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I liked mine, I used the 500, 350 and DI pedal for a few years. My only slight negative is that when using the drive the sound became more old school with less highs & lows and I couldn’t get the exact amount of drive/lows/highs that I wanted. A shame really as the core sound without the drive was exactly what I wanted. 

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I was out with my TH500  last night, through a BF Super Compact. Many compliments, sort of put paid to the myth that no one notices the bass! 

 

I haven't heard a TH700 in the flesh, but the TH500 is a fantastic sounding amp, easy to operate and way loud enough (through 2 BF 112's) even for my loudest band.

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So this arrived today after reading many reviews 2941ED25-51AC-453F-AFFA-6637B261C13C.thumb.jpeg.580552490025f8768c919d02de512f38.jpeg

 

Some reviews said they struggled with the Gain / Drive / EQ but I’ve found quite the opposite it sounds bloody amazing even everything flat and drive Off and Gain low.

Can go from warm clean to gritty valve kind of tone and a lot in between 

 

Will put it through it paces at rehearsals and see what the band thinks. 
 

Prices have dropped a bit so it’s a decent price new for Aguilar stuff and it seems a quality product 

 

 

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1 hour ago, BassAdder60 said:

So this arrived today after reading many reviews 2941ED25-51AC-453F-AFFA-6637B261C13C.thumb.jpeg.580552490025f8768c919d02de512f38.jpeg

 

Some reviews said they struggled with the Gain / Drive / EQ but I’ve found quite the opposite it sounds bloody amazing even everything flat and drive Off and Gain low.

Can go from warm clean to gritty valve kind of tone and a lot in between 

 

Will put it through it paces at rehearsals and see what the band thinks. 
 

Prices have dropped a bit so it’s a decent price new for Aguilar stuff and it seems a quality product 

 

 

Interested how you get on with this vs the Ashdown heads you’ve been using, and also compared with your GK Legacy time.

 

 

 

 

Actually, scratch that, I don’t need the GAS 😄

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16 hours ago, Merton said:

Interested how you get on with this vs the Ashdown heads you’ve been using, and also compared with your GK Legacy time.

 

 

 

 

Actually, scratch that, I don’t need the GAS 😄

GK Legacy 800 wasn’t the tone I was seeking ( it was too mid forward to my ears ) and EQ points very different to say Ashdown 

 

The TH700 is warmer sounding and vintage very much like the ABM600 I guess. It’s not as deep and full sounding as my CTM100 but it’s very good at warmth yet clarity remains in the notes. 
Yet to try it with the band but so far it gets top marks. 
Fan noise is about the same as other Class D heads but quieter than the ABM600 for sure and the  ELF 

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36 minutes ago, BassAdder60 said:

GK Legacy 800 wasn’t the tone I was seeking ( it was too mid forward to my ears ) and EQ points very different to say Ashdown 

 

The TH700 is warmer sounding and vintage very much like the ABM600 I guess. It’s not as deep and full sounding as my CTM100 but it’s very good at warmth yet clarity remains in the notes. 
Yet to try it with the band but so far it gets too marks. 
Fan noise is about the same as other Class D heads but quieter than the ABM600 for sure and the  ELF 

500 and 700 are both excellent. Reliable and sound great. You should try a751!

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17 hours ago, snorkie635 said:

500 and 700 are both excellent. Reliable . . . .

 

They are, be grateful. . . . there's a guy over on Talkbass currently trying to find a way of fixing a TH500 that failed.

 

Apparently Korg in the US is a complete shitshow with their current support of Aguilar products.

 

I would imagine they are no better over here.

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2 hours ago, chris_b said:

 

They are, be grateful. . . . there's a guy over on Talkbass currently trying to find a way of fixing a TH500 that failed.

 

Apparently Korg in the US is a complete shitshow with their current support of Aguilar products.

 

I would imagine they are no better over here.

I have no concerns on its quality at all. 
 

I believe the Tone Hammer series has been very reliable since it’s launch and that’s good enough for me 

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The Tone Hammer was introduced around 2011, so they’ve been around for quite a while now. But that’s a crime that Korg are not properly supporting Aguilar. Aguilar customer service was once legend. 

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52 minutes ago, msb said:

The Tone Hammer was introduced around 2011, so they’ve been around for quite a while now. But that’s a crime that Korg are not properly supporting Aguilar. Aguilar customer service was once legend. 

I’m sure for every bad story of service there are hundreds of good ones. I’ve even read stories of poor Ashdown service ( USA ) yet we know in the U.K. they are one of the best companies around. 

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So … I’m learning more about this amp in particular the gain / drive / master vol

 

Many very happy users and some using it with gain set very low and master very high. 
 

Tried this today and this cleans the amp up nicely and makes the drive control more like a mids tone control boost. 
 

Definitely a very different amp to many class D and easy to get confused about the gain / EQ / drive / master relationship 

 

Nice amp 

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