A noisy Bristol neighbour could be sent to prison if he keeps playing his music too loud, after he was given an Anti-Social Behaviour Order.

Michael Gabbidon, of Berwick Road, Easton, was previously found guilty of four counts of failing to comply with an abatement order after a trial at Bristol Magistrates' Court.

Reggae, hip hop and R'n'B music from his home was so loud it pulsated through his neighbours walls, the court heard.

On the previous occasion, the 48-year-old was told to pay fines and costs of £515, and had 22 pieces of equipment seized, including speakers and CD players.

He returned to court yesterday after magistrates said they also wanted to impose an Asbo on him, as he was a repeat offender.

Gabbidon is believed to be the first person in Bristol to be given an Asbo for a noise offence.

The original abatement order was imposed on January 17, 2005, and he was convicted of breaching it in 2006.

On that occasion, council officers seized 25 separate pieces of music equipment from his home, including amplifiers, turntables, mixing decks and CD players.

Magistrates granted the Asbo for a period of two years, with two conditions.

The order prevents Gabbidon from playing music from anywhere within the curtilage of the property that is likely to cause a statutory nuisance, or allowing other people in the property to do the same.

Ashley Clark, prosecuting on behalf of Bristol City Council, said: "The defendant was breaching an abatement order from 2005, and at a previous trial in 2006 he was again convicted of four breaches of the abatement notice.

"At that time, officers seized noise-making equipment, and yet within a couple of years he's replaced his equipment and has been convicted again.

"He is a council tenant at the premises and should be responsible."

At the trial, Gabbidon had claimed it wasn't him playing music so loud but his son.

But at yesterday's hearing, magistrates would not accept this as a reason for not imposing an Asbo.

Representing himself, Gabbidon said: "No, I don't think I should have an Asbo – it's over the top.

"The reason why I say it's excessive is that I don't have any equipment.

"It was forfeited and I was fined for it as well. I just find it excessive."