Darkglass B7K Ultra - Insane Bass Distortion Tone Shaping Pedal

[@coveryourears3851]

I come back to this vid every so often, the clean sounds you're getting are really good. Also the slap sound at the end is so searing it's ridiculous.

[@deimos915]

Me rn cuz i just bought it and still waiting for it. Prolly the best sounding demo of both the clean and distorted signal

[@coveryourears3851]

@@deimos915 I’m kinda over the Darkglass drives for now with what I like to do but these are modern classics for a reason. You should love it!

[@deimos915]

@coveryourears3851 oh i do, I adore my b7k it's honestly the heart of my metal rig, but even when I get sick of metal it does great cleans for all of my basses

[@whitehousestudios]

This channel is probably long dead, but just needed to say this demo kicks so much ass. I listened to it a bunch of times, sold my Dingwall, bought a 5-string Warwick GPS Corvette and a B7K and couldn't be happier. My absolute favorite bass tone combination. Thanks to Lubo for this one - your playing style absolutely slays. Has been an inspiration! Hope you're well.

[@johnstrh1]

I loved his bass tones and demos, I wish he still uploaded

[@Metalbass1979]

Well, this just sold me on that pedal. Excellent demo, sir.

[@lubo2260]

Cheers mate

[@chrisparker5278]

Thank you for perfecting my tone! Entering your settings my bass has never sounded better running into my GK amp. 🦇

[@kristofkolosnagy9152]

Finally someone demonstrating the pedal with non periphery tone :D

[@letsgobrandon8271]

After listening to you and Patrick Hunter, I decided I can't live without one. Great job, Lubo! Loving it!

[@loku8507]

Just filthy and nasty bass. Love it! I have the darkglass vintage deluxe. Darkglass makes such good gear! I might get this pedal for a more modern sound. The preamp side of this pedal is deadly. Your clean tone is beefy! Thanks for making this video and sharing how you get the tone. Cheers!

[@YouSeeSorrows]

Best demo. Great sound and playing, but you also clearly explain how all the controls work and what they do.

[@Anicron]

ALRIGHT LUBO You got me. I've subscribed, Regression Therapy is great, and I'll probably buy this pedal. The tone at 6:00 is simply unethical. Cheers from Maryland, USA!

[@lubo2260]

Thanks a lot mate! Welcome to my channel;)

[@pablinchot]

Si me quiero cargar de pilas escucho la intro de este video y quedo loco...."toda la polenta"....excelente!!

[@aussiesakman]

This video ticked all the boxes for me man. I had already purchased one and had not had time to figure it out. You nailed it with your comment about being the "Swiss Army Knife of bass pedals". Thank you mate! Aussie SAKman/Bassist

[@SJW82]

Soiled cover mate, really well played!!

[@sayakbanerjee92]

Sick! B7 ultra is not choppy but attacks with precision.

[@roberthathaway]

Thank you for getting back to me. Keep the videos coming, awesome sound, thoroughly enjoyed the compressor video and reference to the mixing book.

[@reinkaoz666]

just bought this pedal 3 days ago!!! it is sooo fucking awesome!

[@JJBAfan]

Great video man! Absolutely love the songs you play to demonstrate pedals. Hoping to see them released some day (especially the one in the end of the video). Cheers from Brazil!

[@lubo2260]

Théo Müller Thanks man! Honestly I can't wait to share the new music!

[@JDM_Bass]

What IR was being used? 🤔 insane sounds 🤘

[@kane3616]

5:31 what song bless me with that info

[@lubo2260]

taylor villafana Hey dude, this song is called Bitter Rain and will be featured on the upcoming EP of my band Zapryan.

[@kane3616]

Lubo bro it's intense please send a link to buy it when u drop it bro lit

[@lubo2260]

taylor villafana Thanks man, I will do that.

[@lubo2260]

First song here: bit.ly/2Fu0GXO Pay what you want here: zapryan.bandcamp.com/ Enjoy.

[@LexotanGuitarrist]

I need this pedal

[@maximilianoidoria5267]

Name the song of intro? Thanks!! Amazing bass sound 🤘🤘

[@czarpaul01]

Great demo and great playing. Man you play hard! Lol. Gotta love the Wick tone too.

