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I’ve got to say, y’all don’t make my decision on getting the ABM600 or the RM800 easy. I’m told I can’t go wrong with either one; but, I can only get one, and it may be my last for quite some time. Now, I read these…these…CTM posts…I feel like Charlie Brown trynna kick a football!
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Having spoken to someone very much in the know, go with the ABM. The ABM will slap the RM down any day of the week and is easily repairable if anything goes wrong it. The only advantage the RM has is light weight and size.
If you like the hassle of maintaining tubes, then the CTM is your amp. In other words, get the ABM.
If weight is not an issue, I'd go with the ABM. The RM are pretty good amps, but the ABM is superior.
ABM600 is the best Ashdown amp for the money. Great all round head and lots of EQ tweaks
RM500 or RM800 very close to the ABM so either makes a decent choice
Play them through decent cabs for best results
RM500 or RM800 very close to the ABM so either makes a decent choice
Play them through decent cabs for best results
Just replaced the drive tube from my ASHDOWN ABM600
It wasn’t very old ( Ruby 12ax7 ) but popped a new JJ ECC83 in and it’s working lovely again.
Before there was a slight hun when drive engaged that wasn’t there from new last year. Valve swop has cured it
It wasn’t very old ( Ruby 12ax7 ) but popped a new JJ ECC83 in and it’s working lovely again.
Before there was a slight hun when drive engaged that wasn’t there from new last year. Valve swop has cured it
Just ordered one of those red RM300s from Sweetwater. I know the ABM is the superior unit (I briefly owned the UK made 12 band) but I wanted something tube free just in case the shortages last a long time. In the sparse reviews on the RMs and ashdown in general I notice a lot of complaints about the sub octave just making mud. But then I read the manual and...
Maybe folks are just using too much?
Maybe folks are just using too much?
I've got a RM800 and I've never touched it lol....I guess it never got me curious. Maybe I should give it a turn?!?
I almost went with the 800 but remembered I traded my last 800watt amp to stop the constant visits from the police.
If I don't like it I'll send it back and grab the ABM300
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I have a RM800 as well. And I’ve played around with the subharmonic knob. I was not impressed. Perhaps, as @Nuage420 pointed out, I tried to use too much? Maybe it’s one of those “if you can tell it’s on, it’s too high” kind of things….
Outside of the SH knob how do you like it? I like the ashdown voice from the 12 band 600 and my little bastard.I have a RM800 as well. And I’ve played around with the subharmonic knob. I was not impressed. Perhaps, as @Nuage420 pointed out, I tried to use too much? Maybe it’s one of those “if you can tell it’s on, it’s too high” kind of things….
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Ummm, it’s - fine? I’m not too picky about amps, but my baseline tone is the GK MB series, if that helps. Compared to that the RM strikes me as - thick? It’s a good tone though. Very usable. I mostly got it because it’s one of the Gen1 units that MF was blowing out for half price.
I really need to spend more time with it….
My experience with the Sub harmonic is that it's cool, I like it. However, being last in the signal chain makes it kinda unusuable in a gig environment. Personally, I've never used it in a gig.
NPD. Not an amp... but an Ashdown pedal. The Triple shot
I suspect that people are expecting to use it like they would an OC-2. The sub knob is not an octave pedal; It's a different thing entirely, so it needs to be approached differently.
@Naigewron yeah, i haven't checked any UK based forums but i can't imagine them being such a huge company over there and maintaining that feature if it was useless. Thier signature amps are for artists who are definitely touring artists (Geezer, Shavo, and Pratt)and none of them ommited the sub octave.
I just used the sub octave to thicken things out a little bit. I don't use a lot of pedals externally, so it works just fine. I usually just roll it up about 1/3 of the way if I want to use it. Personally i love it!
