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A 200-watt Guitar Head That Fits on Your Pedalboard





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Weighing in at just two pounds, the Ashdown NEWT manages to pack a full-blown 200-watt guitar amplifier into a pedalboard-friendly format. Fed into a stage cab for full-band monitoring or run into a cab IR loader for direct output to a soundboard ? or both simultaneously ? the NEWT is the high-headroom floor amp you've been waiting for. Benefit from ample sound-sculpting options, thanks to the NEWT's guitar-centric 3-band EQ and mid-rending Scoop function. And get dependable performance anywhere in the world with the NEWT's auto-switching 110V-240V universal power supply. Thanks to its switchable -10dB pad, extra-hot pickups and drive pedals are no problem for the NEWT guitar head. The NEWT also makes a great practice tool, courtesy of its onboard headphone amp. What's more, the Ashdown NEWT boasts an uber-durable aluminum housing, which means added peace of mind before, during, and after the gig.





Note: This device is intended to drive a speaker cabinet and should not be placed in front of an amplifier or pedals.





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Output for the stage, output/s for the soundboard





At 200 watts, the Ashdown NEWT packs a ton of stage power. Bear in mind that this is not equivalent to a pair of 100-watt tube heads, but it's still a fair amount of power for club gigs and venue monitoring. What's really cool is that the NEWT gives you not only a locking speakON speaker output for feeding a stage cab, but it also gives you a transformer-isolated XLR direct output for front loading a cab IR loader. Together, these completely eliminate microphones from the equation, which means simpler gigging when you just want to show up, set up, and rock out.





Accommodates extra-hot active pickups and silent practice sessions





No matter which pickups or stomps you deploy, the Ashdown NEWT can accommodate. The secret lies in the NEWT's high-headroom architecture and onboard -10dB pad. At Sweetwater, we’ve found that these functions are able to tame extra-hot signals without breaking a sweat. We also appreciate being able to use the NEWT for silent practice via its built-in headphone amp. All told, this pedalboard-friendly guitar amp head makes a great road companion.





Worldwide operation





Fly dates to club dates, the Ashdown NEWT's auto-switching 110V-240V power supply gives you dependable performance anywhere in the world.





Ashdown NEWT Guitar Amp Features:


200W pedalboard-friendly guitar amplifier


Packs loads of pedal-loving headroom


Weighs in at just 2 lbs.


3-band EQ supplies ample sound-sculpting options


Scoop function tames midrange spikiness


Locking speakON connector for feeding a traditional stage cab


Transformer-balanced XLR output for running into a cab IR loader or out to a soundboard


-10dB pad tames hot pickups and stomps


Built-in headphone amp for silent practice


Uber-durable aluminum housing


110V-240V auto-switching universal operation