Ashdown Archives

Ashdown continues its renewed UK manufacturing push with four new British-built bass amp ranges, including the RBM, OBM, SBM, and PBM series.

Guy Pratt’s tone and feel help David Gilmour’s Fat Old Sun build from a soft start to a big finale making the Rome performance hit even harder.

Guy Pratt shines on “Comfortably Numb,” bringing his deep groove and vocals to Gilmour’s new Live at the Circus Maximus film.

Fifteen Ashdown Head of Doom amps signed by Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler will hit Reverb, alongside new UK-built signature cabinets.

Ashdown announces UK-built ABM EVO IV amps and Classic Custom Shop cabinets, celebrating 2025 with a renewed focus on British design and tone.

Watch David Gilmour perform “Sorrow” live in Rome, part of his upcoming concert film and live album from the Luck and Strange tour.

Geezer Butler powers Sabbath’s farewell with a custom Ashdown rig, delivering massive tone and classic lines in their final Birmingham show.

Ashdown's Studio-4 is a battery-powered, 3-watt bass amp with a 4" speaker, Bluetooth, and a tiny 2.2-lb frame—perfect for practicing anywhere.

Pantera's Rex Brown teamed up with Ashdown to create the RB-800, an 800-watt bass amp designed for power, versatility, and deep tonal flexibility.

Ashdown Engineering unveiled the SO-1200 at NAMM 2025, a 1,200-watt signature bass amp for Shavo Odadjian, featuring dual 600-watt power sections and a Variable ValveDrive for bold, dynamic tone.

Ashdown has revamped the OriginAL-EVO-C112T, which packs their new OriginAL EVO bass head into a 1×12" kickback combo. The amp pumps out 300 watts while weighing just 29 pounds.

Ashdown is most known for their bass amplifiers and pedals, but in 2020, it introduced a line of bass guitars. This year at NAMM, they unveiled the next generation of their basses with the Roasted Series.