How Does the Aguilar AG Preamp Compare to the Tone Hammer?

Подписаться 166 тыс.

Просмотров 38 тыс.

50% 1

In this video, we're comparing the Aguilar AG Preamp to the Tone Hammer.
Revered for its tight, fast response and wide tonal flexibility, the AG preamp takes the beloved AG sound and places it in a compact pedal/DI. The AG preamp features a 4-band EQ and foot switchable broadband “deep” and “bright “ controls for added depth and presence. Its 18-volt operation provides plenty of headroom ensuring your sound stays clean and transparent. It also features a built-in headphone out and aux in, for silent practicing, as well as a balanced DI with pre/post and ground lift controls. The AG preamp is a must-have for any bassist looking for a clean and transparent preamp with all the controls needed for sculpting their sound.
The Tone Hammer preamp/DI is Aguilar's swiss-army knife for your pedalboard. Featuring fully sweepable midrange frequencies in addition to bass and treble controls the Tone Hammer gives you studio-inspired EQ paired with a pristine D.I. for the studio and stage. The proprietary Adaptive Gain Shaping circuitry (AGS) allows the player to kick in an additional gain structure allowing you to go from modern tones to vintage, tube-like saturation with the stomp of a button. It’s 18 volt operation gives the Tone Hammer plenty of headroom to reproduce the most dynamic playing styles and it robust design makes this pedal truly road-worthy.
-------------
Join The Bass Channel to get access to perks:
/ @thebasschannel
-------------
Join The Bass Channel on Discord:
/ discord
-------------
We make a small commission on any product purchased through our affiliate links. If you would like to support The Bass Channel on your next gear purchase, whether it be strings, cables, picks, or anything else, check out zZounds! Using our link doesn’t cost you anything extra but it helps us quite a bit. Thank you!
bit.ly/3x3YAea
-------------
Follow us on the socials:
/ the_bass_channel
/ chris_caccamise
/ therealchuckbailey
/ joshdubois8599
/ ddx_design
/ jaymelewis
/ calilil
/ nmaffeibass
/ ampthebassplayer
/ johnnydavid_music
/ thebasschannel
/ joshdubois8599
-------------
Most of the basses we use in our videos are also available at zZounds:
Fender Player Precision Bass:
www.zzounds.co...
Fender Player Jazz Bass:
www.zzounds.co...
Sterling by Music Man StingRay:
www.zzounds.co...
Jackson X Concert Bass CBXNT DX IV:
www.zzounds.co...
ESP LTD Surveyor 87:
www.zzounds.co...
Gibson SG Standard:
www.zzounds.co...
Squier Bronco:
www.zzounds.co...
Spector Pulse II 4:
www.zzounds.co...
Spector Pulse II 5:
www.zzounds.co...
Spector Pulse II 6:
www.zzounds.co...
Gibson Non Reverse Thunderbird:
www.zzounds.co...
Gibson Rex Brown Thunderbird:
www.zzounds.co...
Many of those basses feature EMG pickups and/or preamps:
www.zzounds.co...

Опубликовано:

20 окт 2024

Ссылка:

Скачать:

Готовим ссылку...

Добавить в:

Мой плейлист

Посмотреть позже

Комментарии : 72

@sounDr. Год назад

Good review, but I really feel your tracks are too quiet. I have to crank the volume and then quickly lower it when you start talking just to hear it properly.

@federicogulle8323 Год назад

Excellent "comparison" showing in what circumstances each of those is stronger. Thank you, it worked a lot for me!

@EricT43 5 месяцев назад

Good comparison, thank you! The drive on the Tone Hammer pedal sounds great, and if I didn't have a drive pedal, that would be my first choice. But the AG sound brings the words "clear", "open", "deep", and "spacious" to mind, and that is special. I guess the answer is to have one of each!

@jcburn1973 Год назад

Nice comparison and therefore very useful clip. Well done. Ive used a Tone Hammer DI as my main bass preamp now for many years. I can always use it into the effects loops of any amp to get my tone. Ive been using a setting recently that I came across from a Talkbass member named Eublet that looks extreme but just sounds amazing with a P Bass and roundwound strings. AGS on, gain at 8 oclock. Master to taste. Bass - cut to 11 o'clock Treble - cut to 9 o'clock Mid level - cut all the way counter clockwise Med frequency - at 12 o'clock for a punchy\clanky Steve Harris tone. Shift to 2\3 oclock for a Nate Mendel pick style tone - fuller low mids with a little tube type drive. Like I said - on paper they look extreme but they just sound good, especially into the front end of my Hartke LH500. Im disappointed by the AG pre. No effects loop, no drive and no cab sim which for me would have made it an update and better than the TH. Also i think those mid frequencies are a little odd. Oh well - saved me some money 🙂. Thank you for the upload.

