New Darkglass combo's

[markbunney]

Some new combo's have appeared on the Darkglass website (presumably ahead of NAMM)

 

https://www.darkglass.com/creations/

 

No info on pricing yet that I can find, but they look good.

 

I have been looking at buying a Darkglass cab to go with my Alpha Omega amp, but might hold off and see what these are like.

[asingardenof]

Oooh, interesting!

[MartinB]

It says the cabinets are made of balsa wood - I wonder how well they'll stand up to being thrown in the back of the van.

Edited January 25, 2024 by MartinB
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[asingardenof]

10 minutes ago, MartinB said:

It says the cabinets are made of balsa wood - I wonder how well they'll stand up to being thrown in the back of the van.

Possibly as part of a ply arrangement rather than just a sheet of balsa?

[markbunney]

I dread seeing how much these will cost, given their 2x10 cabs are around £900 and the heads £750

[MartinB]

33 minutes ago, asingardenof said:

Possibly as part of a ply arrangement rather than just a sheet of balsa?

From reading around on the topic, yeah I assume it must be - but you'd imagine their marketing people would want to turn that into a fancy-sounding feature like "space age lightweight multi-laminate hybrid core" 😆

[Chienmortbb]

1 hour ago, MartinB said:

space age lightweight multi-laminate hybrid core"

I have heard of a balsa ply where the ply are arranged edgeways. Apparently very strong and light.

[NJE]

Guitar Guitar have them up on the site. The analog 112 is £929.

[Lozz196]

Wow, nearly a grand for a 112.

[markbunney]

I have been looking at getting a Darkglass 2x10 cab which are on sale for around £800-£900, now I am thinking for a few hundred pounds more I can get a whole combo.

 

Pricey overall though

[fretmeister]

1 hour ago, Lozz196 said:

Wow, nearly a grand for a 112.

 

 

I'm not surprised.

 

Genzler / GR / EBS etc all have £1000 small combos, some of those are pushing £1200

 

Even the new Mark Bass MB58 Pure 121 500W is over £1000

[markbunney]

They are shipping at the end of March, the digital version looks very flexible. It has a compressor, noise gate, octave, tuner and access to 5 different Darkglass distortions

[Black Coffee]

Ive always had a problem with bass want vs bass need - but cost is now the trump card.  
No ordinary mere mortal hobbyist like me can enjoy this gear at that price and I’m not even so sure that the sound you get for over a grand in a 112 combo is worth the money over a decent setup at 50% of the price.
 

I have the greatest respect for innovation in gear, but I have to bow out of the game now as I can’t keep up any more without getting divorced - again……😩

[markbunney]

I want one, but definitely don’t need one!

 

I have till the end of March to get the want out of my head!

[msb]

I almost picked up a MicroTube amp a little while ago. They’re beautiful amps. I’m already well amped , and caught myself just in time.

I use the e500 as a practice amp and love spinning the knobs and creating presets. 
Darkgass fan here.