Aguilar pedals - new look

[iamtheelvy]

http://www.aguilaramp.com/effect-pedals-2/
 

What are peoples thoughts? I don’t dislike them, but not sure they’re better than the old style…

[ped]

Boo. They don’t take batts any more either. 

[SumOne]

They look like generic modern cool 'boutique' pedal designs. I think the older designs stood out more as Aguilar. 

[LukeFRC]

8 hours ago, SumOne said:

They look like generic modern cool 'boutique' pedal designs. I think the older designs stood out more as Aguilar. 

They look like thr designer came in hungover and had a look at some EBS pedals for inspiration 

 

im guessing the enclosure change was done on cost grounds - the graphics really don’t say high end New York effects andd so amps company to me 

[stewblack]

They look really nice. 

[rushbo]

Nice, bold, clear graphics. I wish they'd have carried over the design from the Filter, Fuzz, Octave and Compression pedals onto the remainder as I think that works really well. A little bit of (almost) seventies retro to brighten up your board!

Edited January 26, 2023 by rushbo

[thodrik]

The old ones were cool, but were very oversized and the shoulders made it difficult to connect using right angled jack sockets. 

I like them. Might buy another Agro after I stupidly sold the other one. 

[fretmeister]

I like them a lot.

Nice small enclosures, easier to connect.

 

All good!

[fretmeister]

13 hours ago, ped said:

Boo. They don’t take batts any more either. 

 

I like battery for backup, but there's no denying battery waste is a big problem. So I'm cool with that.

I've had other mains only pedals for years - and some battery ones that will consume a 9V in under an hour so they are effectively mains only.

[thodrik]

Guitarist in my band saw the new demo for the Agro and messaged me to say 'you need this'. 

 

As much as I loved V1 still think it needed a blend control and/or a simple 'bass' control or 'grunt' control like on the Darkglass B3K, as I always thought that v1 Agro removed a bit of sub lows from the clean signal when turned on, so I have to EQ that back in. 

However, the quality of the drive is such that it is now on the list. 

[Lozz196]

On 24/01/2023 at 21:34, ped said:

Boo. They don’t take batts any more either. 

Seems to be more & more manufacturers going down this route. 

[funkydoug]

Don’t object to the battery being phased out but the older pedals looked much cooler and more distinctive. These could be from any maker. I think it’s a mistake, but what do I know?!?

[lee650]

I think they look great, nice compact size,graphics are cheesy but not awful. I actually really like the octamiser.

[ordep]

finally, I can put a Filter Twin to my all black board! 😄

 

[iamtheelvy]

On 24/01/2023 at 21:34, ped said:

Boo. They don’t take batts any more either. 

You need a battery box! Now, if only someone had one on the marketplace…

 

(TBH - it still needs a 9v input to work, so probably not really…)

[garyt]

I don’t use batteries, I guess a lot of people don’t, so I like this.  If the pedals sound as good as they ought, I might be tempted for the chorus. 

[Welshbassist]

I much prefer the old style. Think they look classy and distinctive. This looks like a massive brewery decided to dabble in craft beer.