Ashdown ABM 500 RC EVO III Head Black Edition

any amplification transistor preamp with a lamp
connectivity is ultra complete, everything is. tuner output, in di facade with pre / post effects loop, 2 outputs speakon output in hp footswitch (4 channels)

power 575 W / 4 ohms
it is neither more nor less than abm 500 evo III rebadgée (klystron 500)
In any case, these are the same features
only look different (black + chrome buttons frontage)

UTILIZATION

config is simple without being.
Many setting possibilities
I'm not here redescribe that have been posted for quite some time by all owners head abm
I always dream of having one day abm is done.
some say that the klystron is a tone at the top, at the choice of the components should be open two and compare.
one thing is sure, plug and ca Actually, I preferred to seek a little fiddle, and get what I wanted

SOUNDS

it is ideally suited to the kind of music I make.
Celtic rock
eq, the shape, the compressor, and the sub / harmonic are controllable via the footswitch
the big, heavy, but finesse when needed
I play it with a brice / 6 string bass, and coupled to a abm 8 * 10 inches!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for the month of July 2012
I changed the lamp preamp for a gold lion, chrome buttons and very pretty but not graduate ....
a place I put chickenheads white except valve drive in red!
seen with the meter, ca has a vintage look that I love.

I had traces elliot (15 years) markbass from genz benz, kustom groove.
I traded fame against a full tube.
recent years I have wanderlust in terms of hardware, but I'll keep

the ratio q / p is very good, although today the choice of a head amp is more difficult, given the choice of market