Blue_floyd20

I should mention - this is actually an issue. The tolex cover and handle are not very good for keeping the head in-place. I have some black foam that I put under mine to stop the head from moving purely through the vibration of the cab, there have got to be more elegant solutions but mine works! Otherwise, I always wrap the cable (Pedals > Amp) around the back so anything out the front is floor level and less likely to end up dragging the amp to the floor.

Not a great picture of it but I don't think they have. The internals of the head section is just HDF/MDF if memory serves me correctly with an alminium type barrier tape over it in the top and the cover material (Tolex in this case) wrapped over. It would be a real pain to do it any other way as you have fixings and the speaker cable getting in the way.

I've done exactly as the OP has mentioned with a combo. It's an easy job to recover the top once the amp section is removed with a bit of black carpet from an autoshop, and you can buy pre-made cases to take the amp head. The big benefit is you can keep your amp indoors and warm and stick your cab in the garage without worrying too much, plus it's all easier to carry.

I've played through Ashdown gear for 20 years as it always seemed to have a level for my budget at the time, starting out with the EB180 combo (which I still have). I would say that there are limitations in some of the single speaker cabs when used alone, so my preferred setup is a 12" and a 15" cabinet even for smaller venues, the current ones are the whiteline Rootmaster cabs. I have a 300w Original head and never found it lacking in power. All in would be less than £1000. The best thing about it is the portable nature of all of the kit, the cabs are less than 15kg and the amp is tiny, so finding your way from - to the car park and past the drunken hoards is no issue. I've had the larger MAG cabs and they are heavy as hell, not something that is an issue if you can park and load in at the stage, but that's not the reality for the majority of small venues. Your back will thank you for lighter gear. Playing for 3 hrs and then packing up with a 30-40kg cab is no fun after midnight! As for the Original head, I play a broad range of stuff from punk, through indie, pop and dance music and not found it lacking at all. The EQ is simple and can be dialled accordingly. I've played back rooms in pubs with the 12" cab only, through to large outdoor marquees with both cabs with no PA assistance on the bass and not had any issues with the sound. Anything bigger gig wise and you'd likely need to be plugged into the PA anyway.

Yamaha BB235, Ernie ball reg. Slinky. EH bass battalion. Ashdown original head, rms112 and 115 cabs. All nice and light. The overall sound is good. I'm more looking to change the dynamic to accent certain phrases to make it sound more than the sum of its parts, but be able to switch that on and off, i.e. not Eq at the amp. I also want it to be noticeable without being disruptive.

I play in a couple of bands, the busiest one is a 3 piece cover band. We play an unholy mix of stuff, some of the songs written originally with 5 players. Volume wise I have no issues, but, I want to add an extra dynamic to my sound. I'll give you an example of a song we do that needs a little extra 'oomph' and maybe you friendly peeps can help! We play 'I believe in a thing called love' by the darkness. The second guitar solo has the main riff running under it and I think it sounds a bit flat, needs a push. As you can imagine in a 3 piece, the guitarist is pretty busy anyway and volume wise you can't up the level and destroy the solo. Was thinking about an octaver like the pog nano?