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Ashdown Studio 15
- Thread starter freshbass
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Looking for some info/feedback on these as well.
Only reviews Ive seen so far have been on sweetwater's site (3 of them and all positive).
But I would really like to try one out and looking forward to seeing them in the local music store!
Got one. Its super-light, soundwise its surprisingly very tight and fast feeling in the low end, no mud. The tweeter is also very sweet sounding and not too harsh. Overal the combo sounds more vintage than modern, but pretty versatile.
Its not megaloud, and in my bands it struggle too keep up, volume-wise its about the same power as a Rumble 200 or Hartke KB15combo before it starts farting out, however I think it sounds better. I use it for my living-room amp and maybe some small semi-acoustic rehearsals, in my loud rockbands I need my mesa 800 and barefaced two10
My only critizism I guess is I wish I could push it a bit harder before farting-out, but this seems too be normal with most combos when aproaching 60-70% volume
Its not megaloud, and in my bands it struggle too keep up, volume-wise its about the same power as a Rumble 200 or Hartke KB15combo before it starts farting out, however I think it sounds better. I use it for my living-room amp and maybe some small semi-acoustic rehearsals, in my loud rockbands I need my mesa 800 and barefaced two10
My only critizism I guess is I wish I could push it a bit harder before farting-out, but this seems too be normal with most combos when aproaching 60-70% volume
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Great info, thanks!
I would use it as a practice amp and a stage monitor, just need to figure out if I need a 15 or if I could get by with the 12" 100W. My first amp was a 15 inch yorkville amp, couldn't hold its own in the least and the cabinet was just big enough to fit the speaker, hopefully these are a bit more accommodating
This is copied from the rootmaster series manual since the studio manual is fairly lacking right now:
"D.I.
A balanced D.I. Is provided on the rear panel xlr socket. This provides a post E.Q. Post effects signal.
The output signal from this xlr socket is set to a level and impedance suitable for connecting directly into a balanced microphone input of a mixing desk for either direct injection into the pa system or for recording."
I'm guessing the above applies since the studio combos seem to cater to anyone from beginners to serious enthusiasts, as well as the lack of a pre/post switch.
"D.I.
A balanced D.I. Is provided on the rear panel xlr socket. This provides a post E.Q. Post effects signal.
The output signal from this xlr socket is set to a level and impedance suitable for connecting directly into a balanced microphone input of a mixing desk for either direct injection into the pa system or for recording."
I'm guessing the above applies since the studio combos seem to cater to anyone from beginners to serious enthusiasts, as well as the lack of a pre/post switch.
