"The Ashdown EVO 500 has a very solid warm tone about it, and most importantly can be cranked to major rock volumes. You get a warm vintage tube like sound which is tight as a ducks arse. The sub-harmonics tool is very cool, sounds great and could rumble the foundations of a tower block. Very versatile to cater to a great range of styles. The VU-meter is helpful, good and looks pretty swish. With the EVO 500 Ashdown are pushing Ampeg as to who makes the best bass amps and with Ashdown reliability this amp kicks ass. '"