BassAdder60 Posted October 27, 2022 Posted October 27, 2022 Thought I would start a post in praise of the Ashdown CTM range of tube amps Interested in favourite settings and if you gig it and which cabs etc ? Here’s mine and it’s the best sounding amp I’ve ever played and impressive how loud 100w can go in a band situation 1 Quote
goonerjoe Posted October 27, 2022 Posted October 27, 2022 I had a CTM100. Although I don't regret selling it (didn't use it enough), it's by far and away the best amp I've ever owned. I played it through an Ampeg 410 with the settings flat and all the buttons pushed in. Heaven. 1 Quote
BassAdder60 Posted October 27, 2022 Author Posted October 27, 2022 On 27/10/2022 at 16:16, goonerjoe said: I had a CTM100. Although I don't regret selling it (didn't use it enough), it's by far and away the best amp I've ever owned. I played it through an Ampeg 410 with the settings flat and all the buttons pushed in. Heaven. Expand Did you gig with it ? Did you lack any volume? Quote
goonerjoe Posted October 27, 2022 Posted October 27, 2022 On 27/10/2022 at 16:46, BassAdder60 said: Did you gig with it ? Did you lack any volume? Expand Yes and no... Sound engineers loved it too. 1 Quote
Woodinblack Posted October 27, 2022 Posted October 27, 2022 I enjoyed having mine but too heavy for me to want to carry it everywhere 1 Quote
BassAdder60 Posted October 27, 2022 Author Posted October 27, 2022 On 27/10/2022 at 17:17, Woodinblack said: I enjoyed having mine but too heavy for me to want to carry it everywhere Expand I can cope with the weight as it’s only about 6 kilos heavier than my ABM600 Not sure how folk get on with the CTM 300 Quote
2elliot Posted October 27, 2022 Posted October 27, 2022 (edited) On 27/10/2022 at 13:52, BassAdder60 said: Thought I would start a post in praise of the Ashdown CTM range of tube amps Interested in favourite settings and if you gig it and which cabs etc ? Here’s mine and it’s the best sounding amp I’ve ever played and impressive how loud 100w can go in a band situation Expand Cool, that's the new version. Is it still passive eq? I had the original CTM 100. The eq was useless but luckily it didn't need it as it sounded brilliant. Definitely loud enough to gig in a rock band using an ABM15 or a Barefaced Four10. Edited October 27, 2022 by 2elliot 1 Quote
bartelby Posted October 27, 2022 Posted October 27, 2022 Here's my CTM-300: It makes my Fender P basses sound amazing. 2 Quote
BassAdder60 Posted October 27, 2022 Author Posted October 27, 2022 On 27/10/2022 at 18:56, 2elliot said: Cool, that's the new version. Is it still passive eq? I had the original CTM 100. The eq was useless but luckily it didn't need it as it sounded brilliant. Definitely loud enough to gig in a rock band using an ABM15 or a Barefaced Four10. Expand Same EQ but using the various switches I find the EQ controls ok I prefer to run my master on full and gain control for overall volume 1 Quote
2elliot Posted October 27, 2022 Posted October 27, 2022 On 27/10/2022 at 21:07, BassAdder60 said: Same EQ but using the various switches I find the EQ controls ok I prefer to run my master on full and gain control for overall volume Expand Yep, I did the same with the switches and master volume. 1 Quote
stewblack Posted October 28, 2022 Posted October 28, 2022 I love my CTM100. It's lighter than my SVT but has a wonderful sound. Through two Barefaced 15" cabs it is righteous. Quote
BassAdder60 Posted October 28, 2022 Author Posted October 28, 2022 On 28/10/2022 at 07:03, stewblack said: I love my CTM100. It's lighter than my SVT but has a wonderful sound. Through two Barefaced 15" cabs it is righteous. Expand How do you set your EQ and MV / Gain ? Quote
Woodinblack Posted October 28, 2022 Posted October 28, 2022 On mine I found it easier to leave everything as it was and do any tone shaping I wanted on my pedalboard. 1 Quote
