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2006-10-14, 03:14
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mesa boogie>fender?
whats better, ive played both
I know I want an all tube head. narrowed it down to the bass400+ and the bassman 300
Mesa boogie:
500watt(all tube) at 20 ohms(whatever the hell that means)
rack mountable
1300 u.s.
not sure about warranty
Fender:
300 watt(all tube)
not rack mountable
1300 u.s.
5 year fender warranty
pretty much, which one is more worth it.
lasts longer, durable, stay store quality longer?
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2006-10-14, 14:29
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500watt(all tube) at 20 ohms(whatever the hell that means)
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Are you sure it's 20 ohms and not 2 ohms? Ohms are the resistance in the amp. The lower the ohmage, the more power you can get out of your amp (assuming you've matched your cabinets' ohmage to that of your head)
I'm pretty sure it'll be 2, not 20 ohms, as they go up exponentially (2, 4, 8, 16). Personally, I prefer Mesa Boogie over Fender, but that's just a personal choice. Mesa cabs are far superior (again, imo) than Fender cabs of equal size.
Hope this helps a bit.
Cheers.
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2006-10-14, 18:56
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Yea its 500 watts at 2 ohms. On the website its written "2Ohms" so I can see how he made the mistake. Just keep in mind that the 12 6L6's and 4 12AX7's will be about $250 to retube when it comes time. Honestly for that kind of money I would get something like the M-pulse 600. I owned the Bass 400 (early 80's, 6 6L6's instead of 12) and I much prefer the tone of the M-pulse. Tube amps are meant to be driven hard, so unless you are planning on playing a fuckin concert hall, all that tube power is going to waste. Ive owned both the Bass 400 and an Ampeg SVT-CL and I can tell that until you really get them cranked, (master above 6 or 7) you're wasting your time.
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2006-10-14, 19:34
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If you rackmount the Mesa, and put it in a nice flightcase, i'll be set for anything, the Fender would be more likely to break i'd guess.
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2006-10-14, 22:12
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right now Im leaning towards the mesa, cuz I called a guy at a local store and he has one for 1050 in a shockmount case.
its used but he says the tubes are new and it works great, ill still have to play it first though
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2006-10-17, 18:41
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as far as amplifiers go mesa makes an infinitely better product. i say boogie down!
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2006-10-17, 19:22
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I perfer mesa bass rigs over fender any day but thats just me.
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2006-11-08, 22:04
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6 lvl 80's sucka.
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kay, thanks i think ill go with valtiels suggestion and just get a really nice hybrid so I only have to replace the cheap tubes once a year or so.
thanks guys. im probably gonna get a m-pulse or an ampeg svt-4 pro.
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