Garrett Ace 400 Review and Depth Test
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- Just got my hands on the Ace 400, and I love the updates that have been made! The Ace series has always been a solid performer, and this takes it to a new level with the Iron Audio, Target ID, as well as the other features. The 10khz frequency seems to really hit well on the whole range of targets. Good job Garrett :)
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though I had some problem with sea water It also th-cam.com/users/postUgkxa-FNYUOM93a388gi9a4brtSCEVmrHgJH land for finding any things very easily. (thought it would work as normal due to it being water proof within certain parts of the detector), on dry land and sand worked well. My first one, so still have lots to learn
I was watching the video on the ace 400 you made, it made understanding my machine a lot easier than reading the book. Thanks a lot.
Excellent and informative review. I'm looking at getting into the hobby and have been studying brands/models and have decided that the ACE 400 was what I think I wanted. Your video sold me on it. Thanks a bunch!
Thanks for the testing the 400, answers most of my questions!
Thank you for your video! I was given the Ace 400 by my husband for Christmas. I did a lot of research online and youtube videos like this one to pick what I wanted. I got the bundle with the pointer 2 which I love using and you can use it up to 10 feet under water. We have just started detecting due to the weather where we live. No big finds yet but so far...lots of bottle caps, bottle tabs, very thin wires which I keep hearing it doesn't do but yes it does, foil bits even 8 inches down which we were very surprised by, coins and some iron pieces. We will take it to a well used beach and area soon...right now I am getting comfortable with it and waiting for a little better weather. Pouring rain and snow between....well have to play with it on the days that work. Great fun with the grandson!
Excellent clear and helpful review and demonstration. I believe that the 400 is the right machine for my needs. Thank you!
I've got a 400 ordered. just wanted to learn a bit about it. GREAT VIDEO!
Excellent video. A fair test for known targets too. My wife gave me one for Christmas - and I’m “diggin” it.
Yeah I got one ordered to and just wanted to see how it was working I'm very impressed can't wait to get it
Thanks for the very good video on the Ace 400. I just purchased it today. The only experience I have with a detector is a Radio Shack model I used back in the early 90's. So far, I really like the way it works. This video will save me a ton of time trying to learn how to use it.
I appreciate you watching, and am very glad it helped! Good luck with your detecting :)
Very impressed with this machine...thanks for the great review! I'm going to get one for sure. Just have to wait a little longer and pay more up here in Canada..can't wait to get my hands on the 400i
I just bight one from radio world
Ordered mine yesterday. .cant wait
Just bought one. Thanks for this..
Nice, intelligent, thoughtful and thorough review, meaningful depth test; all of which very well presented = *thank you!*
+Steven Hurt Thanks Steven, I appreciate the compliment! GL & HH!
I'll tell you I watched them all and hands down you got the best explained video on this , I got my son the 250 for Xmas and you helped me with the 400 thanks bro! Happy New Year
Thank you. i appreciate it :)
Thanks for the video man. Looking to start out detecting. Just picked this machine up. Your video really helped with the decision.
And also you did a very very good job on the review very thorough
Thanks for the video, got one on the way and can’t wait to use it.
How are you liking it?
Got this for Christmas! Good instructional video!
Great honest review. A + Thanks. Brian Smith
Thank you 🙏 for this in depth test. I know it’s an old video, but I just picked up a good used Ace 400 from Metal Detecting Stuff out of TX for $160 plus free shipping. I’m still learning it. But from this review it seems I got a MD I can grow with for awhile. I started with a used BH Tracker IV that I got like new in box with headphones, manual, etc for $40. I’ve been happy with it and will keep it for a backup. New subscriber here. Dave in PA.
A lot of nice features for the money. I was looking at this machine for my wife but went with the Fisher F44 instead. GL&HH
thanks for the review..been looking into one of these..
Very helpful, I love my Ace 400, thanks.....
great example of how to operate the ACE 400 really helped me
Thanks Gary. I appreciate you watching :) Good luck with your detecting!
