Darkglass B7K Demo on 5 classic basses!

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5 Basses side by side tone comparison/recording demo w/the B7K Analog Bass Preamp.
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Performed by Nicki Tedesco at The Strands LA Studios, Hollywood, CA.
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[@ciscco3750]

Most ppl showing DG gear try to copy Nolly's sound and that's why there's a rumor between ppl who don't have DG that it sounds same with any bass. Nicki broke this myth. BTW Rick and Ibanez sounded unexpectedly cool for my taste.

[@joepettengill]

The Spector and the P sounded the best to me. I use the Vintage Ultra. Darkglass makes the coolest pedals for us bass players. Nice job Nicki🤘

[@NickiTedesco]

Thank you! I kind of played them in order of my personal favorites, but it's just my opinion. I can see though that we have that in common!

[@peter9314]

Great Video and thank you that you show the pedal with different basses.

[@jimmyg1127]

Wow Nicki! You went about selecting and adjusting the tone like a pro!

[@NickiTedesco]

Thank you! I spent a lot of time getting those tones right!

[@gillywilly3331]

I didn't expect the ricky to sound so dark compared to the rest! Great comparison, thanks

[@bodydomelight]

Hi Nicki - Huge 80’s metal head and just found your channel . So glad I did too!!! Incredible playing and the joy on your face while you’re playing tells me everything I need to know . !!!! “Bang the head that does not bang “

[@NickiTedesco]

Thank you so much, that is so great to hear. I have a smile so big reading your comment. Thank you so much!!!

[@nickx1754]

I really enjoy your videos and enthusiasm! Thank you for for such a good comparison video. I think the Spector is my favorite and while I don't NEED one, my bonus check maybe saying otherwise. : )

[@NickiTedesco]

Nick X Nick, let’s be honest...you need one! Lol. My life was changed when I got my first Spector. However, that’s THE TONE i had been searching for. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but it’s absolutely MINE! I’m so glad you enjoy the videos! I really appreciate this support! I also have a Patreon page if you want to join the bass community! We meet monthly for a google hang out where I take you guys to some fancy destination and we hang out. The last hang was at Namm!!!

[@noelreeves9448]

So impressive Nicki!!!!

[@ScottyCrawf1]

I love the Stingray.

[@dougwilliams44]

Spector! Of Course! Great demo of the B7K Nicki! Sounding great as always!

[@NickiTedesco]

Thanks Doug! Really appreciate it! I DO LOVE the Spector, and I know my Spector family agrees! :)

[@johnwilkerson1535]

@@NickiTedesco yes we do, Spector sister

[@NickiTedesco]

John Wilkerson hell to the yes my brother!!!

[@keithhenderson1786]

Awesome review! Went out a got this pedal based on it so thanks! Loving it for recording and using the parallel output which I have never tried before. Using a Jackson but I quite fancy a Spector now haha...

[@NickiTedesco]

Keith Henderson oh hell yeah on the Spector! Seriously that parallel output is SO useful and a rarely on most pedals. :) thanks for the comment!

[@didiervancampo9384]

Watched this video, ordered one immediatly🙂. Very nice and informative demonstration👍🤘.

[@NickiTedesco]

Didier Vancampo 𝐓hank you!!! Hey you should come to my Saturday live streams! 1pm and 7pm PST, I play throughs killer sounding plug ins and a bunch of us bass players geek out on gear! :) I just got the parallax plug in by Darkglass founder and neural DSP so I’ll be using sounds from that!

[@didiervancampo9384]

Hi Nicky, thank you for your info! I will certainly check it out. Really like your playing style and technique and also I’m a big fan and freak of Spector basses so that makes you queen of the hill👍🙂!

[@NickiTedesco]

@@didiervancampo9384 Great! Hope to see you there!

[@Brankas]

The P-bass was brought back to life :D I Love the Spector tone, but that P-BASS oh boy. All Maple neck...and ash body?

