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Spoke with Ashdown today. Lots of facts and figures but the upshot is - They say it is the right speaker? Apparently, the first lot had no extension capability as they made it as a standalone with the 4ohm. Then it became apparent that customers wanted an extension and so they added an output and started producing the Mibass extension cabs. I believe this is where the problem has arisen. If what they say is right, then my combo should not then have a 4ohm, it's been fitted in error. The head has an extension out and then should be 8ohm. Still they say it's the right driver. So, they've offered me an Emminence Beta 10 250w 8ohm for about £30 plus vat, plus shipping. I've swapped drivers from the extension to the combo as they are exactly the same apart from the ohms. Looks like, either buy another driver or sell the cab then...

Exactly! The combo has an incompatible driver that it was fitted with originally. I can't see Ashdown deliberately selling the combo with this particular driver but on a few forums (including BC) some owners found that some were shipped with the wrong drivers. I just need someone from Ashdown to agree that it was a mistake on their behalf and be kind enough to rectify it.

if compatible, I had planned to use the combo with the 8ohm extension speaker. As the combo has a 4ohm native driver, I cannot use an a extension cab without changing the native driver to an 8ohm. The amp on its own could run any 4ohm or 8ohm cab/cabs but that's not what I wanted to do. I have another 2 Ashdown 8ohm cabs I could use with the head but wanted to have a compact and lightweight rig. Seems odd that Ashdown would put a 250w 4ohm driver into this combo? The configurations just don't work.

Thanks for the advice lads. I've emailed them and if, I get no joy with their reply, I'll give them a call. Never a dull moment in the "Bass" world! 😐

I've done a bit of research and it seems some were sent out in error. There's a few posts round Talkbass etc and from what I've read Ashdown were at a loss as to why some were shipped with a 250w 4ohm driver. Some posts have said that Ashdown did send a replacement. It was advertised as a combo that can be used with an extension from what I've read.

Ashdown have sent a reply to my question to them - - Q) Why was the combo ever shipped with a 250w 4ohm driver? I can't get full power from the combo as a standalone and I can't use an extension to get it. Please advise. Ashdowns reply from Guy Morel - A) You are still getting the full power out of the amp.. It only means you cannot use an extension cabinet with it.. Have Ashdown just fobbed me off or am I missing something? I've replied again saying its a 250w driver so how can I use it to its full potential etc but am awaiting reply. He also seems to imply that I can get 400w rms through a 250w driver without causing damage to it too? Whatever he is saying, it sounds to me like I'm being fobbed off!

I bought an Ashdown cab from John, great comms, arrived when it should have, well packaged and as described. Nice fella too. What more could you want? Deal with confidence. Thanks again John. Cheers Dunc

Now then, I have a serialiser box made by OBBM. I'll message him and ask if that will do the trick! Thanks!

Thanks for that. I've emailed them and explained the problem. Hopefully, they will be kind enough to rectify their mistake.

It's the matching cab for the combo. Mibass 10" 250W 8ohm.

You are right, I can't use the extension. I could use the head alone with the extension but that puts me in my original position... no extension.

Unfortunately, the extension is secondhand and therefore can't go back. I've put the combo up for sale a couple of times but withdrawn it when I came to my senses! I'd just like the extra cab going to push a bit more air.

I have the above 10" combo. Great little thing, sounds great, loud and has served me well. I've just bought an extension Mibass 8ohm 250w cab to run with it. Whilst the extension was on its way, I did a bit of reading up. Turns out according to what other owners say about their contact with Ashdown that, some of the combo units were shipped with 250w 4ohm drivers instead of the correct 8ohm. Sure enough, I've checked mine and it's 4ohm! So now I can't use the extension for the purpose I bought it and there is also the fact that I'm running a 400w head into a single 10" 250w driver at 4ohm. It has served me well but I'm now feeling a bit reluctant to carry on using the combo in case I blow the driver. Either way, it looks like I'm knackered! I've emailed Ashdown and they confirmed that some had 4ohm. I cant understand why the unit was ever shipped with this driver in the first place?

A MacBook would be great for him but they are expensive, especially if you are buying new. I'm using a Mac Mini and it's very good but portability has already become an issue for me so, I would imagine portability would be a must for a student. I don't know how responsible your son is but I know my lad and he breaks everything portable! His room is full of smashed Apple products. If I was buying for mine he would definitely get a refurb or secondhand with some sort of warranty. There's always new for old on the house insurance too! Whatever you decide to get, try and get as much RAM as possible for your budget. Saw some Logic X licences from old machines on eBay for a tenner recently. They may be worth looking at but I'd do some investigation first. Good luck!

Bought an XR18 from Steve. All as described, delivered quick and safely. Excellent comms and a nice chap too. You'll have no worries here. Deal with confidence. Cheers Dunc

I don't understand any entertainment awards. All I can see is well known and in the main, wealthy people patting themselves and each other on the back. I find it quite embarrassing and cringeworthy really. Why anyone would want to watch this type of media driven shambolic tripe is beyond me. 😂

Had a thought about Sid today, on the 2nd of Feb he will be dead 39 years! Where did all that time go?!!!

Clive bought my TB1000. Graat bloke to deal with. Swift payment, good comms. What more could you ask for? Thanks again Clive. Cheers Dunc

White Man in Hammersmith Palais, The Clash.

I did a trade for one of these recently with tom1946 on here (he has a twin to it for sale on here too). What a good bass it is. Lovely neck, good sound, nice and light too. I can't fault it. Give it a bit of a tweak to my own taste and it's a fabulous instrument for the money (or even more). The only thing I would change is the back of the neck. It's just a bit too glossy for me but a bit of a sand down would sort that. Some folk prefer the tone pot but to be honest I very rarely use it. I'd been looking for another white/maple board P for a while as a backup to my JV57. Now I find myself thinking of retiring the JV for most gigs (plenty of rough venues) and using it as a main. Good job I came to my senses as I nearly sold it to fund another project. I've had loads of basses and very few 'keepers'. I think this might well be one of them. Far more of an instrument than I expected. Anyone else have love for these?

And it's only a practice amp! Maybe it's not really broken either, he might not be strong enough to flick the switch!

Reluctantly, I have to agree with the OP. After much thought, I must say (1979ish) my no name cack P bass, Selmer Treble n Bass head and 18" whatever cab is the sound that made the hairs on my neck stand on end. Folk may scoff. I've loved Peavey, Eden, Orange BF etc but that setup really did it for me. Maybe it was my age. Wish I could get that feeling again though.