Aguilar Tone Hammer Preamp / Direct Box

The Tone Hammer is the essential preamp/direct box for every bassist's tool box. Based on the respected OBP-3 preamp, the Tone Hammer features fully sweepable midrange frequencies in addition to bass and treble controls. With the Tone Hammer's pristine D.I. you are set for the studio or the stage. To give this tone shaping unit the ultimate flexibility we introduce our proprietary Adaptive Gain Shaping circuitry (AGS). AGS allows the player to kick in an additional gain structure and EQ with the "stomp" of a button. You can now go from modern slap sounds to vintage or overdriven. 18 volt operation gives the Tone Hammer plenty of headroom to reproduce the most dynamic playing style. Separate GAIN and MASTER controls allow you to dial in just the right gain structure for any instrument.

Product Specs

Pre/Post DI

Unbalanced output can drive a power amp

AGS circuitry

Cut and boost of treble, mid and bass frequencies

Fully sweepable midrange frequencies

Powered by two nine volt batteries, phantom power or optional universal power supply

Ground lift switch

Heavy Duty steel construction

Inputs: One 1/4″ jack

Outputs: One 1/4″ jack, One XLR (nominal output – 14 dBu balanced)

EQ:
Bass +/- 18 dB @ 40 Hz
Mid +/- 17 dB @ 180 Hz to 1 kHz
Treble +/- 18 dB @ 4 kHz

Controls:
Ground lift switch
Pre/Post DI switch
Engage switch
AGS switch