Stop press! It has been announced just this week that legendary Black Sabbath bass player Geezer Butler will play a role in the new super group quartet, Deadland Ritual. The band line-up features three other big-time players in rock including former Guns N’ Roses drummer Matt Sorum, Billy Idol’s guitarist Steve Stevens and Apocalyptica singer Fr...

NAMM 2018 will go down in history as one of our best NAMM experiences in over 20 years attending as Ashdown. This was largely due to having none other than the legend that is Geezer Butler from Black Sabbath come by to do a signing for the launch of the ‘Head of Doom’. This was very much unexpected, as we ask many of our artists every year if th...

Never failing to deliver on our promise, we have a few surprises up our sleeves for NAMM 2018 that we can't wait to share with you; from product line evolutions to some new and pioneering technology and also some brand-new product lines that some of you have been waiting over 20 years for.     As expected, there will be a number of ‘on the day’...

SIR Studios in Hollywood, California - 4th - 5th Things are starting to get a little chilly in the UK as winter draws nearer, so we’re heading over to sunny LA for Bass Player Live 2017. Come and say “hi” to Ashdown over the weekend of 4th-5th November in the regular location of the famous SIR Studios in Hollywood, California.  Bass Player Live ...

Shipping globally end of November 2017 Ashdown supporters will know that there has been some speculation of a special new product in the making at Ashdown HQ for a couple of months. Thanks for the positive messages on Facebook, Bass Chat and Talk Bass, guys! A couple of you were spot on with your guessing! With Ashdown’s relationship with Geezer...

We were invited down to the O2 the other night to see one of the last London dates of 'The End' tour, we had the chance to do a quick 5 minute interview with Geezer before he took to the stage for the show. It was a great night and will go down as one of those shows we will never forget!  “This combination of amp and preamp is the closest I hav...