[@lubo2260]

czarpaul01 Thanks a lot! Yeah I enjoy the feeling of digging into my strings.

[@czarpaul01]

Lubo haah just keep those frets in shape! Following you so I can buy that record when it comes out, love the snippets I heard.

[@lubo2260]

czarpaul01 cheers!

[@nickellis6530]

Great review 👍 now we have a V2, with cab sim and headphones out. Truly a Swiss army knife for the bass player !

[@danicordobass602]

Are the only differences?

[@deimos915]

​@@danicordobass602yeah

[@hamishunahi5724]

Great explanation bro, thanks heaps

[@JackCarver10]

bought the v2 today. My life is complete now.

[@behindthen0thing525]

hows it going

[@JackCarver10]

@@behindthen0thing525 It's the corner stone of my tone and an awesome recording / practice tool

[@derpderpson8796]

DAmn really nice, instabought the pedal. Do you remember which strings you used there? Also phenomenal playing!

[@Tales_from-the_Core]

Could you tell me what cab sim you are using ? Awesome stuff as always!

[@OthiOthi]

Unlikely to get a response at this point but I would also love to know what cab sim was used!

[@kristofkolosnagy9152]

Would be nice if you could demo the Aguilar Agro :)

[@serphalanges2283]

Lubo! That song at that beginning is amazing. Is that what your band sounds like? Because I could listen to that forever.

[@lubo2260]

Ser Phalanges Yeah man all this stuff is going to be on the upcoming Zapryan EP. Thanks for enjoying it dude.

[@Carterfredriksson]

I own this pedal and wow!!!!!

[@Lessmtezbass]

(en español por qué no se escribir bien en inglés XD) ¿Tiene simulación de gabinete?

[@bernardbobson7338]

Thanx🤟💪🙏💥

[@robustduck]

G'day Lubo - I've watched these videos a couple of times and still can't decide between the BK7 or Alpha/Omega - and then whether to get the Ultra version of whichever one I pick! I've just decided that the ADAM isn't for me, but now trying to choose is giving me a head ache! Any further comments you want to add to your reviews? I am mostly playing at home, old rock or slap bass sort of stuff - nothing too heavy at the moment. Thank you!

[@corpsekrusher]

Awesome bass player!

[@brendanbuss1190]

May I ask what the action on your bass is? I expect it must be high..?

[@MaxKazakevich]

KILLLER bass tone (both clean and distorted) and impressive technique! And the music is also great. Are these your band's tracks? :)

[@lubo2260]

Max Kazakevich Hey dude thanks! Darkglass pedals record so good. Yeah all the music will be featured on the coming Zapryan EP.

[@Tales_from-the_Core]

What eq do you have on the bass itself? Everything at noon? If you could reply that would be amazing . this tone is amazing to say the least. I'm trying to dial it in with my gear but I can't get close . any suggestions would be fairy helpful . Thank you 🤘

[@lubo2260]

Hey man! Thank you! All controls are flat. When it comes to bass sounds the instrument itself plays the biggest role in my opinion. This Warwick has a ton of midrange and high frequencies - way more than a jazz bass for example. Depending on your setup you could try boosting around 700hz and 4khz. Maybe even take out some 250hz. It's always advisable to listen to the bass in the context of band/mix to be able accurately judge the right amount of eq. I have to do some pretty drastic eq moves on my other basses too, so have fun with it. Hope this helps

[@Tales_from-the_Core]

@@lubo2260 thank you so much for the reply. I will definitely try out the suggestions. Keep up the great content.

[@hanshansen4267]

You gained a new follower :)

[@lubo2260]

Robin Taylor Cool! Thanks dude!

[@p.stefmusic4945]

Hello!Nice demo!Did you have hiss or noise in distortion with the MEC active pickups?

[@audiofunkdialect]

I think the B7K sounds better than all their other pedals.

[@Phicxtion]

I feel like this pedal and a warwick bass were made for eachother.

