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Not sure about the 210’s but my cabs are 300w. I have the compact version which are actually pretty light. There was a larger 500w version of the 115 cabs

Older, rear ported evo 2 cabs (with rounded steel handles & no tweeter). I only got them as a stop gap while I tried to figure out which cab to buy next, I didn’t expect to like them as much as I did, so that will be my rig for a good while now.

my only issue is the lack of tweeter. It’s fine when I’m using my stingray, but my p bass could benefit from some additional top end.

Im a little surprised Ashdown went sealed with the pro neos.

I know they are opening a pop up shop in Denmark street London 11-16 October. If you could get there you could see the difference between the rm, Abm & Abm pro neo ranges.

8 hours ago, Muppet said:

I’m running a Super Twin, a 210s and a 610s. Not at the same time obviously. But I am seriously thinking of moving the Super Twin on in favour of another 210s because I just love the sound of the 10” speakers.  So everyone’s different!

Yep, I’m sure I’d be in a absolute minority on here preferring ashdown 15s to barefaced 210s. Different strokes for different folks.

I’ve gone the other way. Was using 2x Barefaced 210s cabs. Switched to 2x115 ashdown evo 2 cabs. 100% happy with my decision.

I do think the 12’s from Barefaced look good though.

I ended up selling my 2x210’s on fairly quickly - great cabs, but not really what I was after. In my opinion, they would have benefited having a tweeter. Therefore I’d consider a 110t - although I haven’t seen any reviews on them just yet

Also, I asked Alex during the buying process about the tolex. He confirmed that was no longer a problem.

I don’t know if you’re a fan of ashdown, but there RM 800 is for sale here for cheap

https://www.musik-produktiv.com/gb/ashdown-rootmaster-rm-800-evo-ii.html

I use the Abm range so have no real experience of this amp, but it has a pretty good reputation 

6 minutes ago, PlungerModerno said:

Since they pot pickups with wax (I think a mix of mostly paraffin wax & some less brittle wax like beeswax, I recall hearing), would you consider sealing it with a tiny drop or two of melted wax? They leave pickups sitting in it till all the air bubbles come out so it shouldn't harm anything.

 

Might make a bit of a mess, but it should stop dust or grit from getting into the pickup. I don't think that should create issues anyway, but if it helps you feel better to seal it, feel free.

 

If the covers look OK, and don't interfere with playing, I wouldn't bother switching them unless I was changing colour or going for wooden covers for example.

Good idea. Thanks

A few years ago I replaced the standard pickups in my jazz bass with Aguilar 4j-hc pickups. The pickup covers have cracked beyond repair so I replaced them with what I assumed were identical covers.

unfortunately the hole spacing is ever so slightly different (different enough that the poles didn’t line up with the holes). To get over this issue, I opened up the holes on the covers by roughly 0.5mm. 
Now I have gaps between the holes and poles. I doubt this will affect performance (correct me if I’m wrong), I’m sure it will act as a dirt trap. Should I try and plug the gaps? If so what material should I use?

Alternatively I could go on the hunt for the correct covers, which proved a little difficult last time I tried

many thanks.

I’ve gone through various combinations of Ashdown, hartke, Tc electronics, Gallien Krueger, Barefaced, trace Elliot.

my current setup is Ashdown Abm 600 evo iv and 2x ashdown 115 evo ii cabs - no tweeters. I’m only 2 gigs in with this setup, but so far it’s the best sounding setup I’ve had. Is it because they’re matching? Doubt it I’ve just stumbled on a combination that works for me (and the cabs were super cheap in comparison to the others I’ve used).

I know it’s difficult, but I think you’ve really got to try these head/cab combinations in a band environment. I’d suggest buying used and shifting them on for a similar amount of money if you don’t like them

23 hours ago, TheGreek said:

 

I've had a few...always sold them on as they don't get a lot of use.

Worked brilliantly for me when using an amp with a limited eq. Don’t really need it anymore with a decent head, but I’m sure it will come in handy

The BDI 21 pedal might be the best £20 I’ve spent on bass accessories 

Alain bought my Barefaced 210s cab. Excellent comms throughout. Pleasure to deal with.

I did get as far as putting the 210 in my basket & going to checkout. There was a disclaimer about additional charges for non eu countries. That was enough to put me off

Im so tempted to get an abm 210 @ £217 - crazy price!

