Decisions...

[adamlunt]

So I've recently sold a few pedals and I'm looking to get a nice bass overdrive with a clean blend.
I am just stuck on which one to get...

I'm thinking either the MXR Bass Overdrive or the Darkglass B3K.

I've tried the MXR and really liked it, but a lot of people are raving about the Darkglass stuff.

Has anyone tried the two? Are there any differences tone wise? Is the Darkglass worth the extra dosh?

Or should I just get a Sansamp?

[Bigwan]

Haven't tried that many, but of the ones I've heard the Aguilar Agro is the one I like the sound of best. Just another one to throw into the mix. Owned a B3K, B7K and VMT, but none of them did anything for me. There's something in the upper mids of all 3 that I didn't like.

Edited August 2, 2014 by Bigwan

[mcnach]

[quote name='adamlunt' timestamp='1406995223' post='2516535']
So I've recently sold a few pedals and I'm looking to get a nice bass overdrive with a clean blend.
I am just stuck on which one to get...

I'm thinking either the MXR Bass Overdrive or the Darkglass B3K.

I've tried the MXR and really liked it, but a lot of people are raving about the Darkglass stuff.

Has anyone tried the two? Are there any differences tone wise? Is the Darkglass worth the extra dosh?

Or should I just get a Sansamp?
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I could not get along with the Darkglass, either the B3K or the Vintage... I'd go with the MXR, I tried one and it's a really cool overdrive.

[mcnach]

[quote name='Bigwan' timestamp='1406996963' post='2516559']
Haven't tried that many, but of the ones I've heard the Aguilar Agro is the one I like the sound of best. Just another one to throw into the mix. Owned a B3K, B7K and VMT, but none of them did anything for me. There's something in the upper mids of all 3 that I didn't like.
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+1 on the upper-mids comment.

As for the Agro... I also sold mine. You can get some really really good sounds, but I found it a bit hard to operate, the controls are too interactive, and I felt I was losing bottom end, surprisingly.

[Cosmo Valdemar]

The Darkglass pedals do what they do extremely well but, like any pedal, they're only good if they make the sound you want. The B3K always sounds like a pedal to me. I love the Vintage as it sounds far more like a raging tube amp as opposed to an added-on distortion. However it's extremely expensive.

If you have experience of the MXR and like it I say go for it! I haven't played one but the Juan Alderete demo on Youtube makes it sound fairly excellent!

[adamlunt]

Yeah its looking more like the MXR tbf… the Darkglass just doesn't seem worth the extra money (seems like there's a lot of hype)

I haven't tried the BDDI yet though and I've heard some tasty audio examples. Any thoughts?

And guys I really appreciate all your responses. I know theres like a million threads online about the whole Microtubes vs MXR thing. I just value the opinions of people who've actually used them.

[mazdah]

Darklass has a humungous I mean REALLY HUMUNGOUS high end, way to much for me to even like it.
Some people love it, me - not.
Sansamp BDDI has weak mids (and also too much high end), from Tech21 I really liked VT Bass.

I never tried MXR B.O., but you can always buy online and send it back.