Darkglass Alpha Omicron Bass Overdrive

£205.00

This is a New Darkglass Alpha Omicron Bass Overdrive from Darkglass Electronics is in our Overdrive Pedals category on Just Pedals. Read More below.

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The Darkglass Electronics Alpha Omicron Bass Overdrive is a compact version of the previously released Alpha Omega Dual Distortion Bass Pedal delivering the same dual distortion effects at a fraction of the size. Like its bigger brother the Alpha Omicron allows you to choose from two different distortion circuits including Alpha and Omega. Alpha provides a punchy tight sound with a huge amount of definition while Omega is brutal raw and packed with power. Both circuits can be selected or blended using the additional control knobs for a unique sound. The pedal has a roadworthy chassis that can handle life on the road. The simple graphics take inspiration from the Greek alphabet.

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Brand

Darkglass Electronics

Darkglass is a Finnish effects and amplification brand focused on bass. Its range centres on preamps, drives and dynamics tools for shaping a bass signal on stage and in the studio. The Microtubes family includes the B7K preamp and X series, while Alpha and Omega offer distinct distortion voices; Hyper Luminal adds compression with digital control. JustPedals listings include Alpha Omicron, Microtubes B7K, Microtubes X and Hyper Luminal. Darkglass documentation identifies Helsinki for some equipment, but manufacturing origin should be checked by model rather than assigned to the whole range.

Category

Overdrive Pedals

Overdrive uses soft or moderate clipping to add harmonics and compression while retaining more of the original note shape than heavy distortion. Some circuits emphasise the midrange and trim bass before clipping; others remain broad, transparent or amplifier-like. Gain, clipping arrangement, headroom and tone filtering decide whether it supplies a light edge, a saturated drive sound or extra push into another gain stage.

Tags

Bass

Voiced or equipped to retain low-frequency fundamentals and the higher headroom of a bass signal. Clean blends, crossovers and bass-specific filter ranges can preserve weight and articulation while the effected portion adds harmonics, movement or ambience.