Kevin Dean

Lee just confirmed 33KG , The weight is a issue for me , I just saw one on Ebay

I really don't like rear ported stuff , I get complaints from drummers on tight stages lol .

[quote name='Merton' timestamp='1483512773' post='3207719'] 37kg Heavy But bloody awesome [/quote] Are you sure because that is heavier than the BTA400 ?

Would anyone know the weight of one of these ? & yes I have contacted Ashdown thanks

Great musicianship from "The sh*t Shirt Band "

Do what's right for the song

I just A/Bd this amp against my ABM1000 using the same bass , speaker & settings I would say the main differences are that the Valve drive on the ABM is more subtle & warmer naturally gets that Ampeg tone , & the ABM1000 can blow a Ampeg 8 x 10 to bits if required lol . My view is it's a great value amp very capable .

Good Luck Sounds like you are doing the right thing , I 'm about to do the opposite this year as I haven't been in a regular gigging band since the 80's & miss it .

I have 4 Shukers but will definitely sell or trade the 6 string & maybe the 5 string , One Ibanez Musician that is up for grabs , & a Jazz with a Status neck 2 x Barefaced super compacts that are up for sale, Ashdown ABM1000 , ABM 400, JJ500 , 2 x Root master 12" cabs with Sica driver , 1 x 4 x8" Ashdown Neo (on the way ) Markbass Mo Mark up for Sale

There are a few ABM1000 amps around I absolutely love mine .

[quote name='Merton' timestamp='1482915009' post='3203431'] Strictly speaking the Blueline speakers are Sica as well... just they are marketed as Blueline instead [/quote]I find that very strange ..because when I swapped the 12" root master speaker for the 12" Sica they sent me , The White speaker had blueline written on the back of it & the Sica driver was very different the hole had to made 3mm larger for it to fit & the coil housing is a lot deeper plus they are Neo ?