Ashdown Engineering
{{Short description|British amplifier manufacturer}}
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| founder = Mark Gooday
| location = Heybridge, Essex, England
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| industry = Bass amplification
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File:Ashdown ABM-300 Bass Amplifier - input level meter angled (2007-02-24 by Andrew Plumb).jpg
Ashdown Engineering is a British manufacturer of instrument amplifiers, particularly for bass{{cite book|last=Pittman|first=Aspen|title=The Tube Amp Book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JT1I7Ld76YsC&pg=PA8|year=2003|publisher=Backbeat|isbn=9780879307677|page=8}} and acoustic guitars.
History
The company was founded in 1997 by Mark Gooday, a chief engineer and managing director at Trace Elliot. When Gooday was let go by Trace Elliot's then parent company, Kaman, and prior to Kaman closing the doors to the UK distribution and factory facilities, he had been planning to start his own company. The company was named 'Ashdown' after Gooday's wife's family name, and the logo was constructed from this, his passion for cars and the Austin-Healey motor badge.
Besides bass amplifiers and cabinets,{{cite news|url=http://www.premierguitar.com/blogs/5-daily-news/post/20245-ashdown-engineering-unveils-rootmaster-series-pibass-240-and-aaa-range|title=Ashdown Engineering Unveils Rootmaster Series, PiBass-240, and AAA Range|date=23 January 2014|work=Premier Guitar|accessdate=3 September 2015}} the company makes effect pedals for bass players.{{cite news|url=http://www.guitarworld.com/review-ashdown-engineering-nm2-double-distortion-pedal|title=Review: Ashdown Engineering NM2 Double Distortion Pedal|last=Voight|first=Billy|date=6 September 2013|work=Guitar World|accessdate=3 September 2015}}
Initially focusing on bass guitarists, in 2001 the company introduced a line of guitar amplifiers (50W and 100W stacks and combos) called Peacemaker. Later, more affordable models in 20W and 40W were added, with cheaper PCB technology.
Ashdown have gone on to produce hand-wired amplifiers, and set up a separate company for this, called Hayden.
References
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External links
{{commons category|Ashdown Engineering}}
- {{official website|ashdownmusic.com}}
- [http://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/mark-gooday Mark Gooday Interview] at NAMM Oral History Collection (2017)
Category:Guitar amplifier manufacturers
Category:Audio equipment manufacturers of the United Kingdom