ASHDOWN MAG 300H BUNDLE

[Willobass]

http://www.thomann.de/gb/ashdown_mag_300h_bundle.htm
would this be good as a first cab + head?

[Eskimo Spy]

I have a UK made ABM C410T-500 EVO II combo, it's the big brother of this rig. And yes, this would be a great first rig. It's got headroom, the 410t cabs sound great. Plus, it's got the VU meter, which is very nice for gain staging.

Plus, you've got a 30-day money-back guarantee, so if it's not for you, you can return it.

[Willobass]

Thanks alot but what do you mean by headroom? sorry im new to this as ive always had a small combo!

[Willobass]

Also was wondering if I could extend this rig with another cab and what I could use to extend it without blowing it

[s_mcsleazy]

well im not too sure about the exact head but it can probs run at 4 ohms easy (dont hold me to that) so aslong as you go for another 8 ohm cab it will run at 4ohms

[BlindtheCarrier]

Depending what you're using it for it should be okay, but it might not be the best option.
Remember you'll only be getting around 150-200W out of the head when it's hooked up to a single 8 ohm cab. (so you'll only be using half of the cabs available power handling). You need to add another 8 ohm cabinet to get the full 307W out of the head and then each cab will still only be getting 150W.

This is a really good introduction to heads and cabs (read the bass head and cab basics and the how to hook up sections):
http://www.tunemybass.com/bass_amps/..._amps_faq.html

[rllefebv]

Depending on what type of music you're playing and what type of players you're playing with... I'm a bigger fan of the head than I am of the cab, but that's just a personal preference, so don't take it into consideration. That is a functional combination...

Yes, it can handle another cab... I've used a MAG300 as my main solid-state head since 2004 and it has been a workhorse... Don't get too wrapped up in the watts... Speaker surface area has more to do with volume (more speakers = more volume)... This rig can get plenty loud and has a great sounding EQ... I've used it with numerous cab configurations and it has sounded farily good with all of them. Right now, I am running it with 2 1X12 cabs and it is plenty loud!

-robert

[Willobass]

so your saying I could extend it by buying another single 8 ohm cab and then its at its full capacity? thanks alot that website really helped!

[Willobass]

I had a marshall mb4210 combo, which was terrible and really unreliable. Would you say this cab + head looks reliable?