Phenomenal sound: very pure and, as the man himself says, "organic." 12-band graphic eq is very sensitive and tweakable, but leaving this flat still gets you a great tone with the right bass. Harmonic emphasis is possibly the coolest bass effect I've seen in a long time...much more usable than subharmonic generators.

It's actually quite the Spartan head, with not a whole lot of bells and whistles compared some brands (think: Trace). That said, the simplicity is what makes this thing really great: plug in, great tone, play.

See above. Very easy to use.

Well, if you doing the quality divided by $$$ divided by tone factor, this thing is a great deal. Cool boutique AshdownLabs head, for about the same price as a bunch of other mid-level bass heads. If you can get one blem, like I did on this site, you're really doing okay.

I'll give Ashdown a 9...I had a question about a bass cabinet to pair with this head, and they got back to me, from the UK, the next business day and kept corresponding with me until I had the answer I needed.

Absolutely the coolest thing going in my rack. Red face, blue lights, graphic, and Level42 accoutrements...I get comments ALL the time. It helps that this head will likely be more popular in the UK where Mark King is more well-known. Here in the US it's a really unique piece of equipment.

Active Semi-Pro

Alt

The best amp I have ever heard, amazing clarity and brilliance.

Everything on the amp worked flawlessly with incredible versitility in the overall sound shaping and control of the sound that you need or want.

It took me about 3 minutes to find the sound that best fits my playing style and I played for several hours, without even blinking an eye ----total perfection right out of the box.

The knobs are very sturdy and responsive --and I can imagine with years of use this amp will still work as well as the day I bought it.

I purchased a B-stock amp and I'm totally satisfied with every aspect of this amp (flaw --what flaw, I haven't seen anything to be alarmed about)

I haven't called the Tech support, there's no need ---when it works flawlessly.

This amp is total perfection. I love the red colour it is stunning and sounds even better than it looks. The harmonizer circuit makes this amp a cut above the rest. Mark King knows the sound he wants and has captured that sound for everyone to try for themselves.

Recording Engineer/Musician/Composer

Alternative/Techno/Contemporary rock and other styles

The sound is amazing and really versatile. You can easily produce a fat and low metal sound, a delicious slapping sound or thick and fluent jazz bass-liner!

I love the harmonic emphasis, it really does its job - not a lot of words needed. I also love the wide EQ!

I don't think I could be easier.

I think it could be little lighter, but who am I to judge? The finish is absolutely perfect and it's generally really well-built.

I find the price to be totally reasonable.

I just contacted the company once, they responded a few hours later and pointed out my stupidity in a very polite way :P

Just look at the damn thing! I kiss it goodnight every night :P

Active Musician

Rock/Funk