visog Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 New one on me... Seems DG are going multi-band onto what was the BK... YT demo is pretty brutal... in good way. Come on now DG, time for that multi-effects board now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Ooh - looks flash. I can't keep up with all the pedals now. B3k7CubedInvertedEpsilon. what do we reckon then: £249? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 * shouted in a 'Play Your Cards Right' style, "Higher!" * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 £289 at Andertons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Now we're talking! That's a pretty killer feature set... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Looks like a great feature set, and I'm sure it will be brilliant at doing it's thing. I will, however, definitely not buy one. I point blank refuse to buy any product that the manufacturer actively chooses to advertise using slap.... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 There's also a plain old X version with no sliders and a smaller frame: so £229 then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I can't keep up. How many bass drive pedals can they make?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 5 minutes ago, Musicman20 said: I can't keep up. How many bass drive pedals can they make?! As many as Apple make iGadgets to part you from your dosh. You know the AO and Ultra pedals are now totally 2018 and therefore soon to be obsolete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjelkeman Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Bridgehouse said: Looks like a great feature set, and I'm sure it will be brilliant at doing it's thing. I will, however, definitely not buy one. I point blank refuse to buy any product that the manufacturer actively chooses to advertise using slap.... Oh, there will be non-slap adverts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 1 minute ago, bjelkeman said: Oh, there will be non-slap adverts. Yeah, but they've been there and done it already.. I can't un-hear it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolverinebass Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 If that feature set is right, they've smacked Tech21 in the face brilliantly as the adjustable filters are the feature set that everyone wanted on the Dug but didn't get. Looks great. I await a non slap demo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 AOX would be even better. We’re never happy are we 🤭 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 44 minutes ago, krispn said: AOX would be even better. We’re never happy are we 🤭 Isn't that the AO Ultra? https://www.darkglass.com/creations/alpha-omega-ultra/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 4 minutes ago, visog said: Isn't that the AO Ultra? https://www.darkglass.com/creations/alpha-omega-ultra/ It'd have to be the Ultra v2 (Ultra Plus? Super Ultra?) with HPF and LPF though. For you, only another £50! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I like the drive on the AO. The X appears to have some hpf and lpf, a comp and a high and low drive. Those features on an AO with the AO mix would appeal to me. AOUX? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thodrik Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 2 hours ago, Musicman20 said: I can't keep up. How many bass drive pedals can they make?! I am about the same. I have the b3k which I really like as an alternative to the Sansamp Bass Driver on low drive settings. Higher drive settings on the pedal leave me a bit 'meh' compared to my old Aguilar Agro (R.I.P.). Not that the higher gain settings are bad, they are just not to my taste. However, I am not entirely convinced that there is that much tonal difference between the Alpha Omega series, and the b3k/b7k series to warrant another overdrive line. The Vintage series is different enough I suppose I give them a pass on that. The hpf and lpf filters are admittedly quite cool features. For my purposes though the blend on the b3k works well enough that I don't feel that I need a hpf/lpf filter. The only Darkglass pedal I would like to have an 'ultra version' of is the Duality, The Duality is definitely my favourite Darkglass pedal, as it is just a full on over the top fuzz pedal rather than a 'modern metal overdrive' pedal. I would love a separate 3 band EQ to shape the fuzz a bit more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 22 minutes ago, krispn said: I like the drive on the AO. The X appears to have some hpf and lpf, a comp and a high and low drive. Those features on an AO with the AO mix would appeal to me. AOUX? I'm confused as to their choice of pass frequencies on both the lpf and hpf? Almost seems like they have either got their labelling the wrong way around or should have labelled then low "cut" and high "cut" filters. Why you'd want an hpf to only allow stuff above 1kHz (at one extreme) through and cut everything below that beats me! I'd much prefer a steep cut hpf that I could set at say 30Hz, rather than having a min 100Hz. But I'm probably making a rookie mistake... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Al Krow said: I'm confused as to their choice of pass frequencies on both the lpf and hpf? Almost seems like they have either got their labelling the wrong way around or should have labelled then low "cut" and high "cut" filters. Why you'd want an hpf to only allow stuff above 1kHz (at one extreme) through and cut everything below that beats me! I'd much prefer a steep cut hpf that I could set at say 30Hz, rather than having a min 100Hz. But I'm probably making a rookie mistake... Crossover points sound good to me! Don't confuse this with a speaker protection HPF like the Thumpinator, the HPF here only affects the high channel. You could rightly want a 30Hz HPF on the low channel, but that's not where the HPF is in the signal chain. The HPF just affects the highs going into the distortion and the LPF just affects the lows going into the compressor, both sides run in parallel like the DP3-X. You really don't want anything under 100Hz going to the distortion here, the other channel is taking care of the clean low end. Setting the HPF to 1KHz would be similar to the DP3-X which is fixed at 1.2KHz. Setting it to 500 or 100 would let you have more fullrange distortion without the big hole in the midrange that the DP3-X has. The only part I don't get is why the lowest setting on the LPF side is 50Hz and the lowest setting on the HPF is 100Hz. If you set the LPF to it's lowest setting you would end up dropping all the critical 50Hz-100Hz range (unless the cutoff slopes aren't that steep), it would make more sense to make 100Hz the lowest for both controls. Edited October 1, 2018 by dannybuoy 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 This pedal makes total sense to me and I have a sneaky suspicion it will make the DG sound more useable for many of us. Good call. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt on your Bass? Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 (edited) I think excane has just sorted a demo... Hinted on fb anyway but not live on his channel. I always like his demos... Edited October 1, 2018 by Salt on your Bass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Salt on your Bass? said: I think excane has just sorted a demo... Hinted on fb anyway but not live on his channel. I always like his demos... I suppose somebody has to... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt on your Bass? Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 14 minutes ago, Bigwan said: I suppose somebody has to... Well it'll be interesting to hear vs the existing darkglass sample even if you don't particularly enjoy his demos....constructive comment though..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Salt on your Bass? said: Well it'll be interesting to hear vs the existing darkglass sample even if you don't particularly enjoy his demos....constructive comment though..... He uses esoteric equipment and records without a DI using a very coloured rig and microphone. So his demos are completely unlike what you can expect any given pedal to sound... And his playing style is the bass playing equivalent of a drum fill made up of throwing a drum kit down a flight of stairs... See? I can be constructive when I have the time... Edited October 1, 2018 by Bigwan 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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