DARKGLASS Microtubes X7 Multiband Distortion Pedal Review/Demo | GEAR GODS

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  • @johnosstreeter
    @johnosstreeter 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    always wait for the ultra version ;)

    • @MitchLamm93
      @MitchLamm93 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      im trying to wait, but I want it NOW.

    • @OrionWeidman
      @OrionWeidman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Mitch Lamm me too

  • @dubiousdaydream1695
    @dubiousdaydream1695 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I think this pedal would be so much cooler (and more versiltile) if it was just the signal splitting thing and had an fx loop. Like, you could put a b7k or an AO on the high side and maybe an other pre or eq pedal on the low. You could really go wild and do your own thing then

    • @treyxaviermusic
      @treyxaviermusic  5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      There is a pedal that does that, it’s called Tyler the Frequency Splitter and it is reeeaalll sick

    • @dubiousdaydream1695
      @dubiousdaydream1695 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@treyxaviermusic oh sick! Thanks, will look that up

    • @ericturcotte3131
      @ericturcotte3131 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wait for the Ultra? Who knows! ^_^

    • @h0nza_
      @h0nza_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@douglascastro320 Wait really? Could it be any pedal? Like compressor or something.

    • @brianwilson7928
      @brianwilson7928 ปีที่แล้ว

      This pedal does that though 👍

  • @dk6782
    @dk6782 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Oh man i believe this Pedal might produce some awesome sounds, but dude... always using maximum gain and letting those bees sting your ears isn't the best representation of this pedal.

    • @quorthonsinferno5119
      @quorthonsinferno5119 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That seriously depends on your genre. Im dumbfounded that alternative fusion and even jazz players use distortion and than complain about its aggressive brutal tone

  • @clintn6677
    @clintn6677 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Based on this demo I just took it out of my cart.

  • @adamwhatley4710
    @adamwhatley4710 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It would have been nice to hear it without the OD maxed out. Id personally use some OD for sure but just not that much. With the OD at say.... 10am to 2pm you could use it for any genre of bass playing. Just a thought.

  • @givemeajackson
    @givemeajackson 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    sick stuff!!! can you put up a vid that shows it in a mix?

  • @TheGarageRecordingSC
    @TheGarageRecordingSC 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Definitely killer for rock and metal !!! I’m not a bass player but that’s gonna get some use in my studio to stop me from having to do the old copy the bass track process the low-end process the grit track....work with blending them and blah blah blah !!!

  • @liamjenkins82
    @liamjenkins82 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That's an excellent review and explanations

  • @lennyjg8968
    @lennyjg8968 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It sounds like static behind every note

  • @metalbass62
    @metalbass62 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Went with a sansamp vt over dg cause it was a lot cheaper but mainly it sounds warmer and more natural to my ears

  • @alexskibicki2262
    @alexskibicki2262 ปีที่แล้ว

    Killer demo, trey 😎🤘🏻🎸 I have this pedal and it is absolutely phenomenal. It’s a definite keeper.

  • @Raiyan678
    @Raiyan678 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Can you do a video comparing Amplitube 4 and BIAS FX? Would really appreciate it :) Love your videos!

  • @WilDBeestMF
    @WilDBeestMF ปีที่แล้ว

    You gotta put this next to a B7K, they absolutely DOMINATE together.

  • @guitargamez7930
    @guitargamez7930 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do quality control on harleybenton 8 string fanfret (non deluxe) and show how to make it sound the best it can be

  • @tonycarel1785
    @tonycarel1785 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    the pedal i have always been looking for!! I am getting this

  • @CatPickStudios
    @CatPickStudios 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    We Finns are indeed pretty awesome!

    • @Facu_Roldan
      @Facu_Roldan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Except that the founders of darkglass (and current CEO and sales manager) are two guys from Chile. The company happens to be in Finland but actually most of the darkglass team aren't even finns but latins

  • @basscasey1
    @basscasey1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I definitely think of the microtubes as more of an "always on" preamp/eq. Sounds great, but not as a distortion boost so much. That's why I went with the Duality. The microtubes in front of that would be killer though.

