This is one of those pedals that inspires me so much. Everything about it feels so intentional. The artwork, modes, and controls are all perfect for it. Every time I turn it on I'm transported into space and I love when a pedal can do that.
Until I found the coffee and riffs channel I never heard of old blood pedals, they are incredible! This one especially, next one to add to the collection.
Who shot this video? This is next level lighting and cinematography, the quality of which is unmatched for pedal reviews.. A job well done.. Inspiring..
would the dark star work well also with bass? in the video seems it does, but what about the tracking of lower notes or chords? Thanks guys...it is awesome
hey guy this is gettin' rather seirous, gettin' rather real i'm at ur window with a pizza i stole from ur heart i'm in ur basement pretnding 2 B ur Atari listen listen to the colour of fun listen to the Biddy Horse, biddy through the town
OBNE's Dark Star + CBA;s Dark World = win. And the names even match. I have both but I would still buy a Dark Star/Dark World combo pedal because you could then stack them!
when I have enough money, one day I'll buy all of the old blood noise endeavors pedals!!! XD they all sound amazing. I've heard them all and there isn't a single one that isn't usable or sounds bad! p.s. Sorry for my bad English, I'm from Belgium :p
This and the Procession are easily some of the most magical reverbs I have ever heard. I gotta wait, have a few good reverbs but these are so organic, evocative and just plain musical sounding. Never thought I. Was a Fuzz guy, but I got the Haunt and I know it was speaking in tongues a few days ago when I was recording it through a bunch of time based weirdness. I shut those off, turned up the haunt...and indeed, it was haunted...by the local news radio station! How cool is that? Cool, but can you make radio type pedal that lets you broadcast your own AM radio frequency to play through my Haunt? Please! You have to!
Have experienced this exact haunt, first when I was a teen. This is an awesome idea though!! Would great to pick up a couple am stations at the same time unless it’s right wing radio lol.
Dark Star just saved my musical ass! I'm playing guitar for a musical production. The, very exposed, guitar part requires multiple ambient "loops" and my looper pedal was just not getting the right atmosphere. Then I remembered I had the Dark Star. Using delay mode, I was able to instantly generate a beautiful drone creating the perfect texture/mood for the scene. Thanks guys, keep up the great work:)
you guys are fucking amazing, not only your pedals are the shit but your aesthetics and whole vibe are just so massively cool. Big fan of your company. Own the Black fountain, Alpha Haunt and the Dark Star. Keep it up!
this is a demo with a cutey-pie dog +2 the dark star demonstration was fun informative , I would like to create a clip in my t.c .electronics looper, play it in to the dark star so the I could play the dark star with both hands , which is to yes I want one , but my bank manager tells me I can afford one. a .great creation . It is exciting to see people as in you people guys and gals creating gear that is so challenging.
This pedal is digital as well, I believe. Strymon pedals just use more processing power. Anything with presets and multiple settings will have a larger current draw.
It's exactly like someone said before on the comments, I discovered this Brand just like months ago and there are lots of pedals that seemed like you guys read my mind. I've been looking for that detuned/modulated reverb for a long time and I found the dark star. And the cherry on the top was the crusher mode, which is another effect I was after but I wasn't convinced by the tone on the avaiable pedals out there until I heard the dark star. This was probably one of my best purchases ever
Textured for sure. I was wondering what the difference was between this and the Procession too and this video shows they're entirely different beasts. This one is a blossoming orchid of sound. Can't wait to get my hands on both of them.
Many thanks for making this pedal. I ordered mine today and I can't wait to outer space my guitar and synths thru it. I bet even my flugelhorn would sound pretty bad ass in a Dark Star drone..... -Mike
So I can press and hold for chord’s momentary reverb sustain without any pitch weird jumps,and then solo on top?? Does it apply unsustained reverb to my soloing at the same time? Big thanks ❤
I just discovered the dark star a couple days ago on “the pedal zone” as a long time bass player I’m now to pedals but this one is amazing! Very cool to see a bass on here! That’s what I’d be using
Hello. I got stucked in deciding between this one and Red Panda Context. I will be playing a guitar and synths. Could anybody help me please? Any ideas?
It's also a film. James Cameron? John Carpenter? I forget. It's also spacial. Major facial hair and glasses chic happening here. I can relate. #NotHipsterChic
Amazing! Hopefully will get an order placed soon so I can have a friend for my Black Fountain. Just might have to do my own video demo!! Dark Star - " It's Hard Not To Touch It"
Okay seriously, it's like you guys can read my mind when I want a new pedal. This going into a rainbow machine I imagine sounds cosmic, I'll be able to find out for myself soon!!!
