Aguilar GS112 Cabinet

This is a simple 1x12 cabinet with an adjustable tweeter. It has interlocking corners, and one handle on the side. It accepts 1/4" or speakon. It's put together solidly. I'm not a big dude (5'11" 175lbs), but I can carry two in each of my hands. And two of those will be sufficient for most gigs unless you're playing a HUGE venue. It's a straight forward bass cabinet.

I power two of these with Markbass Little Mark II at 500w/4ohms. I have one cab's tweeter full on, and the other cab's tweeter completely off. I love how it sounds that way. The tweets are pretty sweet without being harsh, and it definitely adds to your sound. Some people find these cabs a little mid scooped, but I didn't see that at all. Granted, I plug straight into the amp with no effects, and I play 100% clean. It's very transparent for me, and it works GREAT with the amp I have. It does have enough low end to make me happy. I will tell you, though. When I had one GS112 plugged in, I was disappointed with the low end (as expected). But the second GS112 brought the THUMP and BOOM back into the sound. I think two of these GS112 can match with the 15's low end. I'm absolutely happy with it.

I mainly run the Jazz or the Stingray straight into the amp. The Jazz sounds great with my set up. However, when I use the Stingray, I tend to turn down the tweet a little. It gets too zingy, and it hurts my ears.

I have two, and I bought them both used. These cabs have been shipped across the country twice, and they're as solid as one can be. No issues yet, and I doubt there will be any.

Honestly, never dealt with them. So, I can't comment.

There are so many good companies with 1x12 cabs for bass. I remember doing research for my 112, and this was it for me; the sound, the price, portability, etc, etc. I had a chance to A/B my amp with a GS112 and my buddy's Bergantino 112. The Berg had more hi fi sound, whereas the GS112 was more organic. And, the GS112 DEFINITELY whoops the Berg at low end. Because of the smaller cabinet design, the Berg 112 lacked lows. About $300 can get you a used GS112. I can't think of another cab that'll give you the response as this GS112 can. I'm definitely sold on Aggies. They do bass right.

It's a speaker. Never turn up any horn past half way!

This is as close to perfection as you may hope to get. Read the other reviews. They keep hinting at playing flat. This cab covers the spectrum smoothly without an particular frequency or dynamic sticking out. When I'd turn something up past flat I'd end up turning it down again so as not to overdo it. Also know that there are some bass heads that will not bring out the best in this speaker in as much of a certain freq. is accented by the head the cab will follow that misdirection. So be sure to play it through a quality pre amp so it won't be colored. Better yet try it through many different amps and see how much the sound varies according to input. And lastly all speakers sound better when doubled up. It's a bass thing!

Strong and tight and light. It doesn't seem like 42 Lbs.

This is a pretty simple cabinet. It houses a 12" driver and a horn and has two front ports. The horn has an attenuator on the back. There are two 1/4" jacks and a Speakon connector for inputs. It measures 20" wide, 15" tall, and 18 1/2" deep and weighs just under 40#. It's simplicity is part of what makes it so great. My only criticism is I wish it had a second handle to make moving even easier. For that alone I'll knock it a little.

I use this cabinet with a GK 1001 RB head and Fender Jazz basses equiped with Bartolini pickups. WOW! Gone are the days of 95# cabinets. I picked this up pretty cheap in a trade and thought it would be a good rehearsal cabinet. I knew of Aguilar's reputation but hadn't used any of their gear. I soon realized I liked its tone much better than my Eden 410, and so did my back. Real punchy with loads o growl. I thought I'd pick up another (or the version without a horn) but have discovered I don't need it. I set it up on a guitar stand and face it across the stage. My band mates also love it. I can't wait to hear a 5 string through it.

I've had it a few months, and it's now the only cabinet I bring to gigs. Maybe I'll pick up another at some point (I mean, what's wrong with having more gear?), but I don't need it now.

Never needed it but heard they're good.

I've been playing bass since I was 14; I'm now 43. I've used a lot of stuff -- Trace, SWR, Eden, Epifani -- and there are things I like about all of those lines. But for overall tone, weight, size, price, and convenience, I'll take the Aguilar every time.

Cabinet weighs about 42 lbs. with handle on the side. Comes with one 12 inch heavy duty speaker and horn. Crossover on the back lets you add highs for the horn. Although the cabinet is rated at 350 watts it will definitely handle more.

