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Fast fret! Seriously, I love it. It's like Crack, only slightly more moreish.

There's a BF Compact in the classifieds at £315 too. I didn't dig the sound of one on its own but worth a look!

Low B and Octaver could be enough to cause problems through the BC212 as whilst it's a good little cab, I can't imagine the drivers have great Xmax - you still running the MB LM3 head? I'd go Genz Benz - if you can get one of their 2x12s they are light, loud and go low...perfect!

Bought some Jazz knobs...never arrived and Ebay refunded

Well, I finally got round to doing something with my Deko. The neck was garbage, so that's gone in the parts bin and I've thrown on one that's off an Aliexpress 'Fender' which is a little better. It's quite a looker now and the body is REALLY good, nice weight and great grain. I should point out that I'm very much NOT the luthier, the neck wouldn't quite fit and I didn't have such tools as a file or sandpaper, so I just stood on it until it went in. Job done. I reckon I could get a job at Fender with that level of technical skill? Anyhoo - it's together, working and I'll take it for a spin tonight at rehearsal to see how it sounds. [attachment=183087:FullSizeRender.jpg] Cheers, James

[quote name='UglyDog' timestamp='1422957145' post='2678717'] Interesting product, massively overpriced IMO. However... I shudder to think. And people would be falling over themselves to buy it too And it'd be white. [/quote] ....and subsequent updates to the firmware would render it pretty much useless ;-) Cheers Apple! James (iPhone 4s owner)

Hmmm, you see the thing is, I like toast AND I like playing bass. Doesn't mean I want my amplifier to warm my crumpets though...?

Wilkommen!

I call shill bidding. Those things sell day-in, day-out for around £100-150 max. Either that, or when the buyer sobers up, they are in for a shock!

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1422787142' post='2676669'] This. Any 'judgment' based solely on a product's feature set is no more than speculative. Nobody knows whether a product will work [i]for them[/i] until they get out there and try it. [/quote] Sorry, but that's only valid for a product category that already exists and is clearly defined. i.e. 'Hey guyz we iz launching a new bass amp with 100000 wattz and it iz gunna sound phat....oh but it's liek FIVE MILLION DOLLARZ LOL' is one thing and it'd be fair to say 'well, if you haven't heard it, you can't really say whether it is or isn't worth five million'. But if you're saying 'Good morning fellow bass players, have you yearned for a bluetooth equipped amp (no) that has an app (no) and sounds pretty awesome (it very well might) and you can use it instead of your Sonos/Bose/PurplePeopleEateriDock....oh but it's £600' then it IS enough to rate it as seen, on spec-sheet alone. Fact is, and I can only speak for myself but would venture it's true for others - THAT spec should be £250-300 which puts it in the 'got-a-few-quid-to-spend-and-feel-like-buying-something' category. If Ashdown take nothing away from this thread (and it sounds like they won't) then it should be 'hmmm, imagine how many more we would sell if it was cheaper'. Unless it was made from a single piece of Unobtainium and had an Apple logo on it. Sorry but them's the rules.

Full disclosure, I quite like some of Ashdown's products and they have often filled a nice gap in the market (thinking the MAG series here). However, whilst I respect your passion for your product, I take issue with the accusation that anyone that considers the price point to be too high is insane. The product is niche, it's not mass market by it's very nature - you won't sell many till you dump the price into 'I'll give that a go...' territory. You may be happy with this (after all it's not about box shifting) but as a company, I'd suggest being a little more pragmatic in the face of feedback. If a product like this isn't well received on a forum where people choose to spend their time discussing bass guitars, as a company I would be concerned that a significant part of an already slim marketplace isn't digging it. Post meant in good faith - if you chose to write the naysayers off as 'insane' when most of us are commenting on the price point alone (entirely a fair value judgement based on the information available) that's your right, however the internet is littered with the corpses of well-intentioned 'defenses' from companies' official quarters.

It'll go to Real Electronics in Sheffield - they don't muck about and will sort it. My BH500 went to them and turnaround was quick, they just replaced an entire board on it so I was pretty happy.

The fact they won't sell any so will all still be boxed?

I looked at that and thought 'hmmm a THR replacement for bass...nice' However they are smoking something VERY strong if they think they'll sell above £250

[quote name='basslife' timestamp='1421231398' post='2658602'] I love the sound of the old Ashdown Amps. The sound of the newer ones are different! [/quote] Very true - my dad has one of the very first British MAG combos - the thing is an absolute BEAST. The current models sound nothing like it at all. Although, I know his had some problems, so he took it into Ashdown HQ and worked on it - whether it got upgraded in any way whilst it was there I don't know.

I used a Classic 450 (very similar) to the RH with a PF-210 once and it sounded great. I can't see you having any problems at all with that setup!