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Two bodies needing an additional rout, ideally I’d be able to do it by post/courier 👍

Ah, I think we were referring to the grooves the height screws sit in to reduce lateral play, hence the confusion. Very nice bit of metalwork that either way 👍

….and second to tonewoods, the characteristics of various bridges animates most of us way more than should be the case with otherwise sane humans 👍

Frankly it does look rather beautiful 👍

Mate, it’s a bass forum, you never have to defend a bass purchase, we’re just nosy 👍

Would be god to see a better photo 👍

No joke, the load out tends to take 30-mins longer when I use it as so many people come up and chat about it

One thing I love about Ashdown is that despite being so busy, they've always got time to talk to you about gear, even if it's not related to an immediate sale. If only all brands were the same

Had they done it more like the Mesa Venture - facade similarly on s slant but controls protected by overhang of case, rock solid handle, wheels - they might have got away with it Worth noting that the Venture weighed only slightly less than Luxembourg and had it's own gravitational field as the result, but was actually very easy to move around, even upstairs - defying it's Dalek-esque qualities - on the basis of those wheels and that handle 👍

This is a decent bridge a good balance of style and function for £28 https://www.gluedtomusic.com/products/1637/hosco-vintage-fender-style-bass-bridge-with-threaded-saddles-nickel/?campaignid=20508513736&adgroupid=&keyword=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIlvn8v-mjkgMV_ZRQBh0v3jycEAQYASABEgLopvD_BwE&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20508514288&gbraid=0AAAAAD1mmQc4YGuD6joe4BUjW6sFQZjIk

Yep I use these, can be got for around £40 for the Fender version but there’s another brand (name escapes me) that are cheaper and appear just as good 👍

I’m sure the OP can provide some less ambiguous pics of the channels in question 👍

Love everything about Ashdown 👍

That's funnily enough exactly what I thought when I saw it, albeit far more clearly articulated, in short that this is more about marketing and image than audio. There's so much about it that hasn't been designed with a gigging player in mind (no wheels plus what looks to be a flimsy handle, no ext out, awkward shape with exposed controls), and too much that appears to have been designed to grab attention. I hope it comes in a very strong and well designed cover or the days of those knobs are numbered.

Get’s less attractive each time I look ….

It’s like the old SWRs, never thought it was a good design, style over function

Fair point 👍

Yes but the PV 70s allows you multiple string alignment option so is a better bridge. The bridge in question is to all intents a standard BBOT. But yes, aesthetics matter 👍

It’s got a lot of tone Ped 👍

1499 US, not gonna be cheap

No and I doubt it 👍

Almost cool but not

OK, I'll bite, in what way is it better quality?

Crikey, also 500% the cost, in fact Badass territory. Not sure I can see any basis for it being much of an improvement on the BBOT either. I'm sure it's beautifully engineered, but at that price I'd want some of the functionality/versatility of a Badass or Fender Elite version (the latter also surprisingly expensive to my mind)