Literally no one can teach like Ian. And he can smash any genre of bass playing on earth with all the joy in the world and without ever looking like he's trying. Love this dude.
Ian gotta say.Youve taken SBL, podcasting and learning to a whole nother level.Your detail and precise attention to every facet from gear to time signatures is unparalleled.Youre the full package.Much respect to you!
Dude, please do more gear reviews like this… You are one of the best communicators and love your content… (Love you too Scott 😁) Would love to see your take on the SA C4 (envelope filters and synths) Atlas compressor, Broughton Josh Wah… I love when you review pedals and use them in the right context… Keep em coming… ✌️😎
I just love Ian! As soon as I saw the announcement for this pedal, I was intrigued. I read the specs and description, I knew I wanted it. I watched this video, and Ian has made me even more excited for it. I don't know if my next pedal purchase will be tomorrow or a year from now, but I know it will be this pedal. Thank you, Ian and everyone at SBL, you keep me excited to practice and write.
Great review! An A/B of the pedal vs clean tone is super helpful. Evening out the levels (clean is much lower) would help even more. I know that the pedal adds gain, but the super quiet clean channel makes it hard to really get tone quality differences.
Yep to both comments here. And it would have been super easy to fix this in post. It's not like he would have had to spend time during the video level-matching.
Really enjoyed this video. My only suggestion is similar to one posted earlier: make the output volume during the A/B test more even. This way we can hear the true tone difference. Since I am not someone who normally wants any distortion on my signal, I am extremely interested in the EQ, cab simulation, and compression. Thank you. Great job!!!!
This just might be a new item on my to get -list. I haven't really done much pedal work although I've been playing for almost two decades! I think there's some value in learning not to rely solely on compression in order to get a consistent tone, but there are some things that you just need a pedal for. And these were some really sweet sounds. Super cool video, Ian, and it's easy to believe that you enjoy making them. It just shines through! Inspiring stuff
The Alpha Omega Photon let's you select between active and passive pick ups when you connect to the Darkglass app, i assume this one let's you do the same
Oh! Yeah, brother! This has to be about the best edited video you've ever made! Can really feel your excitement about the gear as well. With your quality experience and knowledge, along with your reputation with synth-sounding-bass, I will most definitely watch any and all gear vids you put out. With SBL quality standing behind you as well, GO FOR THE GEAR VIDEOS! We're with you!
I’ve bought 3 Darkglass pedals in the past, so made a pact to be satisfied with what I have a while back. All their gear sound great, but face it, if you buy something , they will still release something newer, more advanced, sexier, etc. a few months later, and you’ll be left thinking , “ ooo, I want that. “
I use the Photon as my core tone preamp/distortion/DI/compressor/cab sim. Killer unit, I expect this is much the same. The HX Stomp next to it on my board gives me access to literally any effect I could ever want, while the Photon keeps my core tone intact no matter what.
While I own a couple of DG pedals (Vintage Microtubules,Harmonic Booster) and while I like these a lot the DG "metal" isn't my bag. But this Infinity does look to be the total package as you demonstrate.Very useful.Good job!
@@spothra8862 That's why I like the Vintage Microtubules, it's in a different zone than their BK stuff and it has great control of tones.The Harmonic Booster,a great clean preamp that has tremendous EQ.
That's why my favorite pedal of theirs is the Vintage Ultra. But as far as I know, they haven't done a pedal like this one for their Vintage Ultra. I basically want my Vintage Ultra pedal but with more functionality.
After Ian's great review, I'm seriously considering the Darkglass MIcrotubes Infinity as my single pedal for a live rig. It seems like it would be flexible enough to handle the variety of styles I play. I'm excited to try one!
Absolutely. In fact, I think I will now pick one of these up and get rid of my earlier Alpha Omega Darkglass and a Darkglass compressor. Great review Ian and you and Scott are fantastic together. You both show so much fun and joy in what you do. It’s contagious and so needed. Thank you both truly for such a great channel and for all you do for bass education.
First of all, I love the new gear analysis pieces you do, keep them up. I would be interested in a bit more info about this one. Very fascinating piece of gear. I'd love to hear back from you after you try the audio interface functionality of it too.
I love Ian's excitement about bass. That's exactly how I feel sometimes. Bass is such a great instrument and we're so fortunate to have such a first-rate channel like this to all geek out on it together.
