SOLD: Ashdown CTM 300 all valve beast and top quality padded custom cover £1300 £1300 Leyland

[la bam]

Up for good this time - pretty much confirmed unexpectedly this week that I wont be working until next year at the earliest, so this has to go.

This is Ashdown Engineering's ultimate top of the range custom shop bass amp. With a tinge of sadness my dream all valve beast is up for sale. It's never been gigged or driven hard (or even half hard) at all. Just used for one or two practices. Now no longer in the band i bought this for. Bought from PMT earlier this year, to satisfy my 70s rock itch in a low key band. However, a change of direction nowmeans I simply wont need it. It's too nice to be sat here, so I want someone to enjoy it. Its 300w ofbeastlyness! Beautiful, unmistakable valve sound that you cant replicate (weve all tried). It has everything you need input and output wise and a pre and post highquality DI. It has a user bias control which is very easy to do. You dont need to take to a tech. The VU meter lights a lovely yellow and in contrast to the usual Ashdown VU this is for OUTPUT, not input (had me confused for a while). Active and Passive inputs. Mute button. Gain, Master, Bass, Mid, Treble dials and Mellow, Bass, Mid, Treble buttons to punch in easily. 2ohm, 4ohm and 8ohm separate speakon connectors, so you can run with any cab or combination of cabs - unlike the old valve heads. FX send and returns. Built so well and solidly. Built to last. Ashdown will service and repair these anytime - so customer service is always available. They're always at the end of the phone, and brilliant to deal with. 32kg but easy to move due to the top handles. The weight is evenly distributed, it's not like those dead weights of metal power amps you get. This is nice and balanced and doesnt feel that heavy. The custom made faux leather and padded cover also has an under strap to stop the cover coming away. However due to the design you can put your amp on the cab with the cover on, un velcro the cover and take it off without moving the amp. And vice versa when putting back on. Notes: There are a few minor scratches. You dont see them from a couple of feet away, but I'll photo them so you can see. I've had a few phone calls with Dave Green at Ashdown - the maestro who designed this amp - about biasing etc and he has said that it doesnt really matter on this amp. You can balance the valves if you like, but as long as they're not in the red they are running perfect. He said until the valves have done at least 100 hours they are not even run in. This has done nowhere near that yet. Note: its the head only for sale. Not the cab. These arearound 2000 new and 100 a cover. Save a fortune. Official spec here: https://ashdownmusic.com/products/ctm-300-head

Edited September 27, 2020 by la bam

[maidens97]

Ahh I was happy for you when I saw you saying you were going to keep it! 

if I can somehow get the cash together I’d love to have it

[la bam]

Just now, maidens97 said:

Ahh I was happy for you when I saw you saying you were going to keep it! 

if I can somehow get the cash together I’d love to have it

Yeh, I was set on keeping it. But my main job is in events and they're not even close to happening (they wont even allow companies in to decorate in any way) and with only 30 people allowed, and venues been closed at a moment's notice, all our events have literally either cancelled or moved to next year. So, common sense (which I dont normally have much of) is that i need to offload this.

Grab yourself a bargain. Any questions, just ask.

[la bam]

I could look at getting this delivered if within reasonable distance.

[la bam]

Now sold.