The Ashdown Superfly is a highly portable, 10-lb (approx. 4.5 kg), 500-watt (2x250W) programmable bass amp head designed for convenience and versatility. Users generally praise its strong, clear tone and lightweight design for small-to-medium gigs, though some note it requires 4-ohm cabinets to achieve maximum volume. [1, 2, 3]This video provides a detailed review of the Ashdown Superfly, demonstrating its features and sound:3mAshdown Superfly, Sub-Octave Takeaways
- Power & Portability: It delivers 500W RMS (2 x 250W) via a class-D power amp, making it very loud for its 10 lb, 10-inch wide, 3-inch high size.
- Programmability: It features a 7-band graphic EQ and compression, allowing for 99 user-programmable patches (20 factory, 79 user), which can be switched via MIDI.
- Sound Profile: Described as having a modern, punchy sound with a strong bottom end and clear highs. It is generally considered clean rather than driving, requiring an external pedal for significant distortion.
- Usability: It features a, "matrix editor" software accessible via USB to control compression and parametric EQ. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
- Extremely portable: Often comes with a soft bag/shoulder strap.
- Loud: Competent for small to medium gigs.
- Flexible EQ: Programmable presets are useful for changing sounds between songs.
