Two Notes Revolt Bass

[WestOfBen]

With that all said, I have ordered a ReVolt. On specs it has some advantages over the Infinity. I will sell whichever unit loses the epic battle. Truth is I cannot fully appreciate, nor critique the product, without trying. I am prepared to take this leap because of this conversation and something about curious cats

 

[PaulCliff]

At the end kept the revolt (actually i sold it but the buyer changed is mind and I was happy to keep it).
I really like the clean and dirt channel. Drive channel so so but it sound good and thick with a bit of octave.
Boss dd8 and an old analog ce5 on the Revolt fx loop and all together going on a brand new Genzler magellan pre DI, that solved the headphone low volume and the really hot direct output of the Revolt. Plus the Genzler have a much better EQ with two different contour and the high pass filter.
Still have to order the pedalboard as I'm trying to see which size I have to order.
If I leave the pedal as in the picture they will fit on a warwick rockboard 3.0.

 

[AmyTwonotes]

At the end kept the revolt (actually i sold it but the buyer changed is mind and I was happy to keep it).
I really like the clean and dirt channel. Drive channel so so but it sound good and thick with a bit of octave.
Boss dd8 and an old analog ce5 on the Revolt fx loop and all together going on a brand new Genzler magellan pre DI, that solved the headphone low volume and the really hot direct output of the Revolt. Plus the Genzler have a much better EQ with two different contour and the high pass filter.
Still have to order the pedalboard as I'm trying to see which size I have to order.
If I leave the pedal as in the picture they will fit on a warwick rockboard 3.0.View attachment 4968571

Looking great Paul!

 

[Ross Davies]

With that all said, I have ordered a ReVolt. On specs it has some advantages over the Infinity. I will sell whichever unit loses the epic battle. Truth is I cannot fully appreciate, nor critique the product, without trying. I am prepared to take this leap because of this conversation and something about curious cats

Amazing news! Please let us know how you get on!

 

[james81bong]

Finally completed my new ReVolt Bass upgraded pedalboard. Analog dual band processing through the FEA DB-CL compressor to mantain my low end even when using drastic effects. Plenty of tubey options ready at my foot to select thanks to the 4-cables wiring of the ReVolt (a clever solution and a must for those who wants to keep also their other amps/preamps sounds at hand). In the drawer below, I add to the ReVolt sounds also the versatile EQ of the GRBass DualPre (4-wired), the mid-focused Aguilar Tone Hammer and my LeBass for an handy direct comparison and parallel recordings.

I've just started to A/B compare these preamps tone-wise, but from the practical standpoint the ReVolt is already a winner: it flawlessy integrate with my pedalboard replacing an RC booster (that I don't need anymore) and a HOF reverb (that was not particularly used in live sessions); it provides me with 3 diverse sounds + my original amp sound (the GRBass DualPre) thorugh the 4-cables wiring. Sound-wise: the ReVolt sounds are similar to the LeBass in principle, but with less flexibility in the mid-EQ; on the other hand I found easier to obtain live-usable sounds and to level the output volumes; but in the recording setup at home while targeting always-on tones the Lebass offered more. In particular, the cold fusion mode of the LeBass can be taylored to a really good always-on tone while the Modern Drive in the ReVolt is really difficult to be tuned properly (not only the EQ shared with the Dirt render it difficult, but also the dry blend is not sensible enough IMHO). The GRBass DualPre, where the dry and clean channel can be equalized independently and mixed, permit to obtain a far more balanced result even without tubes.

I'll try to record a video shootout of the preamps I have at disposal when I have some time to spend.

Speaking about potential improvements, surely a more flexible EQ independent for each channel is the feature the ReVolt is missing the most; possibly hig-mid-low for each channel with frequency selector trims in a covert position in the back or the inside of the chassis. Also, I would have preferred the DI to be positioned on the left side, like in the LeBass. I'll post other comments in the future as soon as I have the possibility to test it more deeply.

 

[Ross Davies]

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Finally completed my new ReVolt Bass upgraded pedalboard. Analog dual band processing through the FEA DB-CL compressor to mantain my low end even when using drastic effects. Plenty of tubey options ready at my foot to select thanks to the 4-cables wiring of the ReVolt (a clever solution and a must for those who wants to keep also their other amps/preamps sounds at hand). In the drawer below, I add to the ReVolt sounds also the versatile EQ of the GRBass DualPre (4-wired), the mid-focused Aguilar Tone Hammer and my LeBass for an handy direct comparison and parallel recordings.

