Amp warning, question !?!?

Heh, well it seems to me that if a bass amp can't handle having the bass knob cranked, it isn't much of a bass amp.

 

I haven't heard of Ashdown completely shutting down, but I have heard of the volume dipping when it gets warm.

Something fishy is going on.

 

Sounds like one of the speaker wires came loose from the vibration. That would kill both woofers and allow the tweeter to remain operating. Shouldn't have happened, but it could have happened to any amp. A defect like that would show up in the first few days of operation, methinks.

"10" is a lot of bass EQ! You guys should add a 1x15 to protect the poor 10's.

Nightbass

 

Sounds like you clipped it and it shut itself down. With the bass cranked it takes alot of power to drive the lower frequencies and it may not have had enough.


Mike

 

OK, many bass amps have EQ that can boost 15 to 20 dB.

If without boost the amp is putting out ONE watt in the frequency range the EQ controls, boosting 15 dB would require the amp to put out 32 watts. A 20 dB boost would require ONE HUNDRED watts

Pretty easy to clip an amp that way...clip the amp, kiss the speakers good bye.

 

I can crank up the bass on any of my amps and the speakers don't blow. Ashdown is a very reputable company and I think the amp was just a factory turkey.

 

Did it sound like the amp was clipping? If you were playing very loudly into those 2 10s with the bass boosted 15db, I would say that you probably blew the speakers.

 

I play my amp with the volume on 4 1/2 with every possible bass eq cranked, even at 30 Hz and there has never been a problem. I'd say it was not your fault. Let us know what Ashdowns says...

 

I'm in the house band for a jam night so I provide the bass back line. I never let anyone play my amp without having total control of the volume and EQ. I also bring as many speakers as I need to ensure that what ever these guys do, my gear is safe. I'd have had that combo sitting on another cab, a 210 or better still a 410.

I dread seeing people heading for the stage with MM's. I really don't see why these basses seem to be designed to put out such a super hot signal.

 

Given that this thread is nearly fifteen years old, I'd say the answer to that is a definitive "no."

 

I would have to agree about maybe something rattling loose. I can also say that I have NEVER played with my bass dimed on either my active bass OR my amp.

 

Wh

What's an MM?

 

Holy DEAD THREAD resurrection!

 

Music Man Stingray

 

@Joe Nerve it has been 15 years. How did it turn out?
(Zombie thread!)

 

I've owned EBMM SR5's for years and never had an issue with a TOO HOT signal. There's this little thing called a VOLUME KNOB, and if turned a little counter clockwise can work magic.

 

Ok but if 10 is too high for some amps why design it that way?

 

Maybe you haven't had a problem, but your post indicates that you are aware that they are hotter than required.