Certain models have Douglas Castro’s signature on the back to show that he individually made your respective pedal.įeatures: the Vintage Microtubes includes four knobs with four respective functions. You can definitely tell that these are given a little extra TLC for the fact that each are individually hand signed to assure that they were inspected and tested before shipment. The lettering was very well designed and there was nothing amiss or faulty when it came to assembly or construction (which should always be the case in this price point.) It came included with 4 rubbed grippers to add on as an option, which was a nice touch considering that pedals rarely stay in one place without them on stage. The construction was that of a professional level hand made product for a working musician, with all the knobs feeling solid and well attached. The solid steel chassis of the pedal was what I would expect from a pedal at this price point (retails at $250). The pedal came to me shipped directly from Helsinki and came with a nice little box for easy storage which came with a magnetic latch for easy access. 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.” The Vintage Micotubes pedal is described by Darkglass, as “The Microtubes Vintage is our tribute to some of the most legendary sounds in rock history. Darkglass has been quickly moving up in the ranks as a formidable name in boutique bass pedals that has seen their artist roster grow with the likes of Alex Webster from Cannibal Corpse and Billy Gould from Faith No More among many others. The Founder and CEO of Darkglass Electronics based out of Helsinki, Finland. The Vintage Microtubes Pedal is the brainchild of Finnish bassist and audio engineer Douglas Castro. Unregulated power supplies and/or higher voltages may result in suboptimal noise performance and even damage your unit, voiding the warranty.Review – Darkglass Electronics Vintage Microtubes…įull Disclosure: I am a Darkglass Endorsee, but clearly for matters of journalistic integrity for our readers as well as consumers, I am giving an objective analysis of the Vintage Microtubes, the good and the bad. Due to ecological reasons it does not accept batteries. Only use a regulated 9V DC adapter with a center-negative plug. WARNING: The Vintage Deluxe has a current draw of 30mA.Direct Output: A balanced version of the ¼” output, useful for running into PA’s or studio mixing consoles.Parallel Output: A passthrough for your input signal, useful for parallel processing.The "Flat" position leaves this register untouched while the "Cut" position will reduce the amount of high frequencies being saturated.This new addition helps to keep the treble portion of the signal under control, specially useful when playing with new strings and/or cabinets with tweeters! Attack Switch: Sets the amount of treble content to saturate: The "Boost" setting emphasizes the treble content extra clarity and presence.Grunt Switch: Sets the amount of low frequency content to saturate by selecting between three different bass boost levels before the clipping stage.The clean signal remains at unity gain while the volume of the overdriven signal is set by the Level knob, allowing for fine control of the blend ratio. Blend: Mixes the clean input signal with the overdriven signal.Drive: Sets the amount of saturation in the overdriven signal.Level: Sets the volume of the overdriven signal.
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