Mesa/Boogie Subway D-800+
Product information "Mesa/Boogie Subway D-800+"
New features for more control over your sound
The Mesa/Boogie Subway D-800+ is aimed at players who want extended frequency control and an interface for external signal processing. The D-800+ expands the features of the highly praised Subway D-800 with a comprehensive EQ section featuring semi-parametric, sweepable low- and high-mid bands, an additional Bright switch, an adjustable high-pass filter with a control range of 30 Hz to 150 Hz, and on the rear a serial effects loop, a tuner output and a 1/4" mute footswitch jack. Whether you choose the straightforward and wonderfully simple D-800 or the upgraded, fully equipped D-800+, the Subways deliver a nuanced tone, astonishing power and headroom, and a blend of flexibility and portability that should be an important step on the path to musical inspiration for any bassist.
All Mesa/Boogie Subway bass amplifiers are built in Pentaluma, California. The Mesa/Boogie Subway D-800+ head is supplied with a matching bag with shoulder strap. It is compatible with the speakers of the Mesa/Boogie Subway series.
- Channels: 1
- Connections: ¼" Jack + Speakon
- Country of Origin: USA
- DI-Out: XLR
- Dimensions (WxHxD): 6.7 x 33.7 x 12.8 cm
- EQ: Input, Highpass filter, Voicing Bass, Low Mid gain, Low Mid Frequency, High Nid gain, High Mid Frequency, Treble, Master
- Enclosure: Metal
- Housing size: Compact
- Impedance: 2/4/8 ohms
- Includes: Bag
- Inserts: Series
- Mute switch: yes
- Power Range: 501 - 1000 W
- Power at 4 ohms: 800 W
- Power at 8 ohms: 400 W
- Power to 2 ohms: 800 W
- Special Features: Bright switch, high pass filter, fully buffered effects loop
- Technology: Class D
- Weight: 2,8 kg
- footswitch: optional, not included
In the late 1960s Randall Smith, one of the most famous amp repairers in the San Francisco Bay Area, was inspired to build his own amplifiers after developing a fondness for the tweed circuits of the 1950s. He loved their organic sound, the effective controls and the way the tone gently moved from clean to distortion and back again when the gain control was used.
To push forward with his own amplifier designs and concepts, he settled in Pentaluma, California in 1969 and worked on further developing his amps.
The characteristic, heavily distorted sound of his Mesa/Boogie amplifiers was initially the result of an electrically mis‑dimensioned preamp. Founder Randall Smith wasn’t sure whether the preamp’s output would be enough to drive the power amp, and he built it with four twin triodes, of which the first seven triodes are still used today to amplify the input signal.
Many years later Mesa/Boogie has grown into one of the major global players in the market for high‑end guitar and bass amplifiers and is a leader in the development of modern amp designs and circuits. The American company also holds several patents on special features and circuits, such as Multi‑Watt™, Dyna‑Watt™ and the Mesa CabClone™ cab simulator, which you’ll certainly come across when browsing our selection of Mesa/Boogie products.
Of course, a maker of such innovative and high‑quality products has by now also gathered a large fanbase among professional musicians who got hooked on Mesa/Boogie amps. The best known users of Mesa/Boogie amps include the already mentioned Carlos Santana, Larry Carlton, Angus Young, Robben Ford, Eric Johnson, Keith Richards, Pete Townshend, Adam Jones, Mark Tremonti and Dave Grohl. Of course these aren’t the only famous Mesa/Boogie users, and Mesa/Boogie also boasts a large and steadily growing following among studio musicians and hobby guitarists. Maybe you’ll soon be part of the next generation of the Mesa/Boogie fan community?
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Egal was ich rein oder rausdrehe, alles klingt extrem gut!! Sehr intuitiver Equalizer. Ich habe lange mit einem Wd 800 geliebäugelt, konnte aber mit dem d800+ viel schneller und einfacher gute und unterschiedliche Sounds herausbekommen
This is a very good amp, full of features and USA quality. A drawback is the fan noise, could have variable speed, according to the temperature, would make less noise.
Bisher mein bester Class D Amp. Anscheinend haben die Ingenieure den Kundenwünschen tatsächlich zugehört und realisiert. Sogar ein Umschalter auf 2 Ohm ist vorhanden. Bestes Feature ist der regelbare Subbassfilter! Hat beim letzten Gig prima nervenden Dröhn aus dem Saal genommen.