Just got my dark star and black fountain delay. So much inspiration. Building my pedalboard tonight and was wondering your input. Should I run them in my FX loop or in front? And would you put the DS first and then the BF? Playing through a Revv 100p. Going for ambient soundscapes mixed with grind/noise/death/black metal. My next purchase is Procession. Thanks!
I'm just a random schmuck but my suggestion would be to try them both. It depends on how your preamp interacts with your pedals that will determine what will work best. I've noticed with distortion or fuzz it can get muddy if you are not running an EQ but that maybe more desirable in a grind/noise context.
bummer,I'd be on it otherwise.I want to scale my pedal board down to 3 or 4 and I like the combinations you guys offer.Any plans to ever incorporate it?
I just bought one of these; the blue one (v2). I originally saw it at NAMM a few years back and loved it. I've been playing with it all day and there's so many posibilities. I'm still overwhelmed by it in a good way. Btw, is there any difference between this one and the originial white one (v1, I'm assuming), other than aesthetics?
Hello! The standard Dark Star color-way is light blue ink on a black texture enclosure. There have been several limited color-ways of Dark Star released throughout the years but internally they're the same. The primary differences between v1 and v2 Dark Stars is an external expression control and center-detent pots for CTRL1 and CTRL2.
hey guys, amazing stuff.. just ordered myself a haunt and a dark star .. question: whats ur preference for the dark star - fx loop or straight into the amp ?? thx
i frindly-troll u all teh tim e with a blanket & warm wine but today i fin'lly see just what the Derk Star does 4 me it caem in the mail and looks so nice vers 2 & a real nice size i have a smile now, it ain't fake but i bet u do a dubble-take thanks for the whooshes the whistles and churms wipe ur fingers- don't spred germs 4 controls 2 make u squirm
it´s christmas so now i´m having a presence of thinking to spare some money for the next obne pedal.. this one is too good . ps burnin some palo santo too
Forget the pedal, can I just have the dog? I've read a number of comments/reviews that mention a high noise level with the pedal engaged. Not sure if they were talking about an older version or something. Is this something to worry about or was it most likely due to improper use? I need this pedal in my life, it's so moody and sad but in the most calming and satisfying way.
Lennart N Did they or anyone else ever address the noise issue? I don’t hear noise on any of the demos, are your wall sockets the grounded 3 prong type? I live in a very old house and very few of the outlets are the 3 prong type so I get a lot of noise and popping sounds out of some of my gear especially guitars that don’t have shielded electronics cavities.
![Sound Study // OBNE - Dark Light [Stereo]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/f2DncXgL4m0/mqdefault.jpg)
These OBNE videos make me feel included. Like I'm there... hanging out.
+T- Hawk that's wonderful.
This is one of those pedals that inspires me so much. Everything about it feels so intentional. The artwork, modes, and controls are all perfect for it. Every time I turn it on I'm transported into space and I love when a pedal can do that.
Until I found the coffee and riffs channel I never heard of old blood pedals, they are incredible! This one especially, next one to add to the collection.
Just impulse bought one the second I heard it lol the crush setting sealed the deal
This is the pedal I have been waiting for. Amazing work
Who shot this video? This is next level lighting and cinematography, the quality of which is unmatched for pedal reviews.. A job well done.. Inspiring..
MohantyJams thanks, we produce all of our videos and usually in collaboration w/ @atriacreative
I wish this could take an expression pedal so you could mess with the octave parameters while playing
Oscar Malmberg Version 2 of this pedal does exactly that.
It is true!
Instant sounds of Anathema in theire Eternity album era.
Very nice guys!
that pyrenee is the best
would the dark star work well also with bass? in the video seems it does, but what about the tracking of lower notes or chords? Thanks guys...it is awesome
a lot of bassists like Dark Star, it's bread and butter is atmospheric pads, but it does track well.
I don't even know where to put this in my signal chain... Ideas?
hey guy this is gettin' rather seirous, gettin' rather real
i'm at ur window with a pizza i stole from ur heart
i'm in ur basement pretnding 2 B ur Atari
listen
listen to the colour of fun
listen to the Biddy Horse, biddy through the town
does anybody know what kind of warranty they offer??? very cool demo.
if it breaks we will fix it
awesome, thanks.
guitar?