@zarubymollie8470 4 месяца назад

I think it sounds like that they just put the cab sim into the AG and its always on, it improved the low-end and mid-range preformance obviously, and Tone Hammer sounds like no cab sound at all. Other than that they are basically the same thing

@bassonthemark8191 Год назад

Jayme Lewis plays it, it always sound fantastic. Hearing that bass line at 3:30, can’t help but hear Dolores O’ Riordan, R.I.P. I’m a TH owner for 2 years now, very happy with it.

@tedayre 10 месяцев назад

I’m loving the sound of the new AG Preamp! I play mainly clean, finger style or with a pick on a P-Bass. The fixed mids at those freqs are good for not ‘competing’ with the guitarist in the band. The TH has such a unique ‘vibe’ about it though, and sounds really good isolated. Get both!!

@davedixon2167 Год назад

AG is nice enough, but the scoopier, crispier nature of the TH I think is it for me.

@putin4678 12 дней назад

Great video! Just bought a used tone hammer. Can’t wait to get it!

@ganemgg Год назад

Just started using TH yesterday Nice warm sound in my opinion. I plan on using this with any Amp I encounter on the road through the effects loop and bypassing the Amp X's Preamp. I tried it at a rehearsal today with a amp with out a effects loop with just a taste of gain and it gave the amp and extra warmth. Also sounds great through my Apogee Duet and Mackie Monitors. I'll get a chance to use in a large venue this weekend cant wait. I'm using it with a Sadowsky 24- 5 NYC.

@viktorbass Год назад

@AguilarAmplification should make the Tone Hammer in a smaller form like the AG preamp ;)

@itsadamtruitt Год назад

Both great preamps! Personally after hearing the demo, I think the AG sounds good, but a little as if you’re throwing a blanket over the bass tone. The Tone hammer is more present, has good top end clarity and ads a little perceived width with the P Bass examples. To me, the tone hammer would give me a more usable sound in a real session.

@scottm7720 Год назад

Great video as always, and very helpful.

@edenite Год назад

Exactly the video i needed. I got the tone hammer when it first came out and was keen to check out the AG. Looks like it aint needed. Tone Hammer for me 😁

@tylerprice6964 5 месяцев назад

Man i love my tone hammer too

@factminitoulouse Год назад

Deep boost of the AG and DB heads are killer option to keep the bassist presence from an indoor to an outdoor stage. The main feature from my point of view

@jlo2667 7 месяцев назад

Great video man. I always thought the TH was modeled after the TH amp. Didn't realize it's more likely an OBP-3 in a box

@jimp5713 11 месяцев назад

Man how many Basses are on that wall? That's pretty cool setup!! Could I ask what that setup is for hanging all of those bass guitars? I would like to replicate similar on my wall too! Thanks-

@audibletapehiss3764 Год назад

Would be interesting to hear the TH driving the AG.

@champ6436 Год назад

even tho i know that the TH is more versatile, i always prefered the tone of the AG700, and its the same apparently for the pedal version. my main problem is that Aguilar gear is super expensive in europe. a TH700 is around 1300 euro (1000$ in the usa) and the AG700 around 1500 euro(1000$ in usa too). but the aguilar preamp DI is only 350 euro ( 300$ in usa) so for most european ( especially in the east were the average salary is 600 euro per month), its better to just buy the pedal and used it with another cheaper amp or power amp to get close to that AG sound.

@darthain1 Год назад

Good comparison, it seems like the question is, do you want a heavy scoop if splitting between these, the TH sounds much more scooped overall. More highs, but less mids.

@babkakiepskagamestv Год назад

Well, there is the aguilar agro, which is the drive channel from the AG amp.

@thewetterbass Год назад

Nice review, as always 😉. Could it be that the new AG sounds a bit compressed (in a good way)?

@footpathjunkies1051 Год назад

It's hard to tell with this mix but I would bet the TH would cut through better....I think the AG sounds better as the primary sound

@sodoberman 10 месяцев назад

LOVE the approach here Soo good

@sodoberman 10 месяцев назад

Btw I couldn't decide So I bought both So it's PreAmp Deathmatch at my house this week #therecanbeonlyone

@gsgahag6768 3 месяца назад

@@sodoberman How was it?

