Aguilar AG700 and SL112 | Review
Once again bass giants, Aguilar are back with another great new piece of kit for Dan Veall to test drive. What’s the verdict this time? Let’s find out.
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Well that was very disappointing. I was expecting something better. Guess I'm not a D amp guy.
Man that bass rig/combo lacks NOTHING …?
Impressive.
Thin and sterile no tube character at all.
I have this setup with two cabinets. The amp sounds quite neutral and clean with tons of headroom. I do think that a sweepable mid control like the TH 500 would be a better choice that the two midrange presets. The AG 700 is a good match for the two SL 112 cabinets. I would say that the amp is quite transparent and does not impart a character to the instrument unless using the EQ. I must say that I also like the Tone Hammer also as it has a warm midrange (tube like) baked in. In general, I think that class D bass amps have come a long way over the past decade. All the Aguilar amps are very good and can easily be recommended.
Can someone please explain how is it possible a 700W head with a 250w cab ?
I’m still lost in the impedance stuff ????
I went into my local guitar shop recently and played the AG 700 through Aguilar cabs (light cabs), it is a BEAUTIFUL sounding amp, much better in my opinion than the Tone Hammer and THE best sounding bass amp I ever heard. However, I was using a Fender Jazz bass (4-string, passive) with no pedals plugged into the AG 700 and I noticed it cut-out frequently. All the videos I had seen on YouTube didn’t seem to do that. Any idea why it was cutting out when the gain knob was at 11:00 and every demonstration video I have watched on it is at or higher than 11 but I didn’t notice it cutting out. This is the only thing keeping me from purchasing it. If you know why and how it can be prevented let me know. The only thing I wasn’t aware of was whether I had the active or passive switch on, but I was playing through a passive bass. Thanks!
The mids sounds muddy to me; when you took the bass out it sounded much more up front, but when the bass is at 12oclock everything above 200hz sounds veiled. Really surprised everyone in the comments is swooning over it so bad – I know the amp sounds better than this.
(2021 iPad Pro, apple dongle, Shure SE846)
Why the hell do all these base vids sound weak & thin raspy rattle clankly .Not bass that one hears in rock blues jazz or country. They all sound like dico solos vicor Wooton or Ramzy Clark. I guess they are trying to appeal to the economy buyers
Just a personal pet peeve, out of tune by a few cents or so….. I do like the sound of that bass though
Mr. Dan, You always have the best reviews with the Clearest Representation of what an amp, bass, or pedal sounds like…. This was not One of them. Maybe It was the signal chain Or something but everything sounded muffled. The sonic total opposite of your Gensler Magellan or Euphonic Audio reviews ( V euphonic audio Review was the best sounding review of any kind of equipment for any kind of instrument I've ever heard!! Every Button, lever, switch, or dial that was engaged
It's a KEEPER
Great review
I cant find the review os the TH 500 +this SLL112. Anyone could?
love that amp but the bass sounds good in this demo but I fucking hate those basses! I'm not really a fender fan to begin with 2 jazz basses over 1300 and fucking terrible craftsmanship &sound WARWICK ALL DAY
I don't get why there wouldn't be a risk of blowing up that cabinet. The cab is 250W, the amp runs at 350W into 8 ohms (or with 2 cabs it would be total speaker handling of 500W but max amp output of 700W at 4ohms).
I'm going on 4 months or so of gigs with the AG700 and am so in love with this thing. I never have a problem dialing the right sound for a room.
Damn, I've never tried a 414 on a bass cab before. I regret that now
I do not speak English, but it will not be much power for that speaker?
mic'd perfectly man, that sounds slamming comin' through monitors and headphones. that mic is slamming. great playing too, trying to decide between this and a super bassman 300.
This amp sounds excellent. I have it paired with a 4 ohm Ampeg 610HLF and the lows are excellent and the highs are crisp and clear. No need for the deep switch to even be engaged, and I'm someone that typically loves to go to the extremes.
Link to the review with the Tone Hammer 500?
Assuming 5 "knobs" on the amp and 3 "knobs" on the bass and considering 3 positions – min, mid and max – each, that would offer 6,561 unique control settings combinations. Of course anywhere in between would provide an almost infinite number of choices for the most choosiest of bass players. One might even stretch the argument that it's the "apparent number" of tonal choices rather than what if any discernible differences that exits between them that captures the imagination (rather than the ear) of today's gadgeteer "musician". How then could any recording session let alone live performance not be patient enough to wait for the bass player to get just that "special" sound as he dials up infinity?! I would submit that Aguilar offer a pencil and note pad with their amps to provide a means for the bass player to record her/his most preferred amp settings.
Seems like no matter which way you turn the knobs it sounds good.
I wonder if that bad boy can take a G&L L2000 without clipping.
Can anyone tell me the model of the bass guitar?? Thanks