Ashdown Amplification

Ashdown Engineering was founded in 1997 and immediately established itself as a major player first in bass amplification and then for acoustic and electric guitar amps. Check out Ashdown’s extensive artist list and new product info.

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FOOs rock White House at July 4th party 03 July 2009 The Foo Fighters will perform a short set at the White House as part of the annual festivities on the South Lawn. And Ashdown bassist Nate Mendel is set to reunite with his original band, Sunny Day Real Estate for a national tour that kicks off in September. Check here for news and dates.

Ashdown bands head to Glastonbury 25 June 2009 Glastonbury 09 looks set to be another classic, with rain, mud and some great Ashdown-powered bands. If you're going, look out for The Specials, Lilly Allen, Tom Jones, Bloc Party, The Ting Tings, The Script, Bon Iver, Art Brut, Esser, Noisettes and Just Jack, to name a few. And if you're not, check out the coverage at www.bbc.co.uk/glastonbury/

Guy, live at Leeds 24 June 2009 Pink Floyd bassist and Ashdown afficianado Guy Pratt entertained the crowds at PMT's Leeds and manchester stores with his unique blend of tales from the tourbus, combined with the bass playing that's won him gigs with Madonna, Michael Jackson and countless others. Click here to see some pix of the Ashdown-sponsored evening, and here to listen to Guy on local radio, recorded before the Manchester show.

Download 2009 17 June 2009 We had a great weekend in the warm up tent backstage at Download this weekend and we also managed to get out front and see some great shows, including DevilDriver (pictured right). And what a thrill to see Ashdown artist Rick Savage topping the bill with Def Leppard on Sunday. Look out for some video soon but in the meantime, click here to see some pix.

See us at Download 2009! 08 June 2009 Ashdown will be backstage supporting out artists playing this year's Download fest in Donington on the 12th-14th of June. Ashdown bands playing include Pendulum, Def Leppard, Devil Driver, The Crave, Buckcherry, Twin Atlantic and more, so keep an eye out for pics and interviews as the weekend unfolds!

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