Ambassient Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 (edited) 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. Edited September 11, 2020 by Rich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 I have the Two Notes too but I accept the hiss as part of the whole hairy sound mojo. I do GAS for the DG range, actually the Vintage micro tubes. My concern over your recommendation though is the ubiquity of this sound from the Prog-Metal arpeggiators. Also the IRs.... phfffw... Just make a righteous sound out the box. Maybe I should try a DG again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambassient Posted September 11, 2020 Author Share Posted September 11, 2020 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 I bought one based on the recommendations on here. Hated it! I couldn't get a tone that I liked - The built in effects had no use whatsoever - as stated, they're probably more suited to metallists/ proggists that somebody after a phat, funky tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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