There you go. Now I have ordered an ACE 400i. My 250 will be my backup detector. It is possible that many find it strange (and perhaps stupid) that I "only" upgrade to a 400i from a 250. Well ... what can I say ... my 250 has shown that ACE models are really good detectors for a fairly small amount of money. And when I saw this video, I realized that this is just all I need. For a very attractive price.
The new detector should come within two weeks. No rush, though, here in Sweden (above the Arctic Circle), it will take a month before the snow is gone.
Thanks for a great video. It helped me a lot!
I think the 400 is very good. The new features and recovery speed should help find some targets that could have been left behind. Good luck with your new machine, and I appreciate you watching!
ty for the video. my bro and I are getting one of these. your video helped us newbies out:) subbed
Great Review. Thanks👍
Live your vids brother man! Shout out from Houston Texas !
Very nice test Gene
+forest stinnett Thank you Forest!
very helpful. VERY! thank you
Great review. This may be my next purchase.
garrett should hire u to test there products lol but by far the best video on TH-cam very well done sir got all the info i need .cant wait to get my 400 best all-round for the $$$$$
I've watched the #350 pull some nice finds. The #400 looks to have raised the bar. Thumbs Up.
+DetectingtheBurgh Thanks for watching Keith! I took it out today and found a 1941 mercury dime and a 1937 buffalo in a spot that is jammed full of trash. I really couldn't believe how fast this machine is, and the iron audio is a huge help with those old rusted bottle caps. I'm pleasantly surprised. This machine has gone past my expectations, it's really a very good detector.
Awesome job on the review man. I was sold on the Fisher F44 until I saw this. I’m sold. Thanks buddy!
Great vid , thanks
Thanks for the video, trying to decide between a Fisher and Garrett. I think your video showed me what to get.
@Honda Havoc Thanks for the advice, the more research I do I think you're right. The Garrett is the better of the two.
@Honda Havoc Congrats on the finds.
great GARRETT!!!!!!Hello from RUSSIA!
Great video thanks.
Thanks bro!
I sure would like to win the Ace 400 metal detector. Thanks for the great adventures and treasure hunts.
Well, I’m sold!
I have the 400 as well only wish it had back light for the display...night hunting would be fun...warranty is over may see if I can open it up and add a back light...I have other dectors, so may present my findings to Garrett as an add on ....
Thanks, it's to be shown..
Nice I saw you on the official ace 400 video. What frequencies does it use? I heard it has a few different you can use.
I just got that same coil for my ace 300 it seems like the same set up besides the iron audio
Nice video thanks..don't think the 400 or the 400i is available in the UK until April..
I was going to get a 150 then I'm like NO 250 then I saw the 300 NO 400 I got the 400
@Time Traveler Detectorist, Yeah it was when I got the 400!
@Time Traveler Detectorist I will tell you the garette ace 400 is one hell of a machine! I found an Indian head penny from 1878 + a ring and lots more
Time Traveler Detectorist 👍🏼
@Time Traveler Detectorist, I’m sure you can get just the 400 by it’s self really cheap but if your wanting the full set it will cost at least $500
www.amazon.com/Garrett-Metal-Detector-Waterproof-Pro-Pointer/dp/B01LWOK3W5/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=Garette+ace+400&qid=1590794442&sr=8-5
@Time Traveler Detectorist, I was guessing that but I’m sure you could get just the 400 for $300 at least maybe
Hello, I really enjoy your reviews, you are very direct and clear. If you had $400 to spend, would you buy the Treasure pro, or the ace 400? Also, this would be your only detector for the next two years. Thanks again, I will continue to follow your videos. You are a gem.
+Tim Luzak get the 400.....i have it and im very impressed so far
great detector
Ciao , bravo bella recensione :-)
Ive had a few machines i couldnt use because in 6'3, and my excalibur is one of the machines that even with the straight shaft i still can barely make it work.
the ace 400 and depth test. that was done with the 5 by 8 inch coil which is the best coil to use on these detectors bigger coils not as good
Very cool. still looks like the 250 , performance wise the same, added in iron audio and relic mode.
