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Ashdown Rootmaster RM-C115T-500-EVO 500w 1x15" Bass Amp Combo

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SKU: RM-C115T-500-EVO

Product Description

Ashdown's range of Rootmaster amplifiers are well known for being high quality, lightweight bass amps made for the gigging player. Now Ashdown are improving these amps even further with more power, lighter weight and more tone options in the Rootmaster Evo series. The RM-C115T-500-Evo is a 500-watts amplifier that is perfect for mid-sized gigs all the way up to large venues!

Lighter Weight

While the previous generation of Rootmaster amps sounded amazing they were a little bit heavier than what some players wanted. With the EVO's new more powerful power amp section and a new lighterweight design on the cabs you can expect your rig to be 35% lighter than the previous Rootmaster rig. Same great tone... no more back pain. This model weighs 17kg.

1x15" Combo Design

If you love your low-end loud and heavy then you need a 15" speaker in your combo. This large speaker designed by Ashdown really pushes the low end of the bass hard easily filling up a decent sized room with some rumble. Don't worry it still has plenty of mid and high response as well which only gets better when you add an external speaker. With the ability to support any 8 ohm speaker cab you can easily fit your sound to the room.

Dual Inputs

Changing between active and passive basses can be a bit of a pain. Mainly because the input level is so different instrument to instrument that if you forget while on stage you may have no level or all of a sudden become way too loud. The EVO now has dual inputs so you just need to change the input to be attenuated to the right level at a moment's notice.

Powerful EQ

Ashdown have always been known for their EQ circuits and the one on this little head is incredible. With 5 bands covering bass, middle and high as well as specific 240Hz and 1k5Hz controls you have a huge range of sounds at your hands. Not to mention that by flicking in the Shape switch you can transform the tone from the Rootmaster to a classic ABM style Ashdown tone.

Tone Shaping Options

If having all of those EQ options was enough this amp also has high quality, single knob compression built in. You even have built in overdrive and sub controls letting you really shape the tone to your liking. This really is the king amp for the player who wants to dive between a bunch of different sounds without having to change amps or carrying a massive pedalboard.

Specifications

  • Power Output:  500 Watts
  • Power Handling:  115 - 230 Volts
  • Speaker Configuration:  1 x 15
  • Speaker Outputs:  2 x Speakon
  • Frequency Response:  -3dB at 17Hz and 30kHz
  • High Instrument Input:  Impedance 3.9m Ohms, input range 150mV - 20mV p-p
  • Low Instrument Input:  Impedance - 1M ohms Input range 150mv to 10v p - p
  • Line Input:  Impedance 10k Ohms, input range 300mV - 40V p-p
  • DI Output:  600 Ohm balanced / Level -20dBu nominal
  • Tuner Output:  Impedance 22k Ohms / Level 0dBu nominal
  • Impedance:  Minimum 4 Ohm
  • Signal to noise:  Better than 80dB (EQ flat)
  • EQ:  Bass +/-15dB @ 100Hz Lo Mid +/-15dB @ 220Hz Middle +/-15dB @ 660Hz Hi Mid +/-15dB @ 1.6kHz Treble +/-15dB @ 7kHz shelving Deep +
  • Effects Send:  impedance 22k Ohm / Level 0dBu nominal
  • Effects Return:  impedance 22k Ohm / Level 0dBu nominal
  • Distortion:  Less than 0.5% THD
  • H x W x D (mm):  590 x 470 x 335
  • Weight (kg):  17kg

Customer Reviews

3.7

6 reviews

Value

Looks

Durability

Sound

Mr Adrian Hodgkinson17th Nov 2021

Value 5Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

Mr Nigel Holmes12th Sep 2021

The output power is way overstated, more like 50 than 500.

Value 2Looks 4Durability 3Sound 1

Trusted Customer22nd Aug 2021

Value 5Looks 5Durability 4

Mr chad mcdonald18th Jul 2021

Most amazing sound I have heard on a bass combo in 40 years and only 17kg!!!

Value 5Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

Mr Huw Lafleur-Davies14th Apr 2021

Love the Ashdown sound and this gives me what I was getting from an Ashdown EVO head and Ashdown 4x10 in a compact package.

Value 5Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

Steven27th Apr 2016

Unfortunately this was not to my liking, when your drummer says he cant hear you, you know its not good, I play in a 5 piece covers band and the definition at low volume was not to my liking, although maybe at higher levels it would be but not for the places we play sadly

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