I saw this on ebay....

[Ou7shined]

I saw [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ashdown-ABM-810-ABM-900-CUSTOM-HOT-ROD-FLAME-Bass-Stack_W0QQitemZ180178738609QQihZ008QQcategoryZ121159QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItem"]this[/url] on ebay....


...and it got me [url="http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d67/ou7shined/bass/Ashdownfire.jpg"]thinking[/url]. :ph34r:

[metalmaniac]

If you like it go for it.
itll look good live

[NickThomas]

There's plenty of people on here that would love to really set fire to ashdown gear lol lol

[3V17C]

hee hee - pretty cool! - i used to have a 2x10 which sat on top of a 1x15 and i often thought about painting that because the speakers kinda looked like a big gas mask! .......or maybe i'd just been smoking too much...

my guitarist sprayed his boogie cab grill in a camo pattern and straight away didn't like it so sprayed it over black - he didn't even take it off his cab to spray it though so i dread to think what his speakers look like now!!!

peace

c

[theosd]

[quote name='NickThomas' post='88691' date='Nov 14 2007, 10:17 PM']There's plenty of people on here that would love to really set fire to ashdown gear lol lol[/quote]

the only thing I like about them are the blue speaker cones and the funky dial. They sound (IMO) horrible. Notably whenever I've played one and when I went to see System on their mezmerise tour. No definition whatsoever.

[cheddatom]

He has such a crap tone live anyway, always has!

[theosd]

[quote name='cheddatom' post='88814' date='Nov 15 2007, 09:49 AM']He has such a crap tone live anyway, always has![/quote]

Maybe cos he uses Ashdown amps and gibson Thunderbirds

[paul, the]

[quote name='theosd' post='88860' date='Nov 15 2007, 11:19 AM']Maybe cos he uses Ashdown amps and gibson Thunderbirds [/quote]

Sounds like a vintage masterpiece. It doesn't sound like markbass and musicman but they wouldn't want it to.


I personally love a tight jazz tone and a loose vintage tone.


I'm screwed.

[cheddatom]

If you look up some youtube videos, you should be able to observe how awfully crap his tone is. I think it's mainly down to the fact that he has crap technique, and needs some extreme limiting like they must use in the studio. This is off topic though, sorry!

[theosd]

[quote name='cheddatom' post='88954' date='Nov 15 2007, 02:39 PM']If you look up some youtube videos, you should be able to observe how awfully crap his tone is. I think it's mainly down to the fact that he has crap technique, and needs some extreme limiting like they must use in the studio. This is off topic though, sorry![/quote]

You'd think, being in a metal band, that he'd want a bit more grunt in his tone, but no it has always been sludgy n 'orrible.

[Tait]

sorry, I'm lost. who is this "he"?

[queenofthedepths]

Shavo Odadjian from System of a Down... I think

[ARGH]

Tech21=Metaltone....

Ashdowns......could be worse,I deplore G-K...

[theosd]

[quote name='queenofthedepths' post='89108' date='Nov 15 2007, 07:49 PM']Shavo Odadjian from System of a Down... I think[/quote]

Yeah, this.

[cheddatom]

I don't blame his amps. I blame him! I've seen bands playing with ashdown bass rigs that sound great! I've never seen system live with a good bass tone though.

[charic]

Maybe its a sound he likes? I found even the cheap ashdown stuff to be quite versatile in sound and they definately suit metal.

[cheddatom]

Have you heard his live sound? I would have thought it was something that everyone would hate, regardless of their preference. It sounds like one of those 14 year old kids doing his first gig with a little practice amp turned up to the max, hitting his bass as hard as he can with a pick, but missing the strings half the time.

[jacko]

Hmmm. They're advertised as one of a kind then further down they say
"These two pieces are identical to the ones used by top bass players like U2's Adam Clayton and System Of A Down's Shavo Odadjian!!"

[jacko]

Hmmm. They're advertised as one of a kind then further down they say
"These two pieces are identical to the ones used by top bass players like U2's Adam Clayton and System Of A Down's Shavo Odadjian!!"

[Ou7shined]

[quote name='jacko' post='89319' date='Nov 16 2007, 12:00 PM']Hmmm. They're advertised as one of a kind then further down they say
"These two pieces are identical to the ones used by top bass players like U2's Adam Clayton and System Of A Down's Shavo Odadjian!!"[/quote]

I'm guessing that they mean that it is a one off paint job but that the exact same set-up has been used by xyz - just worded badly.

Anyway I'm still [u]almost[/u] thinking about it (just the grill like) but I'll get my 1x15 first before going any further.