[@NickiTedesco]

Miguel Branquinho that P Bass Is BOMB! I totally agree!!! :) love it!!

[@ultimatebasses]

Hi Nicki: Nice to see you on KZbin with your Spector.

[@raffaelecrupi9347]

Wonderfull pedal and wonderfull bassplayer !!!!

[@NickiTedesco]

Thank you my friend!

[@Tracks777]

Nice video!

[@scottsigler]

Really smart way to demo a pedal. Subscribed.

[@NickiTedesco]

Thank you!

[@lucasiciliano]

Hi Nicki ! Rick 4003 is the big one ! No way !!! Loud, clear and well finger played like your way ! Ibanez SR5 Fanned is good but lose in mids in my mind ... BK7 it's an ineteresting preamp in a pedal die-cast ! When I play ask to my bassist definition, clarity and good attack like Rick sounds !

[@NickiTedesco]

Glad you like the Rick! Yes, I love this pedal...so much!

[@lucasiciliano]

Hi Nicki Thank You so and so much ! In my first band my basist and a great friend of mine played his father's Rick 4001 ! That tone is still in my haed ! Lemmy ( R.I.P. ) got his Rick and Marshall ! What a tone ! So when i listened to You play the Rick, there were no dubts ! Yes I agree with You B7K really sounds !

[@NickiTedesco]

@@lucasiciliano That reminds me...Lemmy! You should check out my video of Ace of Spades live. I dont think I played the Rick on that one but I was going through a marshall so it was an homage!

[@Patrick-fv6yh]

I use this with my stingray hh (outer coils) and it sounds amazing

[@user-it1to4hz1f]

Да, круто! Кратко и поделу. Спасибо!

[@thetinyitalian2595]

I've been thinking about getting one of these.Now I really want one lol.

[@NickiTedesco]

They sound slightly different but you’d be safe to go with this one because it’s all around an awesome tone.

[@bass-callbo8434]

I liked the stingray. But that Ibanez sounded interesting too.

[@NickBEADG]

I'm debating between this one, and Alpha/Omega also from a Darkglass. But I'll be honest, I'm not sure what the difference is.

[@DerekSmith-jj3si]

I liked the fender and the Spector

[@NickiTedesco]

The Fender was deep sounding wasn’t it!?

[@gortium85]

Rock On!!!

[@caseybrose2726]

Nikki: my favorite the Ibenez...You adjusted the Stanley tone outta the Rick,but when you were jamming the loose string effect came back. You look good and sound good. Thankyou

[@NickiTedesco]

Thank you so much Casey!

[@alexskibicki2262]

Awesome demo, nicki...sounded great with the p-bass and the spector. the stingray sounded surprisingly phenomenal. just out of curiosity, have you ever tried the vintage deluxe?

[@NickiTedesco]

No! I haven’t!

[@alexskibicki2262]

@@NickiTedesco okay...the vintage series pedals are phenomenal. I own the vintage microtubes along with the microtubes x and they are such killer sounding distortion pedals. They’re keepers for me. Speaking of which, the microtubes x series pedals sound killer. Check them out if you have the chance.

[@Maxpen14]

Ibanez and stingray were sick af!!

[@agermi]

Can someone explain how to get the dry / distorted signal separetaly from b7k (around 4:00) on Logic Pro X? Thanks...

[@ageofatlas8732]

agermi 'Tis easy, all you have to do is use the parallel output to get just the dry signal and the regular output on the B7K for the wet signal. ☺

[@NickiTedesco]

Hello! The signal you would use from the B7K pedal is the XLR Parallel output. That is going to be the clean/dry signal. Plug that as your "clean/dry" input into Logic. Alternately, use the direct out or 1/4 inch out of the b7K and use that as your input to logic as the distorted sound.

[@agermi]

Age Of Atlas cheers!

[@agermi]

Nicki Tedesco thanks for the reply and kind explanation. Hope it works the same way with B7KU. Great video by the way, and Spector ftw!