I dont really need it - must fight urge!

15 minutes ago, BassAdder27 said:

I don’t think the horn adds too much apart from very high treble and hiss 

 

If you are a slap bass player your would benefit but if not I wouldn’t say it’s needed 

 

 

Might be best to stick with what I've got then. It does seem like my stingray is has all the highs it'll need. My P bass could do with a boost in the highs occasionally, but that can be achieved with EQ.

16 minutes ago, Lozz196 said:

I put a set of 75mm castors on my old ABM410 so aside from in/out of car and up stairs it was really easy to move about. Sadly I don’t live in the ground floor and 35kg is too much for me nowadays.

Quite tempted to do the same or get a dolly, so I can move both cabs and head at the same time.

Thanks for the advice. Yes PMT is an option, although I never really find you get a true idea of how they're going to sound until your in band environment, but given that I know what it roughly sounds like already, I can get an idea of how much the horn opens the sound up.

I think I'm leaning more towards the heavier cab. I have done the lightweight thing, but in all honesty I'm not too fussed when gigging. There's usually a load of stuff like PA to load in, so a slightly heavier bass cab is not the be all and end all. as long as its not a heavy 410 or above then its usually not too much of a problem. It does annoy me carrying heavy stuff to practice, but my practice room provides a rig.

1 minute ago, BassAdder27 said:

Where are you based ?? Anywhere near Suffolk ?  

Cambridgeshire 

Thanks Guys. I didn't realize the Pro Neos were sealed - I guess that will have an effect on volume?

Just to give you a bit of context, I picked up 2  second hand 15" Evo 2 compact cabs, which to my ears are excellent - real trouser flapping bass. However they are not fitted with a horn and I'm wondering whether to replace one of the cabs for  Ashdown EVO IV 15" cab with a horn. If so, should I get the Pro Neos or Standards

To be fair the top end that I want is there at the moment with fresh strings - but might diminish as the strings deaden.

I'm thinking that the current heavy ABM 115 might be the way to go - its not super heavy anyway. Or I just stick with what I've got. Perhaps the old Evo 2 cabs without a horn were tuned slightly differently because there was no horn.

The Ashdown pro neo cab range have been out for a while now, and I'm just intrigued to know how people find them in comparison to the standard (heavy) ABM range of cabs available.

Thanks,

Alex

There’s a Peavey mini mega 1000w class D on eBay that you could get for £250ish. I don’t know too much about them, but seems like a reasonably good deal. Looks like it has a load of features though - which I know you probably wouldn’t use

I really didn’t get on with BQ 500. My first impressions were good - a very neutral sounding head, so ideal for putting preamp pedal in front of it.

But to me it just didn’t sound and feel right at band volume. Whether that’s a class D thing or not, I don’t know, but it was enough for me to go back to class a b.

Of all the class D heads i tried in shops, I liked the Aguilar TH, markbass lmiii & Ashdown RM. The most neutral sounding head of the above is lmiii

1 hour ago, neepheid said:

Excellent Chinese made instruments exist.

I’m sure they do, I was referring to Chinese made squiers. There was a definite lack of quality on the one I tried 

2 hours ago, drTStingray said:

http://www.musicmanbass.global/

There are similar resources for other types of instruments including Fender - here is a good example

http://www.guitarhq.com/fender.html

 

This looks useful. Thanks

Thanks for all the responses.

thanks for the links to the serial number checker.

I did check the serial number prior to purchase, and everything checked out.

3 hours ago, jrixn1 said:

Genuine question: if you can't tell the difference between a cheaper P bass and a more expensive one, why buy the expensive one in the first place?

this is an interesting question and probably another topic, here’s my take;

I do think that people buy off photos alone, and with regard to a p bass, it’s probably easier to find parts that look right.

Also, there are some excellent squiers/copies out there - perhaps not the chinese ones, but I recently played an Indonesian one which was very good. Every now and then you’ll get one that plays and feels lovely.

US p bass is likely to hold its value/appreciate.

2 hours ago, drTStingray said:

Looks totally correct to me (another check is to open the hood and look at the pre amp and board). People have been known to swap them out but the pick up looks ok to me

This is interesting - I shall do my research.