[@ichmeinT]

Hi, I have a question and I hope you'll read it. The new B7K ultra v2 has an inbuilt speaker simulation. According to the demo on the darkglass channel, the speaker simulation improves the sound of the D.I. signal massively. In this video you tested the "old" version which doesn't have a speaker simulation (right?). If the speaker simulation is so necessary for the D.I. signal, why does your D.I. signal sound so good in this video without it?

[@lubo2260]

Hi there, yes you're correct I'm playing the 1st version here. Well as far as I'm aware the new version works with impulse responses. This is an awesome option because it basically makes the D.I. Out sound like a miced up cabinet. Mixing wise it's just easier to glue the bass with the rest of the band this way. I'm just used to getting my sounds without this feature but since you can turn it on and off it just adds to the versatility.

[@scot857]

Lubo which impulse do you use here ..thanks

[@lubo2260]

Hi, I didn't use any impulse here. It's just the bass with it's onboard EQ and the pedal.

[@scot857]

@@lubo2260 there is connected with xlr cable and because I was thinking about it . Thanks 🍻

[@lubo2260]

This is the 1st version without impulse response loader

[@scot857]

@@lubo2260 haha 😆 sorry

[@KrailOrellabac]

Fuck... I love this demo.

[@megathrash8539]

that tone at 0:34 is killer! i like it very very much

[@vitorcasavelha]

Did you use this one until today? :)

[@TheGallery213]

That tone is huge, had you done much with the Warwick's onboard pre or just have it flat?

[@lubo2260]

The Shape Thanks man, I just used a slight treble boost since my strings were not the freshest.

[@TheGallery213]

Sounds killer man, love it. \m/

[@roberthathaway]

So i'm a bass player just starting to get into recording with Logic Pro and using a DAW. My son is a drummer and writes his own music and he provides me his tracks and I'm trying to lay down the complimentary bass track. How do you get such a full rich sound, even undistorted are you patching in directly to something so as to record, patching directly into your computer, or miking an amp? We play a lot of Karnivool type music and I am really looking for the Jon Stockman sound. Have the Alpha Omega Ultra on order and when it comes out I want to be ready to plug and play. What are your recommendations for recording bass, with high fidelity, using a DAW. Thank you for your time, your awesome videos and your expertise. I look forward to hearing from you.

[@lubo2260]

Robert Hathaway Thanks for the compliment! It's awesome that you're doing music with your son. Well I use the DI Out of the darkglass pedals straight into my DAW, no amps. Every bass is different so I would suggest using good studio headphones so you can clearly hear how the EQ affects the tone. The high end and midrange frequencies are your best friends if you want to cut through the mix. But the AO is a perfect choice for that. Once the track is recorded you can try to experiment with light compression in your daw, I'll upload a video on this topic in the following days.

[@roberthathaway]

Lubo Thanks for the response. Do you use near field studio monitors in your room? And if so what Brand and model do you like?

[@lubo2260]

Robert Hathaway Yeah I can totally recommend the yamaha hs series. But try dialing in bass tones with headphones first since it's way easier to judge the low end content of the signal.

[@thelstancroix7555]

What were you playing at 2:47?

[@lubo2260]

Angel Zavala Its part of a song called Bitter Rain by my band zapryan. It will be released soon.

[@thelstancroix7555]

Oh, okay, thanks. Where can I find the song when it's released?

[@lubo2260]

Angel Zavala Spotify, Itunes, Amazon etc. I'm going to upload a full stream on my channel as well.

[@thelstancroix7555]

Thanks, I'll be sure to listen to it.

[@roberthathaway]

Looking at various DI's boxes for my DAW, looking at Audient, iConnectivity, and a few other manufacturers that provide USB input to my computer. Any recommendations?

[@lubo2260]

Robert Hathaway Hi, it sounds like you're looking for a audio interface. In my experience even the cheaper ones are awesome these days. Just be sure on how many inputs you want to record simultaneously. Audient should be a great choice.

[@PietroRumenta]

Excuse me: what are the main differences between the B7K and the B7K Ultra and their respective advantages and disadvantages, please?

