Darkglass Hyper Luminal [Bass Demo]

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0:06 - Gibson Ripper [Microtubes 500 Clean]
0:22 - Fender P-Bass [Microtubes 500 VMT]
0:37 - Sterling Ray24 [Microtubes 500 Clean]
1:00 - Ibanez SR505 [Microtubes 500 B3K]
1:17 - Overview
2:13 - Vulfpeck Dean Town Riff [Fender Jazz Bass]
2:47 - Specs Continued
4:18 - Compressor Playthrough
6:54 - Extra Features
7:36 - Clean Harmonics
8:00 - Final Thoughts
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[@patrickhunter]

So this pedal is definitely going on my pedalboard, what are some of yall's favorite pedals? Anything I should check out?!

[@nfmonteiro]

The Diamond Bass Compressor, if you haven't already, it's my go to compressor and won't leave my board any time soon. Also the Red Witch Factotum, the Southampton Ictineo, the Tech 21 Oxford and the Mesa Throttle Box.

[@RadityoPramAdi]

I've heard good things about T21 Oxford dan Mesa TB...

[@skafanatic19]

Tech 21 Q Strip

[@richardtremblay7634]

Can you review the Cali76 compact bass compressor?

[@thefrugalbassist2366]

Patrick Hunter If you haven't tried the ever useful Keely's "Bassist Limiting Amplifier." It's described as VCA compression engineered by the same guys that designed the old studio based DBX compressors. Using THAT Corp. 4320 design made for the practical use of a stomp box. Has all the make up gain one could need @ 30db's. Complete squash, or transparent leveling this Keeley does it all with ease. The Darkglass Hyper Luminal compressor sounds great too, but with more versatility.

[@TheBassChannel]

That intro bit was bad ass! Great video, dude!

[@erikarko]

Awesome as always, Patrick! Also: Great version of Dean Town!!

[@AJbassist]

do you got yours yet ?

[@erikarko]

AJ On it’s way soon :)

[@jodyhendrix5876]

Best Compression pedal review I've seen....I love the that you were actually digging in and playing hard . Thanks ...btw the pedal is awesome

[@hulkslayer626]

Didn't think it was possible... but your playing just keeps getting better and better! Amazing! I have to rewatch the video because I wasn't paying attention to the pedal cause I was blown away by the playing! lol :)

[@star.admiral]

Great demo! Thorough, straightforward, and sick bass playing. Thanks for the video!

[@seaskiff20]

I was waiting patiently for your demo of this awesome new compressor. You sold me....going to preorder as soon as possible. Keep up the great work Patrick. You are definitely one of my fav’s.

[@DommoDommo]

That Ripper dude. God damn.

[@CatPickStudios]

Vulfpeck!!! Great demo, dude!

[@coveryourears3851]

Great review, just preordered my unit yesterday. Very excited and particularly interested in the FET mode and the combo of this and the B7K

[@daveother]

Well hell, now I need this pedal. Been looking for a new compressor, this ticks all my needs, and sounds great.

[@bassguitar1919]

I think I am about sold on this one as my first stand alone comp pedal. Was strongly considering splurging on a cali76 but I feel like this can get close to that and also offer several other great sounds. Plus Amos Williams from Tesseract uses these and I LOVE his tone! Cheers!

[@davidsais13]

Finally a great bass player reviews this!!! Cant wait to get my hands on one!!!!

[@RufusMann]

hyper hyped

[@the_gorm4207]

Sick. Once again you have given me all the information I need to make this purchase. You’re the man Patrick! 🫡🤘🏻

[@PrimePixelHD]

Nice! Awesome sounding pedal. Buut, why would I get this over the Cali76 Bass Comp. Sure you can get very similar results with the HL using the FET mode, both have the very key blend feature. But, the Cali has the High Pass Filter Control, and this control is very very key to how musical the Cali sounds, especially when you have a B string or lower. The only thing that would persuade me to get this is what control you have in the DarkGlass Suite.

[@PrimePixelHD]

Douglas Castro Interesting. Thanks Doug! Now that sure is a reason to get this pedal.

[@epastor]

Great review bro!

[@janeandben1]

Would that be a good pedal to my new darkglass analog combo ?

[@texgrouper7825]

Thanks for sharing! If you could only afford 1 compressor for virtually any genre, would you go with the Darkglass or Drybell67?

[@Yt5hdf5g5g5g]

Love that Joe dart bass line (dean town)👍

[@michaelb.42112]

This is the only video I've seen so far that explains what the ratio and bus, etc buttons do. The other ones don't explain at all.

