FS: Ashdown ABM500H (UK Made)

scowboy · #1 02-24-2010, 09:14 PM

For sale is an Ashdown ABM500H. I believe it was made in '99. For sure it was UK made. This thing sounds so good I cannot believe I am going to sell it. Octave thingy works really good too. I played it last Sunday and again I can't believe I am going to sell it.

This amp is rated at 500 watts RMS and 1000 watts peak at 4 ohms. The front panel is very hard to photograph and it looks much better than it does in the picture.

With that said I just bought another head so it's extra and I need to pay for a new laptop.

It looks great the pictures don't do it justice. I bought it from demon666 just a couple weeks ago sort of on impulse.

$375 +25 shipping in the lower 48 and it's yours. Rack not included.

I also have two MOjO Sonic single 10" cabs for sale here: FS: Ashdown ABM500H (UK Made)

rexthegorman · #2 02-24-2010, 11:35 PM

is it just me, or are all of the switches on this missing?

Personatech · #3 02-25-2010, 05:12 AM

I'll speak up, just having sold an ABM500. The photo shows no missing knobs. You have a knob for gain (far left), a knob for volume (far right), three knobs separated by sliders for EQ (a total of 7 bands of EQ), a smaller knob on the lower left for blending the ss/tube preamp, and another smaller knob on the lower right for the subharmonic effect. The "missing" knobs are actually push-in toggles for bypassing the EQ, setting the DI to pre- or post-eq, on/off for the subharmonizer, etc. Looks good to me (although a good cleaning of the chrome would go a long way to making the controls evident. All in all, this is an absolutely super deal!!

hifibass · #4 02-25-2010, 06:05 AM

I'll second that! Great deal.

scowboy · #5 02-25-2010, 07:20 AM

Nothing is missing. it is in good if not great shape save for some rack rash.

Razor · #6 02-25-2010, 07:26 AM

Having trouble finding spec's on this model. Is it equipped with a preamp tube(s)?

I found a couple of reviews on harmony central, and given you have only had the unit for a short time, could you give your take on how it sounds?

...always been interested in Ashdown, just don't know anything about this model.

scowboy · #7 02-25-2010, 07:41 AM

This is a rack mount ABM500. It does have a tube and it is very warm by my estimation. It sounds very large to me. The EQ is very potent. It has a grind knob of sorts to introduce some distortion as well as a built in Octaver.

My price is really fair, I need to sell this thing to buy a computer. Honestly you cannot go wrong. I think you could make this amp work in just about any setting and be very happy with the output. I play in church most of the time and I'd be happy to use it there and literally anywhere else. I'd play loud bangin' rock with it in a second.

It's really a bitchin' amp that I don't want to sell but need to sell.

fitz420 · #8 02-25-2010, 06:18 PM

really fair is a massive freakin understatement. i sold one of these and totally regret it. these also don't photograph well because of the mirror finish....i'm sure it looks better in person than the photographs would indicate.