  • @scotthanley5474
    @scotthanley5474 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great intro to this pedal, thanks :-)

  • @chrislaplante1236
    @chrislaplante1236 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Extremely Helpful! Thank you very much!

  • @allviewcinemaphotography
    @allviewcinemaphotography 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So how do we get that same bass? Like exact to spec! Don't see it on their website. Great video! sounds incredible!

  • @antrumstewart3936
    @antrumstewart3936 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Trey. Great demo. Are you using 9v power adapter? I hear 12v is the sweet spot as 18v may be a bit much headroom. I have this pedal with 9v and I've got a little fizz in the underlying mix on multiple basses.

    • @EvilBlakey
      @EvilBlakey 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's a known issue. Write to DG customer service, they'll sort it out

  • @zordosway3846
    @zordosway3846 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really good review

  • @tomix1970pl1
    @tomix1970pl1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Gain in this pedal destroys bass tone.Too much.

    • @treyxaviermusic
      @treyxaviermusic  5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yeah but you can turn it down, I just like a lot. I had it way up for most of the video.

    • @dubiousdaydream1695
      @dubiousdaydream1695 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      running it through a cab should also really mallow out the distortion nicely

    • @Noah-oh7nm
      @Noah-oh7nm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yeah man. The demo is very well done and I dig the Kiesel. But yeah, this is yet another video where the bass' natural character is lost and ends up sounding the same at high gain as any other bass through it. Not much booty on the low end either. At this point this Darkglass offering probably isn't for me. I do love the ole AO so its all good

    • @johnosstreeter
      @johnosstreeter 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I enjoyed the "base" tone a lot more also, but taste is taste, it was still a great demo and we get the gist of the pedal. Gear Gods do great Work.

    • @kontua7564
      @kontua7564 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@johnosstreeter You have to remember that this sound will work in a mix. Doesnt sound as good alone, but in a band situation..

  • @garylangkamp2890
    @garylangkamp2890 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful bass! Possible review in the future?

  • @dudelikewtf42
    @dudelikewtf42 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Could this pedal also do an undistorted sound? Say if I want the option to just use the EQ in tone shaping?

    • @chiloan7806
      @chiloan7806 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I still have little drive sound with drive knob all the way down (while the bass with full volume).
      I can only get the clean tone while the bass with below 50% volume. :)

    • @chiloan7806
      @chiloan7806 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Btw im a "full volume" guy due to tone issue, so its NO for me :)
      Its more like a drive pedal than B7K imo

    • @ericturcotte3131
      @ericturcotte3131 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It does, or gets close to it; put the drive down and play a little on the EQ.

  • @idanshahar
    @idanshahar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like it. I like it a lot.

  • @RudyAyoub
    @RudyAyoub 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Give me it

  • @fettjonjr
    @fettjonjr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Check out Patrick hunters demo of this. With the gain maxed out this is unlistenable.

  • @morinokinoco2619
    @morinokinoco2619 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kiesel is nice.

  • @marcusleite7786
    @marcusleite7786 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    :O This looks extremely useful.

  • @AJbassist
    @AJbassist 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Doug is from chilli js

  • @alexanderhardy3347
    @alexanderhardy3347 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    So if it’s between this in the micro tubes 900

  • @jobelewis6416
    @jobelewis6416 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Talking of quality control... ought to be some on these tones🤔

  • @opiehelstrom4702
    @opiehelstrom4702 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So this or the alpha omega?

  • @mortachaiepstein3584
    @mortachaiepstein3584 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Am I the only one that doesn't like the sound of this pedal? I'm set on distortion, because I run two amps; a bass amp for clean bass and some clean mids and a guitar amp for mids and treble that I can distort when I want to, plus any guitar distortion pedal (HM-2!) that I want in the guitar amp line. I understand that many people don't have the back muscles to lug around two amps, so a pedal is preferable... But this pedal reminds me of a cheap radio I owned which distorted when put on 10.

