Premium handmade bass gear. Designed and Engineered in Finland. Taking your bass tone to the next level.
Today, you really can’t say ‘bass gear’ without mentioning ‘Darkglass Electronics‘ in the same sentence.
This is all due to founder Douglas Castro, his brilliant team and the hard work they’ve put in since 2011 to push the boundaries of the low-end to new soaring heights, with their extremely high-quality pedals, pre-amps and amplifiers.
The Microtubes Vintage is our tribute to some of the most legendary sounds in rock history. It provides warm tube-like tones with a natural dynamic response that echoes the organic compression of old tube amps and reel-to-reel tape machines.
Co-designed with Karnivool's Jon Stockman, Alpha·Omega features two completely new and blendable distortion engines, a 3-band active equalizer and both a parallel and a direct output for an extremely wide variety of distortion textures and maximum sonic flexibility.
Same bone-crushing sound and flexibility from bigger brother Alpha Omega, but in a smaller, more affordable format. With the double distortion engine (Alpha and Omega), the Alpha·Omicron delivers unparalleled versatility and harmonic rich sound. Designed for bassists in need of a preamplifier to be distinctively heard in any musical context.
With the Microtubes B3K v2 you get all the features of the original, with the ability to restore the mids for natural character. The attack switch has been replaced by the tone knob, giving much more control of the higher harmonic content (3 kHz to 8 kHz). The grunt switch is still present, as you would expect. The addition comes in the form of a mid...
With the Microtubes B7K v2 you get all the features of the original, with the ability to better sculpture your tone: on the low mids you have the option to change the center frequency from 1KHz to 500Hz, and on the high mids you have the option to change the center frequency from 3kHz to 1.5kHz. This will enable you to tailor your absolute dream...
The Alpha·Omega Ultra is the most versatile bass preamplifier Darkglass has designed: With its two distinct distortion circuits (Alpha and Omega), extremely high dynamic range, six-band active graphic EQ, dedicated headphone output and balanced direct output with switchable digital impulse-response cabinet emulation make for an incredibly complete tool...
The upgraded Microtubes B7K Ultra features all the versatility and sonic possibilities of the first version plus: (1) Single user loadable cabinet simulation impulse response. (2) Micro-USB B port to connect to PC/Mac to load a different Virtual Cabinet through the Darkglass Suite. (3) 3.5mm headphone output with cabinet simulation. (4) Balanced XLR...
The Hyper Luminal Compressor features the first hybrid design in a compressor pedal: an analog VCA controlled by a digital side-chain allowed us to capture and include the characters of some of the most legendary compressors in history while keeping the signal path completely analog.
The Microtubes X series brings the studio method producers have been using the years to cover the whole bass distortion spectrum: from articulate high gain to punchy mild overdrive, raw and gnarly fuzz and everything in between. You now have absolute control in constructing your vision of what the perfect bass distortion texture, definition, and size...
The Microtubes X series brings the studio method producers have been using the years to cover the whole bass distortion spectrum: from articulate high gain to punchy mild overdrive, raw and gnarly fuzz and everything in between. You now have absolute control in constructing your vision of what the perfect bass distortion texture, definition, and size...
The Microtubes X Ultra greatly expands on the already immense versatility of the Microtubes X7. Featuring all the great controls that its predecessor has that allows users to select exactly what frequencies they want to compress and saturate for the low and treble respectively, but with four major additions providing an additional layer of flexibility,...
Low-gain preamplifier pedal for electric bass Character knob adds harmonic richness as you turn it up, completely transparent all the way down 3-band EQ with parametric mid band for versatile tone shaping Clean preamp enhances attack and presence Exceptional clean headroom and ultra-low-noise design
Featuring the same gorgeous, distinctive Darkglass look with carbon fiber Tolex, now loaded with custom-made Eminence® Neodymium drivers for a super low-weight solution with the massive and present tone, performance, and reliability they are known for.
One comprehensive device, that out of the box offers a bank of 5 cabinet simulations, and the ability to change them through the Darkglass Suite, Bluetooth technology to listen to backing tracks while playing, rehearsing, or studying. Two headphone outputs to allow interaction among musicians. XLR output to connect the Element to your audio interface or...
The Microtubes 500v2 is a 500W amplifier equipped with an all-analog preamplifier, custom-designed Darkglass high-efficiency class D Module, an ultra-quiet graphic equalizer, and a digital impulse-response cabinet emulator for DI outputs or headphones.
ADAM has three fully programmable rotating footswitch presets. Each of these stores your unique blend of compression, distortion, impulse responses, EQ parameters, and signal chain settings. Featuring a unique and innovative top-notch precision touch slider interface, for its 6-band programmable EQ. It also incorporates a USB-C audio interface and...
"The Microtubes B1K is a phenomenal tribute to one of our most legendary distortion circuits in a compact and intuitive format. We are proud to introduce our Microtubes B1K distortion pedal, the first of its kind from an all-new lineup."
The Duality DFZ is a unique pedal that contains not one but two discrete fuzz circuits: a gated saw-tooth wave and a raunchy high-gain sound. The original Duality Dual Fuzz from Darkglass Electronics was highly regarded for its superb tonal quality, harmonic richness and ease of use. Featuring the same basic circuitry as the original unit, the Duality DFZ...
The NSG: Noise Gate comes as a response to these annoyances. Utilizing an adjustable threshold level to filter out sounds below a certain threshold, allowing for only the desired audio to be seized.
The Tone Capsule is a new, unusual take on onboard preamplifiers. It’s designed to respect your instrument’s natural character while expanding exponentially the tonal possibilities. The Tone Capsule is unique in the way that it doesn’t have a Treble control. The idea was Sheldon Dingwalls, he thought that making a Bass-Mid-Treble was too normal for his...
The Vintage Deluxe features the warm, tube-like tones of the Microtubes Vintage and adds a 4-band active EQ, parallel output and balanced line driver. It delivers the natural dynamic response and organic compression of classic tube amps and tape machines, fitting four decades of legendary tones into a package that will fit in your gig bag.
The upgraded Vintage Ultra with Aux in features: (1) Single user loadable cabinet simulation impulse response. (2) Micro-USB B port to connect to PC/Mac to load a different Virtual Cabinet through the Darkglass Suite. (3) 3.5mm headphone output with cabinet simulation. (4) Balanced XLR output with switchable cabinet simulation. (5) A 3.5mm stereo input...
The Super Intelligent Footswitch is the perfect match for award winning Microtubes 900 or 500 Amplifier. It allows for easy access to the wide tonal options the amplifier offers: Clean channel, Vintage Microtubes and Microtubes B3K overdrives and Mute are now a stomp away.
With the built-in Alpha and Omega drive engines, you'll be able to bolster your bass tone with just the right amount of harmonic richness and tonal girth. Use the VCA compressor to maximize your sonic impact without dulling your sound. And whether you're performing onstage or recording in the studio, the 6-band graphic EQ makes it easy to tailor your...