A First Look: Ashdown Engineering ABM-500 EVO III

a first look at the Ashdown Engineering ABM-500 EVO III bass amp head....

try out an Ashdown today... drop by The Music Source (1021 EDSA, proj 7, Veterans Village QC) for those in the North, SPL located in Raon if you're in the manila area, and HiFi Lounge (4th floor, Festival Supermall, Filinvest Corporate Center, Alabang) for those in the south.

Contact numbers:

The Music Source: 376-4598
SPL: 735-5440
HiFi Lounge: 842-8133

ABM-500 EVO III 45,995 pesos

specs:

Power Output (RMS) 575W
Frequency Response -3dB at 17Hz and 30kHz
Speaker Outputs Minimum impedance 4 Ohms
High Instrument Input Impedance 3.9m Ohms, input range 150mV - 20mV p-p
Low Instrument Input Impedance 10k Ohms, input range 300mV - 40V p-p
Line Input Impedance 22k Ohms, input level 0dBu nominal
Sub Output Impedance 1k Ohms, level 0dBu Nominal
DI Output 600 Ohms balanced, level 0dBu nominal
Tuner Output Impedance 22k Ohms, level 0dBu nominal
EQ Bass +/-15dB @ 45Hz
Middle +/-15dB @ 660Hz
Treble +/-15dB @ 7kHz shelving
Slider 1 +/-15dB @ 180Hz
Slider 2 +/-15dB @ 340Hz
Slider 3 +/-15dB @ 1.3kHz
Slider 4 +/-15dB @ 2.6kHz
Shape (Push Flat) +8dB @ 50Hz & 4kHz, -8dB @ 400Hz, filter slope - 6dB/octave
Effects Send Impedance 22k Ohms, level 0dBu nominal
Effects Return Impedance 22k Ohms, input level 0dBu Nominal
H x W x D (mm) 134 x 474 x 315
Weight (kg) 14

Category:

Music

Tags:

• ashdown
• abm 500
• bass amp
• punch
• review

[karskot]

because he don't have good mic and a desk and maybe he just want to say few words about this amp...whats wrong with this ?

[jsutton414]

lol you're basing that opinion off a a youtube video? youtube audio is horrible and doesn't do ANY amp justice. So before you make another comment like that think about this.

[womwoms93]

im running my electric guitar with the Pog2 through one of these with the ashdown mag 410 - 450W bass cabinet with 4 x 10" speakers so it can really handle the low end. iv had trouble really crankin it though, its halfway on the input on passive and almost on max on the output but still pretty quiet! can anyone give any suggestions? cheers

[DavidsJeffs]

i got a Genz Benz shuttle 9.0 goin into Mag deep 4x10... decimates, $ per watt i had to get the Genz. ashdown could not compete on that end.

[suzusann55]

麻原さん？ごめん

[vaderraider666]

i use the mag series ashdown and that is fucking insane i cant wait to plug into one of these bad boys!!! I WILL ONLY PLAY ASHDOWN!!!

[caressxofxsteel]

bought this exact amp since im a bassist in one of my 3 bands, yes 3 bands lol i love the tight bottom end and the bright piano string top end this amp brings. and its LOUD!!!! hahaha

[Kaza52]

Geez guys, stop rippin' on his english. This review is meant for the filipino market.

[Pinstripedtie]

You REALLY need to work on your English! You talk in mixed language and cannot understand half of what you say!

[dirtypaper]

@garethhjones i'm sorry but, even with the video camera mic it sounds pretty good, just compare other video's of thus user, so you can compare. By the way, there are not so many video's on youtube that have direct line in recordings on demo's

[wrongserver]

@AttitudeCastle thats the only two places in the world called Ashdown :)

[AttitudeCastle]

@wrongserver

I'm from Ashdown UK