NAMM '11 - Ashdown Drophead 200 & LB 30 Bass Amps

[howlingpuppy]

When I was a kid in the 70's there was a guitar company called Kopy Kat.

[Vulturer]

I'm sure all of us at least one time in our life put the drink on top of the amp, and once in a while they get knocked over and spill...

[TheWizardofGore]

LOL they don't list prices on their site. I hate that!

[1612HavenhurstDrive]

Demos where they don't play the gear, especially when it's ridiculously expensive is just silly. Who buys gear based on looks? I'm guessing very few people.

[bassplayer2011ify]

ok so why would i buy a 200 watt ashdown drop head for 5 grand (head and cab) when i can go buy a 500 ampeg fliptop (head and cab) for less then a grand

[WillSpengler]

@bassplayer2011ify

$2999 isn't 5 grand ;)

500 watt fliptop? The newish Portaflex 500? Not really a comparable amp! One is a 500 watt SS amp, the other is a 200 watt tube amp, anyway, who compares amplifiers on power? The asthetics are def. from the old fliptops tho, however they do sound pretty different.

Part of the pricing comes down to it being from a non-US company. It's like how Orange is really expensive in the US and Ampeg & Mesa are really expensive in the UK (even now Ampeg isn't US).

[bigghettobooty]

You think Im going to drop $3000 on 200 watts when I dont even know what it sounds like? Peeps need to start demoing during their Namm videos...

[GrieverKai]

$2999? Suck my balls. I'll stick with the 410 and 115 ABMs that I bought for $650.

[ci0lb]

@GrieverKai ha-ha-ha)))

[angelopb001]

Awesomeness.

When he powers off the 200 and flips it, I did not notice any power cable. Is there some stealth power connection? If so, that is very cool.

[BennettIsAmazing]

@angelopb001 Afraid not - if you look closely you can see him pull the power and speaker out cables from the back of the head with his right hand just after he powers it down.

[NeckPickup]

Hey, isn't a head built into a cabinet called a combo? Why do i not get it?

[tokyosan1]

@NeckPickup this is not "built in" you can remove it so they can call it whatever they want

[NeckPickup]

@tokyosan1 booooo

[tokyosan1]

@NeckPickup hahahah whatever dude

[bassplayer2011ify]

@NeckPickup its based off the ampeg fliptop (look it up) amp used back in the early to late 60s

[rockstarbabyeah]

wow!

[23RuiCarlos23]

how the f*** has nobody thought of that before? that so cool! I hope somebody makes that for guitar.

[metalwillhatecrew]

@23RuiCarlos23 They have done it. Check out the Ampeg Portaflex.

[23RuiCarlos23]

@metalwillhatecrew Thank you! i wish this concept was a real platform, along with combo and head+cab not just a concept for one model of one or two brands...

[metalwillhatecrew]

@23RuiCarlos23 Same here! Although, I'd think that would mess with the cabinets frequency response too much with guitar amps since the cab isn't completely sealed at the top and all.