Darkglass Electronics B7K V2 Demo
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ค. 2024
- 0:00 Intro Song
0:53 Overview
1:45 Controls & Layout
3:41 Performance 1
4:40 Tone Breakdown 1
5:36 Performance 2
6:27 Tone Breakdown 2
7:33 Tone Breakdown (Intro Song)
8:16 Final Thoughts
Hey Folks. We're celebrating 1K Subs (!) by breaking down the Mighty B7K from our friends at Darkglass Electronics. This full-featured analog bass preamp goes to all the extreme places we've come to expect from the Finnish Metal Masters, but in this video we're mainly exploring the lower-gain, always-on tone shaping this monster is capable of.
I want to take a moment to thank everyone who's watched, commented, liked and subscribed. It's made these sucky times significantly less sucky.
**If you have been sufficiently swayed by this video and decide to purchase this fantastic item, please do me a solid and go here:
www.thomannmusic.com/darkglas...
It won't cost you anything extra, but it will help me keep making these exhaustively researched, painstakingly edited and creatively...created videos.
Basses:
Yamaha BB2025x
Fender Elite Jazz
Music Man Stingray Special HH
Strings: D'addario NYXL
Cables: Mogami
Interface and Mixing: Universal Audio
Thank you Amos for showing this pedal is not all about heavy distortion and Dingwall.
I agree. I love that he's doing that for Darkglass. When I ask for them by name, people just look at me strange and say 'we don't carry metal stuff'
The dingwall and darkglass combo gets old really fast
@@am0ungth3l1ving it gets old fast for sure if you just play with the one true "tone" you have in your head but there's a decent amount of flexibility hidden beyond the pigeonhole these two companies have put themselves in.
No kidding! I just wanted to hear one with a passive P bass-ish instrument NOT playing Gojira(nothing wrong with that though!🤘). Nice job!
I love that Dingwall+Darkglass tone, but I really love Spector or precision basses with mild overdrive
Always grateful for your non dingwallian demo's.
I’m so glad I discovered your channel Amos. You mix the perfect amount of humor and smarts along with great editing, lighting and great gear. It’s like eye and ear candy for a bass player like myself. And your original music is killer. I love the JHS pedal show for most of these same reasons but always feel a little short changed being a bassist. Thank you for providing this to us! Keep up the awesomeness!
Thanks so much! Very appreciated. Yeah Josh at JHS does some fantastic stuff.
I honestly come back to this demo just to hear the baselines and tracks you do for this demo. Such good pieces.
Killer video my friend! Really dug the clean vs dirty tone shaping thoughts. I'll give that a try for sure. Thanks for the shout out as well🤘🏽😁
Of course man! Thanks for stopping by.
This video just came up on my feed, years later, but if I hadn't already bought a B7K Ultra and put it on my board, this would've made me do so. I'm going to use some of this information to help me do some more tweaking on it today. Thanks!
took a lot from this video, thanks for taking the time to make this. probably one of the best videos i've found on this pedal, subbed
Best B7k video out there- for ANY version.
Got the B7Kultra II a few years back and consumed and internalized every available review on these.
This production truly explores the pedal as an INSTRUMENT. If I didn't already have one- this would have sold me.
Bravo, just effing Bravo!
Sub'd
This is the best bass channel I've seen!
Love that you demo these darkglass pedals and really show how versatile they are rather than only playing big distorted metal riffs.
Awesome! This bass preamp (along with a good bass) is literally the only shaping pedal I use (my other pedals are a noise gate and chorus) it fits the bill for every style of playing, from metal, to jazz, to rock, to gospel...I can't see myself without it. People have said that the sound is too modern or "djenty" but all that really means is that the thing sounds pristine and clear.
I've come across a few of your videos, and I gotta say, the quality is magnificent, and you really dive deep into the capacity of the products you cover, which is highly appreciated. I hope this channel continues to grow, you deserve it!
One of the best bass gear videos channel I have seen. Excellent Amos. Keep on going. This is top notch content creation.
Outstanding Amos! You rule this segment here on YT. I use your videos for information, inspiration and as tutorial for the gear you demo. Keep it up!
Fantastic upload as always! Ever since I saw your Hyper Luminal demonstration, your videos have helped me better utilize and understand my pedals on the tone shaping journey. THANK YOU
Glad to be of service! Thanks for checking it out.
Another outstanding demo, Amos. Thanks so much for putting in the time and effort to create not only great looking/sounding demos but also walking us through your process for dialing in a sound. Your demos are easily the most practically useful demos I've seen and have helped change the way I think about and use my gear.
Thanks Andrew! I’m glad they’re connecting with you.
Great review!! Exactly what i was looking for!
Thanks Amos!
I use the original b7k for a subtle SVT-type grind, usually on unless I need a mellower tone of some kind. Love it. It really makes the rig sound better. Great demo, as always, Amos!
