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MGR/whydoikeepbuyinstuff?Ashdown ABM 500w / 1x15 combo
Published on 08/27/04 at 15:00went to p/x an ampeg flip top combo for an ashdown 200 or 400w head as i required a little more volume for smaller gigs and rehearsing. ended up with a really good deal on a 500w abm combo. i had played through a mates at his home and was impressed so went for it.
the octaver.
was gobsmacked to find that a £61 300w eminence speaker was fitted to handle 500watts in a £1000+ combo. The reason being the amp has a number of limiter/compressors built in (aka trace) which was why i fell out with it when used at gigs - no dynamics - if i had a £ for every time i twiddled with the eq!!! If you like a big fat soft marshmallow sound you`ll love it but it won`t bite yer legs. think mr softy rather …Read morewent to p/x an ampeg flip top combo for an ashdown 200 or 400w head as i required a little more volume for smaller gigs and rehearsing. ended up with a really good deal on a 500w abm combo. i had played through a mates at his home and was impressed so went for it.
the octaver.
was gobsmacked to find that a £61 300w eminence speaker was fitted to handle 500watts in a £1000+ combo. The reason being the amp has a number of limiter/compressors built in (aka trace) which was why i fell out with it when used at gigs - no dynamics - if i had a £ for every time i twiddled with the eq!!! If you like a big fat soft marshmallow sound you`ll love it but it won`t bite yer legs. think mr softy rather than marvin hagler.
I actually rate eminence speakers but besides that £61 model in a £1000+ combo - certainly top banana, top build quality.
my own view is that its good for a big soft jazz/pop sound but It wasn`t what i was looking for. Weirdly i actually miss it!
ps my mate also got rid of his for the same reason - he now uses a gallien kreuger.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.comSee less00- zetombassPublished on 05/02/06 at 13:12 (This content has been automatically translated from French)- + Transistor amp lamp
- Announced 575 W into 4 ohms with a 15 inch 8 ohms (which means, I think, that benefit only half the power but we can add a Bafle 8 ohms to recover any power)
- Full connectivity ultra + possibility to add 2 footswitch for EQ and drive distortion of the lamp
- EQ precise
- 2 Button Magic: the drive for amplifying light that adds a great vintage crunch, and that is a subharmonic suboctaver
- Quiet fan
UTILIZATION
- Simplified Deployment
- Manual available at Ashdown: short, simple, effective
SOUNDS
I use it to rock with a stingray 4 ... Happiness
I hesitated with an ampeg. I find this amp a little more "clear" that ampeg I found to…Read more- + Transistor amp lamp
- Announced 575 W into 4 ohms with a 15 inch 8 ohms (which means, I think, that benefit only half the power but we can add a Bafle 8 ohms to recover any power)
- Full connectivity ultra + possibility to add 2 footswitch for EQ and drive distortion of the lamp
- EQ precise
- 2 Button Magic: the drive for amplifying light that adds a great vintage crunch, and that is a subharmonic suboctaver
- Quiet fan
UTILIZATION
- Simplified Deployment
- Manual available at Ashdown: short, simple, effective
SOUNDS
I use it to rock with a stingray 4 ... Happiness
I hesitated with an ampeg. I find this amp a little more "clear" that ampeg I found too "round" for my taste. This remains a very warm sounding amp and it gives me great compromise.
OVERALL OPINION
I bought it last Friday and I tested illico in concert. It served me back on stage and the engineer had connected to it via the DI output.
GENIAL!
SUPER AWESOME!
It is just over € 1,000.
It's a bit expensive perhaps, but he is totally!
I love, and my next purchase will probably be a Bafle 4 * 10.
PS: I forgot a detail for this combo: it is beautiful!See less00