I've just started to A/B compare these preamps tone-wise, but from the practical standpoint the ReVolt is already a winner: it flawlessy integrate with my pedalboard replacing an RC booster (that I don't need anymore) and a HOF reverb (that was not particularly used in live sessions); it provides me with 3 diverse sounds + my original amp sound (the GRBass DualPre) thorugh the 4-cables wiring. Sound-wise: the ReVolt sounds are similar to the LeBass in principle, but with less flexibility in the mid-EQ; on the other hand I found easier to obtain live-usable sounds and to level the output volumes; but in the recording setup at home while targeting always-on tones the Lebass offered more. In particular, the cold fusion mode of the LeBass can be taylored to a really good always-on tone while the Modern Drive in the ReVolt is really difficult to be tuned properly (not only the EQ shared with the Dirt render it difficult, but also the dry blend is not sensible enough IMHO). The GRBass DualPre, where the dry and clean channel can be equalized independently and mixed, permit to obtain a far more balanced result even without tubes.

I'll try to record a video shootout of the preamps I have at disposal when I have some time to spend.

Speaking about potential improvements, surely a more flexible EQ independent for each channel is the feature the ReVolt is missing the most; possibly hig-mid-low for each channel with frequency selector trims in a covert position in the back or the inside of the chassis. Also, I would have preferred the DI to be positioned on the left side, like in the LeBass. I'll post other comments in the future as soon as I have the possibility to test it more deeply.

Wow, that's a nice looking rig - thanks for sharing and the feedback! Consider this fed back to our development team!

 

[WestOfBen]

Is the clean used for the blend on the drive section derived from the classic channel or completely unaffected? That’s probably an interesting option to have. For me the classic would be always on, so I would expect that tone to be what’s blended with Drive.

 

[WestOfBen]

I can’t seem to edit my last post. I mean that if I am not in dirt or drive, I will be in classic and I don’t mean that the classic channel should cascade into the dirt or drive, but it would be interesting if the tone controls of the classic, or the whole classic channel *could* feed into the dry blend of the drive.

 

[Ross Davies]

Is the clean used for the blend on the drive section derived from the classic channel or completely unaffected? That’s probably an interesting option to have. For me the classic would be always on, so I would expect that tone to be what’s blended with Drive.

Hi @WestOfBen,

Ross from Two notes here. The Dry Signal on Channel 3 is the DI bass signal feeding into ReVolt. Please let me know if there is anything further I can clarify for you!

 

[james81bong]

PreAmp ShootOut VS.1 Caleidoscopio by Melting Clock

A-Design RED DI vs
TwoNotes LeBass vs
TwoNotes ReVolt Bass vs
GRBass DualPre vs
Aguilar ToneHammer

Here's a direct comparison between the bass DI/preamp I've got at my disposal at the moment in my home recording studio.
For this comparison, I've selected a short slap/fingerstyle bass lick extracted from the song 'Caleidoscopio', published for Black Widow Records in 2019 by my Progressive Rock band 'Melting Clock' in our debut album 'Destinazioni'.
You can hear the complete song and full album at the following links:

Melting Clock YouTube Page:
https://www.youtube.com/@meltingclock8545

Melting Clock Facebook Page:
Melting Clock

Melting Clock Spotify Page:


Caleidoscopio by Melting Clock (Studio Version)


Caleidoscopio by Melting Clock (Live @ La Claque)


Please leave likes and comments as you please, we're always looking for feedback.

The lick has been recorded using the different DI/preamps through their respective balanced XLR output into an Arturia AudioFuse Studio. No effect have been applied a part from my always-on FEA Labs DB-CL dual band compressor at the start of the chain, the output volume of the different preamps settings have been leveled using the Audiofuse Studio's level meters as reference (note that even if the different equalizations of the channels could let perceive different volumes, the dB levels are always comparable).

