stewblack Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 DFX raises ire in the breasts of some people, much as Behringer used to.Ā I won't join that debate; suffice it to say, I am not a lost customer, won over by cheap copies. I'm simply not in the income bracket to try Darkglass pedals. This little beauty is quite simply the best eq pedal I've ever used. And I've tried a few.Ā One of my favourite amps has a control called 'Shape' and it provided quite a remarkable range of tonal sculpting. The 'Character ' on this is very similar. It transforms any bass, any way you want it. The mid range parametric covers everything you want in that crucial area, and boy do the bass and treble make a big difference: a little goes a long way. If you can afford the original by all means buy it. If not Affordaboard has these at a very reasonable price. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy777 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Iāve got one of these - absolutely bloody brilliant isnāt it! Iāve never used a Darkglass HB so Iāve never been able to say how close to the real thing it is, but itās an excellent pedal either way. Only gripe is sometimes I have to have two goes to click it on (or off) so presumably thatās the cheap materials but itās not a big deal and itās an always on pedal for me generally anyway. Iām humming and haāing about giving the D7K Ultra & the āCall76ā a go too.Ā 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisisswanbon Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Happy NPD! Ā Really tempted by this and the Call76. Ā Tempted to sell my JPTR FX Jive and take a punt on both...Ā Ā Do you know what bass and treble are boosting at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy777 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 If itās the same as the Darkglass HB then itās 80Hz/5kHz - I really like the bass boost on it, itās a lot less boomy and punchier than some & Iāve never boosted treble past 1-2 oāclock even when Iām using it live as a āslapā boost pedal with plenty top end needed, itās a bit like a Sadowsky preamp in that way where the treble sounds nice but you really donāt need a lot.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisisswanbon Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Ah, the bass freq on my MB preamp is 70hz so seems a bit pointless... might fill the holes in the mid and treble EQĀ though (Low mid 400hz, High mid 2.5khz, treble 10khz).Ā Damn you, Stew... I thought I was sorted!Ā š Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy777 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Yeh I can see what u mean - it goes nicely before my Tone Hammer DI as thatās 40hz/4khz with sweepable mids as well, so I have a slight boost at 40, a bigger boost at 80, a mid bump around 400 on the TH and cut mids around 900 on the HB, and then I generally leave treble alone, but thereās obviously 2 diff frequencies there too, and the 5k is pretty usable. 10k seems extreme! The HB is really all about the mids IMO and for me I think itād work quite well with that MB pre & the frequencies it doesnāt cover & for 50 quid new from the U.K. itās well worth a puntĀ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted September 18, 2023 Author Share Posted September 18, 2023 4 hours ago, thisisswanbon said: Ah, the bass freq on my MB preamp is 70hz so seems a bit pointless... might fill the holes in the mid and treble EQĀ though (Low mid 400hz, High mid 2.5khz, treble 10khz).Ā Damn you, Stew... I thought I was sorted!Ā š Never! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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