I love that you approach the distortion aspect of this amp from a perspective of being someone that plays basically clean, where the bass sounds like a bass. The culture is so overrun with distortion. So thank you for your approach.

Sounds legit. Love the ‘zero gain’ sounds.

@HarrisonBeam

11 ай бұрын

Worth it for that alone

Wow... that's a pretty sweet little amp. Thanks for the demo, sir!

That was impressive. Such a great clean tone.

This guy is definitely a savings goal for me, this thing kicks ass. Thanks for showing me this, it's kind of perfect for me, it's both a practice amp and a cool studio tool. I love it!

I agree when you said that there’s something authentic and different about tube amps. I can’t agree more. I’m a full digital guy and I’m now discovering that world. It’s amazing.

Love the clean tones!

Fun that I saw like an hour ago this same amp on one finnish second hand music onlinestore! Great vid⚜️

cool to see ashdown amps giving you the ability to actual "guitar like" distortion and not just mild overdrive

Thanks for spreading the good word.

Heck yeah, that’s dope AF!

Great amp to my ear. Cheers

Great video. My GAS mode activated. Sounds like exactly what I’ve been looking for.

I recorded a full album with a fender pro junior (guitar amp, also twin el84), connected to a 1x15 bass speaker. Sounded glorious. Had to use a tone hammer di as a pre so I had some controls on the mids, but great results and super cheap

I'm saving since January to get the slightly bigger brother that is also all tube but comes with TwoNotes cabsim inside. Can't wait to get it

I bought a TwoNotes and an Effectrode compressor. Can’t wait to test them together!

Uuuh yea ❤ my work horse for the past 10 years was "Little Bastard" (I think nowadays they release it as CTM-30) and a 2x12 matching cab -- works flawlessly everywhere from recording to ~200 people venue.

@kblcuk

Жыл бұрын

Though of course the cab sim thing didn't exist back then, looks quite handy 😅

@tmbrwn

Жыл бұрын

What styles of music do you play?

@kblcuk

Жыл бұрын

@@tmbrwn guitar riff-based indie or pop, I'd say. Here's an example with Sterling SUB through Ashdown and 2x12 (although of course there is some DI sound there as well) kzread.info/dash/bejne/eGyZ26Ocdq-fmrw.html

Love ashdown amps! I am not a big fan of their cabs but they are solid, reliable and loud. I have a CTM-100 and have had a couple other items from them but, that amp isn’t going anywhere.

Sounds nice. You mentioned your Zoom recorder. For me it would be interesting what that recorder is, and how you utilize it / how you record the sound of your videos / how you record in your home environment / on the Road? Thanx

Cool!

That thing sounds killer! Everyone talks about low wattage amps and direct options for guitar, but you never hear people talk about

@philipconradmusic

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! Well said. Thanks for watching!

Great demo. I think about this Amp. At the weekend I checked out the Ampeq PF20T and I'm not happy with the sound of this Amp. It sounds ok but it don't works good with my Fender 60's Precision Bass+Fender 9050's strings. I love the overdrive Sound in this Video. What a Precision Bass is that? Looks Like a 60's. I Have a Vintera II 60's Precision Bass. Marcel from Germany😊

Ampeg Portaflex PF-20T has been out for some time and does the same thing with classic Ampeg tube grit and tone. The Ampeg is also $100 less!

@philipconradmusic

Жыл бұрын

The PF-20 is an interesting option as well. I think the tone of the two amps is probably very different. I’m guessing this one is more aggressive, but it would be an interesting comparison to have them side by side. Thanks for sharing! ⚡️

@striknine570

Жыл бұрын

I recently picked up a Ampeg PF-50T head for home practicing and recording. Love that little tube amp. Price wise this is close but 35w less so it would be closer to the PF-20T. It’s great that Ashdown is making an all tube head though.

Would be interested to see how it copes with a hot signal from an active bass. It seems to dirty up pretty quick when turning the gain knob.

@philipconradmusic

Жыл бұрын

That would be interesting to see

Ashdown are great amps, often forgotten!

@philipconradmusic

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

Oh man, every time I've gotten to play an Ashdown amp, and often with an Ashdown cab, I've always loved the sound of them. I wish I had one, maybe I will GAS myself one some day!