I’ve owned this pedal for a few years now and have struggled to sort a usable tone… This video has taught me a ton… My B7K has now become my main preamp/DI to my ears… Thank you!
I just found your channel and Dude, you are by far the best bass content provider on youtube. Please keep it up!
Amos has this really cool vibe when he presents. Straight up, no bull, and a healthy dose of self-depricating humor. Keep it up Amos!
Thanks Joel! That’s the goal.
Please keep doing it, rhythm and melody, my sort of muso, thank you!!! "Musical' is what i meant to say and looking at your background its easy to see why, got me even more motivated, thanks!
Best reviews in my humble opinion, thanks Amos 👍🏽
Very nice demo. I really like your groove ans sense of melody.
Bro, your playing is on another level, very creative and “on it” bass lines.
Respect, really!!!
Thank you!
Awesome demo, Amos. 😎🤘🏻🎸sounds killer with the Yamaha bb bass. I own Yamaha basses too and they sound phenomenal with my darkglass pedals.
Tight chops and solid demo, Amos!
Thanks!
Sick Sound Man!! Great review!
Another great review Amos. There are lots of excellent Bass-focussed TH-cam channels at the moment and yours is definitely making the grade. It's almost tempting me to ditch the Fender modelling amp and go full Darkglass.
You deserve more subscribers!
It's nice seeing a demo that isn't just searing clanky metal tones. I love that stuff, but I think I love more general-purpose bass tones even more. Also, really creative playing
Just subbed and I'm so glad I found your channel!!! I recently ordered this pedal and you have by far the most comprehensive review I've seen so far! It sounded great with all of your basses but the Yamaha sounded amazing through this pedal! And it's so cool to see it doing clean tones as well. I've heard you can't do clean without the drive engaged but you seem to have proven that idea wrong. I'm super excited to get mine and will probably be AWOL for many days after I do ..lol. Take care, and fantastic playing !!!
Hey Amos, I don't comment on too many videos but had to send a shout out to you on this one, great job! excellent breakdown of everything and yer an outstanding player too so i'm gonna go ahead and subscribe, thanks!
Thanks for taking the time and demonstrating this pedal in a different light. I always wanted to know if this pedal could do more than full on metal assault and you have shown great examples of some really usable tones for different genres.
Absolutely. And there are plenty of demos out there showing what a killing pedal this is for metal. No matter how many of these I do, I’m always surprised how good these sound at lower settings.
Best DG demos. Amos, I love you.
Awesome! One step closer to that B7K ultra review! Better get it done before Taylor inevitably calls you back to the tour bus. Do you ever get to use DG gear on tour with Swifty (is that an acceptable nickname? I don’t know her personally)? Once again the best Darkglass reviewer right here. I especially love the dialing in tone with objectives and the level of detail in explaining how each adjustment leads to the final tone. Legitimately they should include links to your videos in every manual. All the best to you, Amos!
Great video - thanks :-)
Ready for lunch?
You delivered top level review again.
Thank you! And yes I am always ready for lunch!
Great video as always Amos! Please Please do the same review for a pedal from Vintage microtubes line-up!
I'm a huge Darkglass fan, and have sampled most of their drive flavors in one for or another, but I'm loving these reviews, making me look at my stuff in a new light. I've had a B7K for 8 years now, but I watched this anyway.
Part of what makes your videos great is the grooves and beat production, you should totally do breakdown videos on your tracks... I'm always finding myself trying to cop your tones and pick out some of those cool lines.
Heck yeah Glenn. Thanks!
@@AmosHeller also, you mentioned having a process for dialing in your tone. My hot tip for getting a great sound is to go back and forth between 0 and 100% on the blend, get sounds you like on both sides, then use the level to match to drive side to the clean output volume. Then you can freely blend anywhere in between and retain your overall volume... Sweet spot for ton is usually somewhere between 30 and 75%, but it's great to be able to go back and forth between a little dirty and really gross with one knob.
I might have to pick one of these up soon
Nice bass play
Dude that intro song is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Amon man, your videos are excellent. What I like the most is, the videos are well done, you test the gear, but you make comments on the way, and it is not about you playing the bass. We’re fellow musicians and I appreciate your skills and talents but if Im looking for a pedal/gear/guitar video, what I want is to understanding the equipment not necessarily watch at the very good bass players playing. I want the explanation, exactly as you deliver it, comments, details, schemes, uses, comparisons, what changes what, pros cons, etc, and for sure some sound demo, exactly as what you do. Even in the dark glass website the videos are between one and three minutes with no words, fancy bass guitar with metal sound and that’s it. All of them saying this is a better version of the family X, but you dont event know and they don’t tell what grandpa X does in the first place. So, thanks 🙏
Great review as always. I have the B3K V2 and sometimes have a tough time cutting through the mix with a good tone because it’s as if the frequencies with my guitar player overlap or something. I just gotta keep messing with it and find the sweet spot.
