Plugged in my trusty Musicman stingry (with flatwounds) into the Aguilar and felt like I was in heaven: zero noise, incredible touch sensitivity, nailed every tone I could think of, low end thump like I've only dreamed about, terrific ability to go from vintage to modern using the gain control structure and never had it above 11 o'clock until I backed off because the house was shaking so much.