[@lubo2260]

PietroRumenta Hi there, as far as I know the ultra version has more frequency options and the ability to turn the distortion off while still keeping the EQ activated. So switching between clean and distortion is very consistent. I think the updated version even allows to load IRs.

[@PietroRumenta]

Thank you very much!

[@VentureTime_ow]

He looked so happy

[@Yvallos400]

does it have a noise gate ??

[@alisynn]

nope, but i’ve found the gain stages are really great and you don’t really need one unless you have a super noisy bass.

[@stephenglover8304]

What would you say is the benefit of the B7K Ultra over the Alpha Omega Ultra?

[@lubo2260]

Stephen Glover The only thing that comes to mind is the 2 drive circuits in the AOU but other than that it's more about which sound you prefer. They both sound very different.

[@stephenglover8304]

Lubo thanks for the reply. Difficult question, or rather maybe a stupid question... How would you describe and compare the tonal qualities of the two pedals? Im not sure that the KZbin videos (as good as yours and Patrick Hunter's are) really allow you evaluate. Can you attribute either to be more effective in a specific genre or style of music. Im from Cape Town and have no opportunity to test either as they are as scarce as common sense, so ive got to roll the dice and then order blind from Thomann. Im running a Warwick $$ into a UK made Ashdown ABM. Any advice would be welcomed. Thanks.

[@lubo2260]

Hey I completely understand your situation. Let me give you my thoughts: The B7K is awesome for anything highgain related - we're talking any genre of metal here. The sound is very clear and agressive. The voicing of the AO is unique because of it's midrange. Compared to the B7K it sounds like a narrower band of frequencies are being distorted, which results in a very punchy and grunting tone with a smoother top end. I also found that I prefer the AO for slight distorted or cruchier sounds. The omega side is almost approaching fuzz territory which is awesome for a bit of ranging filth, which I tend to enjoy quite a bit. So in terms of versatility the AO Ultra is very hard to beat. Hope this helps.

[@stephenglover8304]

Thanks Lubo, that really does help. I really appreciate the assistance and i hope Darkglass see how popular your vids are. Best regards from the southern tip of Africa.

[@damiensdarkcorner7924]

Great for Goregrind

[@Phicxtion]

Also Gorenoise

[@AdrienKAH]

Can we talk about cleaning those shelves right behind ? :D good demo by the way ! ^^

[@lubo2260]

Adrien KAH My girlfriend likes you now, she's been pointing that out a few times. haha Thanks for watching!

[@dominiccoleman2536]

Hi man, quick question. Which frequencies do u boost/cut to get your bass tone to sound so good? I’ve only just started playing with a band and my tone never seems to sit so well in the mix or fit with my guitarist. Thanks

[@JoeJoel]

personally, i find that cutting through a mix requires lots of mid action. Lubo cuts his low mids for some reason and I don't think that would work very well to get his instrument heard in live gigs or in the studio.

[@lubo2260]

Dominic Coleman Hey dude, first of all thanks! It's all a matter of experimentation. The guitar should leave some space in the lower register. And you could try boosting the midrange somewhere between 500 Hz - 750 Hz. Keeping your moves simple is always a good idea I think. Hope this helps and let me know how that works for you.

[@lubo2260]

shadowtroop121 Hey man, I completely respect your opinion. I just used the bass and the pedal to dial in tones that work for me personally. It sure doesn't have to work for everyone. Life would be pretty boring that way.

[@JoeJoel]

For sure. The low mids are probably the least pleasant sounding part of a bass tone for me and probably for you too, but I decided to stop ignoring them a few years ago when I started playing in acts with more and more dense sound/instrumentation. When you have room in a soundscape, trebles and high mids are great to boost IMO

[@dominiccoleman2536]

Lubo Thanks man, I’ll try that next rehearsal. Love your videos!

[@disposablebeast3683]

You are definitely cool dude. You would look 100% like the punisher if you got your bench up to 200lb. Subscribed!

[@lubo2260]

Thanks man! haha yeah my gym skills are way too underdeveloped for that

[@Azajndo]

What song is at 5:30?

