Bassman Sam Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) I don't know if anyone has seen this demo yet. Sounds pretty good and nice playing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWyGOeMPrO8 Edited March 24, 2014 by icastle Link fixed. Quote
Thunderpaws Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 Aesthetics are the best I have seen from Ashdown too. Credit where it's due. Wonder how much it'll cost? Quote
paul_5 Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 Mmm, looks good. The 'Drive' sounds really useful too. Quote
mazdah Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 Whoa! Looks amazing, sounds great! Great job Ashdown! Quote
badboy1984 Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 Is the root master cabs any good? I'm interest to pair either the 15, 2x10 or 2x12 to my LB30. Quote
eude Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 [quote name='Thunderpaws' timestamp='1391067687' post='2352788'] Aesthetics are the best I have seen from Ashdown too. Credit where it's due. Wonder how much it'll cost? [/quote] Apparently the heads will list at £399 and £299, not sure about the cabs. Should be shipping in March. I'm very impressed too. Can't be sure if these are Class D or not, they are quite a bit heavier than the usual Class D lot you see. Eude Quote
eude Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 To answer my own question, the 420 has a Class D power section, same one as the MiBass 2.0 I'd imagine, and the 220 has a more traditional solid state power section, that's why the 220 is more than twice the weight of the 420... Eude Quote
Thunderpaws Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 Not in the market for a head at the moment, got a streamliner last year, but if I was going to chose between the rootmaster or the new fender rumble on price, features I think the ashdown has it...all be it in a slightly bigger package. Quote
Cosmo Valdemar Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 Great demo. I do love the Ashdown drive, and it sounds a lot like my old ABM. Nice top end too, and the whole thing sounds a lot less clinical than some of the recent Ashdown amps. I need a new rig - this looks very tempting! Why do demo videos always take the mids out before slapping? Is this the done thing with slappers? I don't know. Quote
hamfist Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 I like the graphics a lot. And there's some really good EQ frequencies for bass guitar to adjust there too. The drive sound is tolerable too. Might be a winner. Quote
RandomBass Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Yeah looks and sounds good. Pretty much a MAG pre, slightly revamped and mated up to a class D output. Sounds like they've improved the compressor too. Was that seat huge? Or was Little Britain's Dennis Waterman playing? Cheers Geoff Quote
Ashdown Engineering Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Thanks for the comments chaps. The Rootmaster has been A LOT of work over the past 12 months. The EQ is based on the old MAG but has had a bit of a tweak to remove a little boominess and works very well now. The Drive, Compressor and Sub Octave are all totally new circuits and the Drive and Octave are footswitcable. Its loud too! when we A/B'd against the old MAG 600 the 420 Rootmaster blew it away. We are really happy and excited about this range and can't wait for you guys to plug in. Thanks again for all the support. Quote
RandomBass Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Cheers for that Mr Ashdown. My old UK made MAG600 (which I still miss) was an incredibly good and loud amp, so this Rootmaster must be extreme in the volume stakes. Will I see it in London in 4 weeks? Quote
Cosmo Valdemar Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Is this 'amp GAS' I am experiencing? It's never happened before... Quote
waynepunkdude Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 I wouldn't trust Ashdown with these portable head, the LG and Superfly were both disasters. Quote
eude Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 [quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1391176478' post='2354157'] I wouldn't trust Ashdown with these portable head, the LG and Superfly were both disasters. [/quote] I would, the MiBass heads have been reliable pieces of kit from what I have heard, plus they do a 5 year warranty on all heads now, possibly the cabs too, not sure. The LG and Superfly were a long long time ago, and if you skip through the pages on here there's plenty of other microheads that routinely fried out too. The 220 isn't class D anyway, just the 420. Eude Quote
JPJ Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Wow, that's a first, an Ashdown I actually like the sound of. I will be checking these out when they hit the shops. Quote
indiegrungesound Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 [quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1391176478' post='2354157'] I wouldn't trust Ashdown with these portable head, the LG and Superfly were both disasters. [/quote] Well, I WAS disappointed by The Little Giant 350. However, My old Mag 300 C115 combo was brilliant! Therefore, because it's the MAG pre amp with more output, this looks VERY promising! Quote
Ashdown Engineering Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 [quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1391176478' post='2354157'] I wouldn't trust Ashdown with these portable head, the LG and Superfly were both disasters. [/quote] Ha disasters is a bit harsh... You have to remember the Superfly was best part of 10 years ago and a little too ahead of it's time in whereas the pre amp did everything we wanted the power sections simply weren't available then and were left wanting, saying that there are still lots of people gigging their superflys today and have no problems. And again little giants we sold a huge amount and whilst a few didn't handle their jobs well the vast majority did and are still out there being used regularly. You often find people are more keen to point out when they have problems than reporting that all is well and something is doing its job as intended... Quote
Highfox Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Looks and sounds really nice When I have to start looking around again for a new amp.. might have look at these. Quote
Musicman20 Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Nice design and great tone. I think the demo is brilliant....no faffing about. Quote
waynepunkdude Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 [quote name='Ashdown Engineering' timestamp='1391193038' post='2354498'] Ha disasters is a bit harsh... You have to remember the Superfly was best part of 10 years ago and a little too ahead of it's time in whereas the pre amp did everything we wanted the power sections simply weren't available then and were left wanting, saying that there are still lots of people gigging their superflys today and have no problems. And again little giants we sold a huge amount and whilst a few didn't handle their jobs well the vast majority did and are still out there being used regularly. You often find people are more keen to point out when they have problems than reporting that all is well and something is doing its job as intended... [/quote] That's a fair point. I miss my perfect 10 mini rig, you should make them again Quote
AndyTravis Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 I'm being tempted away from the chrome evo I've been staring at for months... This is a question I'm sure is a bit redundant...but...I'll ask it; I know the general idea is power in a portable package, but will there be rack mount ears available for the heads as some people still have rack tuners etc? But yeah - the demo is ace, nice and balanced. Saw sneaky previews of this the other week and thought they looked the muts nuts. Quote
indiegrungesound Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 [quote name='Ashdown Engineering' timestamp='1391193038' post='2354498'] Ha disasters is a bit harsh... You have to remember the Superfly was best part of 10 years ago and a little too ahead of it's time in whereas the pre amp did everything we wanted the power sections simply weren't available then and were left wanting, saying that there are still lots of people gigging their superflys today and have no problems. And again little giants we sold a huge amount and whilst a few didn't handle their jobs well the vast majority did and are still out there being used regularly. You often find people are more keen to point out when they have problems than reporting that all is well and something is doing its job as intended... [/quote] I think I WAS one of the unlucky ones unfortunately. I put a deposit down for the Little Giant then waited 6 months for the amp to be shipped from China. Then, the head started to cut out as soon as the warranty expired! :@ :-( The amp repair man I took it to told me to get rid off it as soon as possible, saying that Ashdown's were unreliable. However, I never had any problems with my MAG combo. That was, as I've previously stated, brilliant! And I doubt you would still be making them if they weren't! Quote
RandomBass Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 [quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1391200851' post='2354622'] Nice design and great tone. I think the demo is brilliant....no faffing about. [/quote] Yep absolutely spot on. And the sound quality through my headphones is very good too. Quote
.jpg.518c69c2d9e1581799f3c11301dc2da5.jpg)
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.