Dude, you know your stuff when it comes to theory, gear and whatnot but what I like about you is you just throw down some super cool, groovin' BASS! Keep up the good work!🤘🤘
Another great video! I dare anybody to watch any one of Ian's videos and not get superpumped and want to pick up their bass! You're an inspiring addition to SBL. I have to go play my bass now! 🤘
I know you already talked a lot about the HX stomp and the pedals you like to use in it as well as the order of the pedals. But I would love to see you create a preset from start to finish, especially the compressor in the HX stomp because I feel like this is the most important part, having the potential of really improving all the pedals that come afterwards or completely ruining the tone. Would really appreciate it if you could cover this. Thank you.
Hi Ian (and SBL), I love your energy. I’m curious about the Two Notes ReVolt Bass Preamp. If you could make demo, that would be great. And as others have noted - please keep volume at the same level when disengaged.
@@IanMartinAllison i know .. been in the market of an o/d pedal for the past 6wks looking for that little extra grit ... checked out many review/demos on the internet and was never impressed by any of them until your preset#2 that that blew my mind today ... the perfect o/d sound I could've imagined. .. that's so clear, punchy, round n smooth ... oh mannnn .. and I gotta figure a way to play like u first Ian .. lol. great thanks to your response!
Ian - I LOVE what you're doing with this channel right now! I want you to talk to me about fanned fret basses (aka Dingwall - but not limited to…). What are you general reflections? What do you Love. Whadya Hate? Hungry to hear…
Thanks for this video Ian, you are knocking it out of the park with your enthusiasm and love of the bass along with Scott and SBL! I would love to see more dives into HX stomp presets and I have already tried one of your synth patches and I love it! Thanks again for what you are doing and creating!
Shout out from Minnesota! I live in Buffalo! Love your bass playing, so infectious. I had no idea you were around here. Damn, wanna hang out and slapuhdabass?!
My current bass fly rig: Boss TU-3 Tuner Pigtronix Philosopher Bass Compressor Darkglass "Microtubes B7K Ultra V2" DI w/ cab sim on/off, limited usb functionality, aux in, ground lift, headphone out w/ preamp side and distortion side on 2 separate stomp buttons Makes most any rig SING using my passive Fender Jazz Bass... So the "Microtubes Infinity" would literally replace my most commonly used pedalboard in 1 shot for less $$$, retain and likely improve my sound, and would fit in my tightest gig bag for ease of carry and simplicity of rig, without a Pedaltrain Nano+ and power brick, so its a big win overall being all in one.
Thanks for making my decision harder. I was planning on adding an omicron to my pedalboard so I had another option besides my B7K. Now I have to consider one of them as well. Darkglass are amazing and your videos are awesome. Just the right ratio of information and passion.
Wow, what a great pedal! But, the one thing that I would love to see in these types of pedals ( especially at this price point) is phantom power! I have the Tech 21 VT DELUXE PEDAL, besides that I do love the sounds that I can achieve, the thing that really sets it apart is the phantom power. I’ve been moving away from using bass rigs on stage to plugging straight into the board. Using my VT deluxe allows me to do that without any external power source needed. Bass-pedal-mixer, done! Thanks for the great review! I hope that more of these great pedals start incorporating phantom power.
Spot on. I have rhe Bass Driver Deluxe & the phantom power aspect is so useful. I was gutted that the Tech 21 Dug Pinnick pedal doesn't have it...too small for a battery compartment as well!
I'm really loving the gear videos to be honest. Your reviews are really inspiring. So much so that I bought a Helix Stomp, so my request would be to do a breakdown of that one. How you set your presets etc. Thanks
I have a B7K Ultra and it's great, I've used it for metal tones and for performing worship music at a church all the time. Now I kind of want one of these for the onboard compression and tuning, seems cool. Would love to hear more about bass gear from you guys. I still need some kind of compressor and have always wanted a good bass chorus and possibly delay/octave/fuzz pedals. I just don't really know what's good for bass and it's hard to try things out these days!
Please do a Source Audio C4 synth review. I'm on the verge of buying one and would love to watch your take on it, 'cause when it comes to synth bass, you're the man!
When comparing any sounds, the human ear will always prefer the louder one. Level matching is essential for a fair comparison. These direct sounds were half the volume of the Darkglass sounds.
