This is my next purchase. Awesome review, really got into the weeds. Loved how you showed all the settings with no pedals first.
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Hey, i' m doing all band rehearsals and even club gigs in stereo with two of these awful little bastards, using a mxr compressor , wah-pedal and t-rex mudhoney II,-distortion in front and boss eq,-7, polara reverb, t-rex delay, ce-2 chorus and (for queen-covers) an eventide pitchfactor in the effect-loop to make the sound more versatile, because I' m playing in three completly different bands (A Bluesrock band, a cover band and a prog-metal band!). Everything works great and SOUNDS F-A-N-T-A-S-T- I- C!! - The micro-dark is really AMAZING, especially for THAT small money! Greetings!! 🤘🎸
one thing i found cool was that kicking in the compressor on clean setting pretty much restored all the color that the amp loses when you dial back the gain.
The knobs are really sensitive......British man chuckles to himself 🇬🇧😂 Great review. This is my live backup if the Orange TH goes down (chuckles again 🇬🇧😂)
It's pretty crazy how much you can get out of that amp. I used 120W head before Orange, and i gotta say i do like this one better. It can get noisy, but it can do so much more with lower volume. Through a 4x12 cab it's crazy. The tones are so pure.
best review of this awesome little amp I've seen! have a triple recto currently but thinking about changing things up. band uses in-ears so really just need tone, not ear-splitting volume. maybe I'll get two of these and do a kick-ass little stereo setup! Great job House of David!
I couldn't be much more satisfied with my rockerverb mkii but with that said the micro dark is prolly still the most fun and dynamic amp I've played and after almost a year of having it I still get so excited to play on it. 2000$ worth of tone under 200$ simply sweet as I believe the demo shows.. play soft get a nice dirty clean crunch out of it or play it hard an feel the overdrive come to life! what you put into it comes right back at you full force. buy one
wow that compressor really gets out the mooosh. btw I have a rabbit that does what your dog does. she loves it when I play. she runs around, and lies down by my feet. she also loves when Roy Buchanan plays :)
@@aegisreflector1239 I'd say yes, it's more than loud enough to play with a drummer. Though I am plugging it into a B52 4x12 cab, they're great and you can get em cheap. I can't go above volume 3 without the walls and windows shaking. So depending what kind of cab you are plugging into I would say your mileage may vary. But if you are plugging into a decent 2x12 you're good. If you are plugging into a 4x12 yeah you won't have any issues.
Wow brother, i just got my Micro Dark, looked at alot of videoes on this, had the micro terror, was Awesome, and it its over the top for tone with my Les Paul,,but Im telling you, My Fender Strats have never sounded better in the like crunch mode settings on this little beast, i have an Ibanez ts808 made in Japan reissue which is Awsome, and paid nearly 200 dollars for it new, but i can get just as great tone on my micro dark with my strat, in the right settings as it..and you rock brother..Fantastic revue, thanks
Mick from TPS suggests using this amp with an overdrive pedal with the settings low, as a reduction of gain. He used the pedal for a cleaner sound and when he disengaged the pedal, it immediately gave him that big sound for solos. Amazing how usable these little things can be for the money.
This amp is sick! Small but, packs a punch. I place my TC Electronics Hall of Fame Reverb in the loop and off i go. Get a couple and just jam!! BTW...Killer jeans brother. Like the other comment, you do look like a young Zakk. Aloha!!
Phil & HOD, you nailed it! This amp does it ALL! I have one and play through my Zilla Cabs Deep Small Vintage with 2 x 12 Neo Creambacks. I've put every kind of guitar through it from Gretsch Eddie Cochran to Strats, LPs... You can go blues clean to blues way dirty and on to chugga-chugga-death-by-metal and its all sweet. The cleans are the most unexpected delight. Just a decent guitar and this amp (no pedals) and you can go from Blackberry Smoke to Black Crowes, Clutch, EoDM, Metallica, SOAD... ANYTHING! I've also put pedals in the front and the Eff-Loop round the back and its just effing awesome! Worth every penny/cent!
Hamish Harper I use this as my main gigging amp. Use it with drive pedals in front, reverb and delay in FX loop. With a Panama 2x10 Cab and a Gibson Les Paul Studio. Can cover just about any ground and practically any gig that’s not outdoors. Sounds fantastic!
If only this amp had the aux in jack for home practice with jamming tracks... I might have to go with the Micro Terror instead. Maybe pick up the Micro Dark later.
