Darkglass M500V2 500W Solid State Bass Amp Head

The Microtubes 500 is a 500W Amplifier equipped with an all analog solid state preamplifier and a Class D Power module. The first thing you will notice from the Microtubes 500 is its unusual control layout.

On the top row, you will find the clean section which is the foundation of your tone. It features a gain control and an active 4 band EQ: along with Low and Treble controls, you will find Low Mids and HI Mids controls, each knob with their own 2-way frequency switch.

On the bottom row, you will find the Microtubes Engine, an extra channel that will bring your clean tone to the next level by helping you cut through th emix while adding anything fromt eh subtle, tube-like, harmonics and natural compression to the obliteration distortion. 

The Microtubes Engine can be engaged via the front panel or our own digitally controlled intelligent Footswitch and Super Intelligent Footswitch (both sold separately)

• Passive/Active: Use this push-button switch to change from passive to active mode. If your bass is active it can have a hotter signal making the amp to distort early (feel free to use if such additional distortion is desired).
• Microtubes: Use this push button to turn on or off the Microtubes Engine to add natural compression, organic harmonic enhancement, and saturation ranging from mild overdrive to high gain bass rage.
  The Microtubes Engine operates before the 6 band EQ section (you can therefore use the 6 Band Active EQ for additional tone shaping in addition to the Tone knob described below).
• Compression: This knob controls the amount of dynamic compression added to the Microtubes Engine. The make up gain is adjusted automatically. The compression can be turn off or assigned using the Darkglass Suite for each mode separately (Clean, B3K, and VMT).
• Drive: This knob controls the amount of distortion that the Microtubes Engine will deliver. It will change from a soft warm overdrive to a massive modern distortion sound.
• Tone: This knob controls the high harmonic content of the Microtubes Engine via a variable low pass filter: crank it up for additional attack and definition or dim it down for a smoother sound, especially handy if already running bright clean EQ setting or cabinets with tweeters.
• Level: Use this knob to control Microtubes Engine’s output volume.
• Blend: Use this knob to mix between the Clean signal and the Distortion signal (Microtubes Engine).
• B3K/VMT: This push-button switch selects between two overdrive voicings: B3K® mode will deliver an aggressive, percussive sound while the VMT will bring up the mids for a warmer, more neutral character.
• Bass: +-12dB at 80Hz. Use this slider to change the low-end content of the signal.
• Mids: +-12dB at 250, 500, 1.5k and 3kHz. These sliders control the mid content of the signal.
• Treble: +-12dB at 5kHz. Use this slider to change the high content of the signal.
• Master: Use this knob to control the overall volume of the amplifier.
• Mute: Use this push button to mute the amplifier.