@@pugsley201 checking this video after two years. I'm 100% convinced this was intentional. Ian is a marketer who wants to keep a good relationship with his "business" partners by bumping their products as much as possible in any way. I'm still waiting for the day that Ian has to say something negative about a product he is promoting. It's sad because he, very often, has good content. But I try to not consume this type of video from him. You know, the type of where he says, "My new favorite ".
I love they included both the b3k and vintage circuits in this unit. This could replace my sansamp bass driver which I has been using for years. It has way more features.
No matter how passionate you think you are about bass guitar, watching any video with Ian increases that passion exponentially.
Right!
absolutely
He's been such an incredible addition to this channel.
100%
I agree
Literally no one can teach like Ian. And he can smash any genre of bass playing on earth with all the joy in the world and without ever looking like he's trying. Love this dude.
Ian gotta say.Youve taken SBL, podcasting and learning to a whole nother level.Your detail and precise attention to every facet from gear to time signatures is unparalleled.Youre the full package.Much respect to you!
Dude, please do more gear reviews like this… You are one of the best communicators and love your content… (Love you too Scott 😁)
Would love to see your take on the SA C4 (envelope filters and synths) Atlas compressor, Broughton Josh Wah… I love when you review pedals and use them in the right context… Keep em coming… ✌️😎
I just love Ian! As soon as I saw the announcement for this pedal, I was intrigued. I read the specs and description, I knew I wanted it. I watched this video, and Ian has made me even more excited for it. I don't know if my next pedal purchase will be tomorrow or a year from now, but I know it will be this pedal.
Thank you, Ian and everyone at SBL, you keep me excited to practice and write.
600 $ new..!!! I don’t know if it’s worth that
Can get one used for 450-550
@@mrmatthew2443 I have no problem with used gear, it is often the way to go.
I don't want the channel to change to JUST gear, but I do want more bass focused gear videos. This was great.
Great review! An A/B of the pedal vs clean tone is super helpful. Evening out the levels (clean is much lower) would help even more. I know that the pedal adds gain, but the super quiet clean channel makes it hard to really get tone quality differences.
Yes - classic way to make A stand out over B - As a recording engineer you really have to watch that with compressors
Yep to both comments here. And it would have been super easy to fix this in post. It's not like he would have had to spend time during the video level-matching.
Agree
He is being paid to pretend that this sounds good - what do you expect?
@@adriangarver3246 do you prefer compressor last or first in the pedal chain?
Really enjoyed this video. My only suggestion is similar to one posted earlier: make the output volume during the A/B test more even. This way we can hear the true tone difference. Since I am not someone who normally wants any distortion on my signal, I am extremely interested in the EQ, cab simulation, and compression. Thank you. Great job!!!!
Ian I would love to see more HX Stomp videos/presets/demo thingies and perhaps more preamp pedal demos. Love the gear demos! Brent, VT
Gotta do the Stomp!
I bought the pedal because of Ian's energy and joy. I haven't got it yet, but it's on the way.
This just might be a new item on my to get -list. I haven't really done much pedal work although I've been playing for almost two decades! I think there's some value in learning not to rely solely on compression in order to get a consistent tone, but there are some things that you just need a pedal for. And these were some really sweet sounds. Super cool video, Ian, and it's easy to believe that you enjoy making them. It just shines through! Inspiring stuff
That Pbass riff and tone with the pick was fantastic
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Thanks for including an active bass. It’s crazy how different some circuits react to active setups.
Agreed. The DG stuff plays so nicely w active basses.
The Alpha Omega Photon let's you select between active and passive pick ups when you connect to the Darkglass app, i assume this one let's you do the same
Oh! Yeah, brother! This has to be about the best edited video you've ever made! Can really feel your excitement about the gear as well. With your quality experience and knowledge, along with your reputation with synth-sounding-bass, I will most definitely watch any and all gear vids you put out. With SBL quality standing behind you as well, GO FOR THE GEAR VIDEOS! We're with you!
I’ve bought 3 Darkglass pedals in the past, so made a pact to be satisfied with what I have a while back. All their gear sound great, but face it, if you buy something , they will still release something newer, more advanced, sexier, etc. a few months later, and you’ll be left thinking , “ ooo, I want that. “
I'll just say that Darkglass has a fair chunk of my money. Also, I have NO regrets! 😊
Same! I have 2 X ultras I had the Alpha Omega and now the Photon
@@bassimprovjams3772 what is your favourite?
