Aguilar
Latest Aguilar guitar news, new electric and acoustic guitars, signature models, artist collaborations, and releases tracked by Guitar Radar.
Guitar Radar follows Aguilar through 1 story and 1 product release, covering new gear, launches and company news as they happen. Most of it sits under gear. The most recent story, from Sep 29, 2026, is “Aguilar puts DB 751 tube character into an 11-pound, 700-watt DB 700 head”. The newest product in the releases catalog is the Aguilar DB 700.
About Aguilar
Aguilar Amplification was founded in New York in 1995 by Dave Boonshoft, a working bassist, and technician Alex Aguilar, who had earlier worked with Roger Sadowsky on his bass preamps. The first product was the all-tube DB 680 preamp, built to bring studio-grade quality to bass; DB stands for Boonshoft's initials, and the 680 nods to the Fairchild 670 compressor. A power amp, the DB 728, followed to drive it, and then heads and cabinets.
Products now range from heads and cabinets to preamps and pedals, with the DB series of voiced cabinets and the lightweight SL series. The DB 751 is a hybrid head with a tube preamp and a solid-state power section that can deliver up to 975 watts, and the compact Tone Hammer 500 is rated at 500 watts. Alex Aguilar later left the company that bears his name.
Korg USA acquired Aguilar, and the company was renamed Aguilar Musical Instruments LLC at the start of 2021, with Boonshoft staying on as a consultant in product development. Guitar Radar follows new Aguilar bass amps and pedals.
Sources: Equipboard: Aguilar · MusicTech: Korg USA acquires Aguilar Amplification · Bass Musician Magazine: Aguilar Amps, understanding bass DNA
