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TECH SPECS

cont.

Options Rack ears are

included with all stand-

alone heads; a two-

button channel-select

and mute/operate

footswitch are included

with the dual-channel

AG 500, whether stand-

alone or in a combo. A

footswitch for the AG

500SC is also available

(price unavailable at

press time).

AG 500SC-112C

SPEAKER CABINET

Speakers Custom cast-

frame Eminence speaker

with 56 oz. Magnet,

P.Audio compression

driver tweeter

Impedance 8Ω

Frequency response

42Hz–16kHz

Power handling 300

watts

RMS

Sensitivity 102dB spl

Dimensions AG 500:

17e" x 10w" x 3k";

AG 500SC-112C: 20" x

18w" x 20w"

Weight AG 500: 17 lbs;

AG 500SC-112C: 69 lbs

Made in U.S.A.

Warranty Three years

limited

B A S S P L A Y E R

M A R C H 2 0 0 5

Aguilar continued

didn't help me heft it into my hatchback or grunt upstairs

to a second-floor practice room. For my next practice

I carried the AG 500 head by it's side-handle in one

hand and a separate GS 112 in the other—a breeze by

comparison.

S O U N D & A P P L I C A T I O N

With the EQ set flat, the AG 500's clean channel sounds

strong, with a full, warm bottom and crisp, articulate

top end. Turning up

reveals a logarithmic slope

GAIN

that gets real loud real quick once the knob passes noon.

Backed up by the power amp's quick, immediate feel,

the clean channel has a huge dynamic response with a

punchy, percussive attack and dryish texture that's great

for aggressive playing styles. C

urally strong, deep bottom, but its powerful

enough boost to tackle any reasonable situation. Adding

in the

switch's musical boom helps extend cover-

DEEP

age to unreasonable situations. The

a nice top-end sweetness that never gets harsh even

when fully cranked. Nearly all the knobs were like this—

even at their extremes, there were useable tones; you

simply couldn't mess yourself up too much. That said,

the

and

knobs aren't voiced as well

HIGH MID

LOW MID

as the others; their comparatively narrow bandwidth

tended to add honk or notch the tone, rather than offer

a more universally useable application. Overall, I found

the AG 500's clean channel to be very musical, both in

the head and combo contexts. With a band, I cut through

clearly with a round fundamental that didn't get lost,

Note the two preamp boards, large power supply capacitors,

and the Tripath output module. The small passive heatsink is

due to the AG 500's efficient switching power amp.

SECOND OPINION

Using the AG 500 with a separate Aguilar GS 112: Nice warm sound on the gig with a strong fundamental that didn't dominate.

Plenty of headroom. EQ knobs seemed reversed. Channel 1's

knobs. Appreciate mute both on footswitch and push-button. Lights seem mighty bright. — J O N A T H A N H E R R E R A

even with ludicrously loud bands practicing in adjacent

rooms.

circuit. A

knob resides, but internally its followed by a compen-

sating gain stage, which ensures the output volume

remains constant and the channel free of overload regard-

less of how much saturation is dialed in. From a gritty

snarl at the

erful growl with the knob at noon,

ugly-and-loving-it Mr. Hyde to

ing Dr. Jekyll. C

direct effect on the overdrive quality, with the former

adding a broad-range scoop in the upper mids and the

latter enhancing top-end fuzz. Through bigger rigs it's

clear that the AG 500's overdrive is not like a traditional

1 also has a nat-

overdriven tube fuzz, but a thick sound all it's own.

HANNEL

EQ has

Some may prefer a favorite fuzz pedal or find no need

BASS

for distortion at all, but I loved having both sounds of

the AG 500's two channels at my toe tips, especially

control adds

when it came time to play big unison riffs. With

TREBLE

NEL

ENCE

most pleasantly.

dynamic sensitivity. Clean or dirty, it always feels like

you've got more power available. It's notable that the

AG 500's underlying technology makes the playing expe-

rience completely different than that of the company's

flagship high-powered head, the DB 750. Rather than

plushy and finger sensitive, the AG 500 has a quick,

more immediately responsive feel. And it's loud. Through

big cabs, small cabs, or in the combo, the AG is indeed

a full-figured head. No doubt, this puppy barks big. But

you can use that power responsibly, digging into that

extra headroom to make accented notes and fills really

mean something.

ities of the standalone head's clean channel in a warm-

sounding one-piece combo with plenty of bottom. Using

an additional GS 112 as an extension cab, and turning

off one of the tweeters made for a compact but potent

4Ω rig.

ing with a specially crafted tool, with lots of options,

thoughtful conveniences, and a good, solid sounds.

Backed up by its big power section, the AG feels like a

muscle car, with ample reserve to deliver more when

necessary. Aguilar has produced a great product for bass

players, and that's why the AG 500 head deserves a B

LAYER

and

HIGH

LOW MID

2 is the dual-channel AG 500's overdrive

HANNEL

knob sits where

SATURATION

knob's lowest reaches, to a pow-

SATURATION

CHANNEL

and

ONTOUR

PRESENCE

2 engaged,

around 10 o'clock, and

CONTOUR

at 2

., the AG ripped my bandmates' heads off

The real fun of the AG 500, though, is in its killer

The AG 500SC-112C combo exhibits all of the qual-

Playing through the Aguilar's AG 500 is like work-

Editor's Award.

EQs a bit peaky; couldn't get the Jaco sound using

1's

CHANNEL

GAIN

2 is like the

CHANNEL

1's clean-liv-

have the most

CHAN

PRES

ASS

MID