, you should be ok).

[Beedster]

Many thanks Andy, especially appreciate the advice re impedance 🙏

 

Any plans to bring out a Subway combo?  

[agedhorse]

On 15/11/2025 at 06:45, Beedster said:

Many thanks Andy, especially appreciate the advice re impedance 🙏

 

Any plans to bring out a Subway combo?  

We've discussed it many times, but nothing concrete one way or the other.

[JohnDaBass]

On 15/11/2025 at 14:45, Beedster said:

Many thanks Andy, especially appreciate the advice re impedance 🙏

 

Any plans to bring out a Subway combo?  

+1

Subway D800 1 x 12 Comb plus Subway D800 1 x 15 Combo plus Subway D800 2 x 10 Combo in Walkabout format pretty please with sugar on 🙏.