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Aguilar Tone Hammer Internal Trim Pot?
- Thread starter PolkaHero
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I emailed Aguilar, hopefully they respond back. Usually they're pretty quick with replies, will let you guys know what I find out!
It's probably there as the guys at Aguilar were anticipating this thread and are playing games with us. The pot actually, does absolutely nothing, it is, what shall we call it, a Get the TB Guys All In A Bunch about the meaning and use of that control pot on the circuit board. It doesn't do anything! 
It also caused more than one budding electronics genius to spend big bucks on a new amp. Caused quite a few of them to buy the farm, too
Manual is no help. Now I'm all curious.
Paging @agedhorse . Please pick up the red phone in the lobby.
Stay tuned. Answers coming. If he doesn't know for sure, he will come up with some really smart sounding speculation that I would buy.
Stay tuned. Answers coming. If he doesn't know for sure, he will come up with some really smart sounding speculation that I would buy.
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Not my amp, I have no idea.
I wouldn't suggest messing with anything that you do not know what it does, or the proper procedure for setting however.
I want to know, too. My suspicion is that it is a knob to increase the amount of electricity that flows through person who tries to adjust it. Just a hunch though.
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The pot looks like it is near some voltage regulators and associated electrolytic caps. The fan and sensor connects near these components. Perhaps it has to do with setting up the fan circuit.
I think it controls how much of your tone is from your hands, versus the amp.
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They put it there because mucians like to a little pot inside their amp.
That pot is the planned obsolescence adjustment. Here's how it works: turn it left or right in order to necessitate buying a new amp.
Secret blend pot. Maybe it's a bad note elimination device. Turn it down for roots music up for jazz.
The suspense!
Rumor has it ABC's sound guy turned that screw just before Mariah Carey's New Years Eve performance...
Now why did you have to get all serious like? The statement was obviously about the proverbial pussy cat!
Which direction, CCW or CCW, is best for metal?
