Tax returns in April, and college graduation in May. I probably should look for a place to live, but nah...Darkglass Amp.
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Darkglass Microtubes 900 Class D Amp
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Tax returns in April, and college graduation in May. I probably should look for a place to live, but nah...Darkglass Amp.
Ah yes, I remember those days!! I spent alot of "living expense" money on gear!!
LOL
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We played through the new amp and cabs at the NAMM Show, and yes, folks, these things kick major booty! Love, love, love the option of the B7k/VMT switch, and it worked awesome. The overdrive tones were great, but so were the clean tones. And the cabs seemed quite nice, as well. I am told that the 2x10 will have feet on the side, as well, so a double vertical stack would be killer!
Regarding the price, I cannot share, but I can say that if they can hit their target, it's going to be a lot lower than I would have expected. The only reason this head was not in our running for the Best of Show Award is that these are the initial prototype models, and not 100% indicative of what the production units will be like. But this is going to be one of the top class-D options, for sure!
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Regarding the price, I cannot share, but I can say that if they can hit their target, it's going to be a lot lower than I would have expected. The only reason this head was not in our running for the Best of Show Award is that these are the initial prototype models, and not 100% indicative of what the production units will be like. But this is going to be one of the top class-D options, for sure!
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The foot switch can turn on or off the overdrive tone as I understand it. A double foot switch, to be able to also switch between the B3K/VMT tone would have been pretty interesting too. Not sure if that is too much to ask.
- Dec 10, 2008
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That is a very reasonable request and I thought about it.
The main drag there would be that in order to have LEDs in the Footswitch we would need to use a special connector/cable which makes things more complex and expensive. If now the cable fails sourcing a 1/4" mono or TRS cable is super easy. Not so much if it's a din 4 pin.
By he way here's a quick rundown we did of the features with Gear Gods.
We'll start working on video demos once we get the cabs freighted in back from California.
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A 1/4" cable is the way to go IMHO/IME. It makes setting up custom cables much easier for most of us.
What if there was an LED on the amp itself rather than the pedal?
Done and done
That amp is mine - don't even need to hear it
Thank you Doug - just don't get too big and rich to hang with us
Are you sourcing drivers of different impedance to do both 410 and 210 in 8 Ohms? Or is the 410 8 Ohms and the 210 16? The amp 2 Ohm stable?
Why? There are plenty of builders who already build those formats, and can do custom aesthetics. A lot more R&D and production cost to do mid driver loaded cabs right, which all would translate to the consumer.
You can Leave the cabs in California... I will hold onto them for safe keeping....
If given the choice between 2 buttons or LED's on the footswitch, I would choose 2 buttons
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Because giving feedback to the manufacturer is helpful.
There are already manufacturers that make 410s and 210s also.
I wouldnt expect any major manufacturer to go down the mid driver loaded cab road. The vast majority of consumers are going to buy the easier and cheaper to produce 410 and 210 cabs. It comes down to economics.
Badass!! I could hear someone playing through the amp in the background(such a tease LOL) but I can't wait for a real demo!! I gotta say, I've been sold on this for awhile as I have no doubt as to how awesome it'll be!! As far as the cabs, I doubt I'd be able to afford the shipping here due to the weight (something 80lbs would cost $400-600 through UPS), and that there isn't a GC or other big name music store here! I'll just stick to my current cab with this DG head for now, and I have zero doubt that this will be my #1 amp!!
If you want a 12/6 or a 15/6 why not just build a fEARful yourself? I love mine, plus you get the satisfaction of using an awesome cab that *you* built yourself!!
It wasn't that difficult if you follow the plans...
I'm not sure 5-pin Midi style cables (of which you don't have to use every pin) are any less common than TRS jacks. Just sayin'
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I'm not sure 5-pin Midi style cables (of which you don't have to use every pin) are any less common than TRS jacks. Just sayin'
Yeah but if you can't get a TRS a regular instrument cable will work too, the LED on the Footswitch won't turn on but it'll still work!
I guess. To me it seems like you're asking Ford to build a Camero. They could probably build a fantastic Camero, but they specialize in Mustangs.
Eh... Maybe I'm reading too much in to it all.