+Sam Wagaman It has faster recovery speed, and is deeper in my testing. Thanks for checking it out.
11:06 gets detector outside
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Should I buy the Garrett Ace 400 or the White's Treasure Pro? I watched both your videos.
Great video man👍 Can you do a 2020 update?
cool video, but I didn't see any depth tests done. emi usually a pi detector issue not a vlf, big likes here from Australia Thank you for sharing and happy hunting
how does this compare to a older whites xlt spectrum from the 90s ??
Changing my mind every time I'm in 2021 just about 1 ago 2020 been in lock down ,,was going get a pro.but now im thinking
I have a 400i can someone explain to me why some times my detector randomly goes mad making noises. Like if I hit a metal object but it kicks of goin mad goin up and down the numbers.
Can this be good for Hunting ww2 battlefields? Do you think it can pick up Medals and Helmets and such?
Thanks sold me .for get the pro
One question, at the end of the video it chimed and showed 35. Why does it do that? Took mine out of the box and it chimed and showed 35 till I turned it off.
Im torn between this and the Fisher f44 for a newer detector, anyone want to chime in? My first and only machine is an old whites coinmaster classic so I need an upgrade.
John here my son got me the 400 love it fun very good detector but a little heavy for me ,good video.
Angela Prater get the small Nel coil or the smaller 5x8 coil. U will love it
I picked up a ace 4 1/2" super sniper coil for trashy areas and it's very light. About half the weight of the stock coil.
It will be interesting with Zero-disc, 0 in discri and full sensibility.
This is about a third of the price of the whites pulse tdi pro,detector I was thinking of getting, supposedly the white pulse tdi pro goes way deeper.
I bought a Fisher 44 which works great but I was always a Garret guy as was my Pops too , and I don’t know why I went to Fisher , and once I upgrade after a few decent times I get out , I will definitely get a Garret 2500 or something alike , That is a great Machine though , can’t beat the quality of a Garret, and being able to adjust your FQ is awesome alone on a nice starter machine , Great Video
Nice vid! One question... What is the max depth of the Garret Ace 250? I´ve already searched everywhere and i can´t get an answer. Thank you so much!
It really depends on the ground minerals and coil size. With the stock coil in my ground I couldn't get much past 6 inches with the 250. The DD coil on the 400 punches down deeper in liberalized ground.
+Carolina Coin Hunter mineralized ground. Thanks auto complete!
ok thank you so much! Probably next month i´ll get one Ace 250. Take care :)
I have been interested in doing this as a hobby . I live kinda close to the ocean . I don't want to bring it to the wet sand area . Will this block a lot of the bottle cap or tabs and do a good job on jewelry and coin?
It will be good on the dry sand,but I wouldn't disc out the bottle caps. I'd just use the iron audio to identify them. Pull tabs you may be able to get away with, but you could lose a big gold ring. Happy hunting!
Worth upgrading to this from the Euroace ? I have a makro racer and its broken. Not finding really shallow silver coins on any settings (we did a lot of tests) My plan was to use my euroace until i could afford the Xp deus, but now im considering just getting the Ace 400i and call it quits. Saving a lot of cash i could spend on something else.
The 400 would has a faster recovery speed than the older Ace series machines, and it seems to be deeper in my testing. That along with the iron audio and higher frequency should make it a worth while unit. The Deus is sweet, but expensive. I haven't tried one yet myself, but the Ace is a good unit for the price.
