GEAR REVIEW
DARKGLASS ELECTRONICS ANAGRAM BASS MULTI-EFFECTS UNIT | Mitch Bohannon
KEY FEATURES
• Easy to read touch screen
• Up to 24 effects per preset
• Full screen tuner
• XLR outputs
• Rock solid build
Why should the guitar players have all the fun? You know, I’ ve played with many church bands over the years and only a couple of times did I have a bass player that tried playing with effects … using just standard guitar pedals. The majority of the time, the bass player runs right into the system, all EQ is done at the board, and they just roll with it.
Darkglass Electronics has brought the bass players into the exciting world that guitar players have been in for many years. The Anagram is a dedicated bass guitar multi-effects unit with pre-installed amps, cabs, and effects. After playing with the Anagram pedal for an hour, it’ s got me thinking … have we been settling for mediocre when it comes to the bass on a worship platform? Electric guitar players often will bring two guitars, a $ 2,000 pedal board, and still end up being less than satisfied with their tone.
I guess the bottom line is … are we serving the song( s)? Are we offering our best? What if you could modify your tone, your compression, your EQ, your bass sound from one song to the next? Maybe you’ re wondering, what would I change about my bass sound? Once again, after playing around for an hour with the Anagram, I was hearing many possibilities! I know that not many worship platforms out there are rocking their bass with full-on fuzz, but thankfully, that’ s not the only option!
I first saw the Darkglass Electronics Anagram as I was preparing for NAMM. This is a classy little multi-effects pedal. Having a touch screen
makes it super easy to manipulate and setup. You have the ability to swipe vertically or horizontally to scroll slots, banks, and presets. It comes in a sweet little custom carry case ready to go.
I downloaded the Darkglass Suite Software and connected so I could update the firmware as was suggested upon opening the unit. The software interface is simple to work around in. As I scrolled through a plethora of presets, I loved the fact that I could“ test” a preset before I saved it to an actual bank.
The Anagram comes preloaded with preamps, cabinets, overdrives, distortions, EQ’ s, compressors, filters, modulations, pitch shifters, delays, and reverbs. The combinations are seemingly endless. As well, the architecture of the Anagram is built so that it can be updated with new features.
The back panel I / O has your 1 / 4” input with effects send / return, stereo XLR output, stereo 1 / 4” output, 1 / 8 MIDI in / out, USB-C connectivity, and a 9v power supply input. The XLR outs remove the need for a direct box. There are six rotary / push knobs across the top that logically will adjust parameters within each stomp box you select from the touch screen. The three stomp switches across the bottom will select different presets, stomps, or scenes depending on which setting you’ re in. Longpress the first stomp and you’ re in tuner mode. Long-press the middle stomp and you can access the built-in looper.
Between the three modes … preset, stomp, and scene, there are customizable settings to make adjustments and changes that work with your setup and style of playing. For me, I would prefer to build my presets per song / show and step through them in a live show without having to make adjustments. But if you’ d like live control within each preset or to stomp on and off different effects within a song, you can set it up that way. Use the built-in amp and cab IR’ s or just use the effects and run them to your own amp. The options go on and on.
With an MSRP of $ 1,199.99, the Anagram can be a game changer for worship bass players!
$ 1,199.99 www. darkglass. com
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