[@jimmyg1127]

I will have to spend time and select which bass tone I like.

[@NickiTedesco]

Yep, and it depends on the song, which works the best!

[@augustuscrane895]

The stingray was amazing

[@mrpookywooky66]

Spector and Stingray all day long...i use both live with a B7K. Passive basses are just lumps of wood that sound like they are being thumped with a bat. Thud thud thud...i rest my case....goodnight Vienna!. :-)

[@gabrieltoneguitars9365]

Cool

[@dafoof]

amazing tone with the P. really punches through with the mids

[@NickiTedesco]

Max Ryles I love this p bass

[@bimlenbamlen6289]

@NickiTedesco Hi Nicki! Is that the mexican 50s series P? I’m waiting for one of those in the mail and recently acquired the B7k. Sounds great together!

[@ArtfulMindBiz]

Well done! Very informative with great execution. Spector is my fave.🤘 (on a different note, I have a 6 string fretted Spector that's been tough to sell. Sad... it's a great bass. 😐 Since I got my 6 string Tobias, just don't play it anymore.)

[@delapidatedswiss]

Is it a legend

[@ArtfulMindBiz]

Jaxon Buchanan yes. Legend w/ EMG SSD Humbuckers.

[@dnp41]

Wow, some of these basses are.. special sounding. P bass is as always the one bass to rule them all. Ibanez sounded really strange.. did you use all the same strings?

[@NickiTedesco]

Yes D’addario PRO steels

[@jimclaypool2662]

What is parallel output? Does it capture only raw/bypassed bass output or only clean output of the preamp simultaneously?

[@NickiTedesco]

It is a clean output of the bass signal. It is not considered true bypass. Thanks for the question! I hope you're enjoying my videos!

[@jimclaypool2662]

Nicki Tedesco thanks but I'm still confused. Clean output but it is affected by the preamp right? I mean the eq I'm using in the b7k. Only clean. Or it differentiate from distorted bass? And I can record both at sathe time?

[@NickiTedesco]

It will be completely unaffected by anything on the pedal, so it's just the bass tone without any manipulation from the pedal. If you have changed something on the eq for example: the Low, Lo-mids, hi mids or treble, none of that will affect the signal that is coming from the parallel output. Does that make sense? The whole true bypass conversation is another one, but it seems is irrelevant in reference to your question. I hope this helps. Let me know, ok?

[@jimclaypool2662]

@@NickiTedesco ok that means I can record the tone from B7k and also my raw bass tone at the same time. And raw tone will be totally unaffected by B7k right?

[@NickiTedesco]

CORRECT! you can see at the end of the video I do a demo of that very function. Starts at 3:50

[@lanceolson5988]

Well, shit, I didn't expect you to try the 5-string version of the very Ibanez bass I use on this. Now I actually have an idea of the kind of tone I can get when mine arrives, and it's just what I wanted. No adaptor or option to use batteries, though? Bummer.

[@NickiTedesco]

Lance Olson awesome!!! I’m so glad it was helpful!! You’re expecting a new Ibanez?

[@lanceolson5988]

@@NickiTedesco No, I've had my SRFF806 for about a year now. It's the pedal that I'm waiting on. FedEx says it should arrive on Tuesday.

[@NickiTedesco]

@@lanceolson5988 awesome! Let me know how you like it!

[@NickiTedesco]

@@lanceolson5988 I am so stoked that I tried your bass on this pedal! I'm so glad when my videos are helpful!

[@lanceolson5988]

@@NickiTedesco Update: it's been five minutes and I'm already so glad I bought this thing! I'm getting the crunchy metal bass tone I've always wanted from it!

[@spynae]

I'll always prefer the sound of a rackmount SansAmp but this was tight.

[@NickiTedesco]

Thank you!!! Hey you should come to my live streams every Saturday! It’s a riot! 7pm PST!

