Darkglass Electronics Unveils the Luminal Booster Ultra Pedal
Darkglass Electronics is best known for its gritty, overdriven tones. However, it’s “come clean” with the new Luminal Booster Ultra, a bass-specific pedal that combines the tone of its Harmonic Booster with parallel compressions, a 6-band EQ, a gain reduction meter, and IR capabilities.
The top row of controls includes a lowpass Filter for the compressed signal, a COMP knob for setting the compression, a Blend for mixing clean and compressed signal, and a Level knob for dialing in the amount of level after the blend control. The six-band EQ sits in the center of the pedal with sliders at 80Hz, 250Hz, 500Hz, 1.5kHz, 3kHz, and 5kHz. A master fader sets the overall volume of the unit.
“Added controls include a +/- 20dB BOOST, a CHARACTER control to allow selection between seven Impulse Responses, a MID GAIN +/- 20dB, and MID FREQUENCY from 250Hz to 2.5kHz,” a press release explains.
For connectivity, Darkglass provides traditional 1/4-inch input and outputs, a 3.5mm Aux input, a stereo headphone out, a balanced XLR direct out, and a USB C for connecting to external devices to utilize the Darkglass Suite. The pedal runs on a 9V DC power supply.
The Darkglass Luminal Booster Ultra has a street price of $499.
Darkglass Electronics Luminal Booster Ultra Pedal Features:
| Filter, Blend, Comp, Level Knobs |
| +/- 20dB of boost or cut |
| Character Knob |
| 6-Band EQ with Master Fader |
| 3.5mm Aux In |
| 9V DC power |
| Headphone Output |
| XLR Direct Out with Ground Lift |
| Cab Sim |
| USB |
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