wateroftyne Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 Hi all It's here... courtesy of Molan. The first all-transistor / non modelling head I've used in... ages. Just fired it up and it sounds completely marvellous, but.. the living room isn't a gig, so let's see how it goes. I have a block of four all-day rehearsals followed by a couple of gigs coming up, so lots of time to A/B it with the Walkabout. Whichever loses will be for sale... smackdown! Quote
Musicman20 Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 Having heard reports on how damn good the new TH500 amp is, I'm sure you'd also like that as well. Apparently very close to the WA 'tone' if you have a fiddle with the EQ. Not as complex in terms of what the EQ can do, but the mid control on the TH500 is apparently VERY good. Quote
niceguyhomer Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 Great heads these - had one myself, never should have sold it. Quote
wateroftyne Posted February 11, 2013 Author Posted February 11, 2013 [quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1360592059' post='1972882'] Having heard reports on how damn good the new TH500 amp is, I'm sure you'd also like that as well. Apparently very close to the WA 'tone' if you have a fiddle with the EQ. Not as complex in terms of what the EQ can do, but the mid control on the TH500 is apparently VERY good. [/quote] Cheers, Gareth.... I did consider the TH but I'm still not over my lightweight 'thing'. I need to know there's a big lump of steel inside the casing otherwise I get the shakes. ha ha. I tried an AG500 at the bash by pure chance, and I liked the sound of it straight away. All that matters now is how it does at the gig. We'll see... The Walkabout 's got big shoes to fill. Quote
Musicman20 Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1360592831' post='1972902'] Cheers, Gareth.... I did consider the TH but I'm still not over my lightweight 'thing'. I need to know there's a big lump of steel inside the casing otherwise I get the shakes. ha ha. I tried an AG500 at the bash by pure chance, and I liked the sound of it straight away. All that matters now is how it does at the gig. We'll see... The Walkabout 's got big shoes to fill. [/quote] Ay, I've heard good things about every single Aguilar amp...high quality and fantastic tone. I'd love to have a listen to one of these. Quote
wateroftyne Posted February 11, 2013 Author Posted February 11, 2013 Well, maybe we should have a cuppa and a natter sometime. Quote
Highfox Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 I'd like to hear one as well. Sound much nicer with a maple neck Quote
Musicman20 Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1360593171' post='1972913'] Well, maybe we should have a cuppa and a natter sometime. [/quote] Agreed. I was going to attend the bass bash but something came up. Quote
geofio Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 i have the same amp with dual channel, amazing sounding and built to perfection. Quote
Rumple Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 I had one for a while, really lovely amp and I only moved it on to go lightweight again and also save a bit of space as the AG was in a rack case so bulky. Quote
wateroftyne Posted February 15, 2013 Author Posted February 15, 2013 Been rehearsing with the AG500 all day. The intention was to swap to the Walkabout at some point to compare, but I was having so much fun I forgot. It's more accurate than the Walkabout as you'd expect, but still very punchy. It's a different flavour of goodness. I might do more A/B'ing at the rehearsal tomorrow... Quote
wateroftyne Posted February 17, 2013 Author Posted February 17, 2013 ..and the winner is.... The AG500. ...kind-of. They're both bloody great, but I think I'm ready for a change, just for the sake of it. Quote
EBS_freak Posted February 18, 2013 Posted February 18, 2013 Nice choice. Aggie edges it for me too. Quote
Phil-osopher10 Posted February 18, 2013 Posted February 18, 2013 Hows does the aggie compare to the walkabout? is it an awful lot louder? Quote
pietruszka Posted February 20, 2013 Posted February 20, 2013 [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1361136384' post='1981762'] ..and the winner is.... The AG500. [/quote] Welcome to the club! Dan Quote
wateroftyne Posted February 20, 2013 Author Posted February 20, 2013 It was awesome on Monday night. Loved it. Phil-osopher10 - I'm not sure. The Berg cab is so sensitive I've never needed to push the WA. Quote
Musicman20 Posted February 21, 2013 Posted February 21, 2013 I didn't know this until yesterday, but apparently even the AG500 has a Class D poweramp...! Quote
wateroftyne Posted February 21, 2013 Author Posted February 21, 2013 [quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1361462988' post='1986083'] I didn't know this until yesterday, but apparently even the AG500 has a Class D poweramp...! [/quote] Nearly, but not quite! It's Class T, so it has some of the Class D benefits, but it also has an all-important (IMO) toroidal transformer supplying the power... and no fancy-pants power management circuit. Quote
PJT Posted February 21, 2013 Posted February 21, 2013 That North East Bass Bash has a lot to answer for . Guess what I have just changed my lifelong allegiance from Selmer/Marshall to? First outing last weekend and it sounded great. Decided on the GS cabs though. Quote
Musicman20 Posted February 21, 2013 Posted February 21, 2013 [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1361463243' post='1986087'] Nearly, but not quite! It's Class T, so it has some of the Class D benefits, but it also has an all-important (IMO) toroidal transformer supplying the power... and no fancy-pants power management circuit. [/quote] Ah makes sense! Quote
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