"The year was 1997. The Packers won over the Patriots 35-21, Boogie Nights was the "big" movie of the year, and across the pond on a small farm, Ashdown Amplification was born! Ashdown is the brainchild of bass player and ethusiast Mark Gooday. Mark worked as a product developer for Trace Elliott in the mid-80's. In 1997, Mark embarked on his journey of building a better bass amp. Mark's aim was to develop a "modern classic", in what he describes as showing respect to his predecessors while marrying new innovation with vintage styling. The result was a perfect mix of versatility, sound, and innovation!

Today, Ashdown bass amps can be seen on stage with the likes of U2's Adam Clayton, Foo Fighter's Nate Mendel, and Pino Paladino, just to name a few. Come in and check out what these players have already come to know, the power and performance of Ashdown!" - Greg, the bass guy, MDP

Like Greg said folks, we here at MDP are very excited to carry Ashdown Engineering! Let me show you a few of the things we've got in stock right now.

Klystron 500

The 575-Watt Klystron 500 head features a single input is switchable for passive and active instruments with a blend of solid state and dual triode tube preamps stages. Three straightforward rotary tone controls provide 20dB of cut and boost at 60Hz, 660Hz and 5kHz, and are supplemented by two pairs of additional sliders giving 15dB cut and boost at 180Hz, 340Hz, 1.3kHz and 2.6kHz. A built-in dual band compressor acts separately on the high and low frequency components of the signal to provide precise control, while the on-board sub-harmonic generator turns the Classics into powerhouses of tone.

Retail price: $1799
MDP Sale Price: $1259

ABM 410T

The ABM-410T is a 650 watt 8 Ohm bass cabinet combining 4 X 10" Ashdown BlueLine drivers with an HF horn in a precision tuned plywood cabinet.
The cabinet is constructed from high-grade birch ply with properly screwed and glued joints, protected by a tough, buffalo leather cloth covering and chromed metal corners. Special Ashdown-designed metal handles are used in favour of inferior flip handles which can rattle after years of use.
Ashdown BlueLine speakers are specially developed to achieve a superb balance of power, transparency and deep, controlled low end, without sacrificing any of the mid-band attack and high-end brightness that are so important in a modern bass sound.

Retail price: $899
MDP Sale Price: $629

MAG 300 EVO-II

The MAG 300H head features a potent new fan-cooled 307 watts RMS power section. Rotary bass, middle and treble controls are supplemented by smaller rotary controls providing 15dB of cut and boost at 220Hz and 1.6kHz, providing a comprehensive 5 band EQ section. Additionally, front panel push switches for Bright and Deep settings provide instant access to attacking and warm, rounded sounds respectively and, on the subject of low-end response, the trademark Ashdown sub-harmonic generator is ready and able to deliver truck loads of earth moving tone if called upon. Inputs are provided for active and passive instruments and the front panel also features an effects send and return, a tuner/line output and a balanced DI output for direct connection to a mixing console.
With the MAGs now achieving EVO II status, the amplifier also includes a built-in compressor with precision sonic control.
Retail price: $569
MDP Sale Price: $399

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Please, come on by! Check out the awesome Ashdown stuff!