Markbass + Ashdown?

[bassbiscuits]

Hello,

 

I’ve got a load of Markbass kit but have fallen in love with the sound of an Ashdown ABM Evo II head that’s in the rehearsal room we use. 
 

I want to see if I can borrow it to try through my MB cabs.

 

I’m aware it might be a bit like mixing Silk Cut and Marlboro as they are aiming at rather different sounds. 
 

Anyone else tried an Ashdown head through Markbass cabs?

 

[Skybone]

Why not take your MB cabs to a rehearsal?

[bassbiscuits]

3 minutes ago, Skybone said:

Why not take your MB cabs to a rehearsal?

That is an alternative you are right. Bit of a pain tho. 

[BassmanPaul]

Far better than buying an EvoII head and not liking the results tha knows.

 

Edited January 19, 2024 by BassmanPaul

[police squad]

I happily run my Ashdown RM500 evo II through a Markbass club 1x15. sounds good to me, for bigger gigs I add a MB 2x10 for more spread.

I also have an Ashdown RM 4x10 that I use. I'm really not that bothered which cab I use

[Skybone]

On 19/01/2024 at 17:54, bassbiscuits said:

That is an alternative you are right. Bit of a pain tho. 

Take one cab one week, another cab another week?

[Ed_S]

I've played Markbass LM2 and LM800 heads through an Ashdown ABM410T, and I've played Ashdown ABM600, ABM1000, MiBass-550 and RM800 heads through a Markbass STD104HR. The 104HR maybe went a bit louder than the 410T before getting 'shouty', but aside from the weight I honestly didn't think there was all that much difference between them where it mattered. I also played Hartke, Mesa, GK, Orange, Peavey and Ampeg heads through that Markbass cab while I owned it, and to my ear they all sounded like what they were.