New Ashdown Guy Pratt amplifier on the way?

[Woodinblack]

9 minutes ago, BassmanPaul said:

I still have both the bass and the girl - we're at fifty two years now.  

 

Presumably you changed the strings since though?

 

[BassAdder60]

My RM800 is totally silent when fan running. My old ABM600 had a louder fan for sure 

[eude]

I remember speaking to someone via Instagram who replaced the fan in their ABM for a high spec PC one, with the same size and voltage requirements.

It was whisper quiet by comparison, and when I say high spec, it was still only about £20.

I might do it in the future, but to be fair to Ashdown, how many people who buy a 600W ABM are that interested in  playing along with an acoustic set up? These amps are for loud stage use, they make plenty of smaller, and probably quieter amps and combos for when a lighter touch is required, no?

 

Eude

[NJE]

I had the same thought yesterday, surely you can change the fan for a better quality/quieter equivalent for not much.

 

I had an ABM 300 head many years ago, and can’t remember how loud the fan noise was. I’m getting old and fussy now and I would love another ABM, but fan noise would drive me nuts after years of small class D.

[Woodinblack]

1 hour ago, eude said:

I might do it in the future, but to be fair to Ashdown, how many people who buy a 600W ABM are that interested in  playing along with an acoustic set up? These amps are for loud stage use, they make plenty of smaller, and probably quieter amps and combos for when a lighter touch is required, no?

 

There are people who do both loud stage and acoustic setups, and I have heard that there are people that only have one amp, seems not so useful if they have to buy another amp just for the quieter use if it is avoidable. My TC450 I could use on stage and in my bedroom, I know that is different as it is a class D, but it would be good if the ABM600 was like that.

[BassmanPaul]

21 hours ago, Woodinblack said:

 

Presumably you changed the strings since though?

 

Yes! LOL

 

When the frets on the Precision wore down and I was tired of having them dressed I switched to GHS Brite Flats that are round wound but then ground flat. Solved the wear problem nicely.

[fretmeister]

10 hours ago, Woodinblack said:

 

There are people who do both loud stage and acoustic setups, and I have heard that there are people that only have one amp, seems not so useful if they have to buy another amp just for the quieter use if it is avoidable. My TC450 I could use on stage and in my bedroom, I know that is different as it is a class D, but it would be good if the ABM600 was like that.

This.

 

Sometimes I'm playing with just a clarinet. Sometimes I'm playing with 25 brass and wind players and a drummer. At the same show.

 

I'm not taking 2 amps to a gig just to swap them between tunes. And to be frank, the ONLY noise that any modern amp makes should be the sound of the bass. Any other noise, particularly avoidable noise, is a poor design choice.

[alexa3020]

[uk_lefty]

5 minutes ago, alexa3020 said:

I like the knobs.... Looks like an Eden!

[funkydoug]

Zoom in and you can see the Guy Pratt ‘signature’.

 

So what does that big knob under the Eq do??

 

Edited October 12, 2021 by funkydoug

[alexa3020]

Looks cool! It’s got 1 knob where you would normally have 3 on the ABM. Given that it’s guy Pratt is it most likely an octave?

[funkydoug]

 

1 minute ago, alexa3020 said:

1 knob where you would normally have 3 on the ABM

Compressor I reckon, with the sub filter switch next to it like the guy Pratt comp pedal they did?? That’s my guess anyway.

[alexa3020]

Doesn’t look like a valve drive - which is my fave feature on the ABM, so i may be able to resist temptation!

[NJE]

I love it already, but I bet it’s going to be expensive. 😩

[Rich]

On 09/10/2021 at 21:44, Daz39 said:

The volume on that one only goes to 5 to make sure you can almost hear him {Myung} on albums…

He's much louder on the last few albums. Almost up front in places. Ever since he got his Bongo he's been actually audible.

Edited October 12, 2021 by Rich

[AndyTravis]

Don’t know why it put me in mind of one of these…

[NJE]

I like the nod to the OC-2 with the knobs.

[franzbassist]

Looks like a new (possibly higher power?) LB is coming along too.

 

[alexa3020]

2 minutes ago, franzbassist said:

Looks like a new (possibly higher power?) LB is coming along too.

 

Looks awesome!

As does guy’s full rig

 

[gjones]

It looks like a Selmer Treble n bass on a pair of Wem columns

[eude]

23 minutes ago, franzbassist said:

Looks like a new (possibly higher power?) LB is coming along too.

 

Still 30W, and it has Two Notes tech built in so it can run headphones and/or DI without a speaker load and has cab/speaker SIM when used in that style.

I absolutely love this new design, I hope it filters through into the other products too!

[cetera]

Pretty ugly tbh and I don't like the cabs either....... sorry.... ymmv, imho etc....

[Steve Browning]

5 minutes ago, eude said:

Still 30W, and it has Two Notes tech built in so it can run headphones and/or DI without a speaker load and has cab/speaker SIM when used in that style.

I absolutely love this new design, I hope it filters through into the other products too!

Sure a higher powered Little Bastard would be a Bastard?

[Steve Browning]

The WEM look is very Pink Floyd, of course.

[eude]

44 minutes ago, Steve Browning said:

Sure a higher powered Little Bastard would be a Bastard?

Or a Mega Bastard?