I know the Joyo Double Thruster is a clone of the B3K, but is there south a thing for the VMT? I’ve been digging around and haven’t found one yet.
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Alternative to Darkglass Vintage Microtubes?
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I'm unaware of a clone, but I found that the modded Pork Loin fit my needs better for that tone than the VMT. Also, the Dunwich ODB is similar to the Pork Loin (on my settings, at least!) but with a bit more treble and presence. Not sure exactly what tone you're going for, but those may help. If you're specifically looking for something "Joyo-priced", then the Ultimate Drive may be worth a look. It's an affordable OCD clone that's bass friendly. The Dunwich ODB is also an OCD clone, so it would likely cover similar territory, though I've never owned both at the same time to do a direct comparison.
Nothing that I know of.
Darkglass VMT at high ERA settings has a metallic tone that some like or hate. But unlike the B3K, it sounds a lot more amplike and has natural compression that sounds awesome, like a tube amp.
I think it reminds me of exactly as Doug intended; the awesome tones of the 90’s grunge era bassists.
It sounds even better with my aluminum neck I added to my bass.
Darkglass VMT at high ERA settings has a metallic tone that some like or hate. But unlike the B3K, it sounds a lot more amplike and has natural compression that sounds awesome, like a tube amp.
I think it reminds me of exactly as Doug intended; the awesome tones of the 90’s grunge era bassists.
It sounds even better with my aluminum neck I added to my bass.
I haven’t seen a rip-off of the Vintage yet. If you can solder, Aion FX makes a kit version that is a sort of hybrid of a B3K and Vintage and you can swap out a few parts to make it a full Vintage circuit (though you get those extra clipping switches which could be cool): Maelstrom Bass Drive / Darkglass Microtubes B3K
A few years ago I soldered and assembled this one:
Having the VMT also, it's possible to dial in very similar sounds on both. But, generally the Guma sounds like the naughty brother of the VMT.
Sadly Schalltechnik (makers of that kit and a number of other cool bass kits) is no longer in operation!A few years ago I soldered and assembled this one:
Having the VMT also, it's possible to dial in very similar sounds on both. But, generally the Guma sounds like the naughty brother of the VMT.
Who makes that one? I haven’t heard of it.The Antique is a VMT Clone. I know it because I sent Julian my VMT to trace and try
Someone in Finland was not happy about it.
That’s the Guma kit linked a few posts up. Unfortunately the guy that made those kits no longer sells them
