Darkglass Microtubes B1K Distortion Pedal

The Darkglass Microtubes B1K Distortion Pedal is here to give some serious bite to your bass. Based on Microtubes' legendary circuit, the B1K possess a guttural growl that's guaranteed to put a smile on your face. And it couldn't be easier to use, with one large dial on the top, it's easy to roll in the amount of gain you desire.

Once you've got the overdrive and saturation sorted, there's a few extra tricks you can employ with B1K. Those are the back mounted blend and tone controls, in addition to an 'MBoost' and 'Grunt' switch. MBoost gives you an injection of decibels, so you can blast through a mix, while the Grunt setting will thicken out your sound - adding in extra low end rumble. And you can do all this on a micro sized compact pedal that will easily slot into your board.

Get fuzzy

From crackly to crunch, from smooth to full on fuzz, the B1K can voice it all. Set your level of grit through the “Level” and “Drive” controls on the front of the pedal. “Level” sets the volume of the overdriven signal, while the “Drive” setting will determine how saturated your tone will be. And believe us, that can be seriously saturated, enough to please those looking for the darkest, gnarliest soundscapes!

Blend and tone

Underneath the B1K are a few extra options to sculpt your sound. Firstly, the “blend” setting will introduce clean signal into the overdrive, with the clean being set at unity gain. The overdriven signal is controlled by the level dial, so you’ll get fine control over exactly how much dirt passes through to your amp.

On the other side is a “tone” control that affects the higher frequencies of the sound. There’s a low pass filter installed here, so you can influence and shape the signal to your exact liking. Turn it anti-clockwise to let a brighter sound shine through, or roll it clockwise to dampen those higher frequencies and let the bass ring out.

Secret weapons

The B1k boasts some secret reserves of musical spice to enhance your tone. Those are the “MBoost” and “Grunt” DIP switches on the bottom of the peal. Need to cut through the mix? Switch on MBoost and enjoy a small DB injection to lift your sound above the mix. Want the sound to get thick and syrupy? Engage the Grunt switch and reveal those super heavy bass booms.

Features

• Distortion destruction for your bass

• Harness a serious amount of growl through an intuitive control layout

• Ultra-compact size makes it easy to travel with and set up

• Transform your tone through a selection of rear panel DIP switches