Ashdown Introduces Retroglide 800 Bass Amp
One of the many new products Ashdown introduced at NAMM this year was the Retroglide-800, an amp head built in their custom shop. The company describes the amp as a throwback to the ’80s with founder Mark Gooday saying, “[it] takes me back to my roots as a bass player [with] pure, simple tone at your fingertips.”
The Retroglide revolves around a 12-band graphic EQ with frequency bands ranging from 30Hz to 15kHz. Other front-facing features include hi and low impedance inputs, a mute switch, and input and output level controls. Its rear panel has a line input, an effects loop, a Neutrik combination jack/speakon connector, and a balanced DI output.
The Ashdown Retroglide 800 is hand built in the UK with a hand-machined 6mm alloy front panel and an engineered mild steel lid. It’s available for order now with a street price round $849.99.
Ashdown Engineering Retroglide 800 Bass Amp Specs:
| Power: | 720 Watts @ 4 Ohms |
| Power Amp Type: | Class D |
| Frequency Response: | 17Hz-22kHz |
| Weight: | 4.5 lbs |
| Inputs: | Low/High Impedance Instrument Inputs, Line In, Effects Return |
| Outputs: | Effects Send, XLR DI Out, Neutrik Combo Speakon |
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I think I may need one :)
‘Pure simple tone’ and a 12-band graphic. Hmmm. Still, the front panel is ‘hand-machined’ so what’s not to like?
I dig the straightforwardness! No “lo” or “hi” switches, no “contour” or “enhance” knobs, no “character” or “tone” controls… Just frequencies! That, to me, is actually pure and simple.
And I love ashdown. So there’s that.