Here's the complete Signal Chain :

1) Bass:

Wood & Tronics Zoid 5 Neck-Through Active
Pickups: *Delano “The Hybrid Five” Dual Coil @ Bridge + Single Coil @ Neck
PreAmp: East/W&T SP-02 3-BAND with Internal Frequency Selector (EQ Flat)

2) FEA Labs DB-CL Compression Limiter (setup for slight compression)

3) DIs/PreAmps Configurations:

3.1) A-Design RED DI
3.2) Two Notes LeBass ch1 Clean (actual settings shown in the video)
3.3) Two Notes ReVolt Bass ch1 Clean (actual settings shown in the video)
3.4) GRBass DualPre ch1 (Clean) + ch2 (Drive NOT engaged) (actual settings shown in the video)
3.5) Aguilar Tone Hammer No AGS (AGS NOT engaged, actual settings shown in the video)
3.6) Two Notes LeBass ch2 Dirt (actual settings shown in the video)
3.7) Two Notes ReVolt Bass ch2 Dirt (actual settings shown in the video)
3.8) GRBass DualPre ch1 (Clean) + ch2 (Drive engaged) (actual settings shown in the video)
3.9) Aguilar Tone Hammer AGS (AGS engaged) (actual settings shown in the video)

4) Arturia AudioFuse Studio DiscretePRO© PREAMPS

Backing tracks are the actual STEMs from the album, with the bass track removed of course.
The idea is to compare the different perfomance of the preamps in an actual mix.

The different preamps settings (that are clearly shown in the video) have been selected to fit the genre and cut through the mix while emphasising the diverse preamps pecularities, if you have questions or suggestions please post them and I'll be glad to answer them.

 

[WestOfBen]

ReVolt received. Picture below is where I have landed after half an hour of tweaking just this pedal alone with my Cort Elrick RB5. No chance to test with other basses yet. Bass is set for treble flat or 50% cut, mids 50% boost, bass 50% boost. This brings out the character without introducing harshness or mud.

Initial impressions are good. A quick A/B against the Infinity reveal the ReVolt is MUCH more natural and preserves the bass tone better.

The cab sim is quite strong and a bit of harmonic sheen is buried, hence maxing the treble. I don’t want to pump the treble on the bass because it does get brittle. To compensate for the woofy cab sim have dropped the bass a little and I want to boost the mids on the bass but then the character changes. As it is now, the clean tone is much closer to natural than the Infinity. The ever so slightly grainy gain is very tasty.

The dirt channel is just nice and sounds really good on neck pickup to get some P bass thick rock vibe. It really highlights how much flavour the Darkglass pedals have, which you cannot dial out. I think I was using the B3K mode for grit. First thoughts are that the dirt channel is “your bass dirty/gritty”, which is more to my liking.

The drive surprised me. It does venture into modern muff territory, where I want to be. The shared tone controls are an unfortunate compromise, but if I roll the treble back it becomes less modern quickly and is again more acceptable than the overly coloured B7K of the Infinity.

In terms of responsiveness to touch, I like how it cleans up on all channels, double-stops and chords are nice and the drive does some classic warbly and saggy/chuggy things.

Running the ReVolt into an amp, initially not so great. Settings that work to help eliminate the woofy/damp cabsim DI translate to brittle and harsh line out. This will be a DI only pedal.

Final judgement will be next month when I am on band again at church. I will install this on my pedal board and see how it plays with others. Also it will allow me to run it through my studio setup and I will be able to get some decent headphone volume. Using a pair of Sony MDR-7506 cans the headphone out is too quiet. Cranking the clean channel volume doesn’t get the pulse racing. My hearing is fine and I am not seeking hearing damage levels, but it isn’t enough and I may need a tiny headphone amp to boost when practicing.

We will see where this goes!

 

[AmyTwonotes]

ReVolt received. Picture below is where I have landed after half an hour of tweaking just this pedal alone with my Cort Elrick RB5. No chance to test with other basses yet. Bass is set for treble flat or 50% cut, mids 50% boost, bass 50% boost. This brings out the character without introducing harshness or mud.

Initial impressions are good. A quick A/B against the Infinity reveal the ReVolt is MUCH more natural and preserves the bass tone better.

The cab sim is quite strong and a bit of harmonic sheen is buried, hence maxing the treble. I don’t want to pump the treble on the bass because it does get brittle. To compensate for the woofy cab sim have dropped the bass a little and I want to boost the mids on the bass but then the character changes. As it is now, the clean tone is much closer to natural than the Infinity. The ever so slightly grainy gain is very tasty.

The dirt channel is just nice and sounds really good on neck pickup to get some P bass thick rock vibe. It really highlights how much flavour the Darkglass pedals have, which you cannot dial out. I think I was using the B3K mode for grit. First thoughts are that the dirt channel is “your bass dirty/gritty”, which is more to my liking.

The drive surprised me. It does venture into modern muff territory, where I want to be. The shared tone controls are an unfortunate compromise, but if I roll the treble back it becomes less modern quickly and is again more acceptable than the overly coloured B7K of the Infinity.

