Ashdown Bass Amps?

[Boab]

Any opinions on these kinda amps, particularly the heads?

From playing one in a shop it sounded pretty awesome, so I wondered what you folks thought about th ABM series, particularly the old-ish Evo ii's?

Cheers.

[Thom]

I know bugger all about bass amps, but our old bass player used to play Ashdown amps - boh combo and head and they sounded pretty sweet to my ears.

[Doog]

I've yet to play an Ashdown amp I didn't like, even the lower end combos- if the head sounds great and your own cab is comparable, gopher it.

[FitzG]

they sound really good, but i have heard stories of transformers going quickly though.
could just be the 'tards using them

[kim]

i had one, the budget one this :


but the rack version





i liked it lots. simple and good for that price though i must say i could get a much better gnarly bass sound with my sansamp bass driver in front of it, just gave it a bit more balls. sub octave is very subtle but good if you like some extra low end without having to sacfrice the clarity and punch. i put it through an ampeg svt 410 and an eden 210 but always wondered how much better it could've sounded if i just would've gotten a 12 in that setup or a couple but the size would've been a problem and the ampeg alone was heavy enough, sucks when you gotta haul around your own gear

[gaybear]

From playing one in a shop it sounded pretty awesome,

other than quality issues, convo should have ended here.

[ultratwin]

They've gained in popularity in the Korean club scene, and I've played one pretty consistently over the past three years or so.

I personally like them a lot. They take OD almost as well as the all-tube Ampegs I've been fortunate enough to crank, and have solid cleans with a very usable EQ.

[BobArsecake]

They seem to be cracking amps, I've not owned one but have had quite a few friends with them who love them.

[vivadeluxxe]

The bass player in my new band uses an Ashdown head and cab, I've not had chance to have close look at it yet but it certainly sounds the business...

[stubborntiny]

I've played through a few of their heads and combos (including a new-ish tube model, very nice!), own the MAG300 myself. Always managed to dial in a decent and usable tone in each instance, they're pretty good in that respect. I think they tend to put in cheap fuses that blow almost immediately, no gripes other than that though!

[Dogma Hollow]

I haven't actually played one, but I've heard gripes about reliability and construction. Last time I was in the market for a bass amp was several years ago though, so they may have made some changes.