Ashdown Five Fifteen Mini Bass Stack.

[Grassie]

Hi Everyone,

Just been reading about the need for more (or less) than 300w for general pub or club gigs. I'm soon to start rehearsing with a new band (two guitars, drums and myself) but would really like to downsize my rig. I'm currently playing through a Hartke HA3500 head and VX 4x10 set up which has basically buggered my back up with all the lugging about. I like the look of the Five Fifteen stack (not the combo), but was wondering if 100w is going to be enough? We're going to play a good mixture of acoustic stuff and some other tunes that are a little bit more full on. Has anyone out there played this stack in a similar situation? Will it cut through?

Regards

Grant

[pantherairsoft]

I had one for a while. Great tone, very compact and still sounds great when your running it at max (doesn't get grainy or distorted at all). It just did not have the volume I needed. If you have a loud drummer or guitarist you may struggle volume wise, although at the right levels you'll 'cut through' fine.

Fantastic amp for the money though!

[basshead56]

Hi,
I had one of these for ages. Lovely little things, though if I remember correctly, they are only 65w.
I used mine for small pub gigs and it seemed to cope just fine, though most of what we were doing at the time was acoustic guitar-driven.
But if you are using a DI and the PA system, it should be more than enough I reckon.
I wouldn´t rate them for bigger venues though-definately not enough power.

[Grassie]

Thanks for the info guys. Checked the blurb on Ashdown's website, definitely says 100w output.

Edited August 22, 2010 by Grant

[Colledge]

the earlier "perfect 10 mini rig" was 65w and has 2 seperate 16ohm, 65w 10" speaker cabs instead of a single cab in the newer ones.
i still have my original one. I used it for my first ever gig with 2 guitarists (both using 30w 1x12 combos) and a drummer and i had to push it in a small pub. the extra power of the newer ones will help alot for a really small gig, but i just doubt it can deliver the goods with 2 guitarists unless its an acoustic orientated band or you always have pa support, however even then you will either need a di pedal or use the headphone jack which cuts power to the speakers.

[Moos3h]

Nope, no way near if you have even a moderately loud drummer. I've tried it and it didn't work. It's a nice looking practise amp, in my opinion.

[Bigwan]

I've gigged with a 75 watt 1x10 combo (Line6 studio 110), but that was with an electronic drum kit and full PA support. Wouldn't attempt it with an acoustic drum kit at all. Get a smaller cab and use your existing head would be my advice - or buy a handtruck and keep what you've got. You could go all around the houses and end up back where you started so try the simple solution first.