Ashdown Electric Blue 180 Head Bass Amplifier Head

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Ashdown Electric Blue 180 Head Bass Amplifier Head, Main
Ashdown Electric Blue 180 Head Bass Amplifier Head, Front Panel
Ashdown Electric Blue 180 Head Bass Amplifier Head, Main
Ashdown Electric Blue 180 Head Bass Amplifier Head, Front Panel
Ashdown Electric Blue 180 Head Bass Amplifier Head, Main
Ashdown Electric Blue 180 Head Bass Amplifier Head, Front Panel
Ashdown Electric Blue 180 Head Bass Amplifier Head, Main Ashdown Electric Blue 180 Head Bass Amplifier Head, Front Panel Ashdown Electric Blue 180 Head Bass Amplifier Head, Main Ashdown Electric Blue 180 Head Bass Amplifier Head, Front Panel Ashdown Electric Blue 180 Head Bass Amplifier Head, Main Ashdown Electric Blue 180 Head Bass Amplifier Head, Front Panel
Balanced DI output. FX loop. Sub-harmonic generator.

The new EB180H head uses a 180 Watts RMS fan-cooled fast-transient power stage, and a fully-featured bass preamplifier with inputs for both active and passive instruments, a 'VU style' LED input level meter, 5 band EQ with Bright and Deep switches, a front panel-mounted balanced DI output for connection to a PA or recording console, an FX loop, a tuner/line output and the classic Ashdown sub-harmonic generator.

Specifications

Power Output: 180 watts RMS

Height: 134mm (5.3 in.)

Width: 474mm (18.7 in.)

Depth: 315mm (12.4 in.)

Weight: 7.5kg (16.5lbs)

High Input: Impedance 3.9MOhms / Input range 150mV - 20V p-p

Low Input: Impedance 10KOhms / Input range 300mV - 40V p-p

Line Input: Impedance 22kOhms / Input level 0dBu nominal

Effects Return: Impedance 22kOhms / Level 0dBu nominal

Tuner Output: Impedance 22kOhms / Level 0dBu nominal

Effects Send: Impedance 22kOhms / Level 0dBu nominal

DI Output: 600 Ohms balanced / Level -20dBu nominal

Speaker Outputs: Minimum impedance 4 Ohms

Bass: 15dB @ 100Hz

Lo Mid: 15dB @ 220Hz

Middle: 15dB @ 660Hz

Hi Mid: 15dB @ 1.6kHz

Treble: 15dB @ 7kHz shelving

Deep: +8dB @ 50Hz

Bright: +10dB @ 10kHz

Signal to Noise: Better than 80dB (EQ flat)

Distortion: Less than 0.5% THD

Frequency Response: -3dB at 33Hz and 25KHz

Power Requirements: 230 /115v

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: +44-162-185-8800
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Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. (11 ratings)
Submitted October 21, 2005 by a customer from yahoo.com

"a Bang for your Buck !!!!"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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I think that I will be satisfied with this product for a long time.
Sound
This is the best amp head that I have ever bought for under $250. I was late with my rent because I bought the amp instead of paying the rent. It was worth it. Excellent tone even playing at low volumes. I used to own a Hartke 3500 head. Even with the lack of graphic eq, the ashdown has great tone. The only negative, is not being able to rack mount the head.
Features
I wish the head was rackmountable. I have a compressor and a BBE Sonic Maximizer that would help to give me even a better tone for my bass. I wish that Ashdown would work on that.
Quality
The only thing I dont like is the little thump sound that the amp makes when you turn the amp off. Even with all the volumes turned down.

Musical Background:

Active Musician

Musical Style:

Rock, Funk, Latin,
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