No , Ashdown didn’t build Tube Amps until 2011 or so.
There was a Little Stubby available as well pre XMas.
There was a Little Stubby available as well pre XMas.
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OFFICIAL ASHDOWN CLUB
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I don't believe any of my Ashdown tube amps have a switch. I believe a tech can reconfigure the power supply on some, and the others require a power transformer swap.
I think just the cabs were. Eminence speakers are made in Eminence, KY, which I assumed was why Ashdown cabs were made there as well.
There is also a large cab manufacturer in Cincinnati who makes lots of cabs for higher-end brands such as Aguilar and Genzler. That is about 60-90 minutes from Eminence, KY
Bengals Speaker Company...Who-Dey
I’ll see if I can find the USA Made ABM heads. They look different in the front face
I could of course be misremember/ wrong.
All this Kentucky talk makes me want some Bourbon!
They tried to make a splash in the US but I think distribution got them in the end
The USA heads were ABM Klystron 500
(575 watts)
Limited edition
When I find a photo I’ll put it up
(575 watts)
Limited edition
When I find a photo I’ll put it up
Nice, I think the cabs that were on reverb and craigslist either got pulled or sold. They were listed for like 2 years. They were toured but still in pretty good condition. Honestly I'm so happy with the cabs I have I don't have any urge to replace them.
I’m not too familiar with Ashdown but understand they have a pretty good reputation. I was looking into an Aguilar DB751 for hard hitting tone with good depth, weight to the notes, and a conventional power section but new with a case it’s about $3000 and 50 lbs - more than I want to spend or lug around. I came across this ABM-750 EVO which looks quite compelling and was surprised to find very little in the way of reviews.
Ashdown ABM-750 EVO V 750-watt Bass Amp Head
A price of $1700 and weight of 29 lbs is more reasonable so I’m curious if this would deliver the goods through an 800 watt 4-ohm GK NeoIV 212 cab for rock, country, and blues? The cab is compact but very solid and loud with stout drivers. The output section of this amp appears to have a pair of beefy power transistors with large heat sinks and big capacitors. I didn’t see anything descriptive in the manual but is this an A/B output section? I’ve got some excellent Class D amps but wondered if a good “lead sled” with tube overdrive and sub-harmonic generator in the pre-amp and this beefy output section might provide a bit more depth and weight to the notes from this cab?
Ashdown ABM-750 EVO V 750-watt Bass Amp Head
A price of $1700 and weight of 29 lbs is more reasonable so I’m curious if this would deliver the goods through an 800 watt 4-ohm GK NeoIV 212 cab for rock, country, and blues? The cab is compact but very solid and loud with stout drivers. The output section of this amp appears to have a pair of beefy power transistors with large heat sinks and big capacitors. I didn’t see anything descriptive in the manual but is this an A/B output section? I’ve got some excellent Class D amps but wondered if a good “lead sled” with tube overdrive and sub-harmonic generator in the pre-amp and this beefy output section might provide a bit more depth and weight to the notes from this cab?
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I have no experience with Aguilar but I've had a number of Ashdown now and I don't think I'll ever be able to go back to a class D or anything other than all valve or tube preamp with an ab power section.
That power weight and umph that you're looking for is exactly what this has I put it through my Ashdown cabs that are ceramic and I've also used them on my dark glass 212 with neos then NEOS were louder and punched harder but didn't have as much sub bass. I'm not saying it didn't rumble the walls I'm just saying that side by side the 410 Ashdown had a more full bottom end in the sub frequencies. Which a lot of people filter out anyways.
