“I get one and I cannot get the "grind" that I've heard in so many different demo's/reviews on YouTube. I've tried using the controls every which way I can and still can't get it.”
“I get one and I cannot get the "grind" that I've heard in so many different demo's/reviews on YouTube. I've tried using the controls every which way I can and still can't get it.”
“In my experience B3K has a more articulate and 'playable' sound, cuts through the mix much better (to be honest the Agro gets lost), and is quieter too (Agro is a bit hissy).”
“It's particular baked in tone is great for metal and prog rock, especially where you need to hear the note articulation. For stoner rock, I don't think it's a good choice at all.”
“Took me sometime to find a setting I liked, as with the blend/drive up high it would disappear in the mix. I could run it at a lower gain or blend at 12, but it wasn't really giving me what I need.”
“running it that way, plus using the mid switch, and keeping the tone no higher than noon, helps get some good dirt, without losing mids or "body"”
“It's dirt without the dirt Very tight, great definition, blah blah BUT... maybe suitable if you want that polished "modern sounding" djent tone, not if you want to sound nasty.”
“It's a great little pedal but definitely not enough for really brutal and nasty stuff on its own, it needs help for that. If you want to add a little dirt/drive to your sound, a bit of edge, it's great.”
“I wanted to like it but for that much coin I really expected to blow me away. It didn't. I just came to the conclusion that although it's a well regarded pedal, it just wasn't for me....”
“thanks for making a pedal that can actually realise the sound I've had in my head for years AND cut through two high-gain guitar stacks”
“Think more clankity clank modern Meshuggah or aggressive metal sounding tones. It does that better than anything else on the market.”
“B3k and B7k: I thought the bedroom tone was awesome but in a mix I had a real hard time getting them to not seem washed out... even with the EQ on the b7k.”
“I dig the VMT but not really connecting with the B3K. I get OK bedroom tones from the B3K, but lost in the mix with the rest of my metal band.”
“My B3K into a GK fusion 550 has beat out every other amp/pedal combo for me. Whether that was an SVT, 100t, solid state amps, etc.”
“the B3K is too... something. Too well-behaved? Scooped? No matter how I tweaked it I couldn't dial out what I experienced as a "scoopiness"”
“I had a B3K for a minute, but as others have said, once I found a good grindy tone that worked, it vanished in the live mix. Great for recording though.”
“I love how my B3K sounds but it seems to all but disappear in a full-band mix, and I’ve found that when I try to dial in slightly more dirt to stand out a bit more I lose a significant amount of low-end fundamental.”
“I used to have a b3k for a little bit, I ended up buying a MBD-1 on a whim from the hype, the darkglass was sold a week later.”
“I use a 2012 am std pbass with dr sunbeams and have both toggles up and blend at 1 and drive at 2 pretty killer old school grit”
“After a week, this thing is great. It's kind of like a more clear and sophisticated sansamp with a lot better range of gain.”
“although I did not like the B3k/b7k character too much on its own, I do like that character when complimented by other instruments in the mix.”
“I owned the B3K and B7K and I just didn't like the drive on it, now I have a VMT deluxe and couldn't be happier”
“I bought a Bk3 used, enjoyed messing with for a few months and sold it for what I had in it. Cost to find out it just wasn't my cup of tea?”
“For $240 I guess I was expecting something pretty magical because honestly it doesn't sound that fantastic.”
“I was instantly blown away. Really good tones. The "Grunt" is something I thought I wouldn't like, but I do. It is great.”