Darkglass: ADAM vs. Photon vs. Infinity Pedals | Which One’s Right for You?

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    It‘s no secret that Darkglass is on their way to becoming one of the top names in the world of bass gear. But with so many great preamps that pack countless features and effects, how do you choose the right one? Sweetwater Sales Engineer Kevin Spunde is here to help us see through the glass clearly with a side-by-side look at three of his top deluxe Darkglass favorites: the Photon Bass Distortion/Compressor, the Infinity Preamp do-at-all device, and the devastating ADAM Distortion/Preamp. Each option offers a core set of deluxe Darkglass features with slight variations in signal chain and distortion styles. Check it out!
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Комментарии • 62

  • @sweetwater
    @sweetwater  Год назад +1

    Having trouble deciding which Darkglass pedal or pedals to add to your bass rig? Sweetwater’s Kevin Spunde walks you through the line. Shop all Darkglass bass pedals at Sweetwater 👉 imp.i114863.net/WD1qnM

  • @JTakasa
    @JTakasa Год назад +84

    Not bad on a 1-string bass. I wonder how it would sound if my bass had more strings.

    • @jekk7484
      @jekk7484 Год назад +3

      Beat me to it

    • @Denvercoder
      @Denvercoder 11 месяцев назад

      🤣

    • @kabassa
      @kabassa 4 месяца назад +3

      I can't even tell what note he's playing

  • @overseer_grimal
    @overseer_grimal Год назад +28

    Demo did not sound good, however, you can get the character.
    AO if you want to cut through the mix and take over midrange frequencies.
    Infinity if you want to place yourself in the high-midrange range of the mix with good bottom end, also if you need clean sounds.
    ADAM if you want to blend in the mix to support and intensify heavy guitars.

  • @PALongknife
    @PALongknife Год назад +5

    As an ADAM owner, I have to ask-- did they update the firmware of the unit they were using? The firmware update allows the ADAM to lower the gain floor of the Drive function, allowing for a surprisingly-good "mild grit" level of dirt, bordering on "clean-ish", that works very well for Blues and Classic Rock. I gotta go back and check, but I think the firmware update also lets the user move the location of the cab sim in the signal chain...
    And that, ladies and gentlemen is the moral of the story-- yes, these units are pricey... but you're not getting *just* the unit, you're also getting future content via the app.

  • @ubpclaw
    @ubpclaw Год назад +16

    I have several DG pedals, including the ADAM. But man, I wouldn’t buy any based off of this video, the tones this dude gets, particularly out of the ADAM, are horrendous. I promise you, they sound better than this

    • @mgsblackhawk
      @mgsblackhawk Год назад +1

      My impression is that the audio didn't come from the XLR but from his mic instead. I've lost 12min on the worst review ever

    • @dynamicdissonance4016
      @dynamicdissonance4016 4 месяца назад

      @@mgsblackhawk No these are line sounds

  • @IanTolmay
    @IanTolmay Год назад +26

    Not a good demo of these pedals at all. I know for sure the ADAM has nice low-drive tones in it and is capable of going into high gain territory with clarity and snap. Try using all the strings on your bass as just sticking with that B-string was not good.

    • @jbaranowski1990
      @jbaranowski1990 Год назад +1

      Yeah this guys is weak when it comes to demo videos with bass guitar.

    • @spundeman
      @spundeman Год назад +5

      @@jbaranowski1990 thanks

    • @dantelamusta
      @dantelamusta Год назад

      I agree! I also have the ADAM and I can get somewhat of a clean tone with slight tube driven sound. Having no cab sim was also not the best idea for this comparison video. This video would not make me want any of these.

    • @gustavoacevedo9858
      @gustavoacevedo9858 Год назад

      Yeah if you go zero on drive and zero on blend, this thing spits out crazy bass.

  • @defaultusername4410
    @defaultusername4410 Год назад +10

    That's the worst I've ever heard Darkglass pedals sound.

  • @Djent_Djenerator
    @Djent_Djenerator 7 месяцев назад +5

    How do you make the darkglass Adam sound that bad?

