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Proudly built in the UK, the Classic Series is Ashdown’s flagship bass amp range. Comprising of 500 and 1000-watt Klystron heads, a selection of cabinets and a range of 500-Watt combos, the Classics are about doing everything better – more volume, more dynamics, an extended frequency range and greater versatility.
The 575-Watt, 2 x10 + horn C210H-500 combo 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.
The inclusion of a 4-way footswitch as standard makes Ashdown Classic amongst the most versatile live performance bass amps in the business, providing control over the compressor, sub-harmonic generator, tube grind and EQ pre-shape.
Central to the performance of the combo is the use of new, custom developed Neodymium speakers which incorporate a number of advanced features including a cast aluminium chassis with thin brackets to avoid sound wave reflections, a magnet circuit with heat sink rims to ensure rapid heat dissipation and decompression holes in the cone. The result is a range of ultra-lightweight bass drivers that just keep getting louder as the level is increased, delivering a powerful, consistent bass tone at all volume levels and with no power loss over long performances.
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| Power Output (RMS) | 575W |
| Speaker Configuration | 2 x10 + horn |
| Frequency Response | -3dB at 17Hz and 30kHz |
| Speaker Outputs | Minimum impedance 4 Ohms |
| High Instrument Input | Impedance 3.9m Ohms, input range 150mV - 20V p-p |
| Low Instrument Input | Impedance 10k Ohms, input range 300mV - 40V p-p |
| Line Input | Impedance 22k Ohms, input level 0dBu nominal |
| Line Output | Impedance 10k Ohms, level 0dBu nominal |
| DI Output | 600 ohms balanced, level -20dBu nominal |
| Tuner Output | Impedance 1k Ohms, level 0dBu nominal |
| EQ | Bass +/-15dB @ 45Hz Middle +/-15dB @ 660Hz Treble +/-15dB @ 7kHz shelving Slider 1 +/-15dB @ 110Hz Slider 2 +/-15dB @ 340Hz Slider 3 +/-15dB @ 1.3kHz Slider 4 +/-15dB @ 2.6kHz Shape (Push Flat) +8dB @ 50Hz & 4kHz, -8dB @ 400Hz, filter slope - 6dB/octave |
| Effects Send | Impedance 22k Ohms, level 0dBu nominal |
| Effects Return | Impedance 22k Ohms, input level 0dBu nominal |
| H x W x D (mm) | 645 x 610 x 340 |
| Weight (kg) | 37 |
Ashdown reserves the right to alter specifications without notice.