Guys,
and to make things more confusing:
after our first gig on November 12th I will change my rig completely to Johns last setup and the modern sound but combined with the Alembics....
 
Oliver (Spyderman)

Oliver- I think you'll find the Ashdown/Alembic mix to be wonderfully warm, organic, and dynamic, without being too harsh. You'll probably have to dial down some top end but that's about it. I wanna hear it!

Oliver.  
I had a gig last night in Edinburgh where the house Bass amp is an ashdown ABM300 with a 4x10. I've played there a few times and have never got an onstage sound I've been happy with - the stage is very small and I'm right on top of the amp. However, Ian Petch - another of our scottish brethren was there and said the offstage sound was excellent and he'd be more than happy with that amp setup - For comparison, he has the last pre-gibson Trace elliot 4x10 combo. Interestingly, He said he couldn't really tell the difference between my fretless rogue and my fretted epic ;-(
 
Graeme