[@adammays8053]

Thanks for the video, i love the fact you can do a parallel out, seems awesome for recording. The Pbass sounded great, the ibanez sounded most versatile.

[@NickiTedesco]

Yes it is great to have that output! Yep, the PBass is fantastic. The Ibanez has so many tone options, it's mind boggling.

[@GregBrownSantaCruz]

I like the Rickenbacker sound almost as much as I like the demonstrator!

[@NeglectedField]

Well done for doing this video. The P-Bass has to be the most badass sound. Unsurprisingly.

[@NickiTedesco]

NeglectedField the P Bass is BOMB in general. And yes...it’s not surprising. I love that bass! Thanks for the comment!!

[@averywilliams95]

The Ibanez!!!

[@NickiTedesco]

it's beautiful too huh?

[@sameletters]

Was the effect even on for the Rick?

[@NickiTedesco]

It was on with the same exact settings for all of the basses. The spector and stingray are both active, but all basses were set at equal levels prior to recording, so it's just the way that bass is.

[@ducas8937]

Is the ibanez in standard tuning? That didn't sound so defined. Really liked the p bass though I've always been a j style guy

[@NickiTedesco]

Tiago Ducatti yes, the Ibanez 5 string is in BEADG standard. I love the p bass. I’m super impressed with it.

[@ducas8937]

Wow maybe I should trade my fender urge for a p-bass... Haver you seen the Schecter Stiletto Studio Fanned Frets? I think it is in the same price range as the Ibanez, would love to see a comparison, because I didn't like the Ibanez sound, and I've owned an Ibanez bass with similar construction (Ash + jatoba and bubinga neck) but with cap pickups

[@NickiTedesco]

What is a fender urge? lol. I think that was a typo. P-Bass is literally the original and will always be amazing. The jazz are great too. I love them both, but the P-Bass is my jam. Regarding fanned frets, I'm just not a FAN...get it? lol but truly, when you have to quickly get back to the first fret from playing up high, I constantly ram into the fanned fret at the bottom. I think I need to shave it down. But really, what's the point. Maybe I'm just USED to the good old regular frets. I feel like my playing style does not require the fanned fret, maybe for guitar players it makes a big difference because they are always up on the neck doing solos. lol :) and I'm not usually doing that. So...you should TRY the bass. I doubt I will get my hands on the stiletto for a comparison, but if I can get my hands on another one, I will do a review. Thanks for the input!

[@ducas8937]

Lol Nicki it wasn't a typo, fender urge was the Stu Hamm signature series bass, jazz pickups and active Kubicki preamp, with a 32" scale.

[@ducas8937]

Nicki Tedesco great to hear, do you think a regular 34" or even a 35" can get a great low B? In Brazil is really hard to even try stuff out, so we really count on KZbin videos. Thanks, keep with the great work

[@ScottyCrawf1]

Check out the bass and hi-hat on this song: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWiWg4aCn6t0gpo

[@zoeyzimmerman7180]

hey nicki do a red one

[@tdeviant]

Why the Ibanez was the only one played with a pick?

[@NickiTedesco]

It sounded better in my opinion. In my other video where I compare 8 basses with another Darkglass pedal, I use fingers and a pick. Honestly it's not a huge difference, just with the attack. But that Ibanez is hard to squeeze tone out of, so I really needed to coerce it! :)

[@NickiTedesco]

It sounded better in my opinion. In my other video where I compare 8 basses with another Darkglass pedal, I use fingers and a pick. Honestly it's not a huge difference, just with the attack. But that Ibanez is hard to squeeze tone out of, so I really needed to coerce it! :)

[@NickiTedesco]

It sounded better in my opinion. In my other video where I compare 8 basses with another Darkglass pedal, I use fingers and a pick. Honestly it's not a huge difference, just with the attack. But that Ibanez is hard to squeeze tone out of, so I really needed to coerce it! :)

[@NickiTedesco]

