Ashdown Woodsman Parlour 25w Acoustic Combo

An acoustic amplifier has a slightly different job from its electric-guitar cousins: rather than transforming your sound, it needs to let the character of your instrument breathe. The Ashdown Woodsman Parlour 25W Acoustic Combo takes that philosophy to heart, delivering clear, natural amplification in a wonderfully compact wooden cabinet that's equally suited to home practice, intimate performances and recording.

Delivering 25 watts through a custom-designed 8-inch Ashdown speaker, the Woodsman Parlour has enough presence to give an electro-acoustic guitar real body without making your tone feel processed or artificial. A horn complements the main driver to extend the full-range response, helping retain the sparkle and detail that's so important with acoustic instruments.

For the singing guitarist, things get particularly useful. The Parlour provides a dedicated microphone channel with its own volume control alongside the instrument channel, allowing one compact amplifier to handle both your guitar and vocal. That makes it a cracking little self-contained setup for singer-songwriters, acoustic rehearsals, small performances and stripped-back sessions where hauling a full PA would be overkill.

The guitar channel gives you dedicated Volume, Bass, Middle and Treble controls, so there's plenty of scope for matching the amplifier to your particular pickup and instrument. Need to tame a boomy dreadnought? Add a little definition to a darker pickup? Give a fingerpicked passage some extra sparkle? The straightforward three-band EQ lets you make those adjustments quickly without turning soundcheck into an engineering degree.

Ashdown has also included studio-quality digital reverb, adding anything from a subtle sense of space to a more atmospheric acoustic sound. A master volume keeps overall output easily manageable, while additional connectivity includes a Line Input, Line Output and Effects Send, giving the little Parlour considerably more flexibility than its straightforward appearance might suggest.

And little really is the word. Measuring approximately 254 x 302 x 175mm and weighing just 5.51kg, it's an exceptionally manageable acoustic combo. The traditional wooden cabinet styling also gives it a warm, understated look that's a refreshing change from the usual anonymous black box sitting beside you on stage.

At Musicmaker, we're big fans of equipment that solves a real musician's problem without making things unnecessarily complicated. The Ashdown Woodsman Parlour gives acoustic players a portable 25-watt amplifier for guitar and vocals, useful tone shaping and lovely natural sound—all in a package that's easy to grab when there's music to be made.

Features

• Ashdown Woodsman Parlour Acoustic Combo

• 25-watt output

• Custom-designed 8" Ashdown speaker

• Horn for extended full-range reproduction

• Designed for electro-acoustic instruments and vocals

• Dedicated microphone channel with independent volume control

• Guitar channel with independent volume

• Bass, Middle and Treble guitar EQ controls

• Studio-quality digital reverb

• Master volume control

• High and Low instrument inputs

• Line input

• Line output

• Effects send

• Frequency response: -3dB at 28Hz and 28kHz

• Signal-to-noise ratio greater than 80dB with EQ flat

• Less than 0.8% THD

• Traditional wooden cabinet design

• Ideal for singer-songwriters, acoustic players, practice, recording and intimate performances

• Dimensions: 254 x 302 x 175mm (H x W x D)

• Weight: approximately 5.51kg