Ashdown impresses the man from UNKLE
07 August 2008
UNKLE bass player James Griffith is using an Ashdown ABM 500 EVO III / 810 rig with the band that has been central to the trip hop scene since its inception in 1994. Working with artists including Thom Yorke and The Beastie Boys, UNKLE and their MoWax record label are an influential creative force so make sure you check them out.
Panda adopts Ashdown
07 August 2008
British band Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong has taken delivery of a Classic Klystron 1000 head and 2 x 410 cabinets, and bass player Panda is loving his new Ashdown rig. The band has big plans for 08/09 so be sure to check them out at www.myspace.com/joeleanandthejingjangjong
Countdown to V
07 August 2008
It's less than two weeks to V – Ashdown's 'Home Town' festival in sunny Chelmsford. We'll be backstage with the Ashdown hospitality trailer as usual, and are looking forward to sharing a beer with all the Ashdown powered bands which this year include Lenny Kravitz, Pigeon Detectives, The Charlatans and many more.
Death Cab For Cutie In Paris
09 July 2008
We're just back from Paris where we hooked up with long-time Ashdown fans Death Cab For Cutie. The band were blown away by their new custom Classic 215 cab, and sounded great at a sell-out show that night. Don't miss them when they play in London next week at KOKO (14th) and Brixton (17th).
Glasto Report
03 July 2008
See Glastonbury performances from Ashdown-powered bands
including Biffy Clyro, Elbow, Crowded House, James Blunt, Pigeon
Detectives, Scouting for Girls, Ben Folds, Editors, Newton Faulkner
and The Young Knives – and to read the Ashdown Glastonbury report.
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