Ashdown ABM 500 RC EVO III offer bass players an integrated solution in the form of a versatile, rack mounting bass amplifier head. Ashdown ABM 500 RC EVO III delivers the same spec as the standard ABM 500 EVO III Head, but comes with a stunning, polished chrome panel. ABM 500RC EVO III features 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.
EQ can be switched in/out on ABM 500RC EVO III by a footswitch, enabling players to go from a flat fretless sound to a boosted sound via a favourite EQ setting. A single input is switchable for passive and active instruments with a blend of solid state and dual triode tube preamps stages which can be preset and selected by footswitch, providing access to a massive range of clean, warm and overdriven tones.
Also footswitchable is the on-board compressor and the mighty Ashdown sub-harmonic generator which precisely tracks the main signal and reproduces it an octave lower. A sub-harmonic level control enables the player to add just the right amount of low-end reinforcement - everything from a subtle, thickening of the sound to unbridled, bone crushing tone. ABM500RC EVO III features a front-panel mounted balanced DI out with pre or post EQ switching, a sub-bass output, a tuner output, an FX loop and a line input for the connection of an external sampler or sound source. Output muting cuts the signal from the DI output but leaves the tuner output 'live', allowing the player to tune up in silence.
Featuring a newly upgraded power section, Ashdown ABM 500 RC EVO III bass amps offer faster transient attack, more headroom and even less noise.