Hammer Time! (Post your Tone Hammer settings)

EricF · #1 10-09-2008, 09:36 AM

Upon gleefully opening the box on my new Tone Hammer yesterday, I noticed the little user's manual said to check Aguilar's website for presets. Uhh...okay...where? No presets are to be found on the site. Thanks for that, Aggie!

Knowing full well that this forum is a way better source for useful bass info than anywhere else on the intarwebz, I think it's time we get this party started...

Post your favorite settings, and a description of the sound (especially if you've nailed an emulation of a specific amp).

NoHomework81 · #2 10-09-2008, 11:04 AM

Using a passive P Bass (my only bass ATM);

The other night with the band I noticed my ToneHammer landed on these settings, and I was really diggin the sound. This is also the only preamp I have At The Moment.

AGS: On (always)
Gain: 12:30
Bass: 1:00
Treble: 12:00
Mid Level: 2:30
Mid Freq: Between 11 and 1:30 for old school mid bump
Mid Freq: Closer to 2 - 2:30 for aggressive upper mids

With passive pickups, I get a great all around rock n roll sounds with this setup. Classic Rock, Blues, R&B, a little funk, it's all there. Also, the amount of overdrive you get is very responsive to the dynamics of your playing.

unclekebm · #3 10-09-2008, 04:41 PM

'08 Am Std. P w/TI jazz flats (rock gig, 70's 80's 90's covers)

AGS: on
gain: 10:00
treble: 12:15
bass: 1:30
mid freq: 5:00
mid: 10:30

wooly, thick, growly, tamed upper mids but still bites
like NoHomework81 says, the overdrive is very responsive to dynamics
I play pretty hard so I set the gain low so i'm not always overdrive-ing...

this is an amp-less gig...

Puru · #4 10-09-2008, 06:54 PM

Yeah man

Nyarlathotep · #5 10-09-2008, 07:00 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9nptjUs9FM

YEAAAAAAAAHBOIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!

OhThePeacock · #6 10-09-2008, 07:28 PM

I'm still yet to hear this thing in action. Someone make some freakin' clips already!

unclekebm · #7 10-10-2008, 02:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanielTulip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9nptjUs9FM

YEAAAAAAAAHBOIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!

it's Hammer time...

tornadobass · #8 10-13-2008, 09:39 AM

I'd agree with the comment on gain/attack impact on the amount of overdrive.

For a recent gig, I switched to a Brown Dog fuzz instead to get consistent fuzz.

But the Tone Hammer does indeed react the way an amp would to playing dynamics.

Antman3820 · #9 10-13-2008, 02:52 PM

Found this on the Aguilar website today.

Clips by Steve Jenkins. I actually went to a small clinic he had a couple of years ago in NJ.....Great guy and a phenominal player....His solo CD is good too.....

Enjoy

http://www.aguilaramp.com/artist_in_...evejenkins.htm

Oh and Im enjoying my Tone Hammer

Ebelow · #10 10-15-2008, 02:39 PM

Thanks for the link! It was helpful! My TH is on it's way,

sjcak · #11 10-29-2008, 12:11 PM

Hey everyone, this is my first post , just got my tone hammer, my tone has gone very deep and warm as expected, great mids control, DI with post switch gives great clean sound, just like coming from a bass head. The AGS gives a growly distortion, it boosts the signal, that's a really bad flaw IMO, since you go really up in the mix if you want to give a dist line in just a part of the song, i still would use it when guitar solo accompaniment or soloing. Overall its a + to my rig, i play hard-heavy rock thru the return input in a Ampeg b3h and a GK 4x10 head using an 80's Peavey T-40. I got a little problem with the string height in my bass, this box is actually very reponsive to your left hand attack, so expecting to the tone get thicker when that is solved. (Excuse english writing from santiago Chile). Cheers!

www.silverjack.cl

bedui · #12 05-20-2009, 12:10 AM

Hi, I'm new to this forum! I've read your reviews for quite a while, although I consider myself to be a newbie for most of this stuff. I was just wondering, after you find the settings you like in your Tone Hammer, do you leave your ampr EQ flat? What works best? I'm using a passive P-Bass btw. Thanks!

diechris · #13 12-25-2009, 08:13 PM

interested in seeing more settings you guys found! I've been messing with this thing all day and its crazy how versatile it is.

thumpmonkey · #14 12-18-2011, 10:28 AM

I've been playing with my tone for a while. My goal is to get a warm tone while still maintaining punch, all around articulation, and a nice growl. I recently got the rh450 head and last night got the tone hammer. I settled on having the gain almost off at 7:30, the treble fully cranked at 5, bass at 2:30, mid freq at 4, and the mid level and master at 12, the ags is always on.

What i found is that my axe is now super articulate and versatile. I prefer to have my bass and treble completely boosted with my mids a quarter turn from completely cut or at 12. It seems like this has allowed the mids in the RH450 and the Tone Hammer to come through. My axe has a P/J set up and has, with the tone hammer on, all sorts of great articulated tones between the two extremes, I still prefer to just on either side of balanced though.

It even helps with articulating my Qtron. For me this is what the TH is for. I needed a tool in my tool box to get the most out of all my tones.

Now, between the RH450 and the TH I can really dial in pretty much anything.