In terms of responsiveness to touch, I like how it cleans up on all channels, double-stops and chords are nice and the drive does some classic warbly and saggy/chuggy things.

Running the ReVolt into an amp, initially not so great. Settings that work to help eliminate the woofy/damp cabsim DI translate to brittle and harsh line out. This will be a DI only pedal.

Final judgement will be next month when I am on band again at church. I will install this on my pedal board and see how it plays with others. Also it will allow me to run it through my studio setup and I will be able to get some decent headphone volume. Using a pair of Sony MDR-7506 cans the headphone out is too quiet. Cranking the clean channel volume doesn’t get the pulse racing. My hearing is fine and I am not seeking hearing damage levels, but it isn’t enough and I may need a tiny headphone amp to boost when practicing.

We will see where this goes!

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Hi WestofBen,

Great to hear you're up and running! Let us know how you get on at church!

 

[Ross Davies]

ReVolt received. Picture below is where I have landed after half an hour of tweaking just this pedal alone with my Cort Elrick RB5. No chance to test with other basses yet. Bass is set for treble flat or 50% cut, mids 50% boost, bass 50% boost. This brings out the character without introducing harshness or mud.

Initial impressions are good. A quick A/B against the Infinity reveal the ReVolt is MUCH more natural and preserves the bass tone better.

The cab sim is quite strong and a bit of harmonic sheen is buried, hence maxing the treble. I don’t want to pump the treble on the bass because it does get brittle. To compensate for the woofy cab sim have dropped the bass a little and I want to boost the mids on the bass but then the character changes. As it is now, the clean tone is much closer to natural than the Infinity. The ever so slightly grainy gain is very tasty.

The dirt channel is just nice and sounds really good on neck pickup to get some P bass thick rock vibe. It really highlights how much flavour the Darkglass pedals have, which you cannot dial out. I think I was using the B3K mode for grit. First thoughts are that the dirt channel is “your bass dirty/gritty”, which is more to my liking.

The drive surprised me. It does venture into modern muff territory, where I want to be. The shared tone controls are an unfortunate compromise, but if I roll the treble back it becomes less modern quickly and is again more acceptable than the overly coloured B7K of the Infinity.

In terms of responsiveness to touch, I like how it cleans up on all channels, double-stops and chords are nice and the drive does some classic warbly and saggy/chuggy things.

Running the ReVolt into an amp, initially not so great. Settings that work to help eliminate the woofy/damp cabsim DI translate to brittle and harsh line out. This will be a DI only pedal.

Final judgement will be next month when I am on band again at church. I will install this on my pedal board and see how it plays with others. Also it will allow me to run it through my studio setup and I will be able to get some decent headphone volume. Using a pair of Sony MDR-7506 cans the headphone out is too quiet. Cranking the clean channel volume doesn’t get the pulse racing. My hearing is fine and I am not seeking hearing damage levels, but it isn’t enough and I may need a tiny headphone amp to boost when practicing.

We will see where this goes!

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Thanks so much for weighing in here! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts after using this in a live context! As ever, if there is anything we can help you with, please don't hesitate to reach out!

 

[WestOfBen]

Temporarily added to my small board. After another comparison session the Infinity is now on the market. I will run with the ReVolt as long as I can. I don’t like to chop and change.

ReVolt is running direct to a Behringer XR18, no EQ on channel, slight limiting compression, out to a headphone distro. At good volumes now I can better assess the tonal qualities and I am liking over all.

I had a chance to spend some good time testing with my Rickenbacker 4003 and Epiphone T-Bird Classic IV Pro (neck thru with nice chrome vintage repro pickups). Both sound great, their respective characters are really enhanced and not lost (looking at you Infinity…). Ric with dirt channel was really responsive, ranging from nice grunt with lighter touch through to almost Lemmy when hit hard with a pick. That Marshall character is bang on.

Chorus and delay/reverb in FX loop and sounding great with all channels. This is worth it.

As I mentioned in the previous post, the drive channel is a fair bit more sizzly than clean or drive channels. I will spend more time in dirt than drive, so the shared EQ is set to work best for the dirt channel. When I said I can roll the treble off when using the drive channel, I was referring to the bass treble/tone control, I am not about to reach down and tweak the pedal EQ on the fly. It is a little annoying to need to do this, but I can live with it. A separate EQ would definitely help because I find the drive channel also is not as thick as the dirt channel, yes I get it is a modern drive. I did tweak the EQ and found a great drive sound, but that throws the dirt channel out.