What about OD pedals? I like the tone but as you crank the gain it gets fuzzy in the low end. If you take the gain back to "barely crunchy" and slam the front end with say a Tubescreamer, does it tighten up or it still fuzzes out? EDIT: BTW, freakin' EXCELLENT review of the amp man! Great playing as well. Forgot all my manners!
I have this head but it doesn’t chug to my liking. Not in power but in actual sound. What pedals can I add to get this thing to give me more of a pantera sound for AC/DC or sabbath??
I am torn between this one and the orange micro , i am a metal and classic rock player but sometime you need to clean up for so chorus effect? what do you suggest?
CalitranoN Hello and thanks for the question. Don’t let the term “dark” influence you. It is a great classic rock n roll amp, too. I would suggest the Dark Terror, just to ensure that you have enough gain.
Julia Speer Yes it does. I was very surprised at how well it reacted to the vol knobs. “Cleaner” tone plus compressor helps keep your highs when ducking the vol knob.
Whoa, came for the amp, stayed for the jeans... what a guy! Do you think a 2x12 cab would be ok with this with a tube screamer in front for a bit more growl?
Tyler Rokks Absolutely on the 2x12. And with the tone cleaned up a bit (good rock n roll rhythm distortion sound), an overdrive would kill. Compressors work great, too.
ForlornTrooper Hey there! It's a 2010 Traditional that I totally fucked up. Stripped finish and Duncan Whole Lotta Humbuckers. Now it sounds awesome. 😉. Thx for watching!!
have you not ever been to somebody else's house? in that case, you would have been SuperSoepstengel, in the house of notSuperSoepstengel. strange, strange, but it happens :)
Lavabug it wasn't loud in the studio. That's my dog and he loves it at the studio. I was behind the camera. He was looking at me. 😀 Hope you enjoyed the video.
This is a really good review. I wish most reviewers were this direct and straightforward.
that compressor works miracles with this amp. pretty exciting
I enjoyed watching this man. Entertaining sample, well done. That little terror sounds sweet!
This is my next purchase. Awesome review, really got into the weeds. Loved how you showed all the settings with no pedals first.
Hey, i' m doing all band rehearsals and even club gigs in stereo with two of these awful little bastards, using a mxr compressor , wah-pedal and t-rex mudhoney II,-distortion in front and boss eq,-7, polara reverb, t-rex delay, ce-2 chorus and (for queen-covers) an eventide pitchfactor in the effect-loop to make the sound more versatile, because I' m playing in three completly different bands (A Bluesrock band, a cover band and a prog-metal band!). Everything works great and SOUNDS F-A-N-T-A-S-T- I- C!! - The micro-dark is really AMAZING, especially for THAT small money!
Greetings!! 🤘🎸
one thing i found cool was that kicking in the compressor on clean setting pretty much restored all the color that the amp loses when you dial back the gain.
The knobs are really sensitive......British man chuckles to himself 🇬🇧😂
Great review. This is my live backup if the Orange TH goes down (chuckles again 🇬🇧😂)
good choice!!! i´m doing the same! Ist the backup for my rockerverb!
Well, he’s fiddling with the knobs...
Guitars and dogs. What's not to like?
Óscar García Hinde Exactly. 👍🏻👍🏻
Dogs
The amount of talking he does.
It's pretty crazy how much you can get out of that amp. I used 120W head before Orange, and i gotta say i do like this one better. It can get noisy, but it can do so much more with lower volume. Through a 4x12 cab it's crazy. The tones are so pure.
best review of this awesome little amp I've seen! have a triple recto currently but thinking about changing things up. band uses in-ears so really just need tone, not ear-splitting volume. maybe I'll get two of these and do a kick-ass little stereo setup! Great job House of David!
Mark Marquez Thank you, Mark!!
awesome Demo! Thanks for that! Nice Dog!
Those JBL monitors! Drool. Fantastic amp review. That thing sounds killer
I’ve played this amp many times in person . Sounds so good for the price point
I couldn't be much more satisfied with my rockerverb mkii but with that said the micro dark is prolly still the most fun and dynamic amp I've played and after almost a year of having it I still get so excited to play on it. 2000$ worth of tone under 200$ simply sweet as I believe the demo shows.. play soft get a nice dirty clean crunch out of it or play it hard an feel the overdrive come to life! what you put into it comes right back at you full force. buy one
Have you tried running the Micro Dark through the effects return of another Tube amp so its all tube then?
User Illusion why? My Randall has 7 preamp tubes.