It sounded better in my opinion. In my other video where I compare 8 basses with another Darkglass pedal, I use fingers and a pick. Honestly it's not a huge difference, just with the attack. But that Ibanez is hard to squeeze tone out of, so I really needed to coerce it! :)

[@NickiTedesco]

It sounded better in my opinion. In my other video where I compare 8 basses with another Darkglass pedal, I use fingers and a pick. Honestly it's not a huge difference, just with the attack. But that Ibanez is hard to squeeze tone out of, so I really needed to coerce it! :)

[@ntbhoang]

Spector

[@johnwilkerson1535]

Nicki, just stay with Spector. You know they're the best.

[@NickiTedesco]

John Wilkerson lol! I love Spectors. It never crosses my mind to stray :)

[@BoomChockolaca]

Spector and Stingray are the best.

[@steve201156]

This girl can Play and Rock!

[@NickiTedesco]

Thanks Bro!

[@steve201156]

You are more than welcomed. Keep Rockin!

[@jotun725]

P-Bass all the way.

[@cacadordorio]

p bass sounds better because passive basses are easier to equalizer than actives, in fact the pre amp of active basses cut the pedal frequencies

[@NickiTedesco]

The P bass sounds great, and also the Jazz bass sounds amazing on the Alpha Omega, which I'm editing a video for right now. Stay tuned!

[@johnburris8499]

I hope nobody's told you you're a good bass player for a woman. Cuz you're not. Your great bass player. I'm a guitar player now but started out of the bass player. Paintbase is always going to be my first love. Just found your. It's pretty cool 👍☠️ be watching in the new year. Happy New year

[@NickiTedesco]

John Burris thanks very much John!!!

[@himmeluberdeutschland401]

Spector and the Ibanez sound the best by far. The fender sounded the worst.

[@NickiTedesco]

Thank you for the input and vote! You should join my Saturday night live streams! You would love it!

[@iamg07]

@@NickiTedesco you said you agreed that the p bass was best in another comment.

[@javierlopez-ig5fj]

P basssss!!

[@PM-oq6ku]

Sorry Nicki. But way too much distortion. Just use a little bit to give it bite and grit.

[@k.t.ingram375]

Ibanez sounded horrible, Spector sounded the best. p bass needed a bridge pup. Ric lacked attack which surprised me and the MM was ok. imo

[@NickiTedesco]

Spector is such a favorite of mine!!!

[@XChristianNoirX]

todd ingram Some of these Rickebacher demos are sucking lately... My experience is that Ricks sound awesome with drive.

[@NickiTedesco]

Christian Noir: wait till you see the new review about to come out with the Rick using the Alpha Omega.

[@erinjones3148]

Ibanez makes some of the most comfortable basses to play on, but damn they sound boring with stock electronics. Ibanez has mastered making high quality chunks of wood for not too much money but shoots themselves in the foot with most of the pickups and preamps they used. Changing the electronics really makes these basses come alive.

[@NickiTedesco]

Elliot Jones I might need to change the pickups on this puppy.

[@SlipperyDucky]

Spector hands down than the Ibanez. Stingray sounded terrible

[@NickiTedesco]

I love the Spector, the Stingray is very high treble, it's great for slapping though

[@jordanbush7605]

Stingray with ANYTHING that adds treble is a bad choice, which is most overdrives. I think it might do well with Bass Soul Food because it's such a subtle overdrive.

[@Grumdot]

The p-bass sounded the best, the Spector was a close 2nd.

[@NickiTedesco]

That is pretty much my opinion as well. Thanks for commenting on your thoughts!

[@liamgoethals8145]

I like the RICKENBACKER and SUB their sound the most

[@runnningonempty]

TOO MUCH DISTORTION!!...DRIVE @10:00 IS WHERE ITS AT!

[@NickiTedesco]

Thank you! Hey you might consider joining my live streams every Saturday night! It’s super fun!

[@ampegloud]

Distorted sounds sucks