FS: Ashdown Drophead 200 fliptop combo £750 Whitstable

[Beedster]

Describing this monster as a combo is like describing Live at Leeds as a gig, but both are technically correct!

 

Selling because it's quite simply too big for the space I have, and I if I need big at gigs I use my Mesa rig. This to me is the dream unit for a studio where a classic but powerful all tube bass amp is needed, for a gigging player who doesn't mind humping around what is a pretty heavy unit (I keep the head in a separate case to reduce the weight), or for the home music room assuming you don't have neighbours......

 

Tone is glorious as you'd expect

 

This is the head, I'll get the cab from the studio and post pics later today, it's equally retro and shiny  

 

 

Some further info

 

https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2011/03/01/ashdown-introduces-drophead-dp-200-and-lb-30-combo-amps/

 

I have priced this very competitively - one sold on Reverb for over twice this a couple of years back - so there'll be no haggling please. It would also need to be collection from my place or meet up by arrangement 👍

 

 

[Beedster]

Nice little vid piece from NAMM 2011

 

 

[Reggaebass]

Very cool mr B 

[Oldman]

Something I dreamt owning, but, despite being retired, having no real need, my ‘Wanty’ head is breaking through the myriad of common sense that says ‘No’ . 

[Oldman]

What does the overall package weigh as?

[petecarlton]

Absolute bargain!
 

[Beedster]

9 hours ago, Oldman said:

What does the overall package weigh as?

 

I have no idea Brian, I'll see if I can find out though 👍

[Beedster]

39 minutes ago, petecarlton said:

Absolute bargain!
 

 

Thanks @petecarlton, it is. A couple of folks have asked if I'd sell the head only and it's a categorical no, I'm only selling the Drophead because I need the space being taken by the cab, if anything I'd happily sell just the cab and keep the head  

[Beedster]

Minor but important details.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 18 hours ago by Beedster

[Beedster]

Not easy for find easy to find reliable specs on these as it's not longer on the Ashdown website. I did however discover that it was originally built by Ashdown for Adam Clayton..........

 

https://www.talkbass.com/threads/ashdown-drophead.713232/

 

Any way, some more pics with the rather lovely cab....

 

 

 

 

Edited 18 hours ago by Beedster

[Beedster]

And the head nicely tucked away for its siesta, a trick it learned from Ampeg 👍

 

 

 

[Oldman]

Stop, stop, stop, no more 😢, it’s too heavy, it is, say it is🥹