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Darkglass Microtubes 900 Class D Amp
- Thread starter Spector2112
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Yes. Very happy to see this and the dual foot switch B7K finally arriving. I knew about them since my visit to Doug in November 2014 (link in sig).
There is a VMT/B3K switch on the front. Hmm. I use a VMT into a B7K. Will be interesting to see how this stacks up in practice. I think my GK Fusion is for sale.
Considering Aguilar Tone Hammer pedals sell for about $230, and Darkglass pedals are around $385...
That would give us a price differential of 1.67.
Tone Hammer amps sell for $1.40/watt, which would mean a DarkGlass amp might be around $2.34/watt (1.4 x 1.67).
So, my new estimate is $1,640.
That would give us a price differential of 1.67.
Tone Hammer amps sell for $1.40/watt, which would mean a DarkGlass amp might be around $2.34/watt (1.4 x 1.67).
So, my new estimate is $1,640.
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I thought it refreshing that early on in this thread, there were people who really didn't know about DG, DG's popularity on the FX side of things and that DG didn't actually have tubes.
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Agreed. That's why I said it was a leap of faith for them. Warwick makes popular basses but their amps aren't as desired. Will DG have similar issues?
Will the pedal flippers have the money for the amp? Will the general amp buyers like the amp? Will people be running the B7K into the VMTD into this head? How many licks to get to the tootsie roll center?
Or a DG Tone Capsule -> VMT -> B7K. Like I have now (for one bass). Will a DG700 be overkill? Only testing will tell.
I'll be surprise if the DG amp is less than $1000 (I think it'll be in the 1250-1500 range). If you figure that each of the OD circuits are at least $250, the EQ section is $250 and the Class D power section is another $250, then add another $500 for all the gain/level controls, the case, and cool factor premium markup, you're at $1500.
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Something tells me these won't be seen at your local GC...
best part of this thread has been watching amp forum hermits react to Darkglass
I'll be evaluating it likewise
Like the tonehammer amps, the beauty of this is the lack of guesswork needed to know how the preamp will sound, due to it being an implementation of current pedal designs.
It'll be $$, but well worth it if you loves some Darkglass tones.
I chuckled when people were posting semi-angst at the lack of tubes/ and how it wont emulate an SVT.
It'll be $$, but well worth it if you loves some Darkglass tones.
I chuckled when people were posting semi-angst at the lack of tubes/ and how it wont emulate an SVT.
Are there actual tubes in the amp? If not then why is it called microtubes? Interested to see how they feel this is different than the million other class D amps.
Didn't think the guys doing the marketing where Finns though. Maybe that has changed. People eventually get over the name. How it sounds is what matters.
No tubes. Name is leveraging the marketing of their preamp pedals that use the same name, also without tubes.
No tubes. Name is leveraging the marketing of their preamp pedals that use the same name, also without tubes.
So a Class D amp....called microtubes...without tubes...weak.
"Most musicians were happy with compromising sound and power by saving money, weight and space."
I'm taking that phrase of their announcement as "we are going to charge almost double in comparison to other brands for pretty much the same tone"
This is the marketing issue. Keep the cache you have from your pedals, or reposition. The pedal world gives zero f's about the "tube" naming. It's evident the amp world is going to have a significant number of grumbles over this point. It was stated earlier that the name is a way to identify "micro" technology to emulate a tube sound, which I think sounds reasonable. However, the sound was never tube-like to me, and it is clearly causing confusion already.
Anyone complaining about microtubes not containing tubes have clearly never played through one
Anyone complaining about microtubes not containing tubes have clearly never played though one
I've played though one and complain about them for other reasons...
J/k ...well sorta.
/good natured ribbing
