Vintage Microtubes Genre Settings

[jdh3000]

I found a couple of threads on the Darkglass Vintage Microtubes settings but didn't see much in the way of what genre they were being used for... maybe I didn't find the right threads.

I could see this pedal being used for a wide variety of music styles.

How are you using it? Always on? What settings and for what genre?

 

[LowRenzo]

I found a couple of threads on the Darkglass Vintage Microtubes settings but didn't see much in the way of what genre they were being used for... maybe I didn't find the right threads.

I could see this pedal being used for a wide variety of music styles.

How are you using it? Always on? What settings and for what genre?

I've used it for pop, rock, funk and metal, and even lent it out to a guitarist for certain projects.

The settings varied wildly from band to band (and bass to bass), but mostly... if I needed clarity and cut, I would up the blend, lower the gain, and push the Era knob to either 3 o'clock or max.

If I needed more subtlety, I would lower the blend and possibly also the Era knob, depending.

And sometimes I would need to melt faces, so I would max the Era, set the drive to about 3 o'clock, and then blend to taste.

It's a real 'in the mix' pedal so often trying things by yourself doesn't give you a good representation of it. Just have to go and try stuff in either a recording or rehearsal setup.

The bass you play through it also makes a major difference. Not just active vs passive, but also the pickup type. There's a lot of mid character to the drive, and thus also a lot of influence being exerted by the midvoicing of your pickups.

Hope that helps somewhat!

 

[jdh3000]

I've used it for pop, rock, funk and metal, and even lent it out to a guitarist for certain projects.

The settings varied wildly from band to band (and bass to bass), but mostly... if I needed clarity and cut, I would up the blend, lower the gain, and push the Era knob to either 3 o'clock or max.

If I needed more subtlety, I would lower the blend and possibly also the Era knob, depending.

And sometimes I would need to melt faces, so I would max the Era, set the drive to about 3 o'clock, and then blend to taste.

It's a real 'in the mix' pedal so often trying things by yourself doesn't give you a good representation of it. Just have to go and try stuff in either a recording or rehearsal setup.

The bass you play through it also makes a major difference. Not just active vs passive, but also the pickup type. There's a lot of mid character to the drive, and thus also a lot of influence being exerted by the midvoicing of your pickups.

Hope that helps somewhat!

From what I can tell I will probably use it mostly for classic rock and progressive country, but switch out for ballads and what not.

I've yet to try it live or in a rehearsal as I'm between gigs, but I have amped it through with some recordings that gives me a better Idea of what it sounds like mixed in, not much but better than stand alone.

I feel that I'll probably run it with gain about 10 o'clock, era at 9, blend around 2 or 3, and level for wherever it needs to be. Of course this is just a guess... In a mix I may decide totally otherwise based on which bass I'm using, and the particular sound of the situation.

I may decide on a particular middle of the road setting that works fairly well in most situations with a minimal amount of tweaking. Only doing will tell.

I was mainly curious to see how others are using it in a given situation and/or genre.

Thanks!