@@gary999t Haven't had a problem with that, I've been playing my b3k and vintage ultra for over 4 years now
I use the Photon as my core tone preamp/distortion/DI/compressor/cab sim. Killer unit, I expect this is much the same. The HX Stomp next to it on my board gives me access to literally any effect I could ever want, while the Photon keeps my core tone intact no matter what.
Ian is such a badass. Preset 2 riff is so fire
It should cost a million dollars to have this guy talk about your gear
While I own a couple of DG pedals (Vintage Microtubules,Harmonic Booster) and while I like these a lot the DG "metal" isn't my bag. But this Infinity does look to be the total package as you demonstrate.Very useful.Good job!
agreed, I love heavy distortion but the DG tone just doesn't do it for me...
@@spothra8862 That's why I like the Vintage Microtubules, it's in a different zone than their BK stuff and it has great control of tones.The Harmonic Booster,a great clean preamp that has tremendous EQ.
That's why my favorite pedal of theirs is the Vintage Ultra. But as far as I know, they haven't done a pedal like this one for their Vintage Ultra. I basically want my Vintage Ultra pedal but with more functionality.
@@rome8180 This pedal has models of both the B3K and Vintage lines
After Ian's great review, I'm seriously considering the Darkglass MIcrotubes Infinity as my single pedal for a live rig. It seems like it would be flexible enough to handle the variety of styles I play. I'm excited to try one!
Do more gear!!
Find whatever compressor you like the most and teach us to set it with our ears and not our eyes.
Good call.
Yes ! Exactly what i was thinking about !
Absolutely. In fact, I think I will now pick one of these up and get rid of my earlier Alpha Omega Darkglass and a Darkglass compressor. Great review Ian and you and Scott are fantastic together. You both show so much fun and joy in what you do. It’s contagious and so needed. Thank you both truly for such a great channel and for all you do for bass education.
First of all, I love the new gear analysis pieces you do, keep them up. I would be interested in a bit more info about this one. Very fascinating piece of gear. I'd love to hear back from you after you try the audio interface functionality of it too.
I love Ian's excitement about bass. That's exactly how I feel sometimes. Bass is such a great instrument and we're so fortunate to have such a first-rate channel like this to all geek out on it together.
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Just got one. Holy Mother of God. It's beautiful. Best piece of gear I've ever bought.
LOVE the gear videos. It can be tough to test most things out unless you have great local shop, so gear videos are super useful
I believe you have just shown me my next bass pedal.
I will happily watch anything with Ian in it.
Dude, you know your stuff when it comes to theory, gear and whatnot but what I like about you is you just throw down some super cool, groovin' BASS! Keep up the good work!🤘🤘
That intersection at Calhoun square suucks. Hah, Mpls represent! Nice demo also ;)
Awesome pedal! I love my Darkglass ADAM! Definitely my desert island pedal and the best part of my board.
Love those two Lakland’s in the back corner
They made those for me in like 2006 - 2007 when Dan was still a part of the company. Golden era.
Mike Lull + Darkglass = Ian Bassface 🤘🏾
You've sold me, this pedal does everything I'm aiming for on my new setup. I'm getting this. Thank you!
Have fun with it when it arrives!
Another great video! I dare anybody to watch any one of Ian's videos and not get superpumped and want to pick up their bass! You're an inspiring addition to SBL. I have to go play my bass now! 🤘
Oh yeah. Mine is coming tomorrow and will be the hub of my board. I think its a good way to consolidate pedals and make room on the board.
Let us know how you like it!
Wow, now "I have a dream" to have this pedal. Unfortunate, it must be costly in Brazil.
Great review man.
Ian for President! The President of Bass Republic!! 👍
Great playing. I love these gear reviews but I cannot think of any gear for you to review
🤯🤯🤯 great review and nice chops bro!
More of these types of gear reviews, please.
I know you already talked a lot about the HX stomp and the pedals you like to use in it as well as the order of the pedals.
But I would love to see you create a preset from start to finish, especially the compressor in the HX stomp because I feel like this is the most important part, having the potential of really improving all the pedals that come afterwards or completely ruining the tone. Would really appreciate it if you could cover this.
