I didn't get this amp today, I got it on Saturday but couldn't find the time to post it, so here it is! 
I did a 4 hour rehearsal on Friday with a 50 watt Vox escort amp (I had a gig the day after) and something went wrong. The notes just got really distorted and farted out. Sounded like the speaker is damaged/broken. So on Saturday, I went out to a music store called HoBo music, and I found this ashdown for £229. I thought it seemed too cheap for it to sound good, but I gave it a quick test. Wow, was I wrong. It sounds FANTASTIC, and that was with a cheap squier affienty jazz. So I had to bring it home. Took it to the gig and the other bass player loved it too.
Quick Review:
Features: The features are available online, but I'll run through them anyway.
Input: I tend to have this pretty low (about 3 or 4). Can get pretty nasty if you bring it past 6 or 7
Deep Switch: I use it, gives a nice boom
Bright Switch: I don't use it, still a good feature though
EQ switch: I always have the EQ in. Not too keen on the sound of this amp flat
Input Level Meter: Classic Ashdown. Really great feature. Stops you from getting a dirty sound (Unless that's what you want).
EQ: Really smashing EQ. Has the standard B, M, T but then 2 extra knobs (low mid and high mid). I'm sure you could get any sound under the sun with this EQ alone. I go for a more punk rock, trebley "ampeg" sound, and it does it very well
Sub-harmonics: I have no use for it, still a nice feature though. Just adds a lower octave to your sound
D.I: Haven't used it yet, but I can see it being very handy in the future
Effects loop: Again, I don't need it, but still a nice touch
Tuner/Line output: This^^
Output: I have this at 3 when I'm just practicing. At 10, it still has a very clean sound, if the input level is low enough
Sound:
I was blown away by how it sounded in the store, and I still am now! I use my Mexican Fender P bass (Standard) through it, and it sounds great. I use it to get a punchy, trebley tone, but it can definitely handle pretty much any music genre I imagine. Has tons of bass
Reliability:
I can't really comment on the reliability of this amp, as I have only had it a couple of days. I seems very well built though
Overall Impression:
What can I say. It's a fantastic amp. Not perfect by any means, but close enough for me. It's loud, clean and best of all, CHEAP! Still blown away by the price of these things. Overall, I would give this amp a 9/10
Just a quick cell phone snap for you
I did a 4 hour rehearsal on Friday with a 50 watt Vox escort amp (I had a gig the day after) and something went wrong. The notes just got really distorted and farted out. Sounded like the speaker is damaged/broken. So on Saturday, I went out to a music store called HoBo music, and I found this ashdown for £229. I thought it seemed too cheap for it to sound good, but I gave it a quick test. Wow, was I wrong. It sounds FANTASTIC, and that was with a cheap squier affienty jazz. So I had to bring it home. Took it to the gig and the other bass player loved it too.
Quick Review:
Features: The features are available online, but I'll run through them anyway.
Input: I tend to have this pretty low (about 3 or 4). Can get pretty nasty if you bring it past 6 or 7
Deep Switch: I use it, gives a nice boom
Bright Switch: I don't use it, still a good feature though
EQ switch: I always have the EQ in. Not too keen on the sound of this amp flat
Input Level Meter: Classic Ashdown. Really great feature. Stops you from getting a dirty sound (Unless that's what you want).
EQ: Really smashing EQ. Has the standard B, M, T but then 2 extra knobs (low mid and high mid). I'm sure you could get any sound under the sun with this EQ alone. I go for a more punk rock, trebley "ampeg" sound, and it does it very well
Sub-harmonics: I have no use for it, still a nice feature though. Just adds a lower octave to your sound
D.I: Haven't used it yet, but I can see it being very handy in the future
Effects loop: Again, I don't need it, but still a nice touch
Tuner/Line output: This^^
Output: I have this at 3 when I'm just practicing. At 10, it still has a very clean sound, if the input level is low enough
Sound:
I was blown away by how it sounded in the store, and I still am now! I use my Mexican Fender P bass (Standard) through it, and it sounds great. I use it to get a punchy, trebley tone, but it can definitely handle pretty much any music genre I imagine. Has tons of bass
Reliability:
I can't really comment on the reliability of this amp, as I have only had it a couple of days. I seems very well built though
Overall Impression:
What can I say. It's a fantastic amp. Not perfect by any means, but close enough for me. It's loud, clean and best of all, CHEAP! Still blown away by the price of these things. Overall, I would give this amp a 9/10
Just a quick cell phone snap for you
