NAD - All the Ashdowns a boy needs?

[Merton]

So, thanks to @andy67 for selling the Little Bastard to me, and thanks to @eude for bringing it all the way daan Saaf from Edinburgh. A nice little collection of Essex’s finest; old school valve, slightly newer old school class AB and modern class D. What more could a boy want?

[andy67]

So glad you like it mate 😎

[Merton]

It’s flippin glorious! I’ve owned a CTM100 (twice!) and a CTM30 so I knew what to expect but I forgot how damn lovely these things are. And the chrome front panel looks the business too 😎

[andy67]

Aye its a good looking amp thats for sure,  Can you hear the difference with the EH tubes?

[Merton]

TBH it’s been over three years since I last had one of the all valve heads so anything I think I can hear is probably psychosomatic. I can say it’s loud and warm and gooey and phat though. Does that help? 😂

[andy67]

Aye that helps ha ha  

[Bridgehouse]

Gah. I’ve just got hold of a CTM 15 and it’s far more amp than I expected.. looks like I need to keep an eye out for one of these too now!

[Bigwan]

1 hour ago, Bridgehouse said:

Gah. I’ve just got hold of a CTM 15 and it’s far more amp than I expected.. looks like I need to keep an eye out for one of these too now!

As supplier of said CTM15 I can confidently attest to the fact that it isn't a patch on the LB30... You can thank me for the GAS later! 

[eude]

Not a problem at all @Merton, the amp wasn't much of a conversationalist on my 8.5 hour drive, but was good company regardless

Great to meet you too @andy67! Wish I could've had more time to hang around and shoot the breeze!

Just FYI, @Merton has give me 1st refusal, should he take leave of his senses any time soon  

Cheers,
Eude

[andy67]

Ha ha aye, did you check to see if it was on mute?  was great to meet you too Ewan, hope the journey went smoothly for you

[andy67]

Changing the tubes in the CTM-15 makes a huge difference 👍

[Lozz196]

Nice set-up of amps there, Martin, am only slightly jealous 🙄

[naxos10]

Is that all 3 into 1 cab - amazing

[EliasMooseblaster]

17 hours ago, Merton said:

It’s flippin glorious! I’ve owned a CTM100 (twice!) and a CTM30 so I knew what to expect but I forgot how damn lovely these things are. And the chrome front panel looks the business too 😎

Though I see you have also fallen into the trap of photgraphing your reflection in the shiny metal front panel! 

[Merton]

26 minutes ago, EliasMooseblaster said:

Though I see you have also fallen into the trap of photgraphing your reflection in the shiny metal front panel! 

Yeah man, I am cool 😎

[Merton]

35 minutes ago, naxos10 said:

Is that all 3 into 1 cab - amazing

I’ll do that on Nov 5th for the kids, instead of fireworks 🤓

Edited October 8, 2018 by Merton

[Merton]

5 hours ago, eude said:

Just FYI, @Merton has give me 1st refusal, should he take leave of his senses any time soon  

Cheers,
Eude

Very much hoping not to have to sell any of these babies now.... we’ll see 😂

[burno70]

I sold my LB earlier in the year - and still miss it. Absolutely cracking amp. Phat is the word!

[EliasMooseblaster]

33 minutes ago, Merton said:

Yeah man, I am cool 😎

It's the only amp that has ever forced me to make sure I'm properly dressed before trying to take a picture of it!