Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 V2
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Aguilar Tone Hammer 500
The Tone Hammer series is Aguilar’s answer to bass players chasing that warm, soulful tube vibe without hauling a boat anchor. Light on the back but heavy on tone, it’s got that rich, harmonic preamp that brings out a round, full-bodied character in every note—whether you’re laying it down live or tracking in the studio.
You get a proper 3-band EQ with bass, treble, and a fully sweepable midrange, so you can really carve out your sound. And if you want to add a bit of dirt, the Drive control brings in that tube-like grit and punch that makes your playing hit harder. Add Aguilar’s Cabinet Suite for easy tone-shaping, universal mains for plug-and-play anywhere, and a solid set of connectivity options, and you’ve got a rig that’s ready for the stage, the studio, or a quiet session at home
With the Aguilar Cabinet Suite, you can load up their finely-tuned SL and DB cab IRs—or drop in your own custom files—for spot-on cabinet emulation. Whether you’re running through the XLR or headphone out, your tone gets that real cab feel, no matter where you’re playing.
Specs
Power and Ohm
- Maximum Power Output
- 500 watts
- Minimum Load Impedance
- 2.67Ω
Controls
- Gain
- Changes the volume of the signal the Active 3 Band EQ.
- Drive
- Fully adjustable, featuring Aguilar’s proprietary AGS(adaptive gain shaping) circuit.
- Level
- Controls the Microtubes Engine’s output volume.
- Master
- Controls the overall volume of the amplifier.
Eq
- Bass
- +/- 17 dB @ 40 Hz
- Mid
- +/- 16 dB
- Mid Frequency
- 180 Hz – 1 kHz
- Treble
- +/- 14 dB @ 4 kHz
Toggle switches
- Input Pad
- -10dB input pad
- Mute
- Mutes the amplifier.
- CAB IR Select
- Press this button to cycle through your cabinet IRs. Each press of the button cycles from no IR file applied to IR slots 1, 2, 3, and back to no IR applied.
- Post-Pre
- Selects what signal will be delivered by the DI output. Selecting PRE, sends a clean copy of your input bass signal. Selecting POST delivers a signal processed by the preamp of the amp (gain, distortion, eq, master, etc.)
- Ground Lift
- Lifts the ground of the DI XLR output. If a ground noise in you DI signal is experienced, try changing the setting of this control.
Outputs
- Speaker out
- Connects the amplifier to your cabinet.
- DI Outs
- Output to balanced equipment (mic preamp, console, recorder, compressor, audio interface, etc.) via a standard XLR jack.
- Effect Loop
- Series operation. Adds 6 dB of additional gain, making it useful for a broad range of effects units.
- USB-C
- This connector is used to interface between your amplifier and a Windows® OS or Apple® computer, for modifying IR files via the Aguilar Cabinet Suite
Mechanics
- Dimension
- 27.3 cm × 21.6 cm × 7.6 cm
- Weight
- 1.9Kg