[@lubo2260]

It's called Bitter Rain, the 1st song of my bands EP: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j17bf6iafs1ooZI

[@benoitbrault6706]

Hi Ludo, great vidéo. I have the same bass, and i have the alpha omega 🤘. Wath strings do you use?

[@benoitbrault6706]

Zapryan -> Deezer 👍

[@lubo2260]

BEN BRAULT Hello fellow Warwickian! Thanks man, I use 45-135 for my 5 strings. I tend to prefer a higher tension.

[@benoitbrault6706]

Lubo the black label?

[@lubo2260]

BEN BRAULT D'addario

[@benoitbrault6706]

Lubo Steel or Nickel 😀

[@Killerb567]

So now that the AO ultra is out have you switched to that? Do you know if the clean channel on the AOu and B7Ku is the same?

[@lubo2260]

SpivelzCA Hey man, I have not tried the AO Ultra yet but I bet it's awesome. I think the clean sections are not the same since the EQ curves seem to be voiced differently.

[@Killerb567]

Thanks, I really enjoy your videos, awesome music too! One more question i notice you play a sire..is that the v7 or v7 vintage with emg jvx? Seems like a beast of a bass for the price.

[@lubo2260]

SpivelzCA thanks man! Its the standard 5 string V7 with an EMG JX set. For a jazz bass style instrument it's a sick deal for sure.

[@mr.romaster3638]

How do you rate Sire bass? I choose myself 2 bass. not expensive

[@lubo2260]

Mr. Romaster I think Sire makes amazing bass guitars for the price. Go for it.

[@mr.romaster3638]

Do you have a kind of custom model?) I want exactly the same as you)

[@lubo2260]

Mr. Romaster No mine is a stock 5 string. I just put in emg pickups and changed the pick guard.

[@mr.romaster3638]

What kind of bass IR impulse do you use? The sound is amazing!

[@lubo2260]

Thanks dude! I don't use any IR just the DI Out of the Pedal.

[@mr.romaster3638]

At me the sound turns out dumb .. bass Dingwall ABZ5 ( Ur sound rly amazing!

[@lubo2260]

Mr. Romaster That's an awesome bass! How long have you been playing? It took me some years of shitty bass tones until my ear started to understand where the bass should sit within the mix. Every bass is different so there are no rules here just experiment with the eq. Maybe try using the bass in passive mode first und stick to simple eq moves and see what it does to the mix. Hope this helps.

[@mr.romaster3638]

I play about 3 years on bass and 10 on guitar) I'll experiment) Thanks for the help, friend!)

[@lubo2260]

Douglas Castro very true!

[@m.blatter7044]

What is the exact bass guitar name? Are these passive or active pickups? Cheers!

[@lubo2260]

Mr Bla Hey dude, it's a warwick corvette pro bubinga with active pickups.

[@necroshine85]

warwick factor!

[@Music.is.my.Fuel.]

What's your tuning? Your sound is thicccccc!

[@lubo2260]

Here the bass is tuned a half step down.

[@aarongarcia3636]

Are you using the Alpha Omega with the B7?

[@lubo2260]

Aaron Garcia No here I just use the B7K U

[@aarongarcia3636]

I am looking to buy new gear and I am liking all of the Darkglass stuff. Wasn't sure if I needed to buy the Alpha Omega as well as the B7

[@lubo2260]

Aaron Garcia Hey man, both have different sounds so it's more a question of "white wine or red wine". I sure like both on different days;)

[@XChristianNoirX]

Time sensitive... AOU vs b7kUv2 dilemma.. since y8uve used both, your opinion is valuable! www.talkbass.com/threads/darkglass-b7k-v2-vs-alpha-omega-ultra-ultimate-combination-choice.1348182/

[@TheodoreWrathchild]

That sounds like pentakill

[@Bolonsio]

Sansamp: think its more better...

[@foxpincher4940]

Too dirty

[@ernestovillarreal2172]

use the fifth string dammm

[@lubo2260]

Ernesto Villarreal All my strings have a special place in my heart and I try to spend quality time with all of them.

[@ernestovillarreal2172]

jajajajaj whatever

[@meantime69]

Jesus tapdancing Christ!! That put hair on me yambag! Well done..