Blown away with Darkglass B3K v2

[rcmbass]

I have the Darkglass Anagam. I've never played thru a B3K before.

How does the Anagram B3K compare to the real pedal?

 

[zacharybass76]

Hello,

I know I know, it is a very well-known pedal and this won't take most of you by surprise. I have seen too many demos of this pedal and similar and I have always find them "too heavy" for me. I prefer more warm "old school" overdrives. However, I found this pedal cheaper than it usually is and I gave it a shot.
I was instantly blown away. Really good tones. The "Grunt" is something I thought I wouldn't like, but I do. It is great. I find my favourite setting with the Drive at 3 and Blend at 10. But it has so many possibilities.
I must admit that when I include it in the effects loop of my HX Stomp I was not that happy as before, but I had to find its place in the chain.
And I also must admit that this pedal changed the perception I had with Darkglass. I had always avoided their products because of the Youtube demos. And I was wrong.
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I use this pedal as a drive boost in my chain. I absolutely love this pedal, and I have no desire to "upgrade" to any of the newer Darkglass pedals.

 

[kmon]

B1K owner. Tone and blend at noon, grunt on, drive variable depending on what I'm playing.

It's the most usable overdrive I've ever heard, and I've tried most of 'em. And it's absolutely not just for metal.

 

[RedNuk]

Had both the Joyo double thruster and the B3K. While the clone is pretty good (like 90% of the sound) I had a latency issue with the switch, took about half a second to engage. The DG doesn't have that problem and I like the sound much better, so out went the Joyo.