Always eye-catching, Guy has played bass on countless recordings and has appeared on stage with some of the most prestigious rock bands in the world. Having used our amplifiers in various ways throughout his professional career and with some downtime in recent years, we started discussing a sort of collaboration, one intended solely for his personal use. The amplifier needed to fit neatly on top of his pair of CL-310 cabinets, have an input to power his Taurus pedal, and look as if it had been created in the 1960s.

Having built custom products for Guy in the past, we wanted something original that could be sold worldwide as The Interstellar—a powerful 600-watt bass amplifier, beautifully finished in a custom enclosure and handcrafted in our UK facility. It features a 9-band EQ section with the option to dial in the perfect valve tone. Building on the features of the ABM-EVO IV, the pedalable options (pedal sold separately) for compression and subharmonics at fixed levels according to Guy's exact specifications make the Interstellar a highly versatile head packed with functions.

• Power: 600 watts
• Power requirements - 115-230 volts
• Speaker output: 2 Jack/Speakon outputs
• Frequency response - -3dB @ 17Hz and 30KHz
• High impedance instrument input: 3.9 M ohms, input range of 150 mV
• Line input - Impedance 22k ohms, nominal level 0dBu
• DI output: 600 ohms balanced, nominal level 0dBu
• Tuner output - Impedance 22k Ohms, nominal level 0dBu
• Line output - Impedance 22k ohms, nominal level 0dBu
• DI output: 600 ohms balanced, nominal level 0dBu
• Tuner output - Impedance 22k Ohms, nominal level 0dBu
• Impedance: minimum 4 ohms, nominal level 0dBu
• Effects return - Impedance 22k Ohms, nominal level 0dBu
• Preamp tubes - 1 x 12AX7
• Dimensions (mm) - 175 x 495 x 310
• Weight (kg) - 13.5

About Ashdown Engineering

The history of Ashdown dates back to 1997, but even in those early days, the company's founder, Mark Gooday, was already considered a veteran of bass amplifier design.After fierce competition with another leading UK bass amp manufacturer, Gooday managed to position his company among the largest in the industry thanks to his pioneering approach, and focused on even higher aspirations, developing what this manufacturer is today.