Kev

I really want to hear a pro review of this. I mean, the spec and the pricetag are a COMPLETE mismatch. This looks much nicer than the Ibby fanned fret effort (they got the nut right) and its so cheap!

That birdseye model is absolutely gorgeous.

[quote name='winterfire666' timestamp='1483188410' post='3205293'] i cant seem to find a price for the bag anywhere [/quote] Only just announced, sure prices will be along shortly. I doubt Ill get it if it is on a par with other amp branded bags price wise, however if its reasonable I certainly will. My backpack is padded and a surprisingly good fit and works just fine, so I don't technically need it.

I get so confused by threads like this....

I'd guess the 4x8 or I otherwise don't really get the point of this thread How did you measure how much air is 'moved'?

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1482168478' post='3198195'] Anyone built one of these? [url="http://schalltechnik04.de/en/kits"]http://schalltechnik04.de/en/kits[/url] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=270QcjGTHrI[/media] [/quote] Sounds quite good actually , but a good deal fuzzier than the B3K from that video. Not too much of a likeness. I wonder if its is closer to that 3Leaf Darkglass clone that took aspects of the Vintage and B3K for theirs.

[quote name='HazBeen' timestamp='1482224621' post='3198522'] Makes you wonder why we have to pay so much for the original.... don't get me wrong I absolutely love my B7K (and B3K before it) and Fuzz, but have always felt they were a tad on the expensive side. [/quote] I always get a little confused by comments like this. Somebody can clone a pedal relatively cheaply, so why pay the boutique inventor so much? Hours upon hours upon hours of R&D, designing the circuit, discarding prototypes, all the while not earning a penny for their work, before eventually having a working product. Then, turn that fully working prototype into an end product that can be produced at reasonable volume by your small team, whilst paying them a fair wage . How else do they get the lost income back during the months or years of designing? How else pay for the team, the workshop rent, all the other overheads? Remember, we are not talking about Roland, Digitech etc, we are talking about small handbuilt units. {most} cloners takes a design at its final stage and their costs are simply production, at a rate they can change to order i.e. they will never be out of pocket from the start and as such can sell at a price that will see them make a moderate profit. The smaller ones like this will probably not have a huge workshop, probably don't have a large team of staff to pay and probably wouldn't have bothered making the clone if any period of loss was involved. Some don't even build the things and just sell kits instead! As it happens, Darkglass prices have continually dropped and dropped ever since they launched the B3K and Harmonic Booster at some £250 each (the current B3K is £199, and that is with the current comparatively awful exchange rate). The latest Ultra series launched at the same price as the Deluxe/B7K series were selling for only months earlier. The amp is, by all accounts, remarkably prices when you consider its specifications and its competitors. Fair play to them

[quote name='dyerseve' timestamp='1482874758' post='3203306'] Unnatural looking wood? Now I've heard everything! [/quote]

I wont show you my buckeye burl topped bass then.... It adds character, its what wood is. The replacement will, naturally, have other blemishes in other places. However, if there were other cosmetic marks, then yeah send it back as that isn't natural Difference with me here is a ) I would NEVER spend that kinda money for an off the shelf instrument; b ) Especially a Fender! and c ) Especially unseen

[quote name='alexclaber' timestamp='1481882546' post='3195884'] This is a very complex issue but one thing I can say for sure is that if you own a Barefaced cab you do not need to worry about this! [/quote] Good I always get a bit antsy when I see the speaker cones dancing around!

Class D talk aside, that was a surprisingly interesting watch! I love the startup feature with the logo light change They certainly look like well built little units for the money.

Bassist. Seems to work okay

[quote name='nash' timestamp='1480698609' post='3186581'] Just bought a Pike Vulcan to gain stack. My issue is that there isn't any "vintage" tone on the clean part of the Ultra. Just a neutral eq. [/quote] The "vintage" aspect is referring to the voicing on the dirt side, a name Doug now regrets using as it is only vintage sounding compared to the B3K, it gets very gnarly and modern on its own if set properly. The EQ is a very flexible clean pre. It does sound like you are after a 2 dirt channel DG pedal, which doesn't exist I'm afraid! You could buy a Vintage pedal and put it before the Vintage Ultra and that would give you 1 clean and two dirt channels, but thats getting expensive. The Pike may do the job, very similar pedals of course!

