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Pretty new colors from Aguilar
- Thread starter musicman556
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Colors are nice but other than their new 10 cab and the AG pre Aggie has not had many new products
Thanks Y'all! That's the newer Aerodyne Special Jazz. I really do love it. Fantastic bass!
Awesome. I have a friend that upgraded from the TH500 to the TH700 and he said that even at low volumes the TH700 felt "thicker" and had more thump. Who doesn't want that? lol
I may be selling my GK Legacy 800 and Mesa TT800 to help fund/offset these Aggies. Over the last year I just find myself gravitating towards playing the TH500 nearly all the time... and when I am playing either of the others, I find myself wishing I was playing the Tone Hammer
However, I have NOT been as thrilled with the Aggie SL cabs. I had the SL212 and it was just a big box of wooly nothing, kind like an Ampeg SVT410HLF. I am OK with the tone of the SL112, but wish they could handle more power. I love the GS cabs, but with back problems and stuff I gotta stick with the lightweight/Neo options these days. For the money, the Mesa and GK cabs sounds great and can take more of a beating. I have 2x GK Neo II 112 cabs that make a really punchy and compact tower, and then that Subway 115/210 pair. The Subways hit harder overall and go lower than the GKs. They are what I bring out when I want to make sure I have plenty of SPL on hand, but i have not ever been let down by the GK stack yet, either. I enjoy both flavors!
Can't wait to play out with the AG700. I've auditioned a couple of them and liked them, but never played in a band setting with one yet.
That Aerodyne though... droolThe Tone Hammer plays REALLY well with the Subway 115/210 stack.... just sayin'!
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If you go with a color that's not dark, consider Tuki style soft covers or road cases.
I've played with a lot of colored amps on stage, including beige, white, silver, and red Marshalls, and some can get pretty ugly fast gigging..
I've played with a lot of colored amps on stage, including beige, white, silver, and red Marshalls, and some can get pretty ugly fast gigging..
Maybe this marks the peak in amp/cab engineering? We’ve been spoiled with all of the top quality offerings as of late, so now we can focus purely on aesthetics!
This is one of the most glorious rigs I’ve ever seen!
They did! I had the sl410 in purple for a while. I learned that I prefer front ported cabs and ended up selling it. Was a sharp looking cab though.
I've been pairing my TH500 with an ampeg pn410 and it's been lovely. Although these colors make me want to try and like the SL cabs again
I don't see myself ever buying another Aguilar amp but I like the new colours. After a while the endless sea of silver and black does get a bit tiresome (though I think the Mesa heads look really elegant and I wouldn't change a thing with mine). OP, the blue TH will go great with your bass (and colour-coordinated cable - which I love). 
The Tone Hammer plays REALLY well with the Subway 115/210 stack.... just sayin'!
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Would love to hear some clips of this.
Welp... you asked for it! lol! Our mix was awful at our Halloween gig, but this is the only recording I have of this amp combo live. The sound person that was supposed to be provided by the venue was a no-show, and I never could figure out where the distortion on the vocal was coming from. It's not our PA. :/ I ended up just running the bass solely through my stack because what they had was pretty sad.
Me and Bobby McGee | BBB | Oct. 28, 2023 - YouTube
For contrast, here is the same bass and amp, playing the same song, through a pair of GK Neo II 112 cabs at another venue.
Me and Bobby McGee - The Pond | Sept. 30, 2023 - YouTube
I like. A whole stage full of black boxes is just PAST looking old. Music is colorful.
