Darkglass sent me a message saying the touch sensors are designed to be used against the floor. And indeed - that works like a charm and all the time. My fault.
Thanks great review. I have been playing bass for 35 years and never really dove into to what compressors can do, I just use the one in my amp and never adjust it. This is intriguing.
Hello, I have got the Darkglass B7K Ultra and have recently being using a Helix LT. I don't really dig the Helix Darkglass simulation but I am REALLY comfortable with not carrying amps to gigs anymore. Do you think that the Darkglass BK7 Ultra would work well with a power amp like the Seymour Duncan Powerstage 170 and straight to the PA so I can get a powerful sound through the monitors which is what I am doing with the Helix LT at the moment? I am thinking about buying that power amp and also a Hyper Luminal Compressor and sell the Helix LT. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks!
Hi, Gregor! Great review. Even if the Super Symmetry got discontinued there are still some to be found on the market and, since I´m not sure wether to buy one of them or the Hyper Luminal, I wanted to ask you which one of both you find more complete and why. Thanks a lot! K
Man that tone of the that jazz bass is perfect. Love it. Great review! Is the compression knob basically like the input knob on say the Empress or the Mxr M87?
I litterally just sold my MXR M87 72 hours ago, and have been playing with this compressor for 3 days now. And I think it's night and day the difference. I MUCH PREFER the sound on the Darkglass compressor, but it does seem to give it a bit of a different quality. The m87 feels much more "neutral" but it's effect not as noticable. Sometimes I would even wonder if my m87 was working or not. I would have to look at it to confirm that it is indeed engaged or not. With the darkglass, I can hear it instantly. That's my 2 cents if it can help you. TL;DR: Hyper Luminal = more personality and versatility, M87 = more transparent and neutral
Agreed. It's fine to have an option and I guess important for live playing perhaps to quickly select presets or something. But, in the end, I'd prefer to have manual adjustments. Strymon does this kind of thing. It can be a bit hard to remember but most knobs have two or three functions, with the less common stuff requiring holding down buttons and turning the knobs. So it's still doable in a fairly limited space.
I'm torn between this and the Boss BC-1X, which costs 100 Bucks less. Any opinions, experiences? Bin am schwanken zwischen dem und dem Boss BC-1X, der nochmal 100 Eulen weniger kostet. Wie würdet ihr sie vergleichen, jemand mit Erfahrungen?
@BassTheWorld.com If you say that, I believe in you and put trust in your opinion. I just would like to know, what makes it better in your opinion, since I'm new to this whole compressor issue and would like to orient myself what to look out for. Would be great :)
Attack is how fast the comp engages after every impulse (played note) and release how long it compresses until it releases the sound again. When there’s only one know they combine typical settings of both
When you play death metal in live situation , like me. You don't need all this knobs and options. Love darkglass have their preamps. But pedal it's new marketing step , to make money.;)
Watch our visit to the Darkglass factory in Helsinki: ruclips.net/video/hScm7IGlMt0/видео.html
Man that tone at 3:20 is soooo beautiful. wonderful playing
Darkglass sent me a message saying the touch sensors are designed to be used against the floor. And indeed - that works like a charm and all the time. My fault.
Maybe you should put it through a loop pedal and then use the effect so that we know the player isnt adjusting, even subconsciously.
That sustain @3:46 is absolutely insane 😅🤣
Thank you for a quick, content-rich and well-presented introduction profiling this new pedal.
Wow I can't believe how similar the FET option really is to the 1176. Sounds great.
Thanks great review. I have been playing bass for 35 years and never really dove into to what compressors can do, I just use the one in my amp and never adjust it. This is intriguing.
Just bought this pedal. Very pleased
Lars with the throw back to the "Got Bass Chops" video!
great demo, thanks!
@Basstheworld.com what was the setup at 03:40 that reverby sound is so heavenly good!
I’d love to know that too!
u have the settings on the screen , thats the settings of the pedal they were using at that time....
Great review, learned a lot, cheers
Hello,
I have got the Darkglass B7K Ultra and have recently being using a Helix LT. I don't really dig the Helix Darkglass simulation but I am REALLY comfortable with not carrying amps to gigs anymore.
Do you think that the Darkglass BK7 Ultra would work well with a power amp like the Seymour Duncan Powerstage 170 and straight to the PA so I can get a powerful sound through the monitors which is what I am doing with the Helix LT at the moment?
I am thinking about buying that power amp and also a Hyper Luminal Compressor and sell the Helix LT.
Any information would be appreciated. Thanks!
How do you think this compressor stands against the Orange Kongpressor? Especially since it's almost twice as expensive than the Kongpressor.
Did you use the compressor before or after the b7k?
Hi, Gregor! Great review. Even if the Super Symmetry got discontinued there are still some to be found on the market and, since I´m not sure wether to buy one of them or the Hyper Luminal, I wanted to ask you which one of both you find more complete and why. Thanks a lot! K
The hyper luminal is FAR more superior
would be more helpful if you explained the signal chain -> was the compressor before or after the b7k?
Man that tone of the that jazz bass is perfect. Love it. Great review! Is the compression knob basically like the input knob on say the Empress or the Mxr M87?
That J-Bass is very nice 😍
Are the different models midi controllable?
In your opinion do you like this one better or Altas by source audio?
The Atlas easily wins
Der ist wirklich gut,habe den jetzt 3 Wochen.👍
What’s your opinion of it in comparison with the Mxr M87?
I litterally just sold my MXR M87 72 hours ago, and have been playing with this compressor for 3 days now. And I think it's night and day the difference.
I MUCH PREFER the sound on the Darkglass compressor, but it does seem to give it a bit of a different quality. The m87 feels much more "neutral" but it's effect not as noticable. Sometimes I would even wonder if my m87 was working or not. I would have to look at it to confirm that it is indeed engaged or not. With the darkglass, I can hear it instantly. That's my 2 cents if it can help you.
TL;DR: Hyper Luminal = more personality and versatility, M87 = more transparent and neutral
the sideburns on that guy... WOOF... killer chops though
I am not fan of using a computer to change settings. If they stop supporting the software, you will be stucked with the current settings.
Agreed. It's fine to have an option and I guess important for live playing perhaps to quickly select presets or something. But, in the end, I'd prefer to have manual adjustments. Strymon does this kind of thing. It can be a bit hard to remember but most knobs have two or three functions, with the less common stuff requiring holding down buttons and turning the knobs. So it's still doable in a fairly limited space.
I'm torn between this and the Boss BC-1X, which costs 100 Bucks less. Any opinions, experiences?
Bin am schwanken zwischen dem und dem Boss BC-1X, der nochmal 100 Eulen weniger kostet. Wie würdet ihr sie vergleichen, jemand mit Erfahrungen?
We did the modeling for this pedal, and we have some of the best DSP engineers on the planet, so... nope!
What makes you say that? This is one of the best pedal compressors I’ve ever tried. And I’ve tried many
@BassTheWorld.com If you say that, I believe in you and put trust in your opinion. I just would like to know, what makes it better in your opinion, since I'm new to this whole compressor issue and would like to orient myself what to look out for. Would be great :)
That's fo beginers... I want one!
What kind of bass is Lars using in this video
1st one is a Sandberg Calfornia TT4 I believe. 2nd is a Musicman Stringray I think.
What do “attack” and “release” even mean? And how can one knob control both of them?
Attack is how fast the comp engages after every impulse (played note) and release how long it compresses until it releases the sound again. When there’s only one know they combine typical settings of both
IMHO Cali76 sounds still better
yeah but not very much sounds better than cali76
did you have a chance to A/B both?
@T-Hawk I'm gonna do it within a week or two
It’s way smaller than Super Symmetry.
Seems like it squashes the signal way too much
For demos we’re always overusing compressors a bit to make sure unexperienced bassists watching this get an idea what the effect actually does
Oh ok. Thanks for clarifying that👍🏼
The blend knob on these pedals is your best friend!
next time say "get to da choppa!!" please!!!
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Terra do melhor baixista do mundo. Felipe Andreolli da banda Angra.
Haha. Nah. Junio Ribeiron Braguinha & Fernando Petry are better :)
where is the difference...........my combo compresor is better than this..........don't like this
When you play death metal in live situation , like me. You don't need all this knobs and options. Love darkglass have their preamps. But pedal it's new marketing step , to make money.;)
well some guys actually want or even NEED compressors.
@@basstheworldofficial use my mxr bass compressor for 5 years and don't see any reason to change for any other comp...
Good for you. I love MXR but this comp right here is much better than theirs. That’s pretty much the only MXR pedal I’ve never liked
Mxr compressor is good, but lacks the blend control which is critical when using compression on bass.
It's not critical - It's good to be there (for parallel/NY compression) but by no means a necessary feature.
More obnoxious slapping at the beginning of a bass _____ demo. Guess i'll try another video.
Do demos in German!
did you take a bumb off the street and teach him bass?
Did a bum teach you how to spell?