Darkglass VS Sansamp with clips. Preferences?

Which do you prefer in these clips?

  • Darkglass

    Votes: 30 43.5%

  • Sansamp

    Votes: 39 56.5%
  • Total voters
    69
  • Poll closed .
Zach Szy

Zach Szy

Jan 8, 2023
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#1
Thought I'd upload a comparison since I loved stuff like this when I was looking for gear a while ago.

Same Riffs, Once through the Sansamp BDDI V1 and once through a Darkglass Vintage Ultra V1
Warwick FNA Jazzman, and all the sound clips are with some amount of the clean (compressed) DI blended in. No processing on the pedal signal.

Included 2 clips of each. One in the context of a quick demo track, and the other with the guitars muted.

Preferences? Thoughts, questions comments?
 

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  • Drums and bass Sansamp.mp3
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  • Drums and bass Darkglass.mp3
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  • Context Sansamp.mp3
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  • Context Darkglass.mp3
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#6
I voted sansamp cause it feels more like distortion with good articulation and that tone suits the context better (IMHO). The DG sounded more like overdrive than distortion, a little cleaner and only gritty in spots. A good tone, growly but still bassy and with clear articulation.
 
#7
Reedt2000 said:
I voted sansamp cause it feels more like distortion with good articulation and that tone suits the context better (IMHO). The DG sounded more like overdrive than distortion, a little cleaner and only gritty in spots. A good tone, growly but still bassy and with clear articulation.
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Really interesting! I definitely hear the sansamp as more of a fuzz/distortion like you said, but to my ears the darkglass had more articulation. With that said, I agree that for this track I’d go Sansamp
 
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#10
Interesting - nice comparison, nice sounds, nice playing! I think I prefer the SansAmp - it sounds thicker and a little more "real" even if it doesn't have quite the clear high end of the Darkglass. But I also may be biased, since I have never played any Darkglass stuff and have a SansAmp (Geddy Lee MP40) - I can tell that I am biased by my opinions and experiences (or lack thereof) with the two companies, even though I don't really have strong feelings about either...
 
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hieronymous said:
Interesting - nice comparison, nice sounds, nice playing! I think I prefer the SansAmp - it sounds thicker and a little more "real" even if it doesn't have quite the clear high end of the Darkglass. But I also may be biased, since I have never played any Darkglass stuff and have a SansAmp (Geddy Lee MP40) - I can tell that I am biased by my opinions and experiences (or lack thereof) with the two companies, even though I don't really have strong feelings about either...
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I think part of why it sounds more "real" as you put it, is because it's a sound so many of us have grown accustomed to. It's on countless records, stages and in nearly every studio. It sort of just tends to right for rock music
 
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#17
They both sound great. So much so that could you share the settings for both pedal?

They sound a lot more similar than I expected them to. I've always felt it was a bit of an unfair comparison to compare sansamp to darkglass. Aren't sansamp more or less supposed to initiate the sound of an amp, whereas the darkglass are distortion pedals? I think darkglass sound way better in front of an amp or another gain stage. I think the best tone would be to stack them!
 
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#20
I'm pleasantly surprised by the SansAmp; I could never manage that modern of a tone. That said, I prefer the tighter low-end of the Darkglass and it's more aggressive mids. Both sound great, however. Feels like it's really a matter of taste in this situation.
 
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