jimmy23cricket Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Continuing with the current Ashdown love on here. I’m thinking about getting a small valve amp for home use. Anybody have much experience with the CTM 30 or CTM 30 tweed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Got a Little Bastard which is essentially the same amp in teenage clothes. It’s bloody wonderful, perfect for home use but can also do gigs if you have sensitive enough cabs, are going through the PA and like it dirty 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy23cricket Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 Cool! So not much clean headroom then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 After seeing Merton’s shiny LB 30 quite a while ago , I had to get one, and I agree they are great. They have a nice core tone and you can dial in pretty much anything for all genres of music, and of course they look cool 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy23cricket Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 Very nice. Out of curiosity, the one I’m looking at is the tweed version (only because it’s the only one I can find available at the moment). But anyway, I thought they were all handmade in the UK. The one I’m looking at appears to made in China. Not that that’s a major issue for me, but it seems odd that an amp marketed as made and hand wired in England has a version apparently made abroad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 They’ve done batches in both UK and China; the last batch they’re actively advertising now is UK custom shop because they’ve strictly speaking moved on to the CTM30 Stubby head instead (which is equally awesome with a different preamp). 2/3 of my Ashdown heads (including my LB) are Chinese-made and are absolutely fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbartlett Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Tweed Ltd Edition on eBay : https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F113810227466 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy23cricket Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 That’s the one I’m 👁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy23cricket Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 Just pushed the button on it, comments here convinced me! cheers all 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 I really like the tweed one ,, I’m sure You won’t be disappointed 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 I’m sure you’ll love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 2 hours ago, jimmy23cricket said: Just pushed the button on it, comments here convinced me! cheers all That's how Basschat works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jimmy23cricket Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 So got it...nice little thing. Been in touch with Mark over at Ashdown for some info as it’s got a quirk in that the Bass and Mid EQ knob are flipped in position. I reckon it may be an early prototype or something...we’ll see! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 I had one a few years back, it was probably the nicest sounding amp I ever had, but I wanted something louder and cleaner so traded up to the CTM-100. I reckon with a really efficient cab you could probably gig with it (if you didnt mid some break up). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 (edited) 20 hours ago, jimmy23cricket said: So got it...nice little thing. Been in touch with Mark over at Ashdown for some info as it’s got a quirk in that the Bass and Mid EQ knob are flipped in position. I reckon it may be an early prototype or something...we’ll see! That EQ positioning is the same on the Little Bastard - due to the hand wiring and order of the preamp I think Edited August 7, 2019 by Merton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 19 hours ago, jimmy23cricket said: Bass and Mid EQ knob are flipped in position. Hi jimmy, do you mean the bass switch operates opposite to the mid and treble switches 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy23cricket Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 Hi Reggae, nope just the actual positioning of the EQ. Goes Mid, Bass then Treble rather then the normal Bass, Mid then treble. Far as I can tell they are still boosting the right frequencies. I reckon I could gig it if I run it through 2 Hydrives...may be a bit gritty but ok for rock type stuff. The amp itself is beautiful though....lovely tweedy niceness! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 The eqs on those Ashdown valve heads are a bit of a art 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 17 minutes ago, jimmy23cricket said: Hi Reggae, nope just the actual positioning of the EQ. Goes Mid, Bass then Treble rather then the normal Bass, Mid then treble. Far as I can tell they are still boosting the right frequencies. I reckon I could gig it if I run it through 2 Hydrives...may be a bit gritty but ok for rock type stuff. The amp itself is beautiful though....lovely tweedy niceness! I do like the tweedy niceness 😁 . At home I roll the treble fully off , bass on full and mid about 10 o clock, through a markbass NY 115 and it gives me a nice deep clear reggae tone . I only use mine for home practice as I have other amps for use outside but I would say they are perfectly gigable 🙂 i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 I do a similar thing with the EQ at home but given I have fairly bring roundwound strings I just do it to tame the treble! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy23cricket Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 Yeah, it sure if I would actually gig it too as I have bigger amps for that. But it perfect for home and recording. Effects loop is quite nice too. Really even volume and uncoloured. Really impressed with the whole package. Thanks again for the advice chaps! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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