Thanks, this makes it a lot easier to decide. im gonna go with the ace 400 and eventualy i might get the deus, but im not out that much anymore due to illness, so the ace will probably be more than fine. Still gonna call my retailer about the makro. Might still be hope, but then again. Never really liked it.
dug a 77 dime and a 87 nickle at 8 plus inches.....this 400 is awesome
+tony b what settings were you using
+soopacee i run it wide open if possible watch the vdi and listen to the tones..its very good at seperating targets
nice and thanx.....just got 1 and still playin with it.....keep on diggin! #DirtGang
Dude! That is $.15 !!
good informative video enjoyed gl&hh
Awesome I have my and real happy 👌🏻👍🏻👌🏻👈✌️🥑🇲🇽
I was about to buy an ace 250 and I saw your video. I bought a 400 instead. You sold me. Thank you...clevor428gt
My experience has been that just because the machine SAYS its a dime doesn't mean that it is. Just because the machine SAYS its a nickle doesn't mean it is. YOU HAVE TO DIG to fine out for sure. The coin reader on the machine is not always correct. Depth has a lot to do with the accuracy as to what a signal really is.
How did you manage to get a 400, thought they not released yet, did Garrett send you one for review?
Yea, Garrett was brave enough to send me one to review! This is rare for me. I show it how it is. This machine works very well. I can't find a thing wrong with It, and I do a lot of testing off camera as well. Real nice unit. I took it out and had some good luck with it. Video will be up shortly. Thanks for watching!
+Carolina Coin Hunter Look forward to it cheers.
between this and whites treasure pro.what's the better detector in your opinion.thanks.
The depth on both is close. The Ace is faster as far as target separation, and it comes with some nice goodies in the box adding to the value. The TP has some additional features, but it boils down to what do you really need in a machine for your type of hunting. I'll let you decide.
I hunt relics with the 400....it is the best hands down
In your opinion would this be a good machine for hunting around cellar hole sites , thanks
I think it would do pretty good. With the fast recovery speed it should be able to pick out some good targets in the iron. At it's price point, it's a very good machine.
Hi CCH, nice video, do you know how deep this model can detect? Can it find silver coins 10 ft down in the ground?
FEET?
This machine can detect coins down to eight inches or so, and larger objects deeper. I don't know of any detector that can detect 10 feet deep. You would need some kind of ground penetrating radar to get that deep, and the object would have to be more like a box of silver coins. Thanks for watching.
Ted Tirui how deep in cm c find coin ?
i want this im intressted
what does those numbers means on screen 97 and others numbers?
They are target ID numbers. Different objects will give you a different target ID. A quarter may read 88, and a nickel may ring up as a 56. Once you get used to the numbers of common targets, it can help you determine what you may be detecting in the ground. Thanks for watching!
Does this 400 have anyway to ground balance or not?
No, the ground rejection is preset. It did work very well for me here in NC. I was detecting a pretty heavily fertilized ball field at one point and it did great.
EMI shaker that needs a manual ground balance and a light. Fantastic for jewelry with Cors small coil, the freq. switch actually works with Cors.Freq. swith with the Garrett coil stinks 7 days a week. Reject 51 and you just rejected a gold chain.
how does this detector compare to the whites treasure pro
It has less features and a preset ground balance, but it has a much faster recovery speed and the depth is just as good. If I was hunting inland in trashy parks or old homes, I'd go with the Ace 400.
does ace 400 can work both on fredh water ang salty wet sand?
+Revx Bonda If you discriminate out iron and foil on any machine it will work on the wet sand ok. Only multi frequency machines or pulse induction units work well on salt water. Single frequency machines struggle as salt is conductive. Some machines have a beach mode that will help deal with this, but they still can't compete with a multi frequency unit. Your best bet is to get whatever machine you can get started with and work the dry sand and fresh water spots. If you detect over wet sand try discriminating out the iron and foil area, and you should be able to do some detecting. Just don't touch the coil to the surface as this will cause false signals. Thanks for watching and good luck!
+Carolina Coin Hunter thank you for your time
Can you do a video showing how it deals with rusty and new beer bottle caps close to a silver dime or a copper penny? Notch out everything below 70. Just have it so it can pick up targets from 70-99. I want to see if it can discriminate out bottle caps COMPLETELY and still hear a copper penny or silver coin. If it can do that which I doubt it can then it is equal to an AT Pro at least in standard mode.