Of all the cabinets I have used over the years, from Fender to Ampeg, this cabinet gives the truest sound of all my bass guitars. The horn is extremely musical and I don't use much. The speaker pumps out clean muscular sound all the way down to my low B.

I purchaed this cabinet new from Musician's Friend in the fall of 2005. There is no mistaking the quality of Aguilar. I would depend on this one cabinet with no need for backup.

Rarely does one get to speak to the manufacturer of musical equipment. No so with Aguilar. Dave Boonshoft is very helpful and goes the exra mile to assure satisfaction of his products.

I am 57 years old and have played bass guitar for 44 of those years. I played professionally for 14 years; and, I am a good bass player. The only reason I mention this is because I don't recommend many products. The ones that are bad I just don't mention. But when I find a product as outstanding as this I have to boast about it. Try it. You won't be diappointed.

This is a GS-112 and since all the features have been discussed, I won't delve into them here except to say that I love that they have speakon connectors, and phone jacks. Very cool. Two handles would be nice, and for that reason alone, score a 9.

Unbelievable. You will literally not believe the volume, and balls you get from this cab. I have two, and as impressive as they are individually, together they are unreal. I have tried many, many amps over the years, and I have finally found my Nirvana! I use a Euphonic Audio Iamp 500 and Lakland 55-94, and Fretless Musicman. I replace a Mesa 4x10 with two of these little monsters and I am not missing the 100 pound Mesa 1 bit. The Mesa has a midrange snarl which some people may really dig, but I love the booty-thumping bass and driving mids I get from this amp. My band plays everything from Radiohead to Lisa Loeb and the tone is perfect for every situations. Always pure, deep and powerful. I still am in shock at the pure bass power I can get from these speakers. Aguilar has made a lifelong customer here!

I can't see a need for a backup unless I were playing a huge room and blew the rig. They are as solid as you could want. One of the speakers wasn't working when I bought one of my pair, and that was simply because the wire had come of the cone. This was fixed in about two minutes, and we were rocking from there.

no dealing with Aguilar

I have been playing for over 15 years and looking for a good amp for 15 years. These cabs with my EA head are the ultimate for the tone I have in mind. Deep, clear, punchy, powerful, clean. I would be reduced to a crying baby if they were stolen, and would replace in a heartbeat. My only sadness is I don't have 3 or 4 of these badasses. I only wish it had two handles, but it is still quite portable as it is not that heavy anyway. I love that two 45 pound units puts out more tone, than my 1 100 pound 4x10. So much easier to transport, especially to a small club that may only need 1 GS-112. These are the ultimate.

I just got this Aguilar cabinet, I traded an older Peavey 210 TX for it (plus 80 dollars cash plus tax difference-I paid 75 bucks for the Peavey). I hate to sound like a fool next to all these obviously seasoned bassists that are reviewing this cab, but frankly I traded my Peavey because I bought a GK Backline 250 amp not realizing that it needed to see a minimum 8 ohms and the Peavey was 4 ohms! DOH!
Leave it to me, dickweed guitarist and vintage snob (LMAO) to know jack squat about bass gear! I love this cab's much lighter weight and small dimensions, but oh my, what a sound! I was just blown away!! I see others here using hundreds and thousands of watts, but trust me, my little 125 watt GK sounds marvelous cranked thru it! I use this cab the GK and a used Mexican 60's Jazz reissue for pop and country dates to make extra cash. The soundguy loves the D.I. on it and I can get all the stage volume needed. Also sweet is that my whole rig fits in any vehicle with room to spare! Did I mention my whole bass and rig cost just 650 bucks? Life is GOOD!

Although I own tons of killer guitars and related gear, I am new to bass gear, although I've always played bass too. I use a stock Mexi reissue Jazz, a GK Backline 250 and the cords needed along with a small Korg digital tuner. This rig can do it all from country to pop to dance, funk and rock. I know it would not hold up to a loud rock or metal band, but I needed it to make some bucks playing parties and country dance joints in Nashville. I have no style, I'm just a utility bassist (although I do use a Rick 4001 and an old Sunn stack when playing in a hard rock band I've been in for 15 years, swapping up to guitar on about half the set and have a more defined sound and style) This rig is all about portability, flexibility, and ease of use for one purpose: Making a few hundred bucks a weekend! This cab has so much more depth and quality of sound than the Peavey that it's amazing! I just set everything at 12 o'clock and use the knobs on the bass to change tones- truly this cab allows a variety of sounds that I never could get before. A bargain! I can't recommend it enough!