Is it cold in there?, these guys are dressed for cold weather.
+Neil Kraft oh yes. quite chilly.
I'm calling for the immediate release of the "binary star" two dark stars in parallel coming out in stereo. Please dudes.
KILLER IDEA!!
that or a box with the dark star and procession together
OBNE's Dark Star + CBA;s Dark World = win. And the names even match. I have both but I would still buy a Dark Star/Dark World combo pedal because you could then stack them!
These are good ideas
@@oldbloodnoise Can you secretly tell me when? I dont have a lot of money and otherwise Ill wait till that has been made :')
One cool thing about the delay mode is it's the shit.
No, he means it’s cool/dope.
P.S.
"put a pocket knife on the mexican blanket"
"oh i gotchu fam"
"thats with the mix about 57%."
haha, unbelievable accuracy.
I am going to just watch this video until this is on my pedal board. Just wow.
Change modes, new dog appears. I need the big fluffy dog, along with one of these pedals! We'd just chill all fluffed out and be cool for days
when I have enough money, one day I'll buy all of the old blood noise endeavors pedals!!! XD they all sound amazing. I've heard them all and there isn't a single one that isn't usable or sounds bad!
p.s. Sorry for my bad English, I'm from Belgium :p
+jarne vreys thanks jarne, now stop apologize for your perfect english. how is it in belgium today?
haha, is it that good? It's going pretty good here. The weather isn't great, but it's Belgium so that's normale. XD Keep up the great work.
This and the Procession are easily some of the most magical reverbs I have ever heard. I gotta wait, have a few good reverbs but these are so organic, evocative and just plain musical sounding. Never thought I. Was a Fuzz guy, but I got the Haunt and I know it was speaking in tongues a few days ago when I was recording it through a bunch of time based weirdness. I shut those off, turned up the haunt...and indeed, it was haunted...by the local news radio station! How cool is that? Cool, but can you make radio type pedal that lets you broadcast your own AM radio frequency to play through my Haunt? Please! You have to!
Have experienced this exact haunt, first when I was a teen. This is an awesome idea though!! Would great to pick up a couple am stations at the same time unless it’s right wing radio lol.
Dark Star just saved my musical ass! I'm playing guitar for a musical production. The, very exposed, guitar part requires multiple ambient "loops" and my looper pedal was just not getting the right atmosphere. Then I remembered I had the Dark Star. Using delay mode, I was able to instantly generate a beautiful drone creating the perfect texture/mood for the scene. Thanks guys, keep up the great work:)
Thanks great to hear!
you guys are fucking amazing, not only your pedals are the shit but your aesthetics and whole vibe are just so massively cool. Big fan of your company. Own the Black fountain, Alpha Haunt and the Dark Star. Keep it up!
Thanks!
this is a demo with a cutey-pie dog +2
the dark star demonstration was fun informative ,
I would like to create a clip in my t.c .electronics looper, play it in to the dark star so the I could play the dark star with both hands , which is to yes I want one , but my bank manager tells me I can afford one. a .great creation . It is exciting to see people as in you people guys and gals creating gear that is so challenging.
hey thanks Duane
Quite possibly the most beautiful demo I ever witnessed
Cool pedal. What really surprised me about it is that it only draws 60mA, strymon pedals draw like 300
Cause strymon is a digital pedal
This pedal is digital as well, I believe. Strymon pedals just use more processing power. Anything with presets and multiple settings will have a larger current draw.
Such large and adorable dogs! What are their names?
The delay mode sounds wonderful.
+HridayGuitarHazarika That's Hilda and Bentley. Thank you.
Can you imagine getting high and playing with this pedal? Wake up the next day be like “damn, dude I swear I was another planet!”
Hopefully one day I’ll do just that! (:
It's exactly like someone said before on the comments, I discovered this Brand just like months ago and there are lots of pedals that seemed like you guys read my mind. I've been looking for that detuned/modulated reverb for a long time and I found the dark star. And the cherry on the top was the crusher mode, which is another effect I was after but I wasn't convinced by the tone on the avaiable pedals out there until I heard the dark star. This was probably one of my best purchases ever
that's fantastic, thanks Rafael
You guys have the same vision as me. This pedal will sit next to my Afterneath
Every time I watch these guys, I get a contact high... just saying
Great pedal! I would love to hear you guys run it through some keys!
Textured for sure. I was wondering what the difference was between this and the Procession too and this video shows they're entirely different beasts. This one is a blossoming orchid of sound. Can't wait to get my hands on both of them.
