munkonthehill Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 hola my good people, Im looking for reviews for an ashdown mag 600h, I have checked harmony central and they only have 2 and they are pretty poor, I was hoping some of you chaps could shed some light for me on these amps as personal reviews are better than ones you find on random web pages. Im going to be running it through an ampeg 4x10hlf. So if you could spare the time and give me your thoughts that would be tip top. cheers Steven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Personally, generally considered the Ampeg cabs to be overrated. Not sure that one is ported or sealed, but I'm not sure which the 4x10s I've tried were. The 8x10s were sealed and massively unimpressed by them. The Ashdown will be a solid amp, but I suspect it will be better served by a different cab choice, and a bunch of eq fiddling, they have plenty of scope there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pal1972 Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I've got the ashdown MAG600 head and i run it through a schroeder 1212L cab, the sound is awesome!!! I used to run an old MAG300 head through a Marshall 4x10 and that sounded great too. Ive read a few reviews on the MAG 600 head and they were mixed! Ive ran ashdown stuff most if my gigging life 7yrs+ and NEVER had any problems with their sound or reliability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatbass787 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 [quote name='pal1972' post='629959' date='Oct 18 2009, 11:45 PM']I've got the ashdown MAG600 head and i run it through a schroeder 1212L cab, the sound is awesome!!! I used to run an old MAG300 head through a Marshall 4x10 and that sounded great too. Ive read a few reviews on the MAG 600 head and they were mixed! Ive ran ashdown stuff most if my gigging life 7yrs+ and NEVER had any problems with their sound or reliability.[/quote] +1 Ive used a MAG 600H a couple of times over the last few years and sounded warm and punchy, great value for money IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MythSte Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 I briefly had a mag 300, It was just a very solid, very good staple bass tone! My only complaint being that it ran out of puff a little sooner than i'd have liked. Alas if your shooting for the 600 it shouldnt be a problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguyhomer Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Every time I hear an Ashdown MAG set up, I'm gobsmacked how good they sound. I was listening to my mate's band rehearse on Saturday and the bassist was using a Warwick Rock Bass and a 210 MAG combo with a MAG 15 underneath, the tone was absolutely outstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkonthehill Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 oh ya dancer, I cant wait to get this set up and at a rehersal. thanks chaps, my only concern is that the cab is only 400watt at 4ohms. so i just have to wath the output hahahaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockfordStone Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 im looking into getting a mag 600 too ive got a friend who has the 300 and runs it through the mag 410, sounds amazing ive only ever heard good things about about ashdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmansky Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 nows the time to buy one,£259 with compressor pedal.uk built as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkonthehill Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 259!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i was ripped off at 300 aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockfordStone Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 [quote name='bassmansky' post='631563' date='Oct 20 2009, 05:40 PM']nows the time to buy one,£259 with compressor pedal.uk built as well. [/quote] ive found a place that has a couple of the older rack mountable versions i want a rack mountable one, but its a trade off between that and the compression Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 I had an old red front MAG400H and it was excellent. I used it first with an ABM410 and then later a Marshall VBC412 Great amp it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 I used to have a MAG300. Sounded great with MAG115 & 210. I only changed to a MarkBass LMII & Schroeder 1212L for the size/weight advantage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyP Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Agree with Fretmeister I have a MAG400 red front for the last 7 years and it sounds great in all situations. Don't listen to any of the Ashdown bashing that you will see in various forums. It greatly depends on the cab, bass, strings, choice of music combination etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkonthehill Posted October 28, 2009 Author Share Posted October 28, 2009 ive been practising with the amp and my ampeg 4x10hlf in the house and it sounds amazing, I actually commented to our very own andy67 when i bought the cab that i was going to buy a 1x15 extention, let me say he was right in telling me that I would not have any problems with bottom end. The amp does everything i want and the cab looks and sounds like sex with a porn queen. I couldnt be happier (until I finally get an ampeg head that is). Question for all ashdown users, do you take much note of the VU meter. I have set my input controls and bass so that it runs at 0 as it says in the manual,,,what you chaps think about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmansky Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 you need the vu needle to just clip the red now and again.it should not stay in the red.but make the needle move.i do take notice of mine as its on there for a reason, not just to look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatbass787 Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 [quote name='bassmansky' post='641288' date='Oct 30 2009, 04:40 PM']you need the vu needle to just clip the red now and again.it should not stay in the red.but make the needle move.i do take notice of mine as its on there for a reason, not just to look good.