Darkglass Vintage Ultra v2 with Aux In

Bass effect pedal from Darkglass

With the Darkglass Vintage Ultra v2 , the Finnish bass specialists present a revised version of their preamp pedal, which is extremely popular as a supplier of the optimum Vintage-Sound. Accordingly, the Bass effect pedal delivers a surprisingly amplifier-like sound that is in no way inferior to the best tube stacks, both clean and distorted, and can be adjusted via an elaborate EQ. Furthermore, the Darkglass Vintage Ultra v2 features a headphone connection and a balanced direct out with switchable speaker simulation, while the Aux-In allows the output of backing tracks or play-alongs.

Fat Clean sound and rich overdrive

The Darkglass Vintage Ultra v2 pedal delivers a solid clean sound whose organic dynamics and harmonic richness bring the bass signal to life and evoke clear associations with a high-voltage tube circuit. Furthermore, the preamp offers a separately switchable overdrive unit that covers the spectrum between fat Overdrive and rich Distortion. The "Drive" control can be used to determine the intensity of the distortion, while "Blend" mixes in the clean signal to achieve pressure and definition.

Versatile tone control

The sound of the Darkglass Electronics Vintage Ultra can be precisely adjusted using the 4-band tone control, with the semi-parametric mid-bands allowing the character-shaping frequencies to be significantly influenced. Furthermore, two typical Darkglass switches, "Grunt" and "Attack", are available. While Grunt determines the saturated bass components in the signal, Attack can be used to give the signal more presence or remove sharpness, depending on the other equipment used.

Headphone connection and Direct Out with speaker simulation

The Vintage Ultra v2 also provides a balanced Direct Out for direct bass signal pick-up on stage or in the recording studio, while the headphone connection enables silent practicing. Thanks to the switchable loudspeaker simulation based on Impulse Responses, a particularly natural sound image is available. Last but not least, the aux-in allows the output of backing tracks or play-alongs.