The main thing I am working around is the cab sim. The lows are ok and not the real problem area. Mids I think could do with a tweak. The highs are something I am “ok” with but not ideal. Definitely missing just a bit more air and I don’t like cranking the treble as far as I am.

I have looked at some Ampeg 810 response curves and see what you’ve got going on, makes sense. So that leaves a few options:

1. Buy an EQ pedal/treble booster to get the glass back and put that in the FX loop. It will have to be drastic to overcome the steep roll off
2. Disable the cab sim, tweak all of the EQs to suit and forget the idea of cab sim altogether
3. Do same as #2 but with a GEB-7 or similar try to emulate a cab in the FX loop
4. Add a different cab sim pedal like a Mooer Radar (means more money…)
5. Some other option?

I do wonder if the pedal could be modded to bring just a little sheen back, if it were just a matter of resistor or cap values but I doubt it is that simple.

I always rather cut than boost except where it is tasty. The thought of really boosting highs after any of the channels just to have them squashed by the cab sim is not entertaining. Also this would make direct out to my amp more unworkable if I needed to do this.

Bergantino just released a new DI but at first glance it misses a few points. I don’t want to waste time on that rabbit hole. No headphone volume control it seems, interface doesn’t look intuitive. The ReVolt is a whole lot prettier too!

 

[Derek Williams]

Temporarily added to my small board. After another comparison session the Infinity is now on the market. I will run with the ReVolt as long as I can. I don’t like to chop and change.

ReVolt is running direct to a Behringer XR18, no EQ on channel, slight limiting compression, out to a headphone distro. At good volumes now I can better assess the tonal qualities and I am liking over all.

I had a chance to spend some good time testing with my Rickenbacker 4003 and Epiphone T-Bird Classic IV Pro (neck thru with nice chrome vintage repro pickups). Both sound great, their respective characters are really enhanced and not lost (looking at you Infinity…). Ric with dirt channel was really responsive, ranging from nice grunt with lighter touch through to almost Lemmy when hit hard with a pick. That Marshall character is bang on.

Chorus and delay/reverb in FX loop and sounding great with all channels. This is worth it.

As I mentioned in the previous post, the drive channel is a fair bit more sizzly than clean or drive channels. I will spend more time in dirt than drive, so the shared EQ is set to work best for the dirt channel. When I said I can roll the treble off when using the drive channel, I was referring to the bass treble/tone control, I am not about to reach down and tweak the pedal EQ on the fly. It is a little annoying to need to do this, but I can live with it. A separate EQ would definitely help because I find the drive channel also is not as thick as the dirt channel, yes I get it is a modern drive. I did tweak the EQ and found a great drive sound, but that throws the dirt channel out.

The main thing I am working around is the cab sim. The lows are ok and not the real problem area. Mids I think could do with a tweak. The highs are something I am “ok” with but not ideal. Definitely missing just a bit more air and I don’t like cranking the treble as far as I am.

I have looked at some Ampeg 810 response curves and see what you’ve got going on, makes sense. So that leaves a few options:

1. Buy an EQ pedal/treble booster to get the glass back and put that in the FX loop. It will have to be drastic to overcome the steep roll off
2. Disable the cab sim, tweak all of the EQs to suit and forget the idea of cab sim altogether
3. Do same as #2 but with a GEB-7 or similar try to emulate a cab in the FX loop
4. Add a different cab sim pedal like a Mooer Radar (means more money…)
5. Some other option?

I do wonder if the pedal could be modded to bring just a little sheen back, if it were just a matter of resistor or cap values but I doubt it is that simple.

I always rather cut than boost except where it is tasty. The thought of really boosting highs after any of the channels just to have them squashed by the cab sim is not entertaining. Also this would make direct out to my amp more unworkable if I needed to do this.

Bergantino just released a new DI but at first glance it misses a few points. I don’t want to waste time on that rabbit hole. No headphone volume control it seems, interface doesn’t look intuitive. The ReVolt is a whole lot prettier too!

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You can see similar comments in the BassRig thread about losing too much high end on the Super Vintage cabsim (which is based on Ampeg 810 as well). I go back and forth when it comes to cabsim or without, and I'm currently using a HPF/LPF with no cabsim. For now it suites me, but I keep on changing my mind, so who knows

EDIT: maybe it has something to do with how old my strings are... fresh strings get the cabsim, and later on I need to take it away. I should just change my strings more often.