+cache mole The iron audio sounds off on an old bottle cap, but you would not want to notch it out for coin hunting. The 400 has 12 segments that start from zero, and the AT has twelve segments that start at 40, after the iron section. So the notch window on the AT Pro is a smaller segment of numbers than the Ace 400. The Ace did a good job of identifying the bottle cap with the iron audio and a less stable ID than a coin, so I would be able to skip over that in the field no problem. I think that's pretty good. The AT Pro is of course a step up the food chain, but the Ace 400 seems to get the job done very well.
+Carolina Coin Hunter The processor should be eliminating bottle caps completely. In an area that has bottle caps everywhere I can make it so I dont hear them at all with the At Pro. Why have the processor identify something made of steel as an 80's T.I.D. number at all? Copper pennies and silver coins are in the exact same range. Even cheaper Minelabs dont identify bottle caps as a high tone. Adding the iron audio is like putting a band aid on an inherent design flaw.
***** I'm not sure how exactly it works, but the high end Fishers, Teknetics, and others do the same thing. At least the Iron Audio gives you a clue. My F75 LTD can not do that. I dig deep round iron all the time with that thing. Minelab is whole different story,. There tech is good, but the units are very slow compared to the AT Pro or this Ace 400. I guess taking a lot longer sample of the target can give you a bit more info, but I'd rather have the recovery speed personally. I can hunt twice the ground in a given time with the AT than I could with the Etrac. That equals more goodies in my pocket for the day, especially if It's a one shot permission!
+Carolina Coin Hunter I can hunt for more coins and waste less time digging bottle caps with my AT Pro and even a Minelab Xterra 505 which is a lower end detector. Saves me time and effort of digging bottle caps. When coin hunting Id rather not hear the caps all together. This saves me time and gets me the goodies.
***** Cool. I'd stick with what works for you. I rarely disc anything personally. I dig a lot of iffy signals and junk. I found a huge gold ring last year that rang up as a modern penny, and quite a few deep silver that sounded only one way, and would barely pinpoint. That's the cool thing about these machines, an detecting in general. We can pick what we like, and hunt how we want to. I wish you the best of luck with your detecting, and appreciate your comments. I enjoy chatting with fellow detectorist :)
I am struggling on what to get my husband as a gift. He will be new to this and i'm interested in the 400 and the Garrett AT Pro. any thought?
The 400 is very good for a new user. Not a ton of settings and things to worry about. Plus with the savings you could get the other essentials like the Pro Pointer and a quality digging tool. He would be set!
Thanks, I'm racking my head over here. is the only real difference that the AT Pro can be submersed?
+Chrissy Dunn The At Pro is water proof to ten feet and it does have a pro mode that has a faster audio response and a different tonal quality overall. It also has a manual ground balance to compensate for the soul conditions. The Ace 400 is preset, but does seem to function very well. The At Pro would be better for the beach environment. The Ace 400 would be great in the dry sand,but without the ground balance it will have a much harder time on the highly conductive wet sand. Hope this helps:)
+Chrissy Dunn ground condition not soul. Lol My mobile phone loves to put the wrong words in!
I had an idea what you meant! Thanks for clearing this up. This is more complex than I thought. I thought I could just go online and buy one.......4 hours later, I'm still searching. I think the 400 looks good but feel my husband would think it was cool to bring it in the water at the beach. Maybe a gift card would be better. :) Thanks for your input.
Is the ACE 400 good on the saltwater beach? black sand?
It does not have manual ground balance or a salt mode, so it wouldn't be the best choice for the wet sand, but on the dry sand it should work good. Thanks for watching!
Thank you
Hey there never bought A detector before, when can I buy this in Canada? Or is it just not out to the public yet
It should be out now. It released April 1st as far as I know.
+Carolina Coin Hunter do you have a solid website that won't rip me off and ships to canada?
+Pala Luka I see it on kellycodetectors.com. Not sure what there shipping is.
