Darkglass unveils updated Vintage bass preamp pedals

By Michael Astley-Brown
( Bass Guitar )
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Vintage Ultra V2 and Vintage Deluxe V3 on the way

Darkglass Electronics has announced two updated bass preamp pedals, the Vintage Ultra V2 and Vintage Deluxe V3.

The Vintage Ultra V2 adds a dedicated headphone output and impulse-response cab emulation for its balanced direct out, which can be loaded and changed via USB using the free Darkglass software suite.

New tone-shaping features take the Vintage Deluxe V3 up a gear, with an addition low-mid frequency switch (12dB of cut/boost at 500Hz) and a high-mid frequency switch (12dB of cut/boost at 1.5kHz).

Otherwise, both pedals feature the same functionality as their forebears, including the tone circuit from the Vintage Microtubes pedal, expanded via additional active EQs, distortion blend, plus Attack and Grunt frequency emphasis switches.

The Vintage Ultra V2 and Vintage Deluxe V3 are available from early May for £389 and £309 respectively. Head over to Darkglass Electronics for more info.

Michael Astley-Brown
Michael Astley-Brown

Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism, and has spent the past decade writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as a decade-and-a-half performing in bands of variable genre (and quality). In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.

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