Bass Musician Magazine - February 2016 NAMM Issue | Page 20

are a lot of players I have talked to that actually sort of taken over as a main rig consists of my prefer the finish on the production model. DB 751 head and three of my 1x12 cabinets I love the colors of both models for different stacked vertically. It doesn’t take up a lot of reasons, but at the end of the day they both feel width on the stage, but is still plenty loud and and sound the same, and that is what is most projects really well. This rig also has the benefit important to me. of putting the sound right at ear level because of the way the cabinets are stacked. What other gear do you use? I do use some effects and that’s something I My amplification is all Aguilar and I have have really gotten more interested in in the last a lot of different heads and cabinets that I several years. I’ve got several Aguilar pedals, configure differently depending on the gig. My one being the TLC compressor, which I leave on main large rig consists of two Aguilar DB 410 all the time for live performance and recording. cabinets and the Aguilar DB 751 head. I also The reason I really like using a compressor is have a lightweight rig that I use for instances not so much to squash my sound but instead in which I want to have a little more portability to use it for adding a little bit of color. For but still have a loud and punchy rig. That setup example, with the Aguilar TLC, it has a way consists of 2 of the Aguilar SL 112 cabinets and of blossoming the mids nicely and tightening an Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 head. I also have up the punch with the basses that I play most an older Aguilar AG500 dual-channel head that often. I also have their AGRO overdrive pedal, I pair with 2 Aguilar DB112 cabinets. Between which I use to generate various levels of dirt and those three rigs, I am able to create a bunch grit. I also have the Tone Hammer pedal, which of different configurations to suit whatever doubles as a preamp and D.I., and also has scenario I have on stage. an active EQ on it. My most recent acquisition is their Chorusaurus pedal, which is a real The setup that I have been using lately that has unique sounding chorus pedal that is awesome