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Dear Deirdre,
Our bass player John is in the market for a 2X10 extension cab, he has been told by Jukebox Pete (rival bands bassplayer) that Ashdown is rubbish, he (PP) has advised Trace Elliot, John already has a Trace 1X15 combo of some sort and its always going wrong, backlight kept going out, then it was cutting out, not it hums like a Crash test dummies backing vocalist, i keep telling him to buy an Ashdown, ive played one and it was superb, but im no real bassplayer, he see’s lots of 2X10 ashdowns for around £150, but Petes comments are putting him off, anyone had any experience of Ashdown? other than the former Lib Dem leaders secretary?
anything else you can recomend around the £150 mark?Thanks
Anxious of Essex/London
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Thanks for the chime, Leb. I’ve only briefly tried Ashdown in the shop (and liked them), so I can’t put my testes on the block and say “They are unbeatable” but anyone I know of who has used them (including in the US) rates them highly. Lee’s mate was pretty much the first person I’d heard of criticize them.
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I can’t speak for the cabs alone but I played an Ashdown MAG 210T 2×10 combo for a while which I believe contains the same speakers as the cab and absolutely loved it, tone was fantastic. The only reason I ever got rid of it is it was way too much for bedroom playing when I stopped jamming as much with mates.
As a replacement I grabbed an Ashdown Perfect 10 which is nowhere near as good but perfectly suited to what I want.
They’re definitely worth a look IMO.
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Out of all the people I’ve spoken to about Ashdown, the only negative comment I’ve heard is that their cheaper, foreign-made stuff isn’t as reliable as the higher end. No great surprise and, with a a speaker cabinet, I don’t think it’s a major worry anyway. I’d certainly tell your bassman to at least try the Ashdown. I always had problems with TE myself but, again, a cab is less hassle.
The only other suggestion I have around that price figure is Hartke. I actually like ali cones for their punch and clarity (the 210 XL is around £165, the 2.5XL about £160) but they do a VX210 if paper cones are a must. My ali 2×10″ isn’t Hartke (it’s DIY) but, again, I haven’t heard too much complaining about the XLs. Depends on your playing style (some like ’em, some hate ’em) but I’m a big fan of ali cones and your man ought to try one.
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