The Omega Darkglass Alpha Omega 500 is an Omega amplifier. Close alternatives include the Omega Darkglass AO900 Alpha 900 Bass Head and the Peavey Max 300. It pairs well with the Carl Martin PlexiTone and the Colorsound Overdriver.

Omega Darkglass Alpha Omega 500

Omega · amplifier

The Darkglass Alpha•Omega 500 is a 500-watt bass amp head, the lower-power sibling to the 900-watt AO900 in Darkglass Engineering's Alpha•Omega line, sharing the same integrated Darkglