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Darkglass alpha omega ultra

#162
Nephilymbass said:
figured this needed a dedicated thread. The original alpha omega has been my main dirt pedal since it came out. Having owned the b7k ultra I wasn’t particularly that excited about an A/O ultra. But Darkglass being Darkglass appears to have taken this one to another level. Congrats to Doug and everyone at Darkglass Electronics. You have earned my money yet again.
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I had no interest in this pedal (due to already owning the standard AO and a great cab sim pedal) until trying it at NAMM.

Now it's almost all I use.

 
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#163
RichSnyder said:
Thanks! You mean you can play Darkglass without a detuned Dingwall?? Heh. There was a video on YouTube with a Fender Jazz and a non distorted 7K tone that sounded good, but I can’t find it. Appreciate the feedback!
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I play nu metal and hard rock stuff with the alpha omega. The A/O works great with my warwick and my Dingwall. It’s very versatile really
 
#164
RichSnyder said:
Thanks! You mean you can play Darkglass without a detuned Dingwall?? Heh. There was a video on YouTube with a Fender Jazz and a non distorted 7K tone that sounded good, but I can’t find it. Appreciate the feedback!
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Yep.

This is a P bass through the Alpha·Omega :thumbsup:

 
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#171
A-Ro said:
I gotcha. I was confused, originally thinking it was on the new one with the equalizer.
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It would actually be even easier to cop this this with the Ultra, since the cab IR will naturally roll off some of the upper end fizz/clank and it has an even more extensive EQ section :thumbsup:
 
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#172
Well mine should be arriving on Wednesday sadly I won't be in town until early next week. This will likely be my last attempt at the AO as I've owned and sold every other version. I have high hopes though and I've always loved the tone but I loved the MBD-1 more. I'm realizing now though that I prefer the MBD as a tone enhanced light OD and want that AO nastiness again.
 
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#173
willsellout said:
.......This will likely be my last attempt at the AO as I've owned and sold every other version. I have high hopes though and I've always loved the tone but I loved the MBD-1 more. I'm realizing now though that I prefer the MBD as a tone enhanced light OD and want that AO nastiness again.
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I use my MBD-1 always-on light OD (previously had the AOm/MBD-1 duo)...really like having my AOU in front of the MBD-1! I can set the AOU very nasty, or just set lightly to take the MBD-1 dominance to another level. Imo, the eq is worth the upgrade from the AOm! Of course, ymmv...but I’m thinking this will work for ya! :thumbsup:
 
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#176
A-Ro said:
Love that sound!!! What are your settings on it this time around?
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Thanks man!

Most of the EQ is close to flat with a bump at 500 and a dip on the 3k and treble bands: blend on full, mod fully on the omega side with the drive at minimum.

Still using the "Punch" cab IR :thumbsup:
 
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#177
Got mine & loving it!!
I'm not much of an overdrive guy but just a light sprinkling from the AOU really cuts through!!
I notice that it’s quite noisy tho (the main reason I bought it is for the pre and I play a clean sound), no hum just more of a white noise-esque hiss which, if I move the sliders, I can attenuate..
Issue is persistent without anything plugged in, various cables (1/4" and XLR: worse with cabsim engaged) but less noticeable with headphones..
I've removed digital pedals from my chain, and I know it's not my PSU (Voodoo Power 2 Plus)...
My signal chain: TC Polytune > Darklglass Super Symmetry > (Darkglass AOU here)> Wampler Ethereal > TC Ditto X2 is nice and quite without the AOU.. Any ideas?
 
#178
bkinsman said:
Got mine & loving it!!
I'm not much of an overdrive guy but just a light sprinkling from the AOU really cuts through!!
I notice that it’s quite noisy tho (the main reason I bought it is for the pre and I play a clean sound), no hum just more of a white noise-esque hiss which, if I move the sliders, I can attenuate..
Issue is persistent without anything plugged in, various cables (1/4" and XLR: worse with cabsim engaged) but less noticeable with headphones..
I've removed digital pedals from my chain, and I know it's not my PSU (Voodoo Power 2 Plus)...
My signal chain: TC Polytune > Darklglass Super Symmetry > (Darkglass AOU here)> Wampler Ethereal > TC Ditto X2 is nice and quite without the AOU.. Any ideas?
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i had a little noise too. It's pretty common with EQ pedals, so I assumed it's in the same boat.
 

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