I’m not sure if this will help, but it’s a fairly recent revelation for me that a bass tone that makes sense in a mix, especially a busy one, will not sound that good on its own. You may have to emphasize some frequencies you normally wouldn’t in the name of cutting through the underbrush. (Guitars are the underbrush)
@@AmosHeller this is crucial wisdom
Please release an album, this stuff is amazing
Awesome review congrats 👊🏻 when you for the B7K Ultra and the Vintage Microtubes
ayo, every preamp for metalhead have this jazzy clean ass tone, damn it sounds so nice and kinda high
The Intro SOng reminds me alot of Nine Inch Nails. WIch is one my favorite Bands! Im glad that this demo isn't just about those highgain tones Darkglass is famous for. this was great! :-)
Thank you!
Hello Amos - thanks so much for this demo. Hugely informative and your choice of tracks and bass parts is phenomenal. Just tasteful parts. I'm curious if there was anything else in your signal chain before the B7K or perhaps any further processing in your DAW on the bass lines. I've struggled to get this much low end out of the B7K with a P Bass (Fender Custom '63 passive pickups) or a stock Fender Player Jazz bass. I'm sure like 99% is that you're a phenomenal player and I'm just starting out but couldn't quite get the same low end you seem to achieve here.
And he's done it again. I'm never going to have any money with Amos doing these reviews 😄 Great insite and showing that you don't have to djent with darkglass.
I’ll be here ringing the bell as long as it takes-DG makes thoughtful, well-crafted pedals that *can* go to extremes, but the level of control and nuance make them great for lots of things beyond metal.
Thanks!
That Fender jazz sounded outstanding, i would love to know how you have It setup, meaning pickup height, action, settings, etc
Thanks for this review
09:45 as you might know, that knob is available of the B7K Ultra.
this is perfect bass distortion d.i
Noice toanz!
You think you can do a tutorial getting more in-depth on high gain vs low gain tones?
Excellent video, thanks. Newbie question, I guess the B7K is connected to a amp somewhere, but how do you get the InEar output (Gear used)? Im looking for a headphone or InEar option as well.
Another amazing demo, yet still torn between the b7k and the X ultra though ..
In Brazil it is practically impossible to buy a pedal like this. But an object of desire for practically every bass player who enjoys effect pedals.
You would think being in brazil you would have Amazon lol
Thats just you! Yes sir 🤣
Hi, which pedal in your opinion (A/O Ultra or B7K) will work better with blues/funk, mainly clean + O/D where needed? What are main differences between them from your experience?
Anyone have advice on how to get more volume out of this pedal? I love the tones and sounds this pedal can give but no master volume drives me crazy!
would this be the sort of pedal that you could get away with the b3k if you have an eq already or does the eq effect the way it distorts in some way
I love your bass collection AH, but (but) it'd be great if you also demo'd with just a straight up Pbass...
Came to watch B7K, left wanting a Yamaha 5 string.....
Do these pedals sound good on guitar? Nobody has done a dark glass microtube dk7 for guitar video yet at all.and I'm dying to hear it.
They sound pretty good in my limited experience. Tosin and Misha used to be on their artists page as well for what I can only assume was using them for low tuned guitars.
Can I use this pedal instead of DI box ?
People sleep on this pedal for tone shaping like you demonstrated. I love the boost switch a lot and running it without any drive at all to boost amps for character is killer.
I wonder how much I would like an A/O hmm....
DG should stencil outline the clean & dirty channels, perhaps include inline text / labels as you have done orally, tnx.
Would this work with the Vintage ultra V2 pedal?
I mean there’s no law that says you can’t stack drive pedals. You could use this for EQ and the VUV2 for drive. Or vice versa
@@AmosHeller appreciate it. Your videos are gold good sir. Thank you and Bass ON!!
Famous Amos
I like that Darkglass is a BASS geared company, because it's usually an electric guitar company just making a bass version... especially when you venture into 5-6 string + bass territory frequencies.
Same. They take bass seriously. It’s nice to get the love we deserve!
Was your Jazz Bass in drop D tuning?
Yep, for the song at 3:44 I: Vivace , it was on Drop D.
Killer groove
@@miguelangelgarciaalva2538 yes, it is killer
Every bassist should follow your channel. To quote Ricky Bobby: “If you don’t follow Amos Heller, then f*** you!” …or something like that. 🤷🏻♂️
Ordering the T shirts now
I like the sound of a double buck…. Where is my wallet?
Finally a bass gear reviewer who knows how to do it right. So tired of the same old muddy and gross sounding videos out there.
Thanks!
Urgh I can't stand this Amos guy, he wouldn't even get matching face tattoos with me. (Just balancing out the good vibes in the comments 😉)
Knew I could count on you. 😂