Bought this amp a year ago..best investment, especially for the money. Great sounding amp
wow that compressor really gets out the mooosh. btw I have a rabbit that does what your dog does. she loves it when I play. she runs around, and lies down by my feet. she also loves when Roy Buchanan plays :)
Nice review, nice trousers
Awesome review told me everything I needed to know
Isaac Allison Thank you!!
no problem, keep on ROCKIN!!
10:08 - 10:22, proper Angus live tone, really nice vid
I watched this review, then immediately bought this amp. No joke. I am now a happy Micro Dark owner.
I just did the same. And found a great deal on their PPC112 1x12" V-30 cab for it too.
Is it good for playing with a drummer?
@@aegisreflector1239 It's adequate, but with miking these days, then yes.
@@aegisreflector1239 I'd say yes, it's more than loud enough to play with a drummer. Though I am plugging it into a B52 4x12 cab, they're great and you can get em cheap. I can't go above volume 3 without the walls and windows shaking. So depending what kind of cab you are plugging into I would say your mileage may vary. But if you are plugging into a decent 2x12 you're good. If you are plugging into a 4x12 yeah you won't have any issues.
4:42 “The amp isn’t designed to play clean.”
Turns volume up
“That’s actually a pretty good clean tone.”
BRUH
Huh?
Good Review, thanks
Sick setup. Noice 😎 review...
Wow brother, i just got my Micro Dark, looked at alot of videoes on this, had the micro terror, was Awesome, and it its over the top for tone with my Les Paul,,but Im telling you, My Fender Strats have never sounded better in the like crunch mode settings on this little beast, i have an Ibanez ts808 made in Japan reissue which is Awsome, and paid nearly 200 dollars for it new, but i can get just as great tone on my micro dark with my strat, in the right settings as it..and you rock brother..Fantastic revue, thanks
Man, thanks for your kind words, Tim! The power of those little amps is truly amazing. And easy on the back, too! Keep rockin, man!!!
Mick from TPS suggests using this amp with an overdrive pedal with the settings low, as a reduction of gain. He used the pedal for a cleaner sound and when he disengaged the pedal, it immediately gave him that big sound for solos. Amazing how usable these little things can be for the money.
amazing vid by the way
This amp is sick! Small but, packs a punch. I place my TC Electronics Hall of Fame Reverb in the loop and off i go. Get a couple and just jam!! BTW...Killer jeans brother. Like the other comment, you do look like a young Zakk. Aloha!!
Great review, I wish you would have shown a close up of the amp settings
oh that damn les paul sounds so fucking awesome. a so is the player. hands down one of the best new reviewer out there. greetings from germany
Nagaroon88 Wow! Thank you and thanks for watching!! More reviews coming soon!!
I own the white one and love it I use a 1 12” cab
You're right, that amp is not meant to be clean. But damn, it sounds so beautiful clean
Phil & HOD, you nailed it! This amp does it ALL! I have one and play through my Zilla Cabs Deep Small Vintage with 2 x 12 Neo Creambacks. I've put every kind of guitar through it from Gretsch Eddie Cochran to Strats, LPs... You can go blues clean to blues way dirty and on to chugga-chugga-death-by-metal and its all sweet. The cleans are the most unexpected delight. Just a decent guitar and this amp (no pedals) and you can go from Blackberry Smoke to Black Crowes, Clutch, EoDM, Metallica, SOAD... ANYTHING! I've also put pedals in the front and the Eff-Loop round the back and its just effing awesome! Worth every penny/cent!
Hamish Harper I use this as my main gigging amp. Use it with drive pedals in front, reverb and delay in FX loop. With a Panama 2x10 Cab and a Gibson Les Paul Studio. Can cover just about any ground and practically any gig that’s not outdoors. Sounds fantastic!
If only this amp had the aux in jack for home practice with jamming tracks... I might have to go with the Micro Terror instead. Maybe pick up the Micro Dark later.
Nice test Zakk Wylde!
but what is the volume of the guitar nobs...they always forget to share the guitar volume levels
Hi Buddy and Hi Phil.
Dude is that a copper top LP or is it like a leathery brown/natural? It looks badass either way
Not Answering It used to be wine red and had it stripped to natural. Thank you!!!
Can you use it with frfr speaker?
Can you get decent "edge of breakup" tone at bedroom practice volume levels or is it too loud for that?
shiron b Definitely not too loud for that.
bro, crazy question, but where do you buy your jeans - those are sick!
Taylor Penunuri Thx Taylor! Those are Blank NYC jeans.
so did you get one?
