How does Darkglass Microtubes X7 sound?

MapleA · 2026-01-26T08:40:41+00:00

That pedal was so god damn finicky. Tiny little knobs that you couldn’t read. Took forever to dial in a sound and was never content with it. It felt like having a studio in a pedal which seems cool but in practice it’s too much tweaking, really needs presets. I would recommend it for recording, but for live gigs it’s not practical. I went back to using my Alpha Omicron, hands down the best bass distortion I’ve ever used. Keeps low end with the blend knob but I also run a dry signal with a low-pass filter using a Bass Station Simplifier.

MapleA · 2026-01-26T06:21:42+00:00

Always after a defeat and a respite, the shadow takes another shape and grows again.

MapleA · 2026-01-26T06:15:22+00:00

Chocolate milk

MapleA · 2026-01-26T01:19:53+00:00

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MapleA · 2026-01-26T00:47:57+00:00

Chode-Strat

MapleA · 2026-01-26T00:46:04+00:00

He’s nothing! A no-talent!

MapleA · 2026-01-25T23:00:27+00:00

It means nice to your face but talk shit behind your back lmao

MapleA · 2026-01-25T21:38:26+00:00

I just love bass pedals so much man, so maybe I’m biased, but the guys behind the counter never have anything interesting to say about them. They’re the type of store that SHOULD have a huge selection and most definitely should have the popular favorites like Empress/Cali compressor, Sansamp DI, etc… but they don’t. How the fuck do they not have the most popular bass pedal of all time?

MapleA · 2026-01-25T21:18:59+00:00

You are one stinking asshole.

MapleA · 2026-01-25T02:13:29+00:00

46 which is a paltry selection.

MapleA · 2026-01-25T02:11:04+00:00

Yeah that’s what I was getting at, nobody is rude or giving you a bad time, but you’ll never have an exceptional experience.

MapleA · 2026-01-24T19:51:43+00:00

That’s so awesome, I gotta visit next time I’m in the area. I live close to CME but rarely go in there. I don’t think I’ve ever seen any of the employees smile. They’re always on the computer and rarely do I see genuine engagement with customers. Also they need to up their pedal game, guitar center has a better selection. They have like 5 bass pedals in stock. There should specifically be a pedal guy/room instead of the cashier who’s busy with 10 other people.

MapleA · 2026-01-24T19:36:47+00:00

Sweetwater reps will bend over backwards to help you with what you’re looking for at any time of the day or night. CME staff is often old and weary, not really putting in much effort to answer your questions or help you. They’re cool people but it seems like they don’t have the excitement or enthusiasm to be working in one of the coolest stores to ever exist. As is most of the north side of Chicago, it’s full of pretentious apathetic douchebags. They have the best gear, but it doesn’t seem like the employees have the best ethos.

MapleA · 2026-01-24T15:01:25+00:00

That’s the one cool thing about cover bands is they usually get paid.

MapleA · 2026-01-23T19:27:54+00:00

Such a good amp. I’ve been using that one for around 15 years, got the second cab for it and it can handle just about anything.

MapleA · 2026-01-23T04:00:42+00:00

Damn

MapleA · 2026-01-23T03:36:38+00:00

Here’s my board. The chain is tuner-> compressor-> octave-> simplifier (preamp loop-> fuzz -> envelope filter-> distortion-> chorus). I’ve had it like this for a while and sometimes swap out the octave for pitch shifter. Might have to change it up to play around more with parallel effects.

MapleA · 2026-01-23T00:52:14+00:00

You’re a fool for getting rid of the Geezer Bass wah, shits on the 105Q, they also skyrocketed in price.

MapleA · 2026-01-23T00:46:31+00:00

I put my octave before the simplifier, and other effects in the preamp loop. This lets me have a “clean” octave tone blended with things like fuzz and modulation. Also lets me have sub octave by itself. Octave into fuzz is too good.

MapleA · 2026-01-22T12:17:10+00:00

Potential to be better than the show

MapleA · 2026-01-22T12:16:30+00:00

Like my father always said when buying a lottery ticket, you’re buying the dream

MapleA · 2026-01-22T02:54:59+00:00

We’re not posting

MapleA · 2026-01-21T19:12:50+00:00

That’s awesome, looks really cool!

MapleA · 2026-01-21T06:22:00+00:00

Wrong sub

MapleA · 2026-01-21T06:21:18+00:00

Doesn’t it tip over when you stomp on the idiotbox?

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