Thank you.
Hi Ian (and SBL), I love your energy.
I’m curious about the Two Notes ReVolt Bass Preamp. If you could make demo, that would be great. And as others have noted - please keep volume at the same level when disengaged.
oh mannnn . that preset#2 is golden .. the cab sim is also magical ..
The cab sims are insane… So many amazing options… I just had to pick one but they were all incredible!
@@IanMartinAllison i know .. been in the market of an o/d pedal for the past 6wks looking for that little extra grit ... checked out many review/demos on the internet and was never impressed by any of them until your preset#2 that that blew my mind today ... the perfect o/d sound I could've imagined. .. that's so clear, punchy, round n smooth ... oh mannnn .. and I gotta figure a way to play like u first Ian .. lol. great thanks to your response!
@@IanMartinAllison pulled the trigger and ordered mine ... it's ALL YOUR FAULT Ian ....
Darkglass + Mike Lull for the win!!
Good lord the b-string riffage on that Mike Lull bass made hair grow on my chest 🤘🤘🤘
Magnum PI
Thanks Ian I love listening to you geek out on gear. Your such a positive voice online I really dig your content and this infinity!
So awesome to hear Jeremey! 🙌🏻
Yes, more gear reviews! Fantastic review/demo! I think I may need to trade in my Alpha/Omega for one of these. :)
Cool pedal! Definitely like seeing your take on great reviews!
Next time, include the price!
$599
@@IanMartinAllison cough, cough, yeah....no
Loved the review. Gear reviews are good. More of these. 👍
The pedal is totally insane!!
Ian - I LOVE what you're doing with this channel right now! I want you to talk to me about fanned fret basses (aka Dingwall - but not limited to…). What are you general reflections? What do you Love. Whadya Hate? Hungry to hear…
I did a Dingwall versus Gibson video for SBL that you should absolutely check out!
Thanks for this video Ian, you are knocking it out of the park with your enthusiasm and love of the bass along with Scott and SBL! I would love to see more dives into HX stomp presets and I have already tried one of your synth patches and I love it! Thanks again for what you are doing and creating!
Shout out from Minnesota! I live in Buffalo! Love your bass playing, so infectious. I had no idea you were around here.
Damn, wanna hang out and slapuhdabass?!
Beautiful Mike Lull bass. Sounds perfect with the pedal.🎉
👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻
This video may well mark the moment Ian Martin Allison became the Bill Nye of bass and bass pedal videos
Yea more gear talk!!!
Also would you use this pedal with your Helix?
Thanks Ian you are the man!!!!!
I watched another a Video about the same pedal from another RUclipsr yesterday and and OMG your review makes me want to go buy this pedal now lol
Love Darkglass!
Just as the initial P Bass demo shows, you can use it to just dial in some bite which adds so much to ones tone
I’ll join the SBL Academy right now if there’s a video with Ian teaching the preset #2 bass riff. It’s so rad!
Man, the growl on that 5th string is to die for.
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Yes I'd love to see some non-bias reviews on pedals of the same effect from cheapest to most expensive
Great video! thanks for sharing. I would love to see a video on the Jad Freer Audio CAPO pedal please : )
Love that pedal. Need to do it.
Great performance great sound. These all-in-one petals are super slick, but they would totally overwhelm me
I think it is better to start out with single pedals then as you get to know them, consolidate to multis if you want
Yessss more gear videos ! Future impact pedal.
I have one of those! I should review it
Awesome review Ian 🤘🏻
Please, PLEASE do a breakdown for the Helix stomp!
Ohhhh dear. At 7:15 I drooled just a little.....
Drool worthy for sure. I still do when I pick it up.
Great. I have no money and now I want this. Really informative, well-made Video!
🙏🏼💸😂
This was a really fun video to watch! I'm inspired and keen to try this pedal. Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
My current bass fly rig:
Boss TU-3 Tuner
Pigtronix Philosopher Bass Compressor
Darkglass "Microtubes B7K Ultra V2" DI w/ cab sim on/off, limited usb functionality, aux in, ground lift, headphone out w/ preamp side and distortion side on 2 separate stomp buttons
Makes most any rig SING using my passive Fender Jazz Bass...
