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Ok after owning this for a while and using it as my gig amp, I have mixed feeling about the amp as you will discover below:– Good points :) I still like the sound. Sounds great with my Fender active Jazz bass. It looks cool too! Bad points :( Began to get crackles with volume and gain...

Here's another to spark some life into this topic.... I have an Ashdown Evo II Mag C115 300 combo and 2 x 10 ashdown cab, but the amp died a week before 2 gigs, so bought a Kustom DE 300 head as a quick and cheap solution. The big surprise is I like it better than my Ashdown amp! I am thinking...

Had a rehearsal yesterday for the first time with a lovely little 97 Squire pro tone I picked up in December, instead of my Fender P bass. I had messed about before hand to mod the settings on my Ashdown Mag 115 300 combo + 115 Mag Deep cab and had tweeked the settings to give something I quite...

I was only looking for a hard case but found this gem on ebay in the UK, it now lives in France. Needed a set-up but plays very well. I love the thin jazz style neck and impressed by the quality and sound of this bass. Can't find much info about them other than they were built between 96-98 and...

Hi macinator, I did the same this Christmas. Didn't know much about these but bid on ebay and now have the bass. I am really impressed by the sound and quality, it may take over from the Fender P bass i have, depending how it sounds in when we rehearse next. Why aren't there more of these about?

Just had a 3 hour rehearsal with my new Ashdown 115 Deep cab. It does what I wanted in boosting the output, plus gives me a great sound adding more dynamics than I expected – with a bigger cab. It takes the 115-300 from a nice combo (altough not strictly a combo) to being a great rig that...

I have been playing about with the EQ settings on the amp boosting the bass and mids which seams to be helping. Also playing nearer the bridge seams to make a bit of a difference and playing a bit harder as well. Getting closer but not there yet. Next thing will be to swop the strings for...

Ok so if not just the strings, can I add something into the chain to help, without changing the guitar of course?

Hi guys, I just love it when you get that sound that makes playing bass such a buzz. Looking to get the best from the trusty Fender and hoping some of you more experienced players can suggest some strings to try out to improve the growl factor thanks

Having similar decision issue on an external cab for my Ashdown MAG 115-300 to obtain the full power without compromising the sound that I already like. I emailed Ashdown about options and the 2 x 10 was suggested that "An 210 will add much more mids and cut through in a band where you need it"...

Hi guys, I am a newbie here and more of a guitar player but now find myself playing bass due to the difficulty of finding a suitable bassist here in central France. Playing blues/rock in a 4 pce band and using a donated Wawrick Rockbass which although is quite playable is missing something for...