What about OD pedals? I like the tone but as you crank the gain it gets fuzzy in the low end. If you take the gain back to "barely crunchy" and slam the front end with say a Tubescreamer, does it tighten up or it still fuzzes out?
EDIT: BTW, freakin' EXCELLENT review of the amp man! Great playing as well. Forgot all my manners!
Diego Leiva Thank you! And thank you for the excellent question! I don't know!! I did not try any OD pedals. Can I get back to you?!
Of course you can sir! I'll be waiting!
It definitely tightens it up, I own one and a good OD definitely works well with it.
Motördog likes sound too.
I have this head but it doesn’t chug to my liking. Not in power but in actual sound. What pedals can I add to get this thing to give me more of a pantera sound for AC/DC or sabbath??
A tube screamer really tightens it up
I just bought this amp.
Have you reviewed the "Dark Terror", or only the "Micro Dark Terror"?
What ohms is that cab?
I am torn between this one and the orange micro , i am a metal and classic rock player but sometime you need to clean up for so chorus effect? what do you suggest?
CalitranoN Hello and thanks for the question.
Don’t let the term “dark” influence you. It is a great classic rock n roll amp, too. I would suggest the Dark Terror, just to ensure that you have enough gain.
Hey David or anyone for that matter. Does the Micro Dark clean up well with the volume knob? If so I think I just found the perfect road amp.
Julia Speer Yes it does. I was very surprised at how well it reacted to the vol knobs. “Cleaner” tone plus compressor helps keep your highs when ducking the vol knob.
@@TheMightyDanHalen Hey thank you so much for your help.
not plyged into compressor?
Whoa, came for the amp, stayed for the jeans... what a guy!
Do you think a 2x12 cab would be ok with this with a tube screamer in front for a bit more growl?
Tyler Rokks Absolutely on the 2x12. And with the tone cleaned up a bit (good rock n roll rhythm distortion sound), an overdrive would kill. Compressors work great, too.
Tyler Rokks And thanks for the jeans comment! 😎
intro scared the sh*t out of me lmao
where did you have the pedal plugged into? the orange input or the effects loop?
We were straight in the orange. Guitar-SP-Orange.
ahhh okay thanks!
young zakk wylde??
Hoshi Hearts i agree \m/
Hoshi Hearts I think that is what he was going for
Before Weights 😂
It’s either Jerry Wild or Zack Cantrell for me.
I Liked for 666 nice review!!! Subscribed! My brother just bought one its sick!!!
That LP is so nice what model is it?
ForlornTrooper looks like a regular standard that's been stripped back and maybe oiled or waxed on top!
Peter Cross thanks for the reply! Looks real nice
ForlornTrooper Hey there! It's a 2010 Traditional that I totally fucked up. Stripped finish and Duncan Whole Lotta Humbuckers. Now it sounds awesome. 😉. Thx for watching!!
what speakers in the cab?
The top is The Bad Cat. Bottom Celestion GT75.
Thanks for watching.
To the creator man you rock on thst guiter thats awsome man that amp rocks
That was Sik man
You're a God on that guitar.
Jeff Spicoli doing amp reviews
Tasty waves and a cool buzz.
Wanna hear he reverberocket.
uou look like you're about to go smoke with Greg from the Brady Bunch lol great review though.
what's that pedal called ??
Xotic Compressor
@@sixstringguitarist1937 thank you but worked it out a yr ago and got one
im watching a video of the house of david. and the dude,s name is.........Phill!!??!!!!
SuperSoepstengel He works for House of David. It's a studio in Tennessee. Phil works for them.
have you not ever been to somebody else's house? in that case, you would have been SuperSoepstengel, in the house of notSuperSoepstengel. strange, strange, but it happens :)
I'd love to see the faces of my band mates if I'd bring one of those to our next show.
i´ve done the same! And after laughter they all were very impressed!!!
4:15 that´s a hot lady
Mmmbop
That dog is freaking out every time he hits a loud chord or note, poor thing.
Lavabug it wasn't loud in the studio. That's my dog and he loves it at the studio. I was behind the camera. He was looking at me. 😀 Hope you enjoyed the video.
Lavabug. The dog has legs it can walk anywhere it wants
Just my opinion, but the Micro Dark sounds totally ass when played through anything less than a 4x12.
MachOverspeed
I find it isn't too bad with a good 2x12 but yeah especially the 8inch speaker that orange sells for it! Yuck!
@@cegant I run mine through a 2x12 with British v30s (16ohms run in parallel to give me 8 ohms) and it sounds great