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[quote name='wateroftyne' post='748081' date='Feb 17 2010, 09:45 AM']Well, presumably it'll have 'Made in the USA' on the back...![/quote] Message from the seller; [i]Hi, It has made in the UK on the back. It has a Union Jack and USA flag on the front. Ashdown explain that the parts are British including the case which has the made in UK on it, they are flown out to the USA and built there and returned to the UK. If unsure check it out with Ashdown. Mike.[/i] I think the important bit in that reply is "It was made in the UK"! Regardless of the market it is aimed at or the Stars and Stripes flags on it; if it says "Made in the UK" and NOT "Made in The USA", then I'm not certain that they are selling anything different to what Soundslive are selling which they state is "Made in the UK"! [url="http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~name~Ashdown-Classic-Series,-Klystron-500-Head,-EVO-III~ID~6159.asp"]http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~name~A...III~ID~6159.asp[/url]

[quote name='spacecowboy' post='748340' date='Feb 17 2010, 12:52 PM']Stunning bass mate! i don't know how you're getting on with yours but mine is superb, i had booked it in to the bass gallery to have it fretted before it had even arrived as i had never really played fretless basses, but since getting it i can't put it down and wouldn't consider getting the job done now! Mine also has the original EMG's but they're very worn, this bass has been played to death. PS: It was my very good friend Dom who bought your '90 Bartolini Humbucker Streamer from you! He's a happy chap! Is this where his money went?! [/quote] Part of me was already budgeting to have it fretted before it arrived but I'm loving the mmwwah. And yes, Dom's purchase funded this, which at under 8.5lb is far gentler on my dicky shoulder than the 90 Ltd Ed (which is however a stunning bass, regardless or perhaps because of the weight).

[quote name='Shambo' post='748157' date='Feb 17 2010, 10:44 AM']Although the seller is probably tearing their hair out, after reading some of the doubting comments in this thread[/quote] Do you think the seller is a BCer?

My latest acquisition... 86 - Stage I fretless. Many similarities with Ben's bass (Cherry body, Wenge neck, 1 piece bridge etc.) but Ben's bass is the original incarnation with the spade headstock (serial number on the headstock rear) and straight tuners as per the Spector NS basses; whereas mine is subtly different as the headstock shape changed (to avoid the litigation with Spector) and the serial number is stamped top of the headstock with the usual letter prefix/number/year but they hadn't yet moved to the angled tuners or the 2 piece bridge.

Pete's been a busy lad of late! Bought a Warwick from Pete and he was a pleasure to deal with; excellent communications and not a single negative to the experience... other than me parting with money.

As a cheaper alternative there is the AKAI Headrush.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='748081' date='Feb 17 2010, 09:45 AM']Well, presumably it'll have 'Made in the USA' on the back...![/quote] My heads done in dealing with Estate Agents so I could do with some diversions; I'll send them that question now.

[quote name='crez5150' post='748052' date='Feb 17 2010, 09:29 AM']Here you go - New distributor deal follows successful launch of Kentucky operation Ashdown Engineering has established a cabinet manufacturing and component assembly operation in Kentucky in order to take advantage of favourable trading conditions in the US, as well as the predilection the US market has for home-made products. The factory will assemble high end Ashdown and Hayden amplifiers and cabs, with the notable difference of utilising Eminence speakers. The switch is due to the Eminence factory being close by and, following extensive development of exactly the right ‘Ashdown’ sound from the speaker maker, making strong economic sense. “Ashdown has been doing about $1 million in the USA and that is simply not good enough for brand such as ours,” commented Mark Gooday, Ashdown’s founder and owner. “With US made products, whole new areas open up for us in terms of marketing and media coverage, as well as the sell through. We are now on the radar here.” Added to this, Ashdown has – from June 1st – switched its US distribution to EMD, a company with which Ashdown has been working in Europe for over ten years. The previous distributor, Power Music, will continue to supply Ashdown to Canada. “We have been building territories with EMD for 11 years now,” said Gooday, “and while it might seem as though we are putting a lot of eggs in one basket, this is a company we trust implicitly. EMD sells, and it sells very well. It’s what the business is built around. Added to that the company’s experience in China, this means we have a distributor in the US that knows how to plan well, put the plan in place, and then work it.” Gooday went on to say how a meeting in Frankfurt with EMD’s newest directorial recruit in the US, Dan Barker, who joined the company from Sabian earlier this year, was the clincher for the deal. “Within ten minutes of talking to Dan I knew this was the right thing to do,” added Gooday. “On top of that, EMD has ten full time reps in the USA and 13 freelance agents – we know the product is spot on, we know the price is spot on, the set up to sell through is just perfect. To have done the whole thing ourselves here would have been too expensive and very stressful. Now we can really light a fire in the US.”[/quote] So do we reckon that this is genuinely a USA built amp that has been converted back to UK voltage and reimported for sale, as opposed to a good old fashioned bit of cr4p being trotted out by a shop... a bit of a weighted question so I guess you know which side of the fence I might be sitting on.

