Simple but effective video. I use this pedal exclusively for OD. It sounds more natural than other OD systems I have tried. And the EQ is very powerful - I make very minor adjustments, usually just for slight bass boost or cut. My only major complaint is I have to adjust the master every time I adjust the gain, and I am constantly adjusting one and then the other, back and forth to dial it in. Minor complaints are the size and weight and that it needs 18 volts with no battery option.

great demo. no screwy bass playing just straight ahead.....like we play!

The Tone Hammer delivers great tone, but the AGS circuit needs a level control to be useable.

I really dig this preamp. I really want to pair this with an Ampeg Portaflex series amp and get some really gnarly tone.

The Gain is for calibración. The máster is the volumen. Watch out for clips.

Good review however my personal opinion is that these preamp/DI's sound better when played with a passive bass.

I wish you could do a video more with the eq settings...i was hoping to hear what kind of tones you get out of it! Either way, good video.

@philosopher1000 Glad you dig the video!! Thanks!! Yes, that is a REDDI!! It's great!! I have a two part video on that too. It's here on my KZfaq channel.

Do not understand the AGS even though I watched this video. This just seems like a poor design to me. There needs to be a secondary volume cut that engages when the AGS is in. Otherwise, there is no way to obtain unity between AGS on and AGS off., the last thing I want is to have a 20 DB immediate jump in volume when pushing the AGS button. Either you run the AGS all the time, not at all, or kneel down to tweek the volume every time you kick in the AGS. I just don't get the AGS.

Awesome Demo! I was just wondering, if such preamps are used/usefull while playing live?

Great vid, man! I'm noticing that you've plugged in the Aguilar to your Markbass input. What if you were to plug into your effects send/return channel?

Steve you sell me more gear than anyone I know! LOL.... great review!

I have a Mark Bass amp and is it better to use the send and return effects with this Tone hammer ?

is it only in passive mode a DI-Box, or also when you have the EQ turned on? Great demo btw :)

Thanks for posting this! I love my Tone Hammer.

Cool video to me it sounds like it over drives gets a bit more than the sans amp. Is that so ?

does it sustain the bass tone as well?

When you engage the tone hammer and tourn up all the volume knob of the amp, have you noise?

Good demo!

Why on earth would you have the volume of an amp on full?

What is that red box over your left shoulder at the beginning of the video? Is it a compressor a preamp or something else?

Thanks　so good demo!

Sounds nice 👍

Careful running a preamp into a preamp into a preamp...

Fucking love bass. Nice pedal!

I think it sounded best with this box off just playing through the MarkBass. My opinion.

This pedal is like a opb-3, but not inside the bass?

is that a reddi di? great tube di in my opinion! anyway really cool demo!

nice review, thanks man.

@hirummy Thanks you very much!!!!

@illyck Thanks very much!!!

Sounds about like my Walkabout

Hi I have a NY122 Markbass cabinet and a Nemesis NA600 head (by Eden) Would you recommand me to buy a Aguilar tone hammer preamp pedal or replace my nemesis head by an Aguilar tone hammer 500 Head ? Thanks for your videos !!! :)

starts at 3:15

I appreciate you making this but waaaayyy too much unnecessary talking and stuttering and uhhing

Thank you.

Sounds like Crap to me. Plus your bass strings are buzzing something terrible.

too much talking. wasn't interested after a short while

how on earth, can you demo an " over drive " circuit without touching the mids ???? i find this a misleading or incomplete demo, sorry !

This, or the Tech 21 Bass Driver

REDDI, tube di.

ags is f shit ,, i d be happyer if no semi farting dostortopn // off you can add a sensibility of your instruments,,not just overall that you can do with 4x linear chip ,,and have circut made for under 20 bucks// i use home made and so far recorded 17 albums,,countless gigs NOT ONE WITHOUT THIS ,,SMALL PLASTIC BOX WE THROW THAT SMALL ELECTRONIC IN ,, IT FROM OLD P FENDER CREATE BASS THAT CAN BE TOUCH AND PLAY A S FODERA OR GRAPHITE BASS// OF COURSE YOU DIAL DOVN TO LEVEL YOU NEED,,FACT IS I CAN GET ON NON NEW STRINGS NO SUPER LOW ACTION FENDER P SOUDING PLAYING LIKE NEW ACTIVE NEW STRINGS ON BASS WITH ACTIVE EQ TO MAX//THAN I TAKE OFF OF THAT ,, EASYER THAT TO ADD SOME THAT IS NOT HERE IN SIGNAL AT ALL

Terrible Review

@moronslave yes!!

Humuch

Talk to much

tooooo much talk bro

Meh. Not worth $

You blabbered for two minutes and 10 seconds and really said nothing👎

I just got one and if you can't afford one you're poor and should not be looking at this stop dreaming and go and get a job.

these small girl like hands , lol. bass might b too big for the dude....

i read, heard Marckbass amps and they really Sound "deeper " than other preamps (though Hartke are really "good" and Gallien Kruger etc...). I m sorry but you have a much more defined, dynamic sound via your Markbass than with that shit pedal which sounds like Lemmy playing on his Rickenbaker with Motothead !!! (i appreciate that band just like i love Earth, Wind and Fire or Tower of Power...that s a mystery to me !!!!! lool ). Aguilar makes very good amps but that pedal is pure shit; only a commercial ptoduct for blind and semi deaf "musicians ". If you want that sound on your bass just buy the Boss Fuzz or another one less expensive (when buying Boss pedals, you pay the Label Boss). Donner is a Label i have discovered ; i bought the Alpha Bass effect really cheap which bas a very performant compressor. it is amazing considering the price comparing To MXR. For 30 euros you can have a performant pedal from Donner.... Wé must not be trapped by consommation tecnics used by reputed Labels... MUZIK IS FREEDOM !!!!! AND MUSICIANS FROM ANY LEVELS MUST KEEP IN MIND WE ARE ALSO CONSUMERS. SO WE HAVE TO BE AWARE OF THE UTILITY , THE PRICE, THE BUILDING ORIGINS OF THE PRODUCTS WÉ BUY.