Darkglass Electronics Microtubes 500 Combo 112 Bass Amplifier

Designed for ultimate sonic quality and portability, the M Combo Series defines excellence in Analog bass tones and precision. Featuring custom-made Eminence® speakers and powered by an efficient 500 W class D power module, the M Combo Series are perfect for the musician demanding premium analog character across venues, rehearsals, and home setups.

Top Panel Features

Input

Use this jack to connect your instrument via a standard ¼” mono cable.

Headphone Output

Connect your Headphones and enjoy the analog cabinet emulation.

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).

Compression

Controls the amount of dynamic compression. The make up gain is adjusted automatically.

Drive

Controls the amount of distortion that the Microtubes Engine will deliver. Press to select the drive mode: OFF/Vintage Microtubes /Microtubes B3K.

Blend

Use this knob to mix between the Clean signal and the Distortion signal.

Level

Controls Microtubes Engine’s output volume.

Low

±12 dB @ Low shelf

Low Mids

±12 dB @ 500 Hz/1 kHz

Press to select the frequency

Hi Mids

±12dB @ 1.5 kHz / 3 kHz

Press to select the frequency

Treble

±12dB @ High shelf

Master

Use this knob to control the overall volume of the combo. Press for Mute.

Back Panel Features

AC Power ON/OFF

Power ON the combo beast.

AC Socket

Use this connector to feed electric power to the amplifier. 100 – 230 VAC, 50-60Hz. Set the voltage selector switch to the correct position before turning on the amplifier!

Tweeter

Turn the tweeter ON/OFF.

Pre/Post

Select between the unprocessed clean DI and the processed signal.

DI Output

Use this connector to send your signal to the console, mic preamp, interface, etc.

Ground Lift

Use this control to lift the ground of the XLR output. If you are experiencing ground noise in your DI signal, try changing this control.

Aux In

Connect this to the headphone output of your laptop, cellphone, MP3 player, etc. The Aux In signal is fed only to the headphone output.

Return

Use this input to receive the signal from your outboard gear.

Send

Use this output to send the signal to your outboard gear.

Footswitch

Use to connect the Darkglass Super Intelligent Footswitch, Intelligent Footswitch or MIDI Footswitch using a 1/4″ mono instrument cable.

External Speaker

Use this connector to connect the amplifier to an external speaker cabinet. The SpeakON Combo jack allows for SpeakON or ¼” speaker cable operation. The minimum load impedance is 8 Ω. The minimum power rating must be 250 W.

WARNING: Do not use an instrument cable with this jack. Using an instrument cable can damage your amplifier.

Technicals details

Woofers

Custom Design Eminence® Speaker

Horn

Eminence® Tweeter

Power Rating RMS

500 Watts

Dimensions

Width: 43.0 cm / 16.9″
Height: 49.3 cm / 19.4″
Depth: 43.2 cm / 17″
Weight: 14.5 kg / 32 lb