BassInstincts

I'm not patriotic, but I 'do' have a Canadian made Traynor YBA 200, a 200 watt all tube amp, with a 15/210 cab in my studio (which I no longer record in), but only because it is incredibly versatile, and creates all the great classic sounds while keeping up appearances with the new kids on the block. But I need something smaller in the house for...personal bass exploration. I recently bought a brand new RIC 4003 (in Maple Glo), which I have come to use exclusively as it has, in short order, replaced and displaced both vintage P and J basses that have so long partnered my play, but whose sound I can now suitably replicate using the onboard tone controls alone, allowing me to enjoy the feel of the RIC neck and action even when revisiting old school sounds.

So I guess the take away is that no one here has any experience of these items, just alternative advice. What a shame. I had hoped for more from a UK based forum on a UK based product. Thanks anyway.

To recover the thread, this is what I'm looking for 'feedback' on.

I guess the take away is that no one 'yet' available to the thread has experience of these particular Ashdown components. On the preferred matter of consideration, Ashdown's own advice to me suggested that they too had no idea about Canada's...'disconnectedness' from itself due to size. What makes it worse still (in addition to the poorly valued CDN $, and zero forgiveness when bringing 'goods' back into the country without paying high import duties, in addition to the provincial and federal sales tax) is the costly nature of Canada's small retail footprint and lack of a competitive retail climate. When my wife and I are looking for unique things on line, we are both caused to comment on how often we find what we want in the UK, but we get killed by the exchange rate. Canada is where large, otherwise successful American companies (Target, Lowes, Bed Bath & Beyond, Nordstrom, to name but a few) come to fail in navigation of the stagnant retail landscape.

Hello, I'm interested in Ashdown gear, but there is only one dealer in Canada, and they don't stock much of it; largely because they also manufactures their own amps and cabs. What little Ashdown gear they do have on hand suffers a ridiculous markup (60% above what Ashdown recommends as a Canadian retail price), which I have already brought to Ashdown's attention. I need a capable practice amp with a small footprint. I will never be gigging or jamming. I am interested in a boutique product that sounds great at modest volumes, which I can stand relatively close to and still catch the beam of the highs without immigrating to the other side of the room. I am 'assuming' the OriginAL 300 as the amp, either as a combo in the Kickback 15" livery, or as a head with a Column CL 310, but I can't find either to audition. Does anybody here have experience of either of those cabs with that amp. Thanks!