Quilly

I wonder how it would compare to an Orange AD-200b

Well , it’s on sale now 😲 https://ashdownmusic.com/products/ctm-200r

I do think it needs a big efficient cab to get the most out of it.

I wonder how the CTM-200 went down in Namm? 🙄

I think as its a old school cab so some thing Tubey is probably best suited to it. Matches really will with Ashdown valve or hybrid heads (from experience). If you the a glassy clean hi-fi sound you get from class D SS heads it's probably not the best choice as there's no tweeter there. Gigged it with a AH500-7 Trace head with no 'problems' but I definitely wasn't getting that famously scooped Trace tone from it.

Some day I might add the Barefaced Two10 and use the 2 ohm out..just to really annoy my bandmates. 😁

Using this set up at reasonably loud rehearsal tonight. The amp is a CTM100 through a since discontinued 2x15 Schroeder cab (one of the speakers is at an angle hence it looks smaller than a 215) the cab is rated at 800w, far in excess of what I need but it has a good SPL rating of 103 (if you can believe that specology) anyway amp only up at around gain -5 volume -6. I was told to turn it down . It has a lovely edgy tone. The ‘mellow’ button made the room vibrate 😂 .

You should be able to shift it easily. Like you I got rid of mine for the exact same reason . It was totally impractical to use it gigging or rehearsals

I'm still there...only 356 days to go! I played with a guitarist the other day who hadn't changed the strings on that particular guitar since at least 2011. I could learn a thing from him.

I once played an acoustic gig in a noisy pub with just a Markbass 801 combo. (i.e. 1 x 8" , 60W). A great little combo, warm and punchy and tiny.

The svt is an awesome amp but I draw the line at 20kg. I’m not a spring chicken 😅

They look amazing but I already own an Ashdown 100w tube head 🙄. Would likely result is divorce 😭

....kinda gassing for one if those HB-100 amps 😬😅 though

Maybe I need to think about downsizing 🤔. I just can’t think of anything I want to part with 😭🤣

What do Bugera insist on quoting peak wattage specifications. The RMS values are still impressive.

No Its not a gimmick, its sounds different (i wont say 'better') than a solid state front end. Not as clean sounding but warmer and has better overdrive characteristics.

No Its not a gimmick, its sounds different (i wont say 'better') than a solid state front end. Not as clean sounding but warmer and has better overdrive characteristics.

I 'HAVE' to get a reverb pedal so I'll be out soon I reckon.

yes, I think they got ahead of themselves with this feature. What "I woudda done" is just make very basic amps (i.e. Vol , Bass, Treble, Gain and Master) in the range 100 - 300W using KT88s. No frills. people would love them and they still would have been heaps cheaper than whats in the market at the mo.

Ashdown have a great feature that allows you to bias valves yourself . The VU Meter doubles as a voltmeter

We’re allowed sell stuff to buy new stuff aren’t we 🤔?