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Darkglass Microtubes 900 Class D Amp

#841
I wish I had DI to mono 1/4" jack so I could record some tones to post.

Only "complaint" I have, which is me just being nit-picky is that from switching from overdrive to clean seems to have a .5second delay. Clean to dirty seems instant, but the other way around seems slow. Also, there is a pretty loud "pop"
when shutting off the amp. but it really doesn't change my opinion of this amp. I've never been more happy with a piece of gear.
 
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#847
Walked into Empire Guitar in Providence, RI to return a pedal and walked out with one of these. :) The sales person said, "Hey we have one of these new Darkglass amps. Do you want to try it out?" "I would if I had my cab with me. Oh, wait I do have it with me." I just happened to have my Fearless F212 and my Mesa Subway D800 in my car. So I dragged both in and tried out the amp. The voicings could not have been further apart. I always knew the D800 was a warm and dark amp, but compared to the DG, it much darker than I imagined. They are both great amps. I am happy to have both. For the type of hard rock I am doing now, I found the Mesa to be just a little too dark to get the articulation I needed. The Mesa is dark, warm, thick in the low-mids while still being articulate and with just a hint of edginess. The DG is biting, aggressive and very up-front. I think you could get the DG in the Mesa territory, but you would be hard pressed to get the Mesa to sound like the DG. Despite being aggressive, the DG still sounded polished. The EQ and clean/dirt blend options give you a lot of tonal choices. The overdrive is good for modern OD sounds, even in the VMT settings. I could definitely see using it, but I don't think it would be my only OD sound. The DG definitely has a faster and more dynamic response then the Mesa. The Mesa will get close with the right gain settings, but with the DG articulation seems effortless. I would say the DG has much more headroom at the input stage. This one is one of the best voiced modern sounding amps I have ever heard.
 
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#849
I have been running a B7K into my Mesa Carbine M9 for a while now. The B7K is giving me the bite in the tone that I like. Sometimes I use a VMT in front of the B7K.

Turning on the M900 today at practice, not using any pedals, I immediately reacted on how much quieter it was. The B7K, with the drive up and both the mids cranked up, can be quite noisy in our practise space. Not so the M900.

I didn't really get to try the amp fully, but both the guitar player and someone hanging out with us today complemented on the tone. :)
 
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NOLA Bass said:
Considering "my sound" is an all tube head (Fender 100T) running on the overdrive channel then hitting that w a B3K, I miss the warmth with this into the GK cabs. An alternate cab may well be in order.
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I was definitely thinking a warmer cab may be best for this amp as well. I think my mesa 212 is great, but I'm curious how something as warm and fat as an ashdown may sound...
 
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Lammchop93 said:
I was definitely thinking a warmer cab may be best for this amp as well. I think my mesa 212 is great, but I'm curious how something as warm and fat as an ashdown may sound...
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I guess Doug needs to tell us more sbout his cabs now!!!
 
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