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Visog, I was leery about this pedal too because of it's metal accolades.   I am a jazz guy after all.   I truly found it's clean sound to be out of this world.   I play along with solo piano quite a bit so the need for a low noise floor was exceptionally important.   I will say that the Two Notes had great tones and adaptability.   I just found more of a quality sound from the DG.   The aux in was a big deal for me too.   

Had the opportunity to demo this preamp recently, and it completely blew me out of the water!   I was using a Two Notes Le Bass tube preamp, but the hiss was unbearable.   The darkglass was ultra silent.    The tone from this unit was both full, deep, and rich as it was punchy and clarified.   Via the low and high mid toggles and dials, i was able to dial in the greatest of clean tones.    There really wasn't a non quality tone from this preamp regardless of how i dialed it in.   The overall quality of the housing and components was absolutely top notch and the graphics were really the icing on the cake.    As if all of that wasn't enough, this unit includes a headphone and Aux in jack for stand alone practice.    Finally, a component of this preamp that i have recently begun to really enjoy is the cab sim included with the direct and headphone outs.    Connected to a computer, one is able to select one of about 20 different cabs, each with their own unique flavor and sound.    It really has been a  treat recording with the various cabs.    I have tried a lot of preamps over the years, and this one is absolutely the best one i have ever encountered.    I highly recommend it.   

I knew listening to Jazz was a bit odd... but didnt know that it was now considered a recognised disability... 😉 Nice...

It's not, but that's funny.   I have a serious mental illness and bass has become my refuge.   I can be having the worst of symptoms and when i go in and play, it almost all disappears.   

hello all!!  my name is Todd and I am a jazz (standards and modern) player.   I started playing bass on fretless four years ago and only play them.    My main bass is a Fender fretless jazz bass.   I run it through a Darkglass hyper luminal compressor into a Darkglass Microtubes B7K ultra v2.   i put them through an Ampeg BA115.   it's a simple set up, but works really well for me.   I am on disability so i play a lot.   

On 17/03/2018 at 15:41, Bigwan said:

 

Hated the B7k, but no doubt a Darkglass fan boy will be along shortly to tell me I must have been using it wrong... 

I'm relatively new to the preamp game but started with the Two notes Le bass.   i loved the tone and flexibility but found it noisy.   I recently had the chance to play the Mesa Subway + and the Darkglass B7k side by side.   You guessed it....i chose the darkglass.   just goes to show you how subjective these things are to our own personal tastes.   I found it more full, rich, and quality orientated than the other preamps i've tried.   Just works really good for me.   

Jacos debut,  and Bill Evans Live at the Village Vanguard 

When I started playing bass I bought a fretless, it’s all I’ve ever played.  With practice it becomes second nature.