Darkglass Vintage Deluxe (2016) vs. Microtubes B7K - COMPARISON

[@rhinehartd]

One of the best pedal demos I've seen. A lot of demos out there do stupid crap that aren't helpful at all in helping me judge the pedal, like doing finger tapping, slap, and playing too delicately. I like that you really dig into the strings to bring out the tonality of the bass, which in turn lets the pedals really shine.

[@VictorHugoTargino]

Thanks a lot! That was totally the point, glad it helped you :)

[@ethancheng1595]

Came in here planning to confirm my hunch that I'd like the B7K more. Got completely blown away by the vintage. Great comparison.

[@HuJaas]

Brilliant examples of the units themselves and loved the comparison using the same settings on each. Very helpful and fun to hear, thanks!

[@tmmjppsn]

Great review. Gotta love the lego pedal holders!!

[@tommymccracken487]

That vintage deluxe is my jam. GREAT demo!

[@VictorHugoTargino]

Thank you!

[@CarcPazu]

Awesome comparison. Very in depth. Thank you for this. For me it's the B7K but the Vintage Deluxe is great too.

[@photonatjag]

Great comparison, on some settings I think it's the Vintage one for me, than other settings the B7K.

[@CMartinRecordings]

Very nice demo video, and nice use of lego blocks haha

[@miguelr246]

the vintage one has more fuzz and (sometimes) more warmth but the microtubes is a bit deeper and is a tad more articulate in my honest opinion.

[@morten1]

And the b7k is more scooped and modern sounding, while the vintage has more mid and tube punkpunch. But I'm sure you can easily make them both sound much like each other just by adjusting the eq. So it's more a matter of "which default setting suits me most?"

[@MustDote]

Great to see both settings up close like this. You really know your way around the changes! I preferred the Vintage so pleased to have just bought one s/h

[@driftergrey]

Man that Vintage Deluxe!

[@mkfanforever58]

Great demo!

[@kostas_mexis]

Sure, that's a great review but... where can I find pedal holders like these? They're damn beautiful

[@MrKenneffdupriest]

this is how a demo should be. Well done

[@Cco1810]

Excelente vídeo comparativo Victor. No meu ponto de vista o Vintage soa mais cheio, mais saturado (lembrando um fuzz em alguns momentos) enquanto o B7K soa mais "moderno" mais agudo também. Mas os dois são incríveis! Victor, qual a sua preferencia e por quê? Grato!

[@VictorHugoTargino]

Obrigado! Minha escolha pessoal é o B7K, por ter esse brilho mais pronunciado e por permitir que o drive afete menos os graves. O som fica ao mesmo tempo limpo, saturado, definido e estalado. Mas gosto muito do Vintage e da característica cheia dele, consigo ver contextos nos quais ele funcionaria melhor.

[@Lethargica666]

You did an excellent job, this video helped me a lot!

[@VictorHugoTargino]

Thank you! Glad I could help :)

[@bazdaly4208]

Great demo Victor thanks dude. Which is your preference actually? I'm preferring the middier Vintage 'right now', I think its a more classic tone with that elusive midrange having both depth and warmth, whereas the more modern B7K can push the lows further and sounds great now, but will probably sound dated in 10 years...any thoughts? Am I picky? Yes of course!

[@timothyba2818]

Great video! What settings on the vintage are you using at the very start at 0:28?

[@VictorHugoTargino]

Can't remember the position of the switches (I usually boost the top end and cut the low end, though, so you might want to start from that point), but as for the knobs: Blend at max, Level in the middle, Gain a little bit above middle, boosted Bass and High Mids @ 2 o'clock, cut Low Mids and Treble @ 11 o'clock. I hope this helps! Cheers

[@89bounce]

Hi there, I'm torn between the Two, still. I play mainly rock songs - muse influenced. Some RATM, GnR, foos, etc. Some punk - sum 41, paramore, blink. But recently the Motown sound has kinda interested me. I have a distortion pedal and a big muff. I'm using this mainly as a preamp. As such, do I need to get the Ultra? Some days I like the vintage but on certain days when I re listen I like the b7k. Do you have a recommendation for one?

[@TheOverlordOfProcrastination]

Great demo

[@richardwilliams1310]

sounded like some Cliff Burton influenced parts in your demo \m/

[@VictorHugoTargino]

Cliff is my bass hero, there is definitely something of him in my playing! \m/

[@loopdesignadv]

Victor Hugo Targino 0

[@NukeAllNoobs]

Love that the VD2016 has got a white Lego stand ;)

[@TonyMacaroni69_]

I was wondering if it's safe to run a pre-recorded line level DI signal through the vintage deluxe pedal to then send the affected signal back into my interface to record it. I'm a bit scared to try it since I'm assuming that the pedal was made for a bass signal that hasn't been amplified by a pre amp yet.