[@ShynAwkward]

"Game Over Man......Game Over!!"

[@DoofersCreepers]

Hi Patrick, Love that first bass in the video, sounds great, what is it? Thanks for the review, I have ordered this pedal.

[@mirak63]

I really can't here a difference woth buying a compressor when you turn the nobs that the end of the video. I have a EBS Multicomp, and I though there was not enough settings, so I bought a MXR287, toyed a lot with, but I just don't bother putting it on anymore. I always feel I prefer the unaltered sound in the end. I don't know if I will ever get it.

[@raven_glass]

IMO you're not really going to ever be impressed out of a comp soloed like this. Where it shines is in the live mix so you don't suddenly drop out or overbear parts because the comp is keeping your levels consistent. I personally find if I'm in a simply jammy part I play much harder than in an intricate technical portion and the comp will make sure all of it stays relatively in the same gain range so the bass guitar keeps it's presence in the mix.

[@alcarnor2506]

Lovely fat tone from that Gibson. 😋

[@AJbassist]

all my favorite reviewers in the comments :) BASS LIFE , i miss an attack n release knob

[@Progbassist]

Is it possible to program the pedal so you can change the ratio or mode from the footswitch? I mean it could just be useful if you change from distorted to clean and want more compression on the clean sound.

[@tiagovsilva]

Hi Patrick! Using it as a clean boost pedal, with blend at 0 and output at maximum, how many db's should I get to make my passive bass hotter?

[@ChrisDavis1975]

I bought a Valeton Dapper Bass “strip” that I really like. It’s a knockoff of Tech 21’s Bass Fly Rig. I get many compliments on how I sit in the mix with that thing. The sound guy likes it. I use it with the amp section & compressor/boost section on all the time. Anyways, makes my setup & take down time next to nothing.

[@DA-zi2jr]

The demo was good. So.. Not to take away from the effort, I didn't get a lot of information or new information from this I didn't from the other reviews. The demo covered the similar marketing talking points or as advertised overview, but then just a lot "knob turning" with no explanations.. For instance, no real settings shown to expound upon which frequencies are being effected, how their effected on each mode, or anything adept in demoing a compressor. Nor did it show any DarkGlass Suite interaction showcased and etc. Hmmm

[@Morniac]

song name or tabs better ?

[@joelmondonedo6855]

Dean Town!!! I love Vulfpeck. Awesome pick and great sound, were you using your B7K? Great job!

[@kevmac1230]

How do you have only 21000 subs? Criminal!

[@T-Hawkeyes]

Buffered or True Bypass?

[@pagemaster9600]

is the compression nob like the threshold control?

[@youngp1nk]

I emailed a few questions to Darkglass and this was part of the response "The ratios are: Bus Mode: 1.5, 2, 4, 10 Symmetry mode: the range of the original Symmetry's compression control FET mode: 4, 8, 12, 20 and 'all in' mod The default time knob behavior is fast attack & slow release -> slow attack & fast release, but this can be tailored and customized via the DG suite. The compression knob affects both the limiting threshold of compression, and the make up gain at the same time, it is not a boost." Hope that helps.

[@travisarlow9564]

Do Darkglass also do picks now? I noticed one when you were messing with the knobs.

[@christainsoto123]

Travis Arlow they ship a pick with all of their pedals now

[@frostriver4547]

Travis Arlow and a nice little darkglass sticker 👍🏼

[@tiagovsilva]

Great review as always!!.. I only miss the clean signal, and Hyper Luminal on comparison.. :) Now you've tested, you can send it to me :)

[@haxenheimer9707]

4:20, dude

[@tiagovsilva]

@@haxenheimer9707 I saw that But I think he could make more on off demonstrations. mainly because he is using a distorted signal, and we don't know what is EQ, drive, or the compressor effect.

[@johnraspberry2269]

i can't hear any difference when you changing the knobs....

[@jeffreyhansen350]

I used feel the same way when Iisten to compressor demos. I was focused on listening to the reduction of spikes of volume as he increased the compression and the ratio. What I learned was to listen for the effect it has on the quieter, lighter parts. Like when he alternates between harmonics and different intensities of plucking. The compressor’s basic mission is to make the loud and quiet parts more even. The Darkglass does such a versatile job varying where in the frequency spectrum and dynamic range it operates depending on time and compression settings. Overall, I prefer the natural fullness of the SYM compressor mode.

[@DiamondLifer]

No slap? 😘

[@pabloaldunatecardenas6880]

Lots of unnecessary movement in the left hand. The right hand is also using an uncontrolled touch force. Bad technique can lead to carpal tunnel syndrome.