phatbass787 Posted December 1, 2009 Posted December 1, 2009 Just spotted this news story on the Dolphin Music site. [url="http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/news/news-story/news_id/4110"]http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/news/news-story/news_id/4110[/url] Obviously we knew they were bringing the BTA 400 out but wow theres a whole BTA range, Plus a different totally all valve head plus a Hybrid rack head and combo, and a mini 30 watt all valve head too! Blimey they've been busy, obviously decided to properly gun for Ampeg now which is cool. None of ths going to help my resolution to clear my credit card debt next year! Quote
Shire Posted December 1, 2009 Posted December 1, 2009 Ohhh I like the look of the "Little Bastard Head" Quote
The Goatreich Posted December 1, 2009 Posted December 1, 2009 Brilliant! Massive shame that there's not a big bastard to go with it. Quote
umph Posted December 1, 2009 Posted December 1, 2009 [quote name='Shire' post='671187' date='Dec 1 2009, 03:29 PM']Ohhh I like the look of the "Little Bastard Head" [/quote] same here shame it'll probably work out better for guitar than bass! Quote
phatbass787 Posted December 1, 2009 Author Posted December 1, 2009 [quote name='The Goatreich' post='671189' date='Dec 1 2009, 03:34 PM']Brilliant! Massive shame that there's not a big bastard to go with it.[/quote] The 427 seems pretty Big Bastardish to me! Quote
The Goatreich Posted December 1, 2009 Posted December 1, 2009 It does, but is missing the label. Quote
phatbass787 Posted December 1, 2009 Author Posted December 1, 2009 [quote name='The Goatreich' post='671261' date='Dec 1 2009, 04:37 PM']It does, but is missing the label.[/quote] Ah, lol Quote
MythSte Posted December 1, 2009 Posted December 1, 2009 It really annoys me when company's put such a vaguely relative picture on their amps and Ashdown have done it twice now. Those ridiculous giants on the Little Giant Series and now an Engine Block on the small block... Quote
bassmansky Posted December 1, 2009 Posted December 1, 2009 talkin to ashdowns chris bates yesterday he said their website needed updating,now i can see why!so much choice to wipe out a few competitors who are not keeping up with the times!chris also told me they have changed from celestion neo drivers to emminence due to availability. Quote
Merton Posted December 1, 2009 Posted December 1, 2009 Oooh, the Little Bastard could be the daddy of practice amp heads Quote
phatbass787 Posted December 1, 2009 Author Posted December 1, 2009 [quote name='Merton' post='671324' date='Dec 1 2009, 05:26 PM']Oooh, the Little Bastard could be the daddy of practice amp heads [/quote] Was thinking that myself! Also imagine it'd be pretty sweet in a studio... Quote
DirkThrust Posted December 1, 2009 Posted December 1, 2009 "Little Bastard" Best name ever for an amp. Some of those look very interesting. Any idea where they're gonna be made? Quote
phatbass787 Posted December 1, 2009 Author Posted December 1, 2009 [quote name='AndyMartin' post='671684' date='Dec 1 2009, 10:59 PM']"Little Bastard" Best name ever for an amp. Some of those look very interesting. Any idea where they're gonna be made?[/quote] Dolphins news story says 'All bar the Little Bastard head will be made to order at Ashdown's new Essex facility' Quote
Marky L Posted December 2, 2009 Posted December 2, 2009 Hmm.. the BTA 300 could just be spot on, will it be an Ampeg 300 SVT CL killer? Hate to think what the pricing will be though Quote
longtimefred Posted December 4, 2009 Posted December 4, 2009 (edited) they look rather damn sweet! just wish they would get rid of the slidy things and one thing i have never known what the hell it does.... sub harmonics?? whats that all about? they look a little cluttered with stuff for valve amps, most i know try to stay away from millions of dials. how come they need 6 x 6550's for 200w, seems a little odd. Again, like the look of the Little Bastard! great lookin bit of kit, and i think they are trying to teach people that middle is more important on this amp than bottom end, as its the first nob on the left! Edited December 4, 2009 by longtimefred Quote
eude Posted December 4, 2009 Posted December 4, 2009 Man I'd love one of those Little Bastards too! I've been keeping my eye out for a Trace Twin Valve for ages, but never found one at an "affordable price"... Wonder how much it'll cost? Might actually be a useful gigging amp for me as I'm using a 150W of Class D at the moment and from my, albeit limited, experience of all valve amps, 1W of valves is worth a truck load more than 1W of solid state power... I wonder if they're gonna do anything new or different with their cabs? They haven't really entered into the light(ish) single 12" cab market at all... I'll be watching this thread excitedly... Cheers, Eude Quote
wateroftyne Posted December 4, 2009 Posted December 4, 2009 There was a time when Ashdown stuff used to look cool & well-built. Now it just looks.. cheap. IMO. Obviously. Quote
eude Posted December 4, 2009 Posted December 4, 2009 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='674155' date='Dec 4 2009, 01:43 PM']There was a time when Ashdown stuff used to look cool & well-built. Now it just looks.. cheap. IMO. Obviously.[/quote] I know what you mean, none of these amps have the class look of those old chrome fronted ABM amps they did a while back The BTA ones look quite "muckle" though Cheers, Eude Quote
gingerfish Posted December 4, 2009 Posted December 4, 2009 Those BTA's look quite tempting. Hmmm. Quote
bassmansky Posted December 4, 2009 Posted December 4, 2009 the ashdown combo looks a bit naff,you cant beat the look of their classic range imo.But i suppose its all about the sound at the end of the day,not what it looks like. Quote
phatbass787 Posted December 8, 2009 Author Posted December 8, 2009 Just noticed that they now have all these on the Ashdown site with specs and descriptions etc... Quote
bassmansky Posted December 9, 2009 Posted December 9, 2009 word from ashdown is that the LB 30 watt valve head will be £399 when it becomes available.supposingly its as loud as an abm 500w head! Quote
eude Posted December 9, 2009 Posted December 9, 2009 [quote name='bassmansky' post='679227' date='Dec 9 2009, 04:28 PM']word from ashdown is that the LB 30 watt valve head will be £399 when it becomes available.supposingly its as loud as an abm 500w head![/quote] WTF!!!! I heard it'll be under 40lbs too! I think I NEED one of these, assuming they're any good of course. Any ideas on when they'll be available?... Eude Quote
cLepto-bass Posted December 9, 2009 Posted December 9, 2009 I do like the look of the Little Bastard and at £399 it does seem like it could be good value for money. I'm just wondering how usable it is, I mean 30 watts isn't a great deal of output is it? Do people really expect it to keep up with guitar and drums in a live situation or is it just a really expensive practice head for home and studio use? Curious to know if there is anything else like this out there, ie low wattage valve head. Any ideas? Quote
umph Posted December 9, 2009 Posted December 9, 2009 [quote name='bassmansky' post='679227' date='Dec 9 2009, 04:28 PM']word from ashdown is that the LB 30 watt valve head will be £399 when it becomes available.supposingly its as loud as an abm 500w head![/quote] watts are watts, the ABM will be louder. The LB will probably be able to keep up in a band situation if you aren't after a clean tone or lots of low end. Quote
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