I sure would use it without a backup! Keep in mind I never have to crank it past about 4 on the amp. I never have had many gear malfunctions because I take great care with my gear, especially the pieces that earn paychecks! This thing seems fairly bulletproof and I doubt my little 125 watt amp would hurt it, even all the way up on 10.

Never had reason to deal with Aguilar

I've been playing guitar over 2 decades and have just started playing the bass in casual and club gigs to make extra money.I own all the fantasy guitar hero gear I ever wanted along with a 73 Rick 4001 and a Sunn Colisium stack. If this little cab were stolen or lost, I'd buy another one immediately. What I love is the power, tone and flexibilty, also the small size. I can put my Jazz in the bag on my back and carry the GK in one hand and the Aguilar in the other! No SWEAT! I hate nothing about it. I can only compare it to the Peavey, and it is superior in every way. Comparing it to my Sunn Coliseum rig from 1970 is really not even fair as the two are truly opposite in every respect. I love it! If you are like me and need a small powerful rig for lower volume dates, but with headroom and tone to spare, the Aguilar cab will not let you down!

The features have all been covered by other reviewers. My only ding is that I will echo the sentiment that it could use a second speakon jack.

I normally use my Hanewinckel Classic 5 w/bart soapbars and 2 band EQ. I also use a home-built P-Bass copy with a Duncan pup, a Hohner Stenberger copy for when my back hurts too much. And a Kubicki Key Factor 4 and about half a dozen other basses. All sound great through the cab.

Perfect after a year of heavy gigging they both still look and play as good as new.

Never had the need. Now I did get an Eden 1x12 that had a tweeter problem. I sent it back and got the Aguilars, because I knew they were awesome.

Been playing about 22 years. Would replace both if stolen. I love everything about them, and only mildly lament the lack of the second speakon. I have had lots of cabs, but got into Edens for a while. I despised the 4x10 for it's weight (~98lbs) and the 1x12 (a) was rated at higher wattage on the Eden website than the back of the cab, (b) had a tweeter malfunction and (c) was not the dimensions described on the Eden site.

It would be nice if they made a tilt-back version.

Bought in 2005 off of Musician's Friend. One 12" speaker, one horn, plain and simple. It was either this or the Gallien-Krueger Neo 112, but spec to spec, the only thing that the GK had over this was the weight (GK's is 38 pounds, and this one is 42).

I was basically looking to get something small and mighty. After just moving to the second floor of an apartment building, portability becomes a big factor. My back was getting ready to file papers with the Union in regards to me carrying my old amp up and down the stairs. So, with some research into what I wanted, this is what I ended up with.

My main axes that are used on this are Warwicks; a '96 Corvette 5-string with Seymour Duncan aftermarket pickups, and a '99 Streamer Pro-M de-fretted 5-string.

I paired it up with a Gallien-Krueger 700rb-II head. Plugged it in for the first time, and couldn't believe it. I play almost everything, but for the past five years have stuck with rock, so I was leery that a 1x12" cabinet would surpass the tone I got off of my old Hartke 4x10". It did that in spades. And with the 5-string voicing of the amp in place, I literally shook the Heavens with the cab.

Haven't run my upright bass through it, but given how excited I am to just plug in the cabinet now, I can only assume that it will sound like butta'.

I've had it for a week, and it's worked the one time I've played through it. I did buy it based on the comments that this board has had regarding the reliability and customer service. In this day and age, those things will either make or break a sale with me.

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I've been playing for around 18 years, and semi-professionally for 10. And growing up in Lansing, MI it was easy to go to the Mecca of Elderly Instruments and try every single brand that they carry (and they certainly know the meaning of diverse selection) in order to get a grasp on what to look for, listen to, etc.. when buying amps. I have not been this excited about an amp ever. It sounds beautiful, is a JOY to carry (and I live on the second floor), and would make a very welcome addition to any musician's rig.