How does this compare to the likes of the Ampeg PF 20T?

This sounds great! What kind of gigs could an amp this size accommodate?

@philipconradmusic

Жыл бұрын

For that unplugged jam at the beginning it had a ton of headroom, but I haven’t played with it full band.

@ransombaggins9301

Жыл бұрын

@@philipconradmusic Thanks. I don't gig and only just started playing so I have no idea about any of that. Just curious. Thanks for the channel!

@gcvrsa

Жыл бұрын

Quiet jazz gigs, maybe.

Try the ampeg PF 50T.

I'm sure you're aware, but the Ampeg PF-50T and PF-20T are also tube amps that can be played without a load. They're pretty comparable price-wise, with the PF-50T actually being cheaper than the Ashdown and the PF-50T being slightly more expensive. Since you have a vintage fliptop, you might like these. They're essentially the modern reissue of the B-15, but they can be used as a DI without a cabinet. They also have way more clean headroom than the Ashdown. Point being, I'm not sure you can call this a "game changer" when Ampeg already did it.

@philipconradmusic

Жыл бұрын

Hi Rome! Good insight here. Yes, the Ampeg version is cool. I’d love to do a blind shootout between the two; my guess is the Ashdown would be more versatile with its character (why I believe it’s unique), but I haven’t had the opportunity to put them against each other yet. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and watching my video; so glad to have you here!

@TheRflynn

10 ай бұрын

Ampeg PF20 has XLR out, but no headphone out

Reminds me of the orange bass terror

@philipconradmusic

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, love those too!

I had the cam 30 and loved the sound. It was just too loud for home :(

Might very well be because I primarily play modern metal/rock/fusion/jazz, but this kind of tone never sat right with me in any shape or form. I'm not a fan of the damped sound, especially not in combination with flatwound strings and/or a bridge mute - it gives off a kind of "I haven't changed my strings in three years" vibe. All respect to Ashdown, though! There's definitely nothing wrong with the craftmanship side of things, they definitely know what they're doing and I'm glad that the sound is available for those who enjoy it. On the other hand, I don't like the classic Ampeg rock sound either, but I think that's because people often dial them in so that there's just a shitload of low (almost sub-bass range) frequencies, which is NOT ideal for when you actually want to play something other than just root notes. My tone preference is definitely leaning towards the Trace Elliot bass amplifier sound of the late 80's and early 90's (I have an old-school Trace Elliot head with matching 1x15" and 2x10" cabinets for gigs and recording sessions, as well as an ELF head with matching 1x10" and 2x8" cabinets for home practice and small gigs) but I would love to get my hands on a Darkglass Alpha·Omega 900 Bass Head (or the Microtubes 900v2 Bass Head) as I feel those have great potential for good clean tone without the "famous" drive circuits engaged, but I can't just take a chance and buy one for 1200 Euro and ending up not liking it, because those can be kinda hard to sell on the used market without losing too much of what you've originally paid. MarkBass is also making amps that sound REALLY good and modern, but again - the price range is kinda far out there for my budget. Would you perhaps have any tips for other bass amp brands with that kind of modern tone "on a budget"?

@jasondorsey7110

Жыл бұрын

The ELF is ridiculous, I don't really care for the cabs though...I run mine through an older Yamaha 1x10 loaded with a 4ohm eminence legend for my mini rig and it's dope

@MrGul

Жыл бұрын

@@jasondorsey7110 I used to run the ELF head with an EBS 1x10" cabinet, but to my ears the dedicated ELF cabs sound better.

Nice power tube drive sounds! Nothing like it. I sometimes get a little bored with the 12AX7 preamp drive sounds, I'd have to guess this has EL84s.

Long air Philip is the best Philip

Is it loud enough for a gig?

@philipconradmusic

7 ай бұрын

A smaller/not crazy loud gig would be no problem.

Ashdown amps sound okay (maybe a bit too woolly). But reliability is not their best merit.

15 watts for $799?

@philipconradmusic

Жыл бұрын

Tube watts. It’s not the amount of watts but the tone that is appealing to me.

to bad it does not have an Aux in

@philipconradmusic

11 ай бұрын

That doesn’t bother me too much. I like how simple it is.

Over priced at 800 USD or 1300 AUD lol nope!

Made In China. Pass! Get better, Ashdown.