Many thanks for making this pedal. I ordered mine today and I can't wait to outer space my guitar and synths thru it. I bet even my flugelhorn would sound pretty bad ass in a Dark Star drone.....
-Mike
+Bonefish Enduro dude, flugelhorn. yes.
dark star and some mangled flugel horn....lofi fun
instagram.com/p/BG-I0VaSqny/?taken-by=bonefish67
With an expression pedal this thing would sound divine.
So I can press and hold for chord’s momentary reverb sustain without any pitch weird jumps,and then solo on top?? Does it apply unsustained reverb to my soloing at the same time? Big thanks ❤
Why is the pedal sitting on a knife?
+Kyle Quisenberry had to shim it so the face of the pedal was closer to parallel with the camera's sensor.
Does this pedal summon dogs? I need it!
we love dogs
Kylen, Dan, Brent are clearly too tripped out from the start to show their faces on camera lol. Such a visceral video and pedal. Love it!
I just discovered the dark star a couple days ago on “the pedal zone” as a long time bass player I’m now to pedals but this one is amazing! Very cool to see a bass on here! That’s what I’d be using
My favorite part is where the pedal is perched on top of a knife.
hlp me pls
This pedal is now absolutely No. 1 on my wish list.
Great demo, I love it!
Hello. I got stucked in deciding between this one and Red Panda Context. I will be playing a guitar and synths. Could anybody help me please? Any ideas?
The red panda context has a gated reverb mode that is fantastic.
Im shocked the Dark Star isnt Stereo. Great pedal but come on now....? 😜
I’m still trying to figure out when Ovation made SGs..
Holy wow this is some next level shit
How in the entire F did I not find this channel earlier? Doggos beer pedal burning incense😉
Greatest. Pedal. Review. Evah...
New sub.
Glad you found us, Brian. Thanks!
In about 12 hours I went from not knowing that this pedal existed to being genuinely sad at the idea that I might never own one. Ordered.
Well hey, thanks Josh. Enjoy!
is there a way to get this sort of tones on a budget?
Both pedal and dog love won me over.
Are you playing the main theme from The Fountain during bit crush mode? cuz that's sick.
are you referring to the Aronofsky film? wasn't intentional, but that is neat.
Love this pedal. I also got the Sunlight, and I'm sold on this company. Really imaginative pedals and the artwork is sick af.
thanks for coming aboard Josh
What's the guitar being used in the video?
That is an early 70's Ovation Preacher.
@@oldbloodnoise just spied one close to me for cheap !
This will the the reverb for my theremin very soon.
this has such a 90s movie vibe to it
The sounds are great, the dogs are even better!
no argument from us, Bentley and Hilda 4EVR
is it just me or is this video out of phase...
I feel like this pedal might be way too good for me. I love the sound. Nothing out there like it.
+Steven Yost why dontcha give it a whirl.
walrus audio descent has some shared tones with this.
TGN_Steven
You can say that about Every OBNE pedal I’ve seen a demo of , nothing else like them out there at this time.
Best and most creative pedal company ever,Don’t know what I want to buy first but one OBNE pedal is definitely in my next project ❤
that bit crusher is so fucking cool man
It's also a film. James Cameron? John Carpenter? I forget. It's also spacial.
Major facial hair and glasses chic happening here. I can relate.
#NotHipsterChic
John Carpenter, 1974
Nice.
Fennesz in a pedal.
Bradley even played the Liminality riff at about 5:00
+Adam Bennett Braidlay.
+Old Blood Noise Endeavors Opps, Brady.
+Adam Bennett i prefer bradley sometimes
massive props for that ovation preacher!
What spec of expression pedal do I need to buy for this ??
Standard TRS configuration
gonna get me one, would be very useful in my tunes!
Amazing! Hopefully will get an order placed soon so I can have a friend for my Black Fountain. Just might have to do my own video demo!! Dark Star - " It's Hard Not To Touch It"
Your doggo is beautiful too
This video, still so cool after all theses years. Still loving the Dark Star, it is unique. 😍😍
Okay seriously, it's like you guys can read my mind when I want a new pedal. This going into a rainbow machine I imagine sounds cosmic, I'll be able to find out for myself soon!!!
