Handwired Dark Gene Red 1 watt tube amp

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00:00 intro
00:00 Specifications
03:43 Demo clean channel with pedals
09:02 Demo Over Drive channel
11:05 My Thoughts

D. kowalskiamplifiers Dark Gene Red Amp

The 1x12 Cabinet I use

What tuner do I use?

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[digitaldrew]

I've had a Dark Gene Red for about 2 years or so now. Amazing little amp with way more potential than I thought. I ran it into a 1x12 and was blown away with the tones. Its such an expressive little box. Now, I love running into my Katana Artist MkII Power Amp as a preamp and blowing the doors off everything with that crunchy beautiful tone. Well worth every penny.

[ThePowerman]

“It’s loud enough to upset everyone in the house”. That sounded personal.

[clemguitar]

DARK GENE into a Fryette Power Station ONE HUNDRED PS-100, paired with your Speaker Cabinet of choice, and Stand Back Jack!

[PipeCat]

Half a Watt - that's why they make microphones and monitors. You can gig with anything if it sounds good. Cool share.

[toddflowers]

Sounds pretty darn good ....thanks Phil !

[Grumpy-Digga]

That’s exactly what I’m wanting for some recording and low out night playing. Yet Australia the computer has changed my name from Grumpy Digger which I prob change back. Really like to find one for Australia as still breaking in the Gibson SG 61 ri cherry no vibrato love it and Gibson Qc must be taking care as not a buff or paint run. Had to include a SG to my little collection Habit lol.

[johnschoppmusic]

Saw Pete Thorns Vid on the single channel awhile back and pulled the trigger! Quality Amp For Sure!! ~cheers

[fantomas]

That sound huge and great! Hope find it in Europe. A effect loop would be perfect

[WebbChannel]

SORRY PHIL!! Just went on their website, they UPED THE PRICE TO $450.00 NOW 11/4/23

[AnimeAsLeaders]

hi. did you change the way you record guitar for youtube vids? This is the best sounding one compared to your other videos (other ones sound too compressed, too dark etc and did not sound as good as this video). nice little amp.

[wildesage]

I lucked out a couple years ago and got a Bugera 5w head (with a 1w & .1w switch) for a STEAL from Craigslist. If i didn't have that, I'd have completed check-out on one of these before you even reached the middle of the video. I mean, I'm still tempted to! But the Bugera fills the role well enough. It's more money to put into pedals, lol.

[richclayton]

From the point of view of a DIY amp and pedal builder. I can’t imagine how anyone can build an amp like this for that price.

I couldn’t even source the parts at cost for that price, let alone build it, tune it and test it.

[roderickbalt]

Sounds very good, I remember I hade a Brunetti Singleman which had a 1 or 2 watt but it was a long time ago and I can't remember how usable that was in terms of getting the compression etc. This is sounds great!

[Efren]

Have you reviewed the Stage Right 5- and 15-watt tube amps by Monoprice?

[jacobbockover]

So i have this amp its good the volume really depends on the speaker so through a 1 12 pretty loud loud enough to wake people up but through an 8

[bobmcelver]

Cool little the guitar on the wall directly behind your head the wood tone of it.

[jacobbockover]

I think my out the door price was 400 and change it sounds better with a big bassy speaker. It is good at speach volume. I really want some sorta power amp i could plug the speaker out into

[ravenslaves]

Hmmm...replace that 12au7 with a 12at7...ax7...etc... Could get some interesting results.

[BenBreard]

I don't need it, but it would be super cool to have. :)

[touron]

Would b cool to run through the bad cat unleashed!