Operating Instructions
Overview:
Congratulations on your choice of the SUBWAY® D-800™ and welcome to the MESA/Boogie® family! First, we would like to thank
you for choosing us as your amplifier company and trusting us to help create your musical voice. This is something we never take for
granted and you’ll find that we are here and ready to assist you should you ever need help. Our goal is to help you sound your best
at all times! We feel confident that your new amplifier will bring you many years of reliable service, rewarding inspiration and create
for you a newfound freedom to express your music.
You have chosen an amplifier bred of a fine heritage, and this model is our testament to our legacy of tone. Its forefathers can be
traced back to the very first MESA® amplifier ever built, the MESA 450 Bass Head. In fact, the first five MESA amplifiers built in the
Lagunitas mountain shack were Bass amps…a piece of trivia little known and overshadowed by our overwhelming notoriety for guitar
amplification. But we’ve always loved the Bass, and have—since day one—been committed to elevating its stature through our art
form. The bloodline for MESA bass continued with the first rack-mount chassis bass amplifier in 1980, the D-180. The mid-eighties
saw the introduction of the BASS 400™ and later in 1988, the BASS 400+™ with its stunning Pitch, Punch and Power delivered by
an additional 6 x 6L6s to bring the total to twelve 6L6s in the mighty power section.
The 400+ went on to become a classic used by the world’s most talented bassists for two decades. Paul McCartney, Mark King,
Stanley Clark, Jack Blades, Michael Anthony, Blasko and Bootsy Collins, are but a few of the international stars that put the 400+
center stage to anchor the band during its 20 year build cycle. Those iconic amps still bring top dollar when you can find one changing
hands on the pre-owned market. While MESA has since pioneered an entire line of tube-driven mosfet amplifiers that shored up our
place in the Bass market, changing times have encouraged us to take what we have learned over this time and create a whole new
approach to the bass amp, while remaining true to our heritage and tradition of tone.
Tone Freaks Rejoice! The SUBWAY D-800 is the next step in the MESA Bass Amp Bloodline. A tone dripping powerhouse that’s both
compact and lightweight, packaged to go the distance with features and control over the entire bass spectrum makes it an iconic step
forward in bass amplification. The SUBWAY D-800 is handcrafted in Petaluma, California, U.S.A.
INPUT
INPUT VOICING BASS
LOW MID HIGH MID TREBLE MASTER
PASSIVE
ACTIVE
O/D
FLAT BOOST
ON
DEEP
POWER
PROTECT
LIMIT
PLAY
MUTE
™
POWER
HANDCRAFTED IN PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A.
HEAD
PHONES
SPEAKER OUTPUTS IMPEDANCE
AUX
INPUT
SOURCE
POST-EQ
LEVEL
LINE
PIN 1
LIFT
PRE-EQ MIC
2 Ω 4/8 Ω
GROUND
DIRECT OUTPUT
(PHANTOM POWER PROTECTED)
2 OHM MINIMUM LOAD
OFF ON
Do not expose to rain, moisture
or thieves.
Risk of Electric Shock. Do Not Open.
No user serviceable parts inside.
WARNING:
CAUTION:
®
MAX AVG PWR CONSUMPTION 400W
MAINS FUSE: INTERNAL T-6.3A/250V
100V-240VAC
~50/60HZ
INPUT
POWER
h
AMPLIFIER
44YV
400 WATTS / 8 OHM
800 WATTS / 4 OR 2 OHM
RATED
POWER
SUBWAY
®
D-800
™
BASS AMPLIFIER
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