Ashdown RM112T Opinions?

[Bleat]

Hello,

 

I've been having a look around for potential lightweight bass cabs to use with my acoustic bass. I haven't decided on amplifier as of yet, but most likely I would be looking at around 500watts.

 

Anyway, I discovered these Ashdown 112T cabs which I think may be a good option. They seem well priced, decent handling power and above all lightweight which has now become a priority.

I would be looking to get 2 cabs so I would have a versatile, compact but capable rig to also use with electric bass if needed. Ashdown has never really been on my bass gear radar, so any user experience / opinions would be great. Is there anything else out there in the same price range as these worth having a look at ? I'm not interested in buying used cabs btw.

 

Cheers

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[Lozz196]

The only downside to these - the earlier ones, maybe the current ones are ok - is the tweeters weren’t particularly good, and could sometimes rattle with notes lower than low E. But it’s a cheap easy job to swap them out (I got Ashdown to do mine( and then you have a nice sounding light portable cab for not much money. 

[BassAdder60]

They were low cost cabs and average quality at best. I would look at Fender Rumble v3 cabs as a better product and low price

If you can step up further then MarkBass MB58R series are very light and sound great 

Edited Saturday at 19:09 by BassAdder60

[Bleat]

15 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

The only downside to these - the earlier ones, maybe the current ones are ok - is the tweeters weren’t particularly good, and could sometimes rattle with notes lower than low E. But it’s a cheap easy job to swap them out (I got Ashdown to do mine( and then you have a nice sounding light portable cab for not much money. 

 

Thanks for that. I guess that if they knew there was an issue with the old tweeters then the replacements would be in the new cabs! 

[Bleat]

14 hours ago, BassAdder60 said:

They were low cost cabs and average quality at best. I would look at Fender Rumble v3 cabs as a better product and low price

If you can step up further then MarkBass MB58R series are very light and sound great 

 

Thanks. Yes I was having a look at the Markbass cabs. They are a bit out of my current bass gear budget sadly, though will still keep them in mind if I can find the extra ££.  I will certainly take another look at the Fender Rumble gear.

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[BassAdder60]

Have a look too in the for sale section on here 👍

[umcoo]

I have a pair of the CTM112's, which seem a very close cousin of the RM cabs, if not identical. I use mine with a 30w valve Little Bastard, so not had chance to really run them at a high wattage. Always used electric bass too, no acoustic sorry.

 

I really like them. They're very lightweight which was a big plus for me. Small form means they fit into a car boot easily and don't take up a ton of space when not being used. 

 

I don't use tweeters so I can't comment on the quality of those. My experience is limited with only using the 30w but I'd quite like to get a smaller, higher-wattage head and put them through their paces. Running the Little Bastard as full bore, the cabs didn't seem to be struggling at all. 

 

Hope this is some help