+Carolina Coin Hunter thanks I actually found them stayed up till 2 looking for it, but bought it 2 days ago, how long does it take for the confirmation that it's in the process of shipping? Or did they ship it and not send an email, there probably just busy this time
I'm not sure about the turn around time from that company. A few days sounds reasonable to me. I'm sure they process a lot of orders.
how does it compare to the whites treasure pro ?
The Treasure Pro has a lot more features, like all metals mode, ground balance and beach mode, but the Ace 400 has a much faster recovery speed in discrimination mode. The Ace is also a bit cheaper and comes with some nice headphones.The Ace 400 has just as much depth. I like the 400 better for inland hunting at trashy parks, homesteads etc.
+Carolina Coin Hunter Thanks for the info , sounds like the right machine for me.I am new to detecting , haven't gotten a detector yet.
السلام عليكم انا جربت جهاز جاريت 400 ace بجيب على عمق 120 سم جاب صحن ارقيله الكبير على هاذ العمق
Which is better on European soil?
Garrett AT GOLD or Garrett 400I ???
Thanks
Roland Molnar Depends on your budget really. AT Gold is a beast but costs twice as much. It has ground balance and is completely waterproof, to name a few features.
Compared to the AT PRO, giving the atpro a 10, how would u rate this?
The Ace 400 is like the AT Pro in standard mode minus the manual ground balance. It works very well!
+Carolina Coin Hunter & the AT Pro is completely submersible?
scottystiffchicken Yes the AT Pro can go under up to 10 feet. I've been under many times, and mine still works fine :)
+Magnetic Pulser Bob Beck Protocol ~ PEMF Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy The ground balance is preset. They seem to have gotten it at a good spot. I had no issues of any kind, and my ground is pretty mineralized.
When in Jewelry mode, is that both gold and silver jewelry? Sorry, but VERY new to detecting. I really can't "logically" understand how a detector can discriminate between gold and silver jewelry versus gold and silver coins.
Harley Rider It can't really tell what the target is. jewelry mode just has less items discriminated out to allow you to potentially find more gold, but more trash items as well.
Carolina Coin Hunter I guess if I had to prioritize my needs, it would be silver coins and silver jewelry. Gold would be a lesser priority I guess due to the rarity of finding it.
Would this Ace 400 suit mine and my wife's ( both us are newbies) needs? Can I scan in shallow fresh water? Or for the money, is there better?
Harley Rider I think this is perfect for new users. It's a great machine for the money, and shallow water is not a problem. If you concentrate on silver and coins you will save yourself a lot digging. Gold can be anywhere from foil to zink penny area really, so it can be hard to get. Sober coins and rings will be up there with some and quarter, so it's not as hard to have some success.
Carolina Coin Hunter Thank you sir. I will continue to research before making my very first purchase. I actually will be buying two, one for my wife also.
One last observation/ question that I would like confirmation on is.... if I set the detector for silver, it should locate both silver jewelry AND silver coins?
Carolina Coin Hunter what's your preference between whites treasurepro and the Ace 400?
How does the ace 400 compare to the nokta macro simplex any one know
The Macro is z little better because it has manual ground balancing for heavily mineralized soil.
What are the advantages of the ATpro over this?
The AT Pro has a manual ground balance to help get more depth in different soil conditions, and it has the pro mode. The Pro mode offers much more variation in the audio, helping you determine if it's deep if the signal is soft, or shallow if the signal is really loud. The AT pro is also waterproof to 10 feet. Thanks for watching!
Is it worth getting the 400i? Or just paying the extra money for the at pro? Thanks
just depends if you want waterproof box , If your not using it in depths of over 2 ft or near water then the 400 is good for the price difference
Yeah am not really bothered about the waterproof box. My first machine was the Garrett ace 250 and i loved it.. Am getting back into the hobby so am looking for a detector :)
Diference garret 400 and garret 400i?
The I is the international version, so it doesn't have the us coin icons and depth is probably in centimeters also.