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AGUILAR AG 500 & GS 410

BASS AMPS

Aguilar AG 500 &

GS 410

Top end hardware to make your bottom end sting

electronics which are used by several

big-name custom builders of

instruments and equipment. Aguilar's

gear is held in high regard in the

industry and by those who use it,

including the likes of Jason Newstead,

Tom Hamilton and Neil Dorfsman.

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$2999 & $2699

guilar is an American company

based in New York that makes top-

notch amps, preamps, cabinets and

combos. Aguilar also makes

by Claude S Fonseca

AG 500 bass head

The AG 500 is a very versatile and

portable ampliﬁ er, chock-full of

practical functions. The unit weighs

barely over 8kg and is the size of a

(large) briefcase, yet it can still blow

out 500W into 4 Ohms or 250W into 8

Ohms. The AG 500 has two channels

that can be changed using a footswitch;

there is a single 1/4in jack input with a

button allowing you to cut the signal of

AG 500 & GS 410

TEST RESULTS

WE LIKED A match made in heaven:

huge power, stacks of control, and of course

the sound is divine

WE DISLIKED The weight of the cabinet

a high-output instrument by 10dB.

Channel 1 has a crystalline tone, with

the input signal controlled by a gain pot

in addition to the master volume. There

are four bands of active EQ, with knobs

for treble, high-mid, low-mid and bass. If

that's not enough, there are also two

pushbutton boost controls: 'bright',

giving you a 5dB shelf above 4kHz, and

'deep', a 6dB shelf below 100Hz.

Channel 2 has an adjustable, warmer,

tube-like sound that you can push to

downright dirty overdrive. There is no

gain control, output level is controlled by

the master volume. The level of

overdrive is controlled by the 'saturation'

pot: when it's on minimum you get an

ever-so-slight fuzz. The more you give it

the dirtier it gets, just like a good

groupie. The sound of channel 2 is

controlled by three-band passive

shelving EQ, and also has a boost control

('deep', as above), plus two additional

pots – contour and presence.

The FX loop consists of 1/4in send

and return jacks with adjustable send

output and an adjustable return. There

is also a return boost which increases

the level by 8dB if using line/instrument

level equipment. With the push or pull

of a pot you also have the option to run

the loop in series or parallel.

There is a cool DI setup that gives you

the choice of sending pre or post signal

to the XLR output jack by simply

pushing a button – basically you can

send your instrument sound directly out

with only the -10dB input pad coming

into play, or send the amp's sounds and

EQ out. There is also a lift/ground button

that may help get rid of any excessive

hums when using the DI output.

There is a choice of 2 x 1/4in jacks or

2 x Speakon outputs available on the

back of the unit. They are wired in

parallel so any combination is possible

to use providing the load does not

exceed 4 ohms. There is also a single

1/4in tuner output that remains active

when the amp is muted.

The footswitch enables you to change

from channel to channel and also allows

you to mute the ampliﬁ er. Each switch

has a clearly visible LED indicator to let

you know what channel you're using

and when you're muted.

SOUNDS: I tried the Aguilar rig out in

next to my trusty 2 x 12 JBL cabinet and

Peavey MkIV head. I also interchanged

the equipment for a better comparison.

The JBL bin found a new lease of life

when run with the AG 500 head and

similarly, the GS 410 sounded great with

the Mk IV. But when played side by side;

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