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Double Bass Anyone try the aguiltar TH 500 head?

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EvanGregor

Apr 12, 2004
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Astoria New York
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#1
Curious if any upright players have used this. Aguilar makes great stuff in general, but I have not had the chance to try this.

I'm not really digging my EA doubler so far, after having tried it in very wide variety of sized rooms / venues, and different speakers, but like the general light weight/portability that this one also offers. I have a preamp situation where two channel is not a concern anymore.

Appreciate any input. Thanks!
 
#2
Yes. I use one on a daily basis in with the military band I play in.

My signal chain is an Upton Hybrid, Underwood or Rev Solo pick-up to an FDeck HPF to the Aguilar TH500 into either a GS112 or whatever is handy.

It sounds great! I get lots of compliments on how natural it sounds. Lots of headroom. The FDeck HPF is your key to happiness with the Aguilar amp.
 
#4
Im saying the input impedance of the aguilar is geared for bass guitar. If you plug your upright bass with a piezo pickup into it with nothing to change the impedance, it sounds like absolute dog stool.

The HPF filter made by Fdeck is like 60 bucks and serves two functions that make it shine for upright... first, it matches the impedance correctly for your upright, so you can plug it into almost any amp and get a great sound; second, it allows you to cut unnecessary frequencies the acoustic produces below 40Hz so you get more headroom from your amp.

Fdeck's HPF
 
#7
I use the TH500 with a Full Circle and fdeck HPF, and love the sound I get. Tight and punchy, full and warm with plenty of versatility in the EQing. I use a crazy8 cab most of the time, and add a JBL keyboard monitor with a 10, 8 and a horn for louder stuff. I've been thinking about going to a 12 soon...maybe a GS112, maybe a greenboy F112.
 
#9
Realist into custom buffer into TH500 with either Berg HS210 or AE112 or SA410. I prefer the HS box but either works well. Have also used an Epi UL310S1, it's a bit too blooming in the low end though. I was surprised how well TH works for DB considering I was going to get the doubler, but the TH has more booty for slab. Have only had the TH for 3-4 mths but have played everything from jazz trio to big band to R'n'B and pop gigs.
 
#10
Aguilar amps has 1Mohms input, the same as on many popular DB amps ( Walter Woods, GK MB150 ). Don't need a buffer preamps with Aguilar amps. You need buffer preamp with Markbass and Epifani amps, since they has 500Kohms input.
I use Fishman FC with my AG500 head, works very well.
 
#11
Barcza said:
Aguilar amps has 1Mohms input, the same as on many popular DB amps ( Walter Woods, GK MB150 ). Don't need a buffer preamps with Aguilar amps. You need buffer preamp with Markbass and Epifani amps, since they has 500Kohms input.
I use Fishman FC with my AG500 head, works very well.
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1 MOhm is an improvement over 500 kOhm, but depending on the pickup and the amp's voicing, etc, your tone may still benefit from a higher input impedance. My 1 MOhm TCE RH450 sounds much better when I use the fdeck than when I go direct from Soundclip into the instrument input.
 
#12
Yes, most of the pickups need higher input impedance than 1Mohms, for optimal performance, but 1Mohms is a good starting point, since at 1Mohms there is no low frequency roll-off. Fishman recomend 1-10Mohms input for their transducers, but at 500Kohms there is auditable low-end loss.
 
#14
Fran Diaz said:
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While we are on the Aguilar TH500 or TH350 for DB.

Can you guys share your input/eq/drive/volume settings?
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I turn the Drive down to about 9 or 10-o'clock; Gain at about noon; Bass and Treble at noon; Mids cut at the right frequency for the room. Volume just loud enough to add some stage fill.
 
#16
Great thread... I'm probably going for the TH350 as I crossover between bg and UB all the time. I want one amp that does it all well. From what I've read, the TH350 will be perfect. Don't need the extra power for the cost of the 500. That all being said, which cabs do you Hammer users find works well all the way around? I gravitate to 15" and 2x10" by nature, but open to thoughts on 12" speakers too.
 

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