I purchased this pre-amp to replace an ailing Bartoli TCT preamp in an old Tobias of mine. It was a fantastic immediate replacement with no other elements neccessary. I am excellent with a soldering iron so I did the replacement myself. The directions had been clear and accurate. It was a considering that to install.

The Aguilar has a really effective bass improve so it is various from my TCT. It even so operates extremely properly with my existing Bartolini pickups. No noise and wonderful sound. I would hugely recommend this preamp to anyone.

Bottom line up front:
Pros- Wonderful value, quite versatile, very good for any capability level (simple to use out of the box but delivers a lot of added enhancement for advanced customers)
Cons- Lots of plastic, slight delay switching between effects

The meat and potatoes:
I’ve been playing guitar for about eight many years now and have had a number of distinct effects pedals. Two many years ago I made the decision I desired a multi-pedal and took a shot at this one particular. I am a believer that the primary cause of a good-sounding guitar is a excellent guitar player… but this pedal sure helps! With a tiny tweaking, you can successfully make ANY sound you require. The integrated pedal makes it possible for you to switch among 5 custom effects slots. There are 5 slots per bank and more than 20 banks so storage area is not a problem. It will carry on to store your settings whether it really is plugged in or not (even for really lengthy periods of time). The directions are quite good, as well, so you ought to be able to pick up the operation fairly swiftly. I have utilized it mainly for my six-string electrical but it also serves as a surprisingly very good pre-amp for my bass. I have employed it for a number of hrs like this with no it overheating or obtaining otherwise damaged

There are two significant drawbacks to this pedal. 1: it is created of flimsy plastic. In the two many years I have owned it, one knob has broken off, one particular knob does not function correctly, and there is a thing plastic banging about within. Two: There is a 1.five-2 second delay (no sound at all during delay) switching from one effect to the next so do not plan on instant sound adjustments whilst executing. This should not be a huge deal for most. *See update under

I had an chance to try the PRO edition. Only difference is that the PRO is metal and intended for a rack. If you are going to only ever use it for recording, get the PRO. Otherwise, stick with this 1 for traveling convenience.

*UPDATE: You can get a MIDI foot pedal to go with this. The foot pedal almost completely eliminates the delay so I’d hugely suggest it for performers