The following statement is taken directly from an eBay Music Shops listing. [i]Ltd Edition US Built Amp Ashdown Klystron 500 Bass Head "Proudly built in the the Ashdown factory in Kentucky, USA, the Classic Series is Ashdown’s flagship bass amp range. Comprising of Klystron heads, a selection of cabinets and a range of 500-Watt combos, the Classics are about doing everything better – more volume, more dynamics, an extended frequency range and greater versatility. These are Limited Edition USA built Klysrton amps, normally built in the UK Ashdown have brought in a few specially built US built amp and cab models to satisfy customer requests. They are 230 volt models suitable for use in Europe and the UK. The 575-Watt Klystron 500 head features Valve Drive this routes the signal either through a clean Solid State amplification section (control on zero) or through a Dual Triode Tube amplification/overdrive section in order to add either tonal character and this is where the US feel and tone will kick in giving the US model a bit more North American umph. US Ltd Edition Ashdown Classic range Klystron 500 Head - 575 watt RMS Bass Amp"[/i] I might have the wrong end of the stick here but it seems very odd for Ashdown to manufacture an amp in the USA and then ship it back to the UK for retail; especially as I'm sure this 'Classic; amp is already manufactured and retailed in the UK... to the exact same specs and livery. This retailer certainly seem to be clearly indicating that this is manufactured in the USA (even stating Kentucky to be precise) and is 'different' from the UK model. Any Ashdown experts that can confirm/deny this eBay stores claim? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ltd-Edition-US-Built-Amp-Ashdown-Klystron-500-Bass-Head_W0QQitemZ300397913144QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL?hash=item45f11c6438"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ltd-Edition-US-Built...=item45f11c6438[/url]

[quote name='Rosh' post='747891' date='Feb 16 2010, 11:54 PM']I won't have the money for a little while yet[/quote] Only looking for £45 which is probably as cheap as buying a replacement footpedal/hand-held tuner! Oh and it is actually the Korg DTR2

[quote name='Rosh' post='747650' date='Feb 16 2010, 07:16 PM']I'll take a look now, thanks! I'm just after a reliable bass tuner I don't need flashy extra lights to call in a mothership![/quote] I have a Korg rackmount tuner which will be available for sale in a week or two... it's the reliable one without the bells and whistles!

Cheers. Thanks for the input.

Anybody paired the RH450 with a pair of DB112s?

[quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' post='746519' date='Feb 15 2010, 09:00 PM']So what happened? I am confused![/quote] [quote name='karlfer' post='746590' date='Feb 15 2010, 10:06 PM']That makes at least two of us![/quote] A BCer was the winning bidder and asked if there was anyone local to the seller that could check out the bass for them... however when said request was deleted it made one or two subsequent postings look rather foolish!

[quote name='jmsjabb' post='745993' date='Feb 15 2010, 03:47 PM']Is it me or has it been pulled?[/quote] You need to search using this item number - 230437609217

'IF' it stays at £100 that is cheap. However I'm sure that description never came from any 'official' Warick (note the spelling ) site that I've ever seen!

[quote name='51m0n' post='745608' date='Feb 15 2010, 10:17 AM']Custom charges level recently went up to about £130 IIRC[/quote] Now that is very interesting! If that is true then it may be worth looking at 'The Perfect Bass' as they did me a cracking deal on DRs @ $130 for 5 sets inc' shipping but the taxes spoilt it a little bit (still cheaper than anywhere in UK/Europe).

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='745565' date='Feb 15 2010, 09:32 AM']Huh? Surely all that should have been done before you won it.[/quote] +1 The seller may well be a chancer and the bass could well be a ringer but tbh questions and photographs should have been sorted before the end of the sale. By all accounts the seller hasn't been responding to queries put to them by BCers so I'm surprised that you went ahead and won it, whilst expecting the seller to suddenly come across all gushing with the answers after you have won it. I'm not having a pop at you but it is surprising! <edit> It makes me and Mr Ou7shined look rather foolish when someone deletes their post!

So is anyone going to admit to bagging it or should we wait and trawl through eBay in the coming weeks?

The old Polytone Minibrute combos used to get good reviews for such work, never had one but iirc they did the biz.

[quote name='Tyron' post='745014' date='Feb 14 2010, 05:36 PM']Perhaps I'm just getting too old, grumpy & suspicious! Perhaps also I should have asked seller some questions before posting on here? - didn't mean to accuse anyone & feel a touch guilty now :blush: Or, perhaps I should go and find something better to do like practice playing!! Thanks for sharing your thoughts with a newbie though chaps, appreciated! Tyron[/quote] Don't feel bad Tyron... EVERYBODY is guilty until proven innocent in my eBay world!

Not sure that I'd be overly suspicious! The bit about delivering after sale is a bit 'non-standard English' but there aren't the usual alarm bells going off; yes the user hasn't had much activity of late but then again loads of users are like that. I'd probably be happier if I could collect it but if you pay via paypal it's a lot safer these days.