Bigwan Posted July 5, 2022 Posted July 5, 2022 Not watched the whole video, but from the specs it looks to have exactly the same functionality as the B3Kv2... In a VERY slightly smaller package... Deary me... Quote
ern500evo Posted July 5, 2022 Posted July 5, 2022 I can’t quite figure out why they put the tone and blend pots inside, so you have to open the pedal up to adjust them. Is it just to make folks think they’re getting something different to a B3k? Quote
fretmeister Posted July 5, 2022 Author Posted July 5, 2022 Having to take it off a board to get to the other controls is a crap idea. Apparently this is part of a new line of smaller pedals. The width savings seem to be no better than swapping from fat jack cables to EBS flat ones. It's a NO from me. Quote
Cosmo Valdemar Posted July 5, 2022 Posted July 5, 2022 48 minutes ago, Lozz196 said: Like the sound of the Rick playing through it No Rick there... I like the sound at 5:40 - wish I could see the bass - but struggle to see the point of a harder to control B3k. Quote
Lozz196 Posted July 5, 2022 Posted July 5, 2022 What’s the bass at 3:30 then, is it some sort of RickenFaker? Quote
Cosmo Valdemar Posted July 5, 2022 Posted July 5, 2022 5 minutes ago, Lozz196 said: What’s the bass at 3:30 then, is it some sort of RickenFaker? It's this... Quote
Lozz196 Posted July 5, 2022 Posted July 5, 2022 (edited) Wowzers, a JacksonFaker!!! Certainly sounded nice on that demo. Edited July 5, 2022 by Lozz196 1 Quote
Bigwan Posted July 5, 2022 Posted July 5, 2022 The fandom are proclaiming it as the 2nd coming on Instagram... 2 Quote
Cosmo Valdemar Posted July 5, 2022 Posted July 5, 2022 33 minutes ago, Lozz196 said: Wowzers, a JacksonFaker!!! Certainly sounded nice on that demo. It does sound pretty good. It's just utterly abhorrent to behold. 3 1 Quote
garyt Posted July 5, 2022 Posted July 5, 2022 There’s no faulting Darkglass gear, but the one challenge is always the price. If this truly can match the sound of the B3K for £139, and take up less space, then it’s got to be a winner. Most people probably don’t alter the blend once set, and adding grunt, bite, is a personal preference, so concealing those controls may not be an issue for some, might even be a bonus for those that don’t tweak much. Quote
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted July 5, 2022 Posted July 5, 2022 I can only presume this is Korg USA's idea of what Darkglass fans are after? I think the idea is as well conceived as the playing of Distant Early Warning in that demo. Quote
Daz39 Posted July 5, 2022 Posted July 5, 2022 6 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: I can only presume this is Korg USA's idea of what Darkglass fans are after? I think the idea is as well conceived as the playing of Distant Early Warning in that demo. Ah, a song notable for distorted bass tones. Wait… How long til Mooer et al make a clone: it’s already the right size for them! Quote
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted July 6, 2022 Posted July 6, 2022 8 hours ago, Daz39 said: Ah, a song notable for distorted bass tones. Wait… How long til Mooer et al make a clone: it’s already the right size for them! I meant the actual playing, but yes agreed, not really a song noted for its overdrive. Quote
Daz39 Posted July 6, 2022 Posted July 6, 2022 Just now, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: I meant the actual playing, but yes agreed, not really a song noted for its overdrive. Yeah a lot of the demo playing was the sort of enthusiastic bashing even I can manage. Although I’d play DEW better than that… switches inside the pedal, oof, cheating or just lame? So fiddly, think that would annoy me as I love tinkering with settings. Quote
horrorshowbass Posted July 6, 2022 Posted July 6, 2022 You could snag a used B7K on reverb or here for £150. Like idea of set and forget but too dear for me. Quote
ashevans09 Posted July 10, 2022 Posted July 10, 2022 In today's shocking news: Darkglass put out another distortion pedal 😆 In all seriousness though I can see the appeal - my B7KU is the foundation sound to my tone and always on/set to the same settings, so I can see the upsides of having a tiny footprint. That said though it would be nice to see Darkglass try something else, this must be well over the 10th distortion pedal they've produced? I imagine next in line will be an equivalent of the alpha omega, x7 etc. 1 Quote
robiredale Posted July 12, 2022 Posted July 12, 2022 (edited) big fan of DG stuff. one of the things that makes me like their pedals is the amount of adjustability on offer, and therefore flexibility for different tones, guitars, genres, playing styles etc. this makes that more difficult to access. so of no interest to me. but this is clearly aimed at someone who doesn't adjust settings often. i guess they keep making distortion pedals because people keep buying them! not the first company to do that... Edited July 12, 2022 by robiredale 1 Quote
supertzar Posted July 12, 2022 Posted July 12, 2022 (edited) I think this is great. Because the insides are exactly the same as b3k, then clearly if you want to fiddle with settings, you buy a b>1k. If this pedal has your basic always on tone, or you need just one kind of good overdrive that you don't need to adjust, then why would you ever want it to take more space and money than this? It's nothing new, that is true, but I think it's a great addition to their line of pedals. Edited July 12, 2022 by supertzar Quote
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