Ashdown Engineering The Ant Micro Bass Amp User Manual
- June 10, 2024
- Ashdown Engineering
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Ashdown Engineering The Ant Micro Bass Amp
THANK YOU
Thank you for purchasing your Ashdown Engineering Amplifier and welcome to the
family! We really think you’ve made the right choice and know that this
amplifier will give you years of great tone and service.
It is a machine though and needs to be looked after, please read through this
user manual which will help you get the most out of your new Amp and keep it
running as long as some of our happiest and very famous customers.
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INTRODUCTION
Well you don’t get much more lightweight than this for a 200 watt bass amp that can sit comfortably on any pedal board just plug into any cabinet (min load 4 ohms) and start gigging.
As with its namesake The Ant punches well above its weight/size of only 915
grams (W:210mm D:118mm H:62 inc Feet & knobs), capable of carrying any
drummer…. Made entirely from aluminium The Ant is fabricated to be durable yet
weigh nothing
FEATURES:
- 200 Watts RMS
- 3 BAND EQ
- HEADPHONE OUT
- SHDOWN PRE SHAPE
- Di OUT
- COMBI JACK/SPEAKON
- MIN LOAD 4Ohms
- PASSIVE & ACTIVE PAD
- MUTE SWITCH
- MULTI VOLTAGE MAINS
- POWERED
Weight & Dimensions:
- H: 62mm (Inc Pots) – 2.4”
- W: 210mm – 8.2”
- D: 118mm – 4.7”
- Kgs: 0.9
- Lbs: 1.9
THE ANT
With the ever-changing needs of today’s working bass players Ashdown have devised a product unique in features and distinctive in design. The Ant is the all-new bass amp of the modern age, where space is a premium and lightweight is the way to go
Well you don’t get much more lightweight than this for a 200 watt bass amp that can sit comfortably on any pedal board just plug into any cabinet (min load 4 ohms) and start gigging.
As with its namesake The Ant punches well above its weight/size of only 915 grams (W:210mm D:118mm H:62 inc Feet & knobs), capable of carrying any drummer…. Made entirely from aluminium The Ant is fabricated to be durable yet weigh nothing.
The 3 band EQ and trusty Ashdown Shape is warm, articulate and dynamic when used in conjunction with one another a large array of tones can be achieved…
Or just set it flat and plug in your pedal board or profiling system and away you go with the option to tailor your tone on stage or at front of house with the on board Transformer balance Di output.
A -15dB passive/active pad is available on the front end to tame those high output basses or signal processors…
Silent practice? No worries The Ant has you covered with a handy on board headphone pre amp for use at home or on the road when a little quite practice is required…
SPECIFICATIONS:
Inputs
High Input| Impedance – 3.9M ohms| Input range 150mv to 20v p – p
Low Input| Impedance – 10k ohms| Input range 300mv to 40v p – p
Effects Return| Impedance – 22k ohms| Input level 0dbu nominal
Line Input| Impedance – 22k ohms| Input range 300mV
Outputs
Effects Send| Impedance – 22k ohms| Level 0dbu nominal
D.I.Output| 420 ohms balanced| pre ground lift Level -20dbu nominal
Speaker Outputs| Minimum Impedance – 4 ohms|
Frequency Response| -3db at 22hz and 25khz|
Headphone Output| 3.5mm Jack output @ 32Ohms|
Equalisation
Bass| +/- 15db @ 100hz
Middle| +/- 15db @ 660hz
Treble| +/- 15db @ 7khz shelving
Shape| + 8db @ 50hz + 10db @ 10khz
Signal to Noise| Better than 80db (E.Q. Flat)
Distortion| Less than 0.5% Thd
Output Power| 200watts into 4 ohms