@sodoberman 3 месяца назад

@@gsgahag6768This review nailed it-- end of day -I went AG, Tone Hammer AGS Distortion was too crunchy for my tastes. TBH I have an awesome Blue Tube pedal for that. Both were great, I play everything but mainly Worship these days

@sodoberman 10 месяцев назад

This video did NOT help me pick 😂😂😂😂 So I bought both and did my own shootout All points in the video are solid. For me I went AG because the two mid settings were what I needed more than the mid sweep and level did- but only slightly IF the Hammer had a knob to control the AGS gain/fuzz, I might have kept it. I might want to sound like Chris Squire or Geddy sometimes but AGS seemed to be either full Lemmy or not. I manage fuzz on other pedals Would LOVE and effects loop on either? Good tone for both. Thanks for the awesome vid

@greedygringoprospecting6941 Год назад

have 2 opb-3 preamps in each of my carvin 6 string basses ,one with a 9 volt and the other with the 18 volt. ordered new elixir string for all 4 basses. 4 ,5 and two 6 string basses. i like the aguilar.

@samlelowitch Год назад

I prefer the richer, thicker sound of the AG.

@RobMLyon 10 месяцев назад

Agreed, it’s a bit warmer

@geraldp494 9 месяцев назад

4 Sure!

@gcvrsa Год назад

I very much prefer the Tone Hammer, because the EQ can approximate the old Trace Elliot "Pre-Shape" (boost at 50 Hz, cut at 400 Hz, boost 2-5KHz).

@risingphoenix1484 Год назад

I think the genre you are playing really determines the better choice... definitely something like hip hop very deep bass heavy

@chrischilton8455 11 месяцев назад

Since I first saw this vid I've been hanging out waiting for the AG preamp to arrive in New Zealand. I'm still waiting but the moment it lands here I'm buying one. The footswitchable bright/deep boost function seals the deal for me. Love the tone of both units, but I've already got Tone Hammer functionality in the form of my amp so loving that point of difference.

@keithraney2546 Год назад

I prefer the sound of the Tone Hammer. Thanks.

@bobderosa4079 6 месяцев назад

Any idea which might work better with upright? I do a lot of doubling. Thanks.

@Suthrnfried Год назад

Seriously had to turn my vol up louder than normal to hear the AG in this vid and then down again when it was the TH. If I had to choose I’d get the TH.

@Hexspa Год назад

180 degree shutter angle please. motion blur is a good thing

@BigMuff75 10 месяцев назад

I prefer the tone hammer because it sounds a lot more transparent and defined.

@tmchesney56 Год назад

When will we get a review of that orange rig behind you?

@TheBassChannel Год назад

Soon

@hetschhog Год назад

Love the adjustable mids of my TH DI. The AG may have the better form factot though.

@trailblazeratv6306 Год назад

Is the AG 700 similar to the MESA carbine series ? I already has a Carbine M3

@佐々木文哉-n4s Год назад

nice review and comparison.

@MB57 Год назад

Aguilar or Aguilar? Aguilar! They're both great but I prefer the Tone Hammer.

@XVENDETTA100 11 месяцев назад

What song that he cover ? [1:37]

@rodneyat Год назад

Thanks for the video. I’ve never like the sound of the TH much. And the AG is warmer and closer to a sound a prefer but almost at too far the other direction. My personal preference is somewhere in the middle.

@50beowulf Год назад

Do either have cab sim?

@MitchLamm93 11 месяцев назад

TH won all the comparisons for me. More punch and a nice touch of grit. The AG was too clean and delicate sounding to my ears

@ИванСергиенко-ч4э Год назад

TH in these examples is better for me

@geoffreymerrifield5666 5 месяцев назад

Tone Hammer out of these two. But I'm considering Origin Effects Supervintage, Noble Tube pre

@AhmadYahyaIraqiBassPlayer Год назад

i used TH .. it was good , not sans good but this AG is galaxies better

@anterix1999 8 месяцев назад

None of them is for me. Thank you for the great review.

@me-fq8xf 3 месяца назад

They need to make it configurable to mount in a rack. There is no interest in setting it on a desk or on top of a rack bag only to have it slide off from the weight of the instrument cable. Or, damn, just design it to be 1 RU. Go ahead and put the D.I. on the front like the AG 500 and AG 700. It would look a heck of a lot better that way. And please, include the 18v power supply ( ! ).

@dave5655 Год назад

Making this run 18vdc at the jack is so stupid. They could have very easily stepped up standard 9vdc at the jack internally and it would not have to have its own power supply. Lots of pedals do this. The cost difference would be pennies.

@dave5655 Год назад

They do this in their amps, except they’re stepping down to whatever the internal operating voltage is.