[quote name='Lw.' timestamp='1481282047' post='3191147'] Just listened to that Andertons video; weirdly I thought the clean sound on the amp sounded really good but the over-drive stuff sounded woeful - reminded me of those Line6 Spider guitar amps from the early 00's. Strange because I was expecting the clean to be the weak point as Darkglass are more known for their distortion/over-driven sound in pedals. Maybe it was just the settings that guy (not the one playing the bass - I think he's normally a guitarist) was using. I'd still give one a go if I'm in a shop but maybe less likely to rush down & hear one. [/quote] PLEASE do not base your judgement on either of the Microtubes circuit on that. If used correctly, its superb and does not sound anything like Line 6 has ever produced. The microtubes engine of the amp actually sounds better to my ears than the pedals. The tone control is very, very useful for both circuits, but in particular the B3K.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1481104635' post='3189668'] Sometimes a badge has a lot of influence. You'd be a liar if you told me you'd rather have a car with a Noble badge in your garage than a Ferrari badge. [/quote] Depends on how I acquired the Ferrari. If I had a choice of being gifted either, then of course I would take the Ferrari. However, if I was buying, I would buy whichever is best suited to me at my budget! I would personally never buy something because of a badge if something else performed better or better relative to its price, but thats just me! Disclaimer as this has gone OT; I have never tried the Mesa and I could well love it, my comment was only relative to the fact that Andertons increased their price on the DG but its still significantly less than the Mesa equivalent, so not overly expensive for this type of amp with this kind of spec.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1481047750' post='3189327'] It has the prestige of the Mesa badge on it though. [/quote] More fool anyone for paying for that

Gigged the M900 at the weekend. Outstanding, PA support through the DI so I didn't push it hard for volume, but the on stage sound was spot on, and the DI sounded excellent FOH from what I have heard from comments and rough crowd recordings. It's an incredible bit of kit. Oh, and to give an idea of how loud it is, the amp with Barefaced stack was around 9 o clock on stage, against a Blackstar HT valve amp and a cranked AxeFX/Matrix setup through 4x12s.

My band have just posted a new track online ahead of our gig at the Roadhouse on Sunday. Would really appreciate any comments you may have and if you have the time/inclination please give our Facebook page a like! Home-Mixed effort For those who care, this was recorded with the new Darkglass M900 amp, together with the Omnicabsim cabinet simulator. [media]http://youtu.be/Sa0AuCx5Nj4[/media] [url="https://www.facebook.com/BarbikanBand/"]https://www.facebook.com/BarbikanBand/[/url]

Enjoyed popping my LBGS cherry this year, Ill be there!

After many hours of very happy rehearsal, I'll be gigging it for the first time with a couple of BF cabs next weekend. I reckon it's going to perform wonderfully!

[quote name='taunton-hobbit' timestamp='1480196724' post='3182506'] I started a thread on General Discussion yesterday on this - just a 'heads up' [/quote] Try to keep amp/cab specific discussions in the amp/cab forum, it's what its here for after all

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1480155160' post='3182022'] Having had a combo (a Markbass 2x10), the arguments against are poppycock. [/quote] No, the arguments against your particular combo are poppycock. Plenty of combos out there where it is awkward or impossible to use a different head. IMO, combos are great as a budget solution if a full modular setup is beyond the reach of a player. However, I just cant really understand why, given the choice, anyone would go for a combo when a class d amp fits in your gig bag pocket.

Most obvious question for me is why? Given you are talking about a compact (Class D) head, I cannot really think of a situation where it would be significantly more convenient to have the head built in?

Its a cool thing to have. I looked high and low for the richt 1988 Warwick a while ago for the same reasons, didn't find one but hopefully one day!