[@VictorHugoTargino]

I replied to your comment on the other video. Same answer here too, get a reamp box and it will be fine.

[@FaCorday]

thanks dude...

[@jimmyjames7720]

I wish darkglass would make a pedal that is a cross between the Vintage and the b7k.

[@treiaskaterboyz]

jimmyjames77 it's on the market now :)

[@opoc666]

What pedal are you talking about?

[@treiaskaterboyz]

The Alpha-Omega

[@david3943]

Excelente demostración, con esto se puede tener una buena referencia y tomar una decisión

[@JorgeRodriguez-ml8jk]

Y que decisión tomaste?

[@david3943]

@@JorgeRodriguez-ml8jk ahí tengo el B7K Ultran V2, vale la pena 🤘🤘🤘

[@NickSwe]

awesome... I gotta get both now! xD

[@musicforDRUMIES]

ikr

[@christophermcguinness8200]

This is how all comparison videos should be done! Do you have a favourite between the two?

[@VictorHugoTargino]

+Christopher McGuinness Thanks, Christopher! I used to lean in favor of the B7K, because it's more what I like personally as a player. But, as a producer, I can't help but love the Vintage Deluxe; I like its midrange, kinda Geezer Butler-y tone, and I feel like it really opens up my possibilities in the studio. Hope you like the other videos as well! Cheers from Brazil

[@matthewkirchner7904]

+Victor Hugo Targino So I see you just posted a b7k ultra review, with all the mid control that it provides, how does it compare in your opinion to the vintage in the studio setting you describe?

[@VictorHugoTargino]

+Matthew Kirchner The B7KU and the Vintage Deluxe are still two very different things, even with the extra mid range controls; the clipping is different, so the voicing is very different. With the B7KU, you basically have a B7K that can be a little bit more surgical when it comes to eq'ing and blending clean and distortion, but the tonality is still the same.

[@matthewkirchner7904]

+Victor Hugo Targino Right on! Thanks for the feedback. Excellent videos, thoughly enjoyed the whole series you did on the Darkglass pedals.

[@danimmel6721]

Does the drive NOT go below 12 o'clock? :P Would be great to hear the comparison between them as clean contouring preamps without the drive functions kicking in.

[@danimmel6721]

Great video otherwise. If I were looking for a pricey Drive/Disto pedal you would have sold me on the VTD. :)

[@toninice6876]

The Demo is reale cool But i like the Lego Bank its a very very cool idea and it Works

[@VictorHugoTargino]

Thanks! I'm gonna try and bring that lego stand back, too many people comment on it, lol

[@donvix]

Demo bem massa valeu!

[@nachogomez3599]

Is a fender active mic's?

[@VictorHugoTargino]

It's both, selectable via a toggle switch. I can't recall which one was used in this video, though... probably active.

[@fabiodelima.m7501]

ROCK

[@GTthebusiness]

wait.... did you build those pedal stands from legos? that was more of a rhetorical question, because obviously you did. that's amazing. ...and you even made the colors match.

[@VictorHugoTargino]

Hahaha, yep, used to use those. Really practical!

[@olegvorontsov8359]

vintage version indeed sounds vintage)) like from rockenroll times))

[@Jaesee]

I was in stank face for this whole damn video

[@gilberttiborjakub9890]

Vintage for me, but it is absolutely subjective. There is no “better” or “worse”. It’s all about personal preference.

[@robertjohnleehorse]

Why did you not record the D.I. out? They make standard pedal versions for half the price if that's all you're looking for.

[@calebmills2345]

The B7K seems a little bit more articulate than the Vintage to me. Seems like the B7K has a wider range of tones although it does seem to be a bit more scooped in the mids, maybe?

[@Leiria65]

Caleb Mills the general consensus seems to be that the BK is mid-scooped and has a more metal appropriate sound and the vintage is basically an SVT with every knob up to eleven and a lot of mids

[@ericwilson2186]

Thought I need distortion now I'm sure I dont

[@pagemaster9600]

give me one please!!!!

[@denisblack9897]

there is no way around it you gotta have both

[@sohpol]

F.ckin` hell.... I think I need both :|

[@JeffBeaudoin]

Vintage.

[@gerrywilson8493]

Most pedals sound the same when playing straight bass, If you play a lot of top distortion ...? Why .its not bass ,just boring ..frustrated lead guitarists ,leave it to the six string boys ..they sound better any ways