  • @masoneismonstudios3016
    @masoneismonstudios3016 Год назад +3

    Im kinda dissapointed to see we didn't compare the Cabsims because one of the main selling points of the ADAM is the cabsims Nolly recorded SPECIFICALLY for the pedal

  • @mark6302
    @mark6302 Год назад +6

    AOP was one of the best purchases I've made they are so much more than just distortion

    • @josku5
      @josku5 Год назад +1

      I’ve used it for over half a year now and had it on gigs and whatnot. It was expencive but IMO worth every cent. I mean my whole bass rig is this tiny box that fits into my backpack! And the amount of clean and overdriven tones is great, all the way from little grit to full on fuzz.
      All the other ”pedals” (tuner, compression, eq etc.) are also nice and solidify the pedal into a nice package.

  • @mattastic247
    @mattastic247 Год назад +10

    Should've used the cab sims. These pedals do not sound good direct without an IR. The distortion is much too fizzy.

  • @MangoJerry93
    @MangoJerry93 Год назад +10

    I personally own the ADAM and I really enjoy how it sits in the mix. That's when you really see how special the pedal really is.
    My favorite features are the compression on the dial and the cab sims!
    It's definitely a great investment!

  • @niikbalih7021
    @niikbalih7021 9 месяцев назад +2

    Seems like you forgot to enable the IR

  • @Blacklight_Music
    @Blacklight_Music Год назад +4

    Me: oh boy finally a review with raw tones, just out of the box! Can’t wait! No post eq or changes/processing by darkglass to sell the product!
    Video: so I’ve made some changes to this first tone

  • @AntonArhipov
    @AntonArhipov 27 дней назад

    I didn't get it. What's the difference and how do those devices differentiate. Is there a table with side-by-side comparison anywhere? I'd better choose based on the checkboxes to match my needs than based on the sound.

  • @50beowulf
    @50beowulf 6 месяцев назад +2

    I'm a Darkglass user, and this video has some of the worst tones I have ever heard from a DG pedal. I demoed the Microtunes version of this pedal recently, and it sounded so much better in person than anything on this video.

  • @glez90metallica
    @glez90metallica Год назад +5

    I love how the camera shake when he play

  • @jonbas6
    @jonbas6 9 месяцев назад +1

    I'm not entirely sure wheter the signal of the DI was properly captured. Sounds like a fuckton of clipping, and not distortion, from 3:43 on, while I think the real sound would be like that open B string at 5:25 (which I think was captured by your ambient mic, is that correct?). Nonetheless, thanks for this review!

  • @whatbreaksthesilence8508
    @whatbreaksthesilence8508 Год назад +5

    Its weird that Sweetwater posted this the same day I bought the alpha omega photon

  • @MrAlecksTv
    @MrAlecksTv Год назад +3

    I was excited for the video but I thought my speakers were broken when the first pedal was on.. wtf?

  • @ImDatOoz
    @ImDatOoz Год назад +3

    I thought that my audio card was clipping lol it sounds soooooo bad I cant even understand how to make the Adam sounds that terrible, too bad because the review is really really good

  • @punkrocktony
    @punkrocktony Год назад +1

    Man I really wanted to hear your opinion!!!
    I have the microtones infinity and I love it. Basically bought it because it was the new model before doing my research. I didn’t even know there were these other two options.
    But I’m definitely glad I got the infinity. It’s amazing.

  • @rykerblade_snb
    @rykerblade_snb Год назад +3

    That’s not at all what the ADAM sounds like. That was just a bunch of clipping. Turn the IR on

  • @jotun725
    @jotun725 Месяц назад

    I feel like ALL of them, but specifically the ADAM, need the cab IRs to sound proper.

  • @MrVladalv
    @MrVladalv 7 месяцев назад +2

    Everybody seems to complain about how bad you made the Adam sound...

  • @Denvercoder
    @Denvercoder 11 месяцев назад +1

    Right now it's:
    $500 - ADAM
    $550 - AOP
    $600 - Infinity
    So the prices are "basically" the same.
    And after watching this I still can't decide.

  • @MurdaMetz
    @MurdaMetz Год назад +1

    How are you connecting these pedals in the video ? Trs line out ?

