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Darkglass Tone Capsule Bass Preamp

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Darkglass Tone Capsule Bass Preamp
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Darkglass Tone Capsule Bass Preamp
Darkglass Tone Capsule Bass Preamp
Darkglass Tone Capsule Bass Preamp
Darkglass Tone Capsule Bass Preamp
Darkglass Tone Capsule Bass Preamp
Darkglass Tone Capsule Bass Preamp

Onboard Bass Preamp

  • Provides the transparency of the Microtube B7K EQ as a built-in pre-amp
  • Control: Bass + -12 dB @ 70Hz - Mids: + -12 dB @ 500Hz - Hi Mids + -12 dB 2.8kHz
  • Including potentiometer
  • The Tone Capsule can be used with one or two batteries in series for 9 V or 18 V operation (battery clips not included)
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Available since September 2017
Item number 421133
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Equalizer 3-Band
539 AED 142,02 €
Plus 266 AED shipping
The price in AED is a guideline price only
Since we ship from Germany, additional costs through taxes and customs may be incurred
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Most transparent bass electronics seen so far
wayfa 27.07.2018
pros: Installed this on a ESP D5 bass and the sound improved considerably compared to the stock electronics.
Specially noticeable on trebles/mid highs.

cons:-The knobs were a little thicker than the previous ones, so I had to file out the wood to allow them trough.
-is obviously not cheap
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Very clean and transparent
Scoffe 13.02.2020
I've been looking for a transparent bass preamp and decided to try this one. I installed it on my Warwick LX Jazzman replacing stock mec 3 band eq and I'm happy now! The passive and active mode are almost exactly the same and controls are more sensitive and alot more usable.
pros: the sound is very close to passive and frequencies are a lot more usable.
cons: the price, but for me it worth it
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Tone Capsule
MaddaM 27.08.2023
I am absolutely baffled by the difference this makes in my active 5 string. Not just a preamp but it offers a so wide range into tonal variety that it's worthwile to have this installed in your bass. You could have this poured into a pedal but having the preamp onboard is a plus. Worth the price , good price to quality ratio !
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Darkglass rocken ...eigentlich
Friesemuth 19.05.2020
Ich bin ein riesen Fan von Darkglass, weil sie in meinen Augen die besten Bass Verzerrer überhaupt bauen!

Leider wurde ich mit der Tone Capsule nicht warm. Allerdings muss ich erwähnen, dass ich auch absolut kein Fan von aktiven Bässen bin. In einem Selbstexperiment habe ich einen 90s Sandberg von seiner grausigen Elektronik (keine Ahnung was da schief gelaufen ist - eigentlich wissen die Jungs wie man einen Bass Preamp baut) befreit und stattdessen den Darkglass Preamp eingebaut.

So konnte ich:
A mit dem Bass direkt ins Interface und noch ein bisschen den EQ am Instrument nachregeln und
B in Verbindung mit meinem B3K auf einen B7K aufstocken. Schließlich hatte ich nun den Darkglass Preamp und den Darkglass Verzerrer.

EIn Freund von mir hat tatsächlich einen B7K. Diesen zusätzlich zur Tone Capsule zu nutzen hat den Sound eher verschlechtert.

So ...Problem:
Ich bin kein Fan von aktiver Elektronik in Bässen. Ich habe gute passive Bässe und ebenso gute Bassverstärker. Da ich nicht innerhalb eines Sets mehrfach am EQ meinen Sound nachregeln muss finde ich es eher lästig, dass sich die Potis im Gigbag verstellen können und dass mir irgendwann der Saft ausgeht.
Letztendlich habe ich den Preamp wieder ausgebaut und die Löcher mit Hutmuttern verschlossen.

Der Preamp ist kein magisches Instument um einen Einsteigerbass nach Dingwall Custom Shop klingen zu lassen, aber es handelt sich um einen soliden Preamp, in Darkglass typischer Klangqualität.

Effektiv bekommt man eben den Preamp aus dem B7K und dem B7K Ultra ...nur ohne Overdrive und ohne die ganzen Miniswitches.
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