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Went 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. 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!!! Docker for mac ga. 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. + 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 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. 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!