Darkglass Electronics unveils Microtubes B1K overdrive pedal
July 10, 2022 · 3 sources
Darkglass Electronics unveiled the Microtubes B1K, an overdrive pedal, with the news reported on 10 July 20221. The maker describes it as the first of a new series.
The pedal is listed as an overdrive and as a distortion unit, and its circuit type is given as analog1. It runs on 9V DC, center negative, and draws 17mA1. The listing gives width, depth, height and weight as placeholder values of 000.00 mm, so no enclosure dimensions or weight are available1. No control set, price or ship date is given in the listing1.
The maker frames the pedal as a compact version of an existing circuit:
"The Microtubes B1K is a phenomenal tribute to one of our most legendary distortion circuits in a compact and intuitive format."
The listing links to a Darkglass manual and to demos by Bass Bonedo, The Bass Channel and Patrick Hunter, and to reviews by Rainer Wind of bonedo.de, Kevin Johnson of notreble.com and Stephan of gearnews.de1. None of those reviews' findings are reproduced in the listing1.
The B1K name sits alongside Darkglass's earlier Microtubes B3K bass overdrive, which a 2016 guest review described as having Blend and Level controls plus Attack and Grunt switches with three positions each2. In 2017 Darkglass updated the B3K and B7K to version 2, adding a revised Tone knob, a Mid Boost switch and a Grunt switch with Raw and Fat modes on the B3K3. Those reports cover earlier pedals and give no specifications for the B1K23.
Sources (3)
- Microtubes B1K by Darkglass Electronics | RockBoard | PedalPedia, rockboard.de
- Guest Reviewer Fridays: Darkglass Electronics Microtubes B3K Bass Overdrive - Pedal of the Day, pedal-of-the-day.com
- Darkglass's bass drive pedals get a boost as B3K and B7K are updated to version 2 | MusicRadar, musicradar.com