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GK head, Ashdown cabs

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edaz91

Dec 13, 2012
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#1
Hello everybody. I am planning to buy GK 400RB-IV (280W 4Ohm) head, and Ashdown ABM-414H (650W, 8Ohms, 4x10") cab. Will this be a good combination in terms that I want enough sound to play at small-medium gigs? Sometime in the future I'm planning to buy Ashdown MAG-115 (1X15, 250w -just to get more low end).
I'm not sure if the head is powerful to get the job done. :crying:
 
#3
I would think a 400RB into just about any 410 would be more than enough for small to medium gigs. Forget adding the 115.

And yes, you are generally best off matching identical cabs. Two 115 cabs, two 210 cabs, that sort of thing. The head sends the same juice to the same number of speakers per cab that way.
 
#5
What you think about Ashdown MAG-300H head + Ashdown ABM-414H cab? Is it better than 400RB-IV? Mag is cheaper, but I'm not sure which to choose... I want to get bass tone similar to Flea's from RHCP. :)
 
#6
Flea uses a Gallien Krueger. Ashdown amps are warmer and more vintage sounding than GKs; they're a great amp but they have a subtler tone shaping and are very midrange oriented. The first thing you note when you hear Flea's tone is how glassy it is. That's why he uses a GK. Few amps can boast that plucky high end clang without sounding too hi-fidelity.

If you want to replicate Flea's tone I'd definitely go for the GK head. Going with the Ashdown cabs is not a bad idea in the slightest.

You could do what I do and get a Trace Elliot cab. The older Traces are inexpensive s/h and they have that funk holler that makes for an awesome slap tone. I've got more treble in my sound than most of my scene counterparts and the guy on the desk usually loves me for it. Lot's of frequencies to work with.
 
#9
IPYF said:
Flea uses a Gallien Krueger. Ashdown amps are warmer and more vintage sounding than GKs; they're a great amp but they have a subtler tone shaping and are very midrange oriented. The first thing you note when you hear Flea's tone is how glassy it is. That's why he uses a GK. Few amps can boast that plucky high end clang without sounding too hi-fidelity.

If you want to replicate Flea's tone I'd definitely go for the GK head. Going with the Ashdown cabs is not a bad idea in the slightest.

You could do what I do and get a Trace Elliot cab. The older Traces are inexpensive s/h and they have that funk holler that makes for an awesome slap tone. I've got more treble in my sound than most of my scene counterparts and the guy on the desk usually loves me for it. Lot's of frequencies to work with.
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Ashdown amps are not mid orientated in any way in my opinion. I sold my ABM500 to replace it with a GK for that very reason. The Ash is big, pillowy and whumpy.
 
#10
Maybe Ashdown MAG410T 450W cab would be less underpowering? :) Only bad thing that the it's 8Ohm, and the head is 4Ohm. What's your opinions on this one? :)

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