I've been playing Ashdown amps for about 7 years (ABM 500 with 4X8 and 1X15 cabs) and loved that for years. With almost 1000 gigs under it's belt, it finally started to die. Ashdown service isn't that great in Canada since they're a realatively new British company. I just got an Ampeg B-200, and what a sound! Awesome built in D.I., and rated (way low) at 200 watts, this thing almost as loud and just as clear as my old 500 watt beast. And a third of the price, size and weight. my two cents