My pair were purchased used through Low Down Sound in Michigan. They were manufactured in May of 2004. (Good store to deal with for internet purchases)

A robust Eminence 12 cast frame driver, well designed cross-over network, and smooth sounding tweeter. (It's P-audio I think not sure, definitly NOT a scratchy edgy nasty foster horn-ick! This is the one area I had some concerns in as I am used to the tweets in my Bergantinos which are Italian made B&C-top notch stuff. I have zero complaints about the quality of the tweeter in the GS112, very smooth and for the money, this cab is a great value.

I have 4 basses, all five string-MTD535, Mike Lull MV5, Fender MIA Dlxe V, and another MTD-Grendel. I must confess I have not gigged with these as of yet, but having compared them to my pair of Bergantinos and a GK NEO112 in my living room, I have some pretty positive reviews non the less.

While the low end from the GS112 dosen't equal the fatness of a my Bergantino 210 or 115 cabs, I have no concerns that both GS112's paired with my GK1001RBII will provide more than adequate low end response in any setting except perhaps loud outdoor enviornments. And I like the more open midrange I get from the GS112, combined with a nice sounding tweeter and well designed cross-over, its a great sounding smooth balanced speaker cabinet. No real missing frequencies or huge dips in the overall spectrum, it does have a more polite-smooth midrange compared to my GK NEO112. Overall a good "polished" tone.

No experience to relate as to reliability, but the rep is strong. I have pulled the driver out and looked about inside the cabinet. Everything definitly looks as it should for a pro level speaker. No loose screws or carpet fraying or coming unglued, the speaker being held down by 8 screws, and the component and crossover quality is very good. The speaker grill fit VERY tightly, overall Aguilar made a strictly pro level effort in this product.

I wish I could say the same about my GK NEO 112 which sounds very good as well but the tolex covering and how it was glued down is an outright embarressment.

awesome, they answered my email. Thats all it took to amaze me.

been playing 25 years.
I would buy these again.
The portability and smooth tone make these an undeniable contender and alternative to heavier larger cabinets. I'm in my late 40's and I appreciate the ease of transport, and I agree with other posts that another handle on the opposite side would be helpful. But its not a deal breaker.
I've used SWR, Eden, Bergantino, Avatar, GK, Ampeg, Epifani.
I'm hitting a pair of GS112's witha GK1001RB-II @700 watts. For the type of rooms I play, this should be plenty of power.

1x12, tweeter w/attenuation pot, and one handle because that's all you need.

I have several amps but primarily use an SWR SM900. Two of these cabs can handle the full output of this amp! The speakers get a little compressed at full volume. I have never run it full volume with my 5 string, however. I would imagine that the B would tax them a bit.

The drivers are rated at 400 watts each, actually. Aguilar rated the cabs at 300 because the cab and ports are tuned below the resonant frequency of the speaker. This is part of the reason they sound so fab, but it is harder on the driver.

It is a little odd that there is only one Speakon jack. If you want to run more than one cab in parallel you have to use 1/4" connectors.

I use a LOT of basses. 68 P, Hamer Cruise 5 2Tek, Hamer Chapparal (P & Soap), Dano Longhorn, Ibanez Artcore Semi-hollow, Custom Jazz w/Barto's, Jap Jazz Fretless...and that's just what I bring with!

EVERYTHING sounds good through these cabs. The versatility of the amp helps but DAMN! These things sound good.

They like-a-da-juice, though! Make sure you run enough power. The first 100 dB come pretty easily. After that you need some headroom to get these things cookin'.

That brings me to an important point. YOU NEED TO BREAK THESE IN BEFORE YOU FORM AN OPINION. I bought one and then another a month later. I thought something was wrong with the second one. It sounded choked up. A 1000 watts and a few hours later it sounded great.

Stone cold reliable. I have run an SVT4 Pro through a pair of these flat out. They didn't like all 1400 watts but they still sound better than new.

Aguilar has the best customer service, but you'll never need it. Maybe that is why they are so cool.

Are you listening Fender and Gibson? The key to customer service is not needing it!!! If you build it right instead of cutting corners the customer stays satisfied.

I like these cabs a lot. I think I will move up to a pair of GS212's though. We are playing larger and outdoor venues. 12's rock.

That doesn't mean I'm selling these, though. For most situations ONE of these is enough.