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I’ve been a little slow to the game but love Ashdown now. Think my original ABM 500 RC is fantastic and the new combo is amazing. The support is great and the team super friendly. Long may they continue to be around!

So, I took it out last night at my regular bi-monthly jam night. Used it myself with a couple of different acts and also got to hear it played by some other bass players too. Really impressed with it so far. Was able to hold its own with varied styles of music. Pretty loud considering it was a large pub with very high ceilings too. Easy one hand carry and a nice looking amp too. So far so good! I have a blues jam gig on Thursday, funky, soupy, blues on Friday and my classic/heavy rock band on Saturday. Definitely a good week to test it out!

I didn’t realise that but for £28 I’ll take it as a win whatever is in there. Can always upgrade it later on.

So I picked up an Ashdown studio 210 on Thursday. This morning I ‘accidentally’ bid on an Ashdown studio 12 Combo (minus the amp) so it’s just an extension speaker. Won it for less than £30. Result! To be fair I’ve bid and missed out/sniped by loads of other people in the past. Just nice when life goes your way occasionally 😃

To be honest I thought when I bought it on eBay it might have been a scam because it was very cheap. Thankfully he was a great guy and it was a super smooth transaction. I did have a little bit of anxiety between payment and collection though.

Had a little quiet play on it yesterday and so far so good. Great size, good weight. Nice tone. Seems well made. No unnecessary bells and whistles. I like that you can switch the speaker and the tweeter off too. Having the headphone and line in as a 1/4” input is a better idea as I find the 3.5mm ones are not as reliable if you use them a lot. The extension speaker output is a long overdue upgrade too to keep up with the fenders, markbasses of this world. I’m hoping I can use this for the majority of my work and just use the Abm 500 and Supertwin for the heavy rock stuff 🤞and I’ll keep the Ampeg B200r just because she is so beautiful (to me).

Will do. I have 2 gigs, 2 jam nights and a rehearsal next week. It will definitely get put through it’s paces. Will let you guys know how it stands up to the test.

I’ve just picked up this morning a super light Ashdown Studio 210 combo. I already have a lovely Ampeg B200r combo but it weighs about 70lbs/32kg and we just started rehearsing in a place that has stairs. No thanks. Saw this the next morning on eBay. Usually sell new for about £550 but managed to snag this s/h for £180!!!

You could also use a 4 string bass and tune it B E A D instead.

I use a Zoom B3N for home practice and also use it for live too.

I think if you are looking for new musical opportunities eg. dep, session or auditions, I’d definitely get yourself a Fender in your arsenal. For most non bass players, it is THE bass.

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Totally amazing looking rig there Anders!

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Or sell them both and then get an Ashdown ABM600 😂

Fender - leads. Replaced at least three of them free of charge!

I’d also have a look at the EHX crying bass wah. Has a built in fuzz and LPF. Sounds great and is pretty cheap too. Had the Dunlop bass wah. Looks great, very heavy but the sound was just ok IMO.

Depends if you want to keep the bottom end of your bass tone!