[/quote] +1 but of course you can drive it into the red if you dont want a 'clean' sound, actually if you drive the input right up, octaver right up and valve drive on full you can get that mad 'deeper underground' sound, fun to do once in awhile ;-) PS Im referring to ABM/Klystron here... :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkonthehill Posted November 1, 2009 Author Share Posted November 1, 2009 here we have the rig in its full glory, it will be tested on saturday at my next gig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy67 Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Tis a rig! let me know how it all goes with it. andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkonthehill Posted November 2, 2009 Author Share Posted November 2, 2009 [quote name='andy67' post='642476' date='Nov 1 2009, 12:54 PM']Tis a rig! let me know how it all goes with it. andy[/quote] will do andy. Still no wordon redundancies, I cant beleive that amp has gone to another home..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ1911 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Hi guys, I stumbled across this thread as I have a problem with my 600H. I'm using a passive Warwick, going into the passive input - and I can barely manage a flutter on the VU meter unless the input level control is right the way up. Having it that high is now creating noise. I put this down at first to it being a cheaper head, but now others who are in the know think there may be a problem with it. Ashdown tech support advised me to turn the volume control up on my bass (duh....)..... No problems with bass as tried with other equipment. Haven't been able to try another passive bass in this amp though - nor a different active bass! Any ideas guys? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkonthehill Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 not really sure dude, I know that I have my input set quite hight when my bass is in passive mode a little lower in active. I wouldnt hold much weight with the VU meter, I only take much notice when i use pedals through it as that really makes the needle jump, I think you will always have to have it quite high to get it to the manufacturers level of 0. probably about 3/4 is my setting in passive. But ive not noticed any excess noise, remember this is a 600watt head so you are going to get some kinda hissing or noise as its not really ment as a practice amp and once your in a full band setup any of this hissing/noise wont be noticable. Its an awesome amp mate, bear with it am sure you will come to appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ1911 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Thanks for the quick reply! The bit that worries me is that even if I turn the input level up as far as it will go, the VU will only read about 1/4 of the guage! True, I'm not all that bothered when playing with a full band, but it really is noticeable when we stop playing at practise, even with a tuner pedal depressed to kill the signal, the hum is quite loud! Obviously having the input only running to about 1/4 of the VU guage, this is affecting the overall output too - I'm only running this through one 4x10 cab, but even so, I don't want to be in the situation with any of the gigs I play (functions mainly) where I'd have to DI or mic up. I just can't understand why it won't let me drive it hard enough - which makes me think there may be a problem at the input end of the amp. Has anybody else had this kind of problem with a solid state amp? Thanks, Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moos3h Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I've also owned one of these and can say that even when mine was working, it didn't make the kind of hum you mention. I think it could be symptomatic of further problems. You COULD try one of those extension leads with a built in Power Conditioner to see if that improves things, but from what you describe, I think there is an issue with your particular head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkThrust Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 (edited) If I understand your post correctly, you are saying that you are getting sufficient gain from the pre-amp but that the VU meter is just not doing very much. If that's the case it sounds like a faulty meter so I would get on to Ashdown again and be a bit more assertive . They're normally pretty helpful and I've heard of them just sending out replacement VU meters. I've always found the meter to be really useful, but that's just me. As munkonthehill says, some people don't take too much notice and others have said it's a waste of space, but to me it sounds like it should be doing more than it is. If you don't get it sorted I would try posting a new thread in the repairs and Technical section. You may get more responses. Edit: Just read your second post Russ. It seems like it's the pre-amp that's faulty. Definitely a job for Ashdown CS Edited December 10, 2009 by AndyMartin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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