Ashdown Superfly p/ex? - *SOLD* £150 Tunbridge Wells

[basscki]

Ashdown Superfly.

 

Blurb from Ashdown website...:

 

Ashdown Engineering’s extraordinary new Superfly combines a sophisticated programmable bass preamplifier and a powerful 500 Watts RMS power section in a compact bass amp head that weighs in at just 10 pounds. A product of the innovative Ashdown Labs development programme, the Superfly is gifted with a powerful, authoritative sound with a strong, controlled bottom end and clear, precise highs, all courtesy of an advanced digital power amp section.

Programming the preamplifier is an intuitive and straightforward process. The user can store 69 programmes comprising of input level, 7-band graphic equalisation and compression settings, and switch them via any MIDI-compatible pedal to achieve an exceptional degree of live performance control on stage.

Specification

Power Output 2 x 250W into 4 Ohms

Power Requirement 100mV - 5V

Line Output 10K Ohms, 0dB

DI Output600 Ohms balanced / Level -20dBu nominal

EQ+/- 15 dB at 60Hz, 180Hz, 340Hz, 660Hz, 1.3kHz, 2.6kHz, 5kHz

H x W x D (mm )220 x 86 x 360

Weight (kg) 4.5

Notch Filter10K Ohms, 0dB USB, MIDI 30 Factory, 69 User

 

Slight scratching as shown on pictures. Its never missed a beat when I've gigged it but I've got several amps and a clear out has begun. Apparently the side casings can be removed to reduce weight and running temperature.

Case is in good shape but with a few minor scratches.

 

Postage an option at buyers expense and risk.

 

P/ex Sire, Sterling, (WHY) bass, plus cash?

 

Edited December 7, 2023 by basscki
Part exchange option, sold

[MungoBass]

I had one of these..... Some of those presets were well suited to a Precision with flats!

 

Very versatile amps.

 

GLWYS

 

[basscki]

1 hour ago, MungoBass said:

I had one of these..... Some of those presets were well suited to a Precision with flats!

 

Very versatile amps.

 

GLWYS

 

Thanks! You can make up lots of your own presets too

[TheGreek]

I also had one, acquired used.

 

I've never seen the accompanying cab for sale though.

[binky_bass]

35 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

I also had one, acquired used.

 

I've never seen the accompanying cab for sale though.

I had one of these with a 4x8 and 2x8 superfly cabs AGES ago... genuinely was a great rig and a bit of a game-changer at the time in terms of lightweight rigs. 

 

Edited October 3, 2023 by binky_bass

[lemmywinks]

It's a shame they abandoned this concept, it was a good idea that had some legs. I used mine as a rehearsal head for years.

[Davy]

I had one of these and it had the best DI sound out of all the bass amps I've ever owned.

I'm a little bit tempted but I'm pretty happy with my lightweight TC combo these days 

GLWTS.

[basscki]

Open to offers....

[tauzero]

I have the Windows software if anyone needs it, which allows you to program the equaliser as a parametric EQ. I did suggest to Ashdown that they make the preamp available as a standalone pedal for the preset EQs (same as the much later Source Audio programmable EQ), but sadly they didn't do it.

 

You can indeed take the amp out of the enclosure, which does make it rather lighter. I've had both the Superfly and the Superduperfly (1000W version) - the one issue was that the power amp is actually two power amps with no provision to bridge them.

[lemmywinks]

Ashdown need to put that digital front end onto a modern micro amp, keep the one knob compressor but add a tuner/mute button. Imagine how cool it would be in an Gnome/BAM/Elf format.

 

 

[amir93smith]

I remember having this amp several years ago, it is tempting to try it out again with what i know now. 🤔

[amir93smith]

Out of curiosity what price would you do this shipped to London for?

[basscki]

On 02/12/2023 at 11:41, amir93smith said:

Out of curiosity what price would you do this shipped to London for?

Have PMd you

[amir93smith]

On 31/10/2023 at 16:14, tauzero said:

I  have the Windows software if anyone needs it,

Do you have a download or dropbox link?