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$1,700.00
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9.5
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supersize
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Description:
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The Aguilar DB 359 is a 2-rack space powerhouse of fat, warm bass tone. The solid steel chassis means this amp will be on the road with you for a long time. The DB 359's preamp design employs the same tube gain stages as the world famous DB 680. Also, the DB 728 amp design was used in the power section of the head. These features combined with Aguilar's reputation for quality in design and manufacture make the DB 359 Bass Head an important milestone in bass amplification.
Power Output: 200 watts @ 2, 4, or 8 ohms. 2 ohms requires a simple modification.
Preamp Section: Two 12AX7's and one 12AU7
Power Section: Four 6550Cs and two toroidal transformers
Transformers: Custom designed toroidal output transformer for ultra-wide bandwidth. Power transformer is also toroidal.
Equalization: Tube-driven shelving type treble ( / - 12dB @4kHz), mid ( / - 12dB @ 400Hz), and bass ( / - 12dB @ 40Hz) controls.
Effects Loop: Send pot is push/pull for line or instrument level; return pot is push/pull for parallel or series operation.
Inputs: One passive and one active input jack.
Outputs: Two 1/4" speaker output jacks and one Jenson XLR balanced output (-32dB pre- and post-EQ) with a ground lift switch.
Cooling: High quality whisper fan.
Power Requirement: 100, 120, 230 VAC 50 - 60 Hz
Dimensions: 17 1/8" deep.
Rack Size: Two spaces
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markjazzbassist
wishing i were willie weeks...
Registered: April 2005
Location: Bay Village, Ohio
Posts: 7957
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Review Date: Thu October 12, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Wonderful Tube Clean Tone
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None
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This head is amazing. Great clean tube tone, you can overdrive the tubes some if you like that sound as well. 2 rack spaces and 50 lbs., makes a decent sized head. 200 watts is enough for medium sized gigs and below. I love this thing!
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Bassist for Kate Voegele
My Website
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woolysock
I'm not bitter. I'm bitter-sweet.
Registered: July 2006
Location: Vancouver Canada
Posts: 341
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Review Date: Fri October 27, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1,700.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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harmonically rich tone
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Cons:
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weighs 50 lbs!
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I've been using an swr sm400s for the past 10 years or so. Thought it was great back in the day: 400+ watts and it only weighs 18 lbs. Love the eq for notching out bad room frequencies. But recently it's been sounding rather thin. So I've rented an Aguilar DB 359 for a month. Took it to a gig and the rest of the band freaked out. Said the bass (a precision, with bart cb pup, built by Mike Kinal) never sounded better. Not louder, just fatter and more present. I'd add punchy to the description. Playing through an Eden 2x10 xlt. Really don't want to drag another 50 lbs around and am worried about the durability of an all-tube amp... but I do love the sound.
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Update: After renting the amp for a month decided to buy it and new road case for it. Absolutely love the tone! Now looking for the ideal speaker cab to compliment it.
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Update: After a year and six months regular use have had no problems with this amp. Still love the tone. Re-tubed with Tungsols and it sounds even better, tighter, brighter, still warm and fat. Bought a Bergantino hs210 cab to use with the amp. Combination is massive yet portable and sounds great.
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Club Sadowsky 103, Aquilar 43
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