  • @JUNKO____
    @JUNKO____ 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is that EQ pre or post?

  • @vectron12
    @vectron12 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    B A S S
    A
    S
    S

  • @Pesso86
    @Pesso86 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The distortion from this pedal sounds awful! Was it recorded without a cab sim? Cause otherwise I can't explain this shrieking noise

    • @Farewelltokingz
      @Farewelltokingz ปีที่แล้ว

      4 years late, but he said that he’s using 0 post processing so I bet that includes cab sim. A little shrill for sure

  • @ThrashingBasskill
    @ThrashingBasskill 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would you still consider a compressor pedal to this or does it the trick too?

    • @treyxaviermusic
      @treyxaviermusic  5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I don't think it needs additional compression, the built-in compressor sounded great to me

    • @ThrashingBasskill
      @ThrashingBasskill 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the reply! I'm eyeballing the hyperluminal compressor but this seams to be everything I ever wanted for like 10 years..

    • @volumefact
      @volumefact 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Problem is when you want to turn the distortion off, you lose your compression, right? This pedal more than the others seems to demand an ultra version.

    • @ThrashingBasskill
      @ThrashingBasskill 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@reefersutherland4265 I don't understand why you would lose your compression, since the high and low signal are split and don't interact with each other. Or am I wrong?

    • @randyromero4808
      @randyromero4808 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@treyxaviermusic So being that this pedal already has a compressor, when the pedal is off, would you still need a compressor for your other effects and clean tone?

  • @SimioCoco
    @SimioCoco 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was a little dissapointed at first, because I just got a B7K v2 and didn't knew about this X7, but now Im completely sure that I made the right choice, I don't like this pedal

    • @cacadordorio
      @cacadordorio 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Onde tu comprou dark glass no Brasil???

    • @SimioCoco
      @SimioCoco 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cacadordorio no, I'm from México and bought it in amazon USA, there's no Darkglass dealers over here =/

  • @stevenhirsekorn3444
    @stevenhirsekorn3444 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That thing sounds really annoying. I suspect the settings he has dialed in are the reason in particular that high pass, it just sounds like low end with metallic scraping on top in not a good way.

  • @dayunggxddblvzx5896
    @dayunggxddblvzx5896 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Only 1 question. Will it make me sound like my favorite band? Im talking ear splitting distortion. that shit that the 80s and 90s were made of. I dnt care about overdrive, underdrive, hyperdrive, or the number of midichlorians it has. Just rip on this shit. So I can know if it's wort buying or not!

  • @daltoncrane3998
    @daltoncrane3998 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    this bass tone sounds like if Dimebag Darrell played bass. it’s so beautiful

  • @pippoincazzat
    @pippoincazzat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    great pedal, but this bass sounds horrible. How to ruin a video test. Congratulations

  • @coreyhayward6810
    @coreyhayward6810 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man i love Treys reviews but the tones he dials for bass are just atrocious. Ive watched a few other demos of this pedal and they sound so much bigger and better

  • @fvckoff4ever561
    @fvckoff4ever561 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Anyone else think this tone is some scooped, weak shit?

    • @WilDBeestMF
      @WilDBeestMF ปีที่แล้ว

      Nah, it's just you man.

  • @nangyala
    @nangyala 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This really hurts my ears …. judging on this vid I will not buy this pedal

    • @Pesso86
      @Pesso86 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      100% agree. However, it could be the lack of cab sim making everything worse

    • @thelstancroix7555
      @thelstancroix7555 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The pedal isn’t the problem, if you check out Jacob Umansky’s demo of this pedal you’ll hear a drastic difference. It’s the fact that he’s equalizing a bass like it’s a fucking guitar that makes this sound like hot garbage.

  • @chrisbja79
    @chrisbja79 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    330 euros pour faire Bbbrrrrrrrbbrrrrrr 👎

  • @levcooper
    @levcooper 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    this actually sounds pretty bad lol