Anyone with any info on Ashdown amps?

Bobon

Im getting into a band with serious intentions and basically need the equipment to match. I want to buy one of these bad boys but don't know a lot about them. From what I was told they re excellent. I was told the 'MAG' amps were a lot cheaper than ABM's. Im lookin to spend about 1,000euro. If there is anyone out there with experience using these amps, I would greatly appreciate it if you could recommend any particular range of ashdown. Would be willing to exceed price range. Cheers

Doctor J

I've got an ABM Evo 300 head and ABM 1x15" cab, it is really excellent. THe Ashdowns seem to break up less at higher volumes than a lot of other amps I've played. I've played a couple of MAGs and they're very decent too. If you can stretch to the ABM, then yeah do it man, you won't be disappointed.

Bobon

Yeah im gonna see what I can scrape together and price them. Cheers for the info J.

feylya

And that's the reason that man's a mod

John

While I agree that the ABM's are class and you should go for one if you can, don't look down your nose at the MAG's either. They sound gorgeous.

And since when have you two been mods? And from the looks of things Giblet is taking over the rest of the music section.

feylya

Well, I've been mod of FS Instruments for a while. Myself and Doc J were promoted earlier today.

Doctor J

It's a poisoned chalice... ahhh the pressure


Aye, big up for the MAGs but since I've mostly got experience of the ABM I've got to pimp it

John

Well the ABM is to the MAG what I am to an average person

Doctor J

Ehhhhh yeah sure, whatever

I do like the look of these Ashdown Labs heads, an evolution of the old Trace design

John

Just had a gander at their site, sounds like a fun piece of kit. Be quite the stocking filler

Zapp Brannigan

I own an ABM Evo 500 head and 1 15" cab, and its beatiful!
I didnt like the MAG range but for a 1000 you vould get musicmaker to do ya a deal on an ABM.