 

[Mr. voodoobass]

While i don’t own a revolt, i’ve been thinking of how some of its problems could be corrected. Add a source audio eq2 and with midi change eq settings when changing between drive and vintage channels? Still not a one pedal solution, but I’m sure it would sound great.

 

[InkCow]

While i don’t own a revolt, i’ve been thinking of how some of its problems could be corrected. Add a source audio eq2 and with midi change eq settings when changing between drive and vintage channels? Still not a one pedal solution, but I’m sure it would sound great.

Having to shell out another $300 for an eq pedal to fix the eq for a $400 eq/overdrive pedal doesn’t leave the greatest taste in my mouth, although I could see doing this with a multieffects pedal if need be.

 

[WestOfBen]

Spent some more quality time with RV. Now permanently on board ready for next gig 12 March.

Closing in on settings that work well with all basses. It feels like the clean channel gain adds a little more harmonic content and takes away a little harshness of the treble being run higher to compensate for the cab sim. Becoming more comfortable with it.

Did some tests with pink noise and monitored this in the XR18. In reality where the cab sim here rolls off fairly steeply around 5-6K, I would be really happy if it wasn’t so steep. Otherwise it is ok. I simulated one with an EQ on the desk channel and the curve I found brought back that missing air was simply less steep. I am imagining now you chose this curve because of the abundance of clarity of all three channels. Makes me wonder if all the next version needs is a couple of LPF and HPF controls. After all, those Broughton units are pretty popular.

So I would sooner alter the cab sim roll off and internally filter the channels a bit smarter, then there would be better clarity over all. I come to this conclusion after running the RV output to my GK700RB-II and SWR Henry 8x8. Sounded quite good, but as I suggested in a previous post, treble settings now too high, it was a bit harsh even with GK EQ set flat as I usually do. It was a little too boomy as well so I pulled the bass and treble back a touch on the RV. Still sounded acceptable through cab sim and DI. Leads me to think the clean channel bass control at 12 o’clock is actually not the flat position. About 10:30-11 seems flat. But I would be quite happy running a gig with this into a back line and DI FOH. Out of interest I pulled the treble controls back to noon and through the GK etc it was still very clear, meaning there is plenty of high frequency info leaving the RV output for sure.

I have got half way around the fizzy drive channel by running gain high and blend just past noon. Rolling the bass tone control back a little helps, but if I have to switch between clean/dirt and drive on the fly and rolling the bass tone would be too tricky, I can make sure to palm mute if picking or mute with either hand if fingerstyle and mitigate some sizzle.

I know these have been long posts. Certainly not wanting to give a bad review here, just an honest assessment. The truth is, for value the ReVolt has been the best preamp I have owned. The MXR M-80 Bass DI+ was around AUD$300-350 new, much less functionality. The Infinity was AUD$879 new. The ReVolt was AUD$589. It is definitely more than $200 better than the MXR and for me at least it is better than the Infinity.

Where maybe the ReVolt’s inherent colour is the Ampeg 810, I don’t find it as invasive or impossible to eliminate as the inherent mids and highs of the Infinity. That’s something I can work with more easily.

 

[Romain909]

I ended up getting the Darkglass vintage ultra instead of the ReVolt. I have been 50-50 about those two preamps for the past month.

The Darkglass has a much better EQ, which is going to be useful as an "end of the line" post effect EQ.
But I am sure I am going to miss the Clean tone of the ReVolt so I am not closing any door at this point. I might end up changing my mind.

Take the ReVolt look and tone and functionality, and add to it the Vintage Ultra EQ. I can't wait for V2 !!!!!

 

[pisces_bass]

For the live players, how are you getting on with the ReVolt? I’m back to looking at the ReVolt after waiting for the Berg SuperPre release. I haven’t heard a sound sample yet on the SP but it’s both more $$ than I want to spend and more features than I will use.

My current pre is an Aguilar THDI. It’s great when I get it dialed in but it’s not the easiest to setup on gigs. Sometimes I end up just putting all the EQ at noon and reducing the gain to have a “safe” sound if I’m not able to find the sweet spot quickly enough. The AGS circuit is my happy place and I like it because it can behave like a gritty, grindy amp with a lot of touch and dynamic range. If I can find those settings on the gig!

So…the ReVolt. Is it good for the K.I.S.S. (Keep it Simple Stupid) approach? Plug and play high quality clean and dirt is what I want.

edit: I play passive 4 string basses, primarily j-style. Another feature of the THDI is making jazz basses sing. I’d be interested to hear from j-bass people.