So the "Microtubes Infinity" would literally replace my most commonly used pedalboard in 1 shot for less $$$, retain and likely improve my sound, and would fit in my tightest gig bag for ease of carry and simplicity of rig, without a Pedaltrain Nano+ and power brick, so its a big win overall being all in one.
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The slap line around 2:45 is SMOKIN. That’s how you play slap: less = more. Nice how he’s just ahead of the best
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Always good to talk about gear, would be nice to have a proper review on the Radial Firefly
You guys reviewing the Alpha Omega pedal is one of the reasons i bought it.
Thanks for making my decision harder. I was planning on adding an omicron to my pedalboard so I had another option besides my B7K. Now I have to consider one of them as well. Darkglass are amazing and your videos are awesome. Just the right ratio of information and passion.
I am selling my ADAM Darkglass pedal NOW... and I will buy this one just after... because this one fits more to my philosophy about the bass...
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@@devinebass ma new pedal is on its way... I'll tell you if it can replace my whole pedalboard... 😉 but I bet it will.
Awesome review, thank you!
Take a deep dive on the H9 and the HXStomp next? GREAT video...
Wow, what a great pedal! But, the one thing that I would love to see in these types of pedals ( especially at this price point) is phantom power! I have the Tech 21 VT DELUXE PEDAL, besides that I do love the sounds that I can achieve, the thing that really sets it apart is the phantom power. I’ve been moving away from using bass rigs on stage to plugging straight into the board. Using my VT deluxe allows me to do that without any external power source needed. Bass-pedal-mixer, done! Thanks for the great review! I hope that more of these great pedals start incorporating phantom power.
Spot on. I have rhe Bass Driver Deluxe & the phantom power aspect is so useful. I was gutted that the Tech 21 Dug Pinnick pedal doesn't have it...too small for a battery compartment as well!
I'm really loving the gear videos to be honest. Your reviews are really inspiring. So much so that I bought a Helix Stomp, so my request would be to do a breakdown of that one.
How you set your presets etc.
Thanks
Need to do that!
this guy Ian is cool, appreciate all the info and attitude!
Ian you are the best.
Now I have to find a used one of these!
Love the gear reviews - love this. Thanks!
Great video! Love your enthusiasm and passion ❤️
Master Ian! Excellent!
amazing review ! Thank you !!! I Would like to know more about the audio interface mode...another video maybe? My best regards ☀️✌️
I have a B7K Ultra and it's great, I've used it for metal tones and for performing worship music at a church all the time. Now I kind of want one of these for the onboard compression and tuning, seems cool.
Would love to hear more about bass gear from you guys. I still need some kind of compressor and have always wanted a good bass chorus and possibly delay/octave/fuzz pedals. I just don't really know what's good for bass and it's hard to try things out these days!
Please do a Source Audio C4 synth review. I'm on the verge of buying one and would love to watch your take on it, 'cause when it comes to synth bass, you're the man!
Source audio is the shit, much better than dark glass imo
Ian! Thanks for being my Bass Guru…or maybe it’s Bass Sensei 🤔 😄 Great video as usual. 🤘
Nothing lets the Lo-B string speak, quite like Darkglass Electronics.
Keep the gear reviews coming!
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When comparing any sounds, the human ear will always prefer the louder one. Level matching is essential for a fair comparison. These direct sounds were half the volume of the Darkglass sounds.
Yeah I wonder if that was intentional
@@pugsley201 checking this video after two years. I'm 100% convinced this was intentional. Ian is a marketer who wants to keep a good relationship with his "business" partners by bumping their products as much as possible in any way. I'm still waiting for the day that Ian has to say something negative about a product he is promoting. It's sad because he, very often, has good content. But I try to not consume this type of video from him. You know, the type of where he says, "My new favorite ".
That Floyd shirt is fire.🤘
I love they included both the b3k and vintage circuits in this unit. This could replace my sansamp bass driver which I has been using for years. It has way more features.
Nice review to hit what matters quickly.
Ian, much respect to you! Thanks for your passion!
The ASMR voice on the super-swanky VO mode 😂💯
Yes, more gear, please!
Love the sound of this pedal! Definitely might need to get one as I don't have a large amp with me currently. This will help beef up any sound!
Long time fan. More gear!! Would love to hear about the Orange Amplification Bass Butler
That preset #2 sounds a lot like my Pearce BC-1 preamp with clean and overdrive channels combined.
Love that pre!