Preamp, DI, and Distortion in One

The Alpha Omega bass pedal from Darkglass Electronics is so much more than an excellent DI. It's also a pedal-sized preamp and a savage-sounding distortion effect. The Alpha Omega was codesigned with Karnivool bassist Jon Stockman and combines a dynamic saturation circuit with a 3-band EQ and balanced line driver. Level, Drive, and Blend knobs dial in and fine-tune your clean and overdriven signals. Growl and Bite switches increase or decrease the Alpha Omega's low- and high-frequency saturation. And dual outputs make parallel processing and running your signal to a PA or mixing console a piece of cake.

Codesigned with Jon Stockman

Karnivool bassist and all-around sonic adventurer Jon Stockman got together with the engineers at Darkglass Electronics to create the Alpha Omega. Because Stockman regularly goes from thick lows for filling out the bottom to grinding, effected tones that jump out front, he knew that he needed a pedal that would deliver any shade of low-end grit he may need at a moment's notice. So while the Alpha Omega can definitely nail cutting, overdriven bass tones to the wall, it is equally at home as a clean, tone-shaping preamp. As Darkglass puts it, "Alpha Omega is the most flexible among our designs."

Darkglass Electronics Alpha Omega Pedal Features:

• Bass preamp pedal and DI box with saturation circuit
• Designed with Karnivool bassist, Jon Stockman
• 3-band EQ for shaping your tone
• Drive knob controls the amount of saturation in your overdriven signal
• Blend knob adjusts the ratio between clean and overdriven signals
• Growl switch dials in the amount of low-frequency saturation
• Bite switch tunes in the amount of high-frequency saturation
• Parallel output for parallel processing
• Direct output for running into PA systems and mixing consoles

Tech Specs

• Pedal Type: Bass Preamp, DI and Overdrive
• Inputs: Bass 1 x 1/4"
• Outputs: Bass 2 x 1/4" (out, parallel out), 1 x XLR (direct out)
• Power Source: Bass 9V DC power supply (sold separately)
• Power Usage: Bass 30mA
• Height: Bass 1.75"
• Width: Bass 3.75"
• Depth: Bass 4.75"
• Weight: Bass 0.7 lbs.
• Manufacturer Part Number: AO