Considering a RM 500

[buff]

I’ll be honest I had a touring/spyder way back and didn’t like it, but my beloved trace amp has finally crapped out and is no longer repairable. So now considering an RM, but being class D is it reliable ?A pf 500 and a mb 500 I had both went wrong, hence why I ended up with a trace. Because at least I thought it was repairable, but it has served me well the last nine years. So I guess the question is can a RM do the trace thing, any thoughts ? 

Edited 1 hour ago by buff

[Machines]

I have an RM800 EVO III ( and had RM500s EVO I & II). All have been very reliable (over the last 5 years). That said - I know if there is a problem with them, Ashdown customer service is top notch and they would sort it quickly.

 

It is very light, EQ does what I need and it is VERY loud - the volume is not linear and it seems to increase massively from around 2'o'clock on the dial. I cannot put it much further than this and have gigged without PA several times.

 

Disclaimer - I am an Ashdown artist, so there may be a little bias here.

[police squad]

Ive been using the evo 2 since it came out

Excellent sounding amp and Im still using it for the difficult load in gigs where I can't take my ampeg v4b.

Will be using it twice this weekend 

[fretmeister]

I had an RM800 Evo 2 and it was rock solid.

 

The only thing I don't like about them is the notched volume control as I always seemed to want it in between 2 notches. I sent mine in to Ashdown and Dave swapped the vol pot for a smooth one and didn't charge me anything - not even the return postage! Top customer service.

 

I went back to a Mark Bass rig in the end but the Ashdown was very good, lightweight, more than powerful enough and had a good tone. Even the very limited onboard compressor and drive were usable. I didn't rate the octave though - flubby and doesn't track well at all, but I have an OC-5 that is always on my board so no drama there.

 

They are also remarkably good value used.