buff Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Have tried a ashdown abm 500 head which i liked the sound of, im also keen on the peavey tour 450 head and the hartke lh500. Anyone had any experience with any of these heads ? Budget is about £450. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASH Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 [quote name='buff' post='652581' date='Nov 12 2009, 01:02 PM']Have tried a ashdown abm 500 head which i liked the sound of, im also keen on the peavey tour 450 head and the hartke lh500. Anyone had any experience with any of these heads ? Budget is about £450.[/quote] if you're going down the solid state route you may want to consider the gallien krueger 700rb 480w..it's a little bit more expensive though. i have the 1001rb and it's a beast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 The Hartke LH500 is a fabulous head, dead simple to use and dead easy to get a great tone from. And it's perfectly powerful for almost anything you'll need :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussFM Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I'm selling my Musicman HD500 if you're interested, made by MarkBass in Italy and is essentially a TA503 without the yellow. 500w solid state with tube preamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crez5150 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 try the GK MB2..... outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Haven't tried the others but have recently moved from Trace to the Hartke LH500 and I'm very happy with it. Not a lot of knobs and buttons and that suits me. And it's plenty loud enough. Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buff Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 Forgot the other thing is its got to be repairable, my local amp tec shook his head a while back when i mentioned G&K. Had a little 250watt G&K back in the mid 90's and loved it. Not sure if its down to digital stuff or printed circuits thats the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 LM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 [quote name='chris_b' post='652936' date='Nov 12 2009, 07:24 PM']LM 2[/quote] +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buff Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 Have also noticed the peavey tour 450 comes with a 5 year warranty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Balsamic Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Hartke LH500 or a Markbass LMII. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cLepto-bass Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 My vote goes for the Markbass LMII. At least give it ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatbass787 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 This to me seems bargain of the year. Really good heads, simple, powerful and made in England [url="http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~name~Ashdown-MAG-600-EVO-I-(Limited-Run)~ID~11199.asp"]http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~name~A...n)~ID~11199.asp[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buff Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 Its a good price, not really up on ashdown stuff to know if there's much differance between the mag stuff and the abm heads ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.T Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 ABM500.... Would look amazingly great on that BIG cab of yours. ... and only 5 minutes away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buff Posted November 13, 2009 Author Share Posted November 13, 2009 Haha was going to pm you mike about popping over and giving it a try funnily enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 +1 on the LM11. Or LM111? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_bass Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 [quote name='buff' post='653230' date='Nov 12 2009, 11:51 PM']Its a good price, not really up on ashdown stuff to know if there's much differance between the mag stuff and the abm heads ?[/quote] ABM has a valve pre in it - MAG is solid state all round. Get the abm500 it's lovely. I've got a klystron500. Love the sound and has all the built in effects that I need. That said, with my recurring hernia problem , I do wonder whether I should have got a nice lightweight LMII - which sounds great too - but very clean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmansky Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 you can pick up a 500w abm 11 head off evilbay for £250/300.great amps imo.cheapest new is £499.i have had mine for 18 months without any problems and ashdowns after sale service can not be beaten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basshead56 Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Ampeg B 500DR Awesome head, 500 watts into 2ohms, SVT sounds, four programmable channels with two inputs- you can dial up any sound-without having to change basses! and all into a 2U rack unit. Also, the last USA built Ampeg amp! Fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plux_the_Duck Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 LH500 - best choice if you want a simple crisp sound!!! loads of grunt, loads of volume to grunt really simple use, basically just plug in and go, no fiddling with eq knobs and that stuff Got my recommendation to anyone who needs a 500 watt amp for less than £450 (haha, I got mine when it was £180, cos I got it last christmas - though it was a gamble then) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayfan Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 [quote name='Merton' post='652589' date='Nov 12 2009, 01:08 PM']The Hartke LH500 is a fabulous head, dead simple to use and dead easy to get a great tone from. And it's perfectly powerful for almost anything you'll need :-)[/quote] +1. Really pleased with mine. It's an antidote to over-complicated amp heads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottle Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 [quote name='crez5150' post='652611' date='Nov 12 2009, 01:23 PM']try the GK MB2..... outstanding![/quote] +1 for the GK MB2 - had mine for a few months now. Very happy with it, and I can push the full 500w into my EBS 4x10 cab (which is nice ). Add a slight amount of grit courtesy of the SansAmp, and you've got a killer combination. Very easy to dial in a tone, EQ is pretty good, contour filter is a nice touch. Anyway, there's lot to choose from at that price point (I paid a smidge over 500 notes for the GK) - LM3, Shuttle 6.0, the new Orange Bass Terror 500, TC RH450, plus I'm sure if you try first, you can pick up a bargain second-hand (lots of LM2s come up for sale). Give Darren at Bass Merchant a call. Anyway, hope this helps Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moos3h Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I recently tried the Peavey Tour 450 (not bad at all), Hartke LH500 (nice sounds but heavy and the shop I was in had a few back), the Markbass LM3 (didn't like it but not sure why) and the Orange Bass Terror. The Orange TOTALLY destroyed the others for me, BUT it's not going to be to everyone's taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 for that money I'd check out the LMll on here and the SWR900 .. the latter being a stupendous spec for the money..IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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