Ashdown Little Giant 350 and 1000 bass amps

[Grey Owl]

Has anyone used / bought / heard this little units in action?

I like the idea of low weight but, what do they sound like?

Cheers

[Grey Owl]

Thought I'd give everyone the links to try and stimulate discussion!


Little Giant 1,000 watts RMS
http://www.ashdownmusic.com/bass/detail.asp?ID=212

Little Giant 300 watta RMS
http://www.ashdownmusic.com/bass/detail.asp?ID=211

Cheers

David

[Sydney]

This may be a case where hands on field reports are more indicative of performance/value...
However the specifications and details provided by the manufacturer are cursory.
Many aspects of performance are not given.
The S/N ratio is about 15db worse than other amps.

Syd

[Bill Fitzmaurice]

They're behind the curve as far as the lightweight amp genre goes, making them overpriced. BUT...prices in the UK have been recently slashed, so you can expect the same to happen here soon, and at $300 they'd be a pretty good deal.

[Gauss]

A lot of really low end controls - deep is a boost at 50hz, shape increase 30 hz. Looks like a speaker's worst nightmare.

I think the next step will be preamp/amp pedals. No more figuring out where to secure the tiny amp. I think I'm going to send that idea in to GenzBenz, since they've been such a good company to me.