I love acid
Could you mod it to have an expression pedal control the pitch or mix ?
intrsoul the v2 model can control one of the pitch parameters via expression 👍
Just got my dark star and black fountain delay. So much inspiration. Building my pedalboard tonight and was wondering your input. Should I run them in my FX loop or in front? And would you put the DS first and then the BF? Playing through a Revv 100p. Going for ambient soundscapes mixed with grind/noise/death/black metal. My next purchase is Procession. Thanks!
I'm just a random schmuck but my suggestion would be to try them both. It depends on how your preamp interacts with your pedals that will determine what will work best. I've noticed with distortion or fuzz it can get muddy if you are not running an EQ but that maybe more desirable in a grind/noise context.
Does this pedal trail off when you turn it off?
it does not have trails. when its off, its off.
bummer,I'd be on it otherwise.I want to scale my pedal board down to 3 or 4 and I like the combinations you guys offer.Any plans to ever incorporate it?
Bentley!!
Wow it sounds amazing I want one, where could I order one?
oldbloodnoise.com
thanks! :)
jesus christ, people never cease to amaze me
sounds scary
This video is so great I'm afraid to watch other! Well done!
Is the pedal dishing something out in the 23 to 54 kHz range based on the canine love?
just got this on the weekend, really love it, thanks pedal manufacturers
12:36 - that's a heccin bigg doggo
Bentley is a large fella.
CARO AMICO DAGLI OCCHI TRISTI, SEI UN GENIO! SIETE DEGLI SCIENZIATI :) DANiELE :)
Making a guitar effect review without lighting up a palo santo should be illegal
I just bought one of these; the blue one (v2). I originally saw it at NAMM a few years back and loved it. I've been playing with it all day and there's so many posibilities. I'm still overwhelmed by it in a good way. Btw, is there any difference between this one and the originial white one (v1, I'm assuming), other than aesthetics?
Hello! The standard Dark Star color-way is light blue ink on a black texture enclosure. There have been several limited color-ways of Dark Star released throughout the years but internally they're the same. The primary differences between v1 and v2 Dark Stars is an external expression control and center-detent pots for CTRL1 and CTRL2.
Best pedal review ever.
The dogs really seal the deal
8:56
-"Aaaah, ok makes sense."
-"Probably not, since it's just wood"
always love to see people get more than 30 seconds into a video
hey guys, amazing stuff.. just ordered myself a haunt and a dark star .. question: whats ur preference for the dark star - fx loop or straight into the amp ?? thx
usually straight in, but FX loops are great too
Great pedal! I'm sure Motor City Guitars has one I can try. What guitar is Brady playing? An ovation what?
+Dan Ode that's a 12 string deacon
i frindly-troll u all teh tim e
with a blanket & warm wine
but today i fin'lly see
just what the Derk Star does 4 me
it caem in the mail and looks so nice
vers 2 & a real nice size
i have a smile now, it ain't fake
but i bet u do a dubble-take
thanks for the whooshes
the whistles and churms
wipe ur fingers- don't spred germs
4 controls 2 make u squirm
Cant believe I've only just discovered this pedal, it sounds absolutely immense. You guys have done a great job!
hey thank you Toby!
Mine came today, thanks dudes it’s beautiful
Does anybody in England stock these?
+Neil Aspin Guitar FX Direct have them, man.
xSismeyx
- thanks mate
it´s christmas so now i´m having a presence of thinking to spare some money for the next obne pedal.. this one is too good . ps burnin some palo santo too
thanks +Cesnakov palo santo always helps.
Forget the pedal, can I just have the dog? I've read a number of comments/reviews that mention a high noise level with the pedal engaged. Not sure if they were talking about an older version or something. Is this something to worry about or was it most likely due to improper use? I need this pedal in my life, it's so moody and sad but in the most calming and satisfying way.
Lennart N
Did they or anyone else ever address the noise issue? I don’t hear noise on any of the demos, are your wall sockets the grounded 3 prong type? I live in a very old house and very few of the outlets are the 3 prong type so I get a lot of noise and popping sounds out of some of my gear especially guitars that don’t have shielded electronics cavities.
@@ricklewis5804 I don't really think it's something to worry about. I don't have this pedal yet but I won't let it deter me from getting it.
this and the procession are making me crazy. awesome
Is there an expression input for the top left knob? There should be!
there is a switch inside that allows the user to choose between expression-controlling either the top left or bottom right knobs.
Would you be able to use this functionally as a regular reverb pedal as well paired with distortion, but run through the effects loop.
...yes?
If you're looking for a regular reverb I would go with something else but you could definitely tame this into one if necessary.
damn it, just another obne pedal I need in my life.