bartelby Posted October 28, 2022 Posted October 28, 2022 I did some RTA on my CTM-300 as the EQ is very interactive: This setting was Bass 50%, Mids 75%, Treble 100%, Mellow in, Bass out, Mid in Treble in. As for Gain and Master volume gain at 30% and Master at 50% was good for rehearsals. At home it's more like 10% on both 😆 2 Quote
BassAdder60 Posted October 28, 2022 Author Posted October 28, 2022 I find if you put all the tone shift buttons in Mellow, Deep, Shift, Bright it makes it louder ! At the moment I prefer Deep in Shift in, bright and mellow out I play with a pick so that EQ seems to balance about right Bass on 3 o clock , mids 12 o clock and treble on 9 o clock Might try all buttons in and all tone knobs at 12 o clock to see what that sounds like Quote
bartelby Posted October 28, 2022 Posted October 28, 2022 I try and run the EQ as flat as I can and use the tone control on the bass to roll off the highs, if needed. Quote
stewblack Posted October 28, 2022 Posted October 28, 2022 On 28/10/2022 at 07:32, BassAdder60 said: How do you set your EQ and MV / Gain ? Expand Turn everything up! Then use the master to level with the band 1 Quote
BassAdder60 Posted October 28, 2022 Author Posted October 28, 2022 On 28/10/2022 at 09:31, stewblack said: Turn everything up! Then use the master to level with the band Expand Everything to 11 lol 😂 Accept the new dials go to 20 now !! Quote
BassAdder60 Posted October 28, 2022 Author Posted October 28, 2022 Apparently the correct way is to max out the master volume and adjust the gain control for overall volume This was the advice from the guy who designed it 👍 1 Quote
stewblack Posted October 28, 2022 Posted October 28, 2022 On 28/10/2022 at 10:50, BassAdder60 said: Apparently the correct way is to max out the master volume and adjust the gain control for overall volume This was the advice from the guy who designed it 👍 Expand I'm sure he's right. But that's the way I got mine to sound how I like it 1 Quote
BruceBass3901 Posted October 28, 2022 Posted October 28, 2022 Love my CTM 300 but it is usually overkill for what I'm playing these days (although so are my other amps, but they are less heavy!) It sounds great through my ABM 610 or ABM 810, and I often also got for Master all the way up then adjust the volume with the Gain control. Settings wise, I can make little tweaks to suit the room or what the other members need, but I always keep the Mid-shift engaged to get the overall tone that made me fall in love with these amps. 1 Quote
BassAdder60 Posted October 28, 2022 Author Posted October 28, 2022 On 28/10/2022 at 12:45, BruceBass3901 said: Love my CTM 300 but it is usually overkill for what I'm playing these days (although so are my other amps, but they are less heavy!) It sounds great through my ABM 610 or ABM 810, and I often also got for Master all the way up then adjust the volume with the Gain control. Settings wise, I can make little tweaks to suit the room or what the other members need, but I always keep the Mid-shift engaged to get the overall tone that made me fall in love with these amps. Expand Yes I’m tempted to get a 610 cab ! Quote
BruceBass3901 Posted October 28, 2022 Posted October 28, 2022 On 28/10/2022 at 12:47, BassAdder60 said: Yes I’m tempted to get a 610 cab ! Expand I'm going back to using my ABM 610 rather than my ABM NEO 210, as the latter is misbehaving a little bit and needs some TLC. I got the 610 as it is was easy to move as the 810, due to wheels, but not as tall, and therefore an easier cab to fit into my estate car. Really like the 610, even if mine is a very old version that is MDF rather than plywood. 1 Quote
bartelby Posted October 28, 2022 Posted October 28, 2022 I did have an ABM810, but the CTM-300 was just too much through it, for what I needed Quote
BassAdder60 Posted October 30, 2022 Author Posted October 30, 2022 So .. first gig tonight with the CTM100 rig Amazing sound / tone Ran the master vol on full and gain control for overall volume Deep and Shift engaged Plenty of volume to spare 100w valve amp with a huge sound Well done Ashdown 2 Quote
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