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I bought a Trace rig about 2 years ago now to replace some of my older gear. A series6 AH200 GP12 and a mk3/mk4 1048 cabinet (not sure on mk, it's one of the ones from around the '84 Mark anyway with the wooden grille surround) and it has always sounded fantastic. It's replaced gear by the likes of Gallien Krueger, Ashdown, Mesa Boogie and it outperforms all of them by a good margin. The only reason it stays mainly in the house is because I got a sweet deal on an Ashdown ABM c210h 500 evo3 15th anniversary and it's a good deal lighter than the Trace rig. I do love both sounds, Ashdown and Trace but the Trace sounds absolutely fantastic, and if it was maybe 15kg's lighter it would be my one and only 😂 Also, see attached photo from when the Ashdown head was out for repairs and I stuck the Trace head in for sh**s and giggles. Fitted like a glove, and sounded otherworldly! 😃 If anybody ever gets offered an Ashdown combo with a goosed head, take it, and use it for the same thing I did. Those Ashdown speakers go perfectly with the Trace head! Heresy!

It would appear so! a couple of years ago I actually purchased the ABM 500 head, but with a Mesa Boogie Diesel 1x15. I miss that, and I dearly regret selling it on. I haven't seen any prices floating around, but I quite believe they made a fair price, I'm not surprised due to their scarcity and the fact I've seen that these were made in the UK custom shop! Not sure what truth is in that but it's cool anyway, and sounds great!

Also, were there any differences between these and your regular ABM combo? I understand these were made in the UK shop, were there any other differences other than the carbon wrap? Cheers!

That certainly does help clear things up, thank you very much! Just out of curiosity, how much did these retail at when brand new? I paid £325 for this one second hand, and can't help but think I've gotten an absolute steal due to it's rarity and sound quality! It'd be an absolute steal without being that rare, sounds perfect!

Thanks buddy!

I bought this for ease of transport. It still weighs a bit for a portable combo, but I'm happy with the weight. 30-odd-kg all in is a Damn sight better than my old Trace 4x10!

Hi everybody! I was wondering if anybody here would be able to help with my query. I recently purchased an Ashdown ABM-C210h-500 evo3 15th anniversary combo (it's a bit long winded, I know). It's had a recent repair job, completed by Ashdown themselves and sounds amazing. However, I have my questions about it. I only really read up on them after I got it, as the carbon vinyl covering took my eye. I managed to find one website where the blurb on the amp mentioned they were made in the UK custom shop. That may be true, as I can see them doing the limited edition in the UK as opposed to China. However, the bit that shook me was that it also mentioned that they were only limited to 25 units worldwide. Surely this cannot be true at all? I can't see such a large manufacturer like Ashdown manufacturing a 15th anniversary celebration model, and then limiting it to 25 worldwide. I may be wrong though! Any help would be greatly appreciated! Cheers, Michael P.s, please excuse the lack of tweeter. This is being remedied 😂