Ashdown Unveils John Entwistle Bass Preamp
 January 18, 2001U.K. bassamp specialist Ashdown Engineering is unveiling a limited-edition John Entwistle bass preamplifier at NAMM 2001. With only 100 units available, the custom preamp is a special, alloy-fronted version of Ashdown's groundbreaking RPM1, used by the legendary Who bassist on the band's hugely successful recent world tour, and features the "Bass Player of the Millennium's" signature.
Entwistle’s current touring rig is all Ashdown, comprising three RPM1 preamps and three PM1000 power amps, feeding 3,000 watts into 2 pairs of Ashdown ASS115 and ASS212 cabinets. "In four decades of bass playing, I’ve never heard anything quite like it," he says. Catch one of the remaining Who shows if you don't believe him!
"John is a true legend and the man responsible for bringing bass playing into the foreground," comments Ashdown's Mark Gooday. "We're naturally proud to be powering a musician for whom great sound remains of the utmost importance."
Entwistle is expected to make an appearance at the Ashdown booth at NAMM where he will sign four preamps personally for an upcoming Ashdown competition later in the year. For more information, visit their web site at www.ashdownmusic.co.uk. | 
