Thoughts on Ashdown MAG 300 410 and other cheap (used) amps

If you can, try before you buy. Only your ears will tell you if you like what you hear. ANY excuse to go test gear is a valid excuse.

 

+1 no substitute for ears on experience.

 

I have the Ashdown ABM 900 with an ABM 810 and a MAG 410 and love all of them. Not as mid focused as the MAG range but has a more comprehensive EQ.

I used the MAG 410 combo to record some stuff for somebody at college and I really liked it. I found it to work really well with overdrive and generally loved the sound. But these guys are right, you need to try before you buy.

Ashdown is 'my flavour'... I'm yet to hear or try and Ashdown amp that I didn't like, so I'm a little biased Good luck

 

Agreed! - I used to play by ear but had to stop. My earrings kept getting caught in the strings!

 

LMAO brilliant!

 

I want this baby

Ashdown MAG C115-300 EVO II Bass Amplifier Combo

 

That will cover pub gigs no problem.

 

A few years ago I played a MAG for about 10 minutes in a music store... using my own bass... and knew right off the bat it wasn't gonna be my thing. This was at the time when Ashdown was picking up some big-name endorsers and was kind of the new hot thing so I was really surprised how much I didn't like pretty much everything about it. So i was really glad I didn't just buy something on "rep" without trying it.

That being said... YMMV and the amp is only part of the equation.

 

i played through one of these at a gig once. not bad at all. very loud actually.

 

i've got the 115 300 mag combo. should be plenty loud for a "scrawny teenager" but i sometimes find myself lost in a mix with a heavy drummer and crappy sound. no footswitch on the sub octave makes it pretty useless in live situations, and the tracking on fast passages seems a little sluggish. Really versatile eq and the front panel di is nice.

I'm looking replace it for 2 reasons:

first, i've usually got it dimed at the crappy sound type gigs, and i need more clean head room. It breaks up nice and wooly, but i'm starting to realize that wooly isn't my thing.

second: the weight and top handle are f-ing up my hand.

Build quality and reliability are top notch considering the price.

 

I bought a MAG C210T-300 sight unseen...great sounding amp.

it had 2 problems. an electrical buzz that was always resent and I bought it because I thought it was 307 watts.

its not, its about 200 until you add another cab. given its sze and weight I thought it silly to need another 60lb cab just to get another 100 watts....


I am looking to get another Ashdown product.

trouble is no one around me has them in stock nor have they ever....

I am looking at the Touring 330 2X10 rated at 300 W but only about 200 on its own

maybe a Mibass bass but I am not too into these class D amps yet

 

I have been playing 15's for 30 years.

the Mag 2X10 I had changed my mind on that.

I need to replace the MAG and all I am looking at is 10's now

 

"(I am a scrawny, underdeveloped teenager)"

LOL

so was I. when I started Playing at 14 or 15 I think I was lucky if I weighed a hundred pounds or so. Anorexic people looked at me and said damn...

I lugged my Fender Bottom with 2 15's, the head and my Bass all over.


no problem

 

The Ashdown seems disappointing..... Any better combo for the same cash?

 

I have an Ashdown C410 MAG 300 combo and love it. Got it 2nd hand for £200 and can't believe how good it is for the price.

 

Ace, I got 5 numbers on the lottery on Saturday and I'm going to get the MAG 300 combo 2x10 evo iii