Aguilar
23Also known as: Aguilar Amplification
UnclaimedAguilar Amplification was founded in 1995 in New York City by Dave Boonshoft and Alex Aguilar, born out of a shared dissatisfaction with the bass gear available at the time. Their first product, the DB 680 tube preamp, quickly earned a reputation among professional bassists for its clarity, warmth, and tonal depth. The company went on to build a full lineup of bass-focused equipment — amplifier...
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Aguilar Amplification was founded in 1995 in New York City by Dave Boonshoft and Alex Aguilar, born out of a shared dissatisfaction with the bass gear available at the time. Their first product, the DB 680 tube preamp, quickly earned a reputation among professional bassists for its clarity, warmth, and tonal depth. The company went on to build a full lineup of bass-focused equipment — amplifier heads, speaker cabinets, preamps, pickups, and effects pedals — all designed and engineered by a team of bass players.
Aguilar's product catalog covers a wide range of needs for the working bassist. Their cabinet lines span the punchy, voiced DB series to the lightweight SL (Super-Light) series. Preamp offerings like the OBP onboard units are widely used as drop-in upgrades for basses, while outboard options like the Tone Hammer Preamp/DI serve double duty as a studio and live tool. Their pickup lines cover common bass formats including Jazz, Precision, and Music Man styles. On the effects side, the Agro overdrive and dual envelope filter pedals have become staples on professional pedalboards.
The brand has attracted a broad roster of professional bassists across jazz, fusion, rock, Latin, and pop. Notable players associated with Aguilar include John Patitucci, Will Lee, Rhonda Smith, Divinity Roxx, George Porter Jr., and Etienne Mbappé, among many others. Aguilar has also released a plugin suite bringing their amplifier and cabinet voicings to digital audio workstations.
Aguilar has 105 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Bass Amplifier Cabinets, Bass Amplifier Heads, and Bass Effects Pedals. Their gear is featured by 165 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Pop, and Funk / Soul. Notable users include Felix Pastorius, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, and Paul Turner. Most Aguilar products sit firmly in the high-end, boutique range.
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