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  Год назад +1

      Hello, Joshua! Yep, we were just running the DI output to the recorder. There’s also a line running to the amp behind me, but that amp is not coming through in the video, and was not mic’ed or anything.
      Thanks for the interest!
      Spunde, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1732, Spunde@Sweetwater.com

    • @MurdaMetz
      @MurdaMetz Год назад

      @@sweetwater did you have the mixer input set up at -10dbv or +4 on the adc or were you guys using a standard xlr mic input ? Thank you for this !

  • @libekgz
    @libekgz 5 месяцев назад

    I am looking for information if the clean signal is also getting compressed?

  • @vhsctapes
    @vhsctapes Год назад +2

    Great playing, even sicker Latvian tats

  • @alexskibicki2262
    @alexskibicki2262 Год назад

    Awesome demo! 😎🤘🏻🎸 all of these preamps sounds pretty killer. Between these 3 preamps, I would personally go with the infinity. I do dig the vintage microtubes settings. Especially since I’m a huge fan of the vintage series. I have a darkglass vintage microtubes and it is my most treasured bass overdrive pedal. Anywho, I would consider getting the darkglass infinity if I ever needed a new preamp pedal.

  • @robertf1309
    @robertf1309 Год назад +1

    I have the Photon right now but I want the Infinity for my rig

  • @marontesla2982
    @marontesla2982 Год назад +1

    I have my microtubes x7 ( i bought it from another person) awesome pedal, but really, i made pedalboard with literally all that stuff ( without cabsim) that already here in one pedal)) and im waited so much the pedal that based on microtubes x7 (x) and here it is... But now i lost my work, and there is war in my country, so i can only wait when i could afford it again... And i still cant be shure what pedal should work best for me)))

  • @bassduro
    @bassduro Год назад

    the scheme of infinity is the best for me

  • @rustinpeacemaster
    @rustinpeacemaster 9 месяцев назад

    I had never seen someone capable of making Darkglass pedals sound so bad, c'mon Sweetwater, get someone that knows what he's doing
    It is a GREAT pedal people, go watch another review

  • @KCCole-er4wl
    @KCCole-er4wl Год назад

    The infinity melted my face

  • @haterade3582
    @haterade3582 Год назад +1

    These are preamp pedals, they go in the effects return NOT the amp input. :(

  • @brandonbiffle1333
    @brandonbiffle1333 Год назад

    Is that a Bring Me The Horizon riff I hear? I love this comparison video. Thank you sir!

  • @pCeLobster
    @pCeLobster Год назад

    These push the envelope technologically but I think the Ultra line are still Darkglass's masterpieces. These have a "softness" to the sound that I hear with a lot of digital drives. They don't have the ear-splitting sound of the analog ones, which is what you need in order for it to really show up in a band. The distortion seems kind of mellow and in the background even at high mix. In a full band these sounds would present as just a blurry clean tone, like running a big muff at low tone. I don't hear the presence that I normally hear with Darkglass on these.

  • @joconnorwi
    @joconnorwi Год назад +1

    That bass is so scooped in the first place....sigh......ALL pedals respond so much better to a full frequency signal.

  • @avalerionbass
    @avalerionbass 7 месяцев назад

    I really would have thought that the Photon would be the one i liked best/had the tone/settings i was looking for.
    Hands down, the Microtubes was the winner. The Adam seemed promising but soumded like garbage.

  • @donatascerniauskas3213
    @donatascerniauskas3213 Год назад

    I vote for Infinity

  • @llub888
    @llub888 Год назад

    If you're going to record with the XLR out, use the IRs!!!! It sounds like hot garbage without them (like in this video)

  • @bassandkeys8178
    @bassandkeys8178 Год назад +1

    Terrible demo. Made all the pedals sound weak.

  • @ElcanaldeReyesManuel
    @ElcanaldeReyesManuel Год назад +1

    Genial

  • @jumpingman8160
    @jumpingman8160 Год назад +1

    cant hear it. volume on vid is too low

  • @metalninjajames422
    @metalninjajames422 Год назад

    ADAM \m/

  • @hasan_bahramian
    @hasan_bahramian Год назад

    🌹 💞 💞

  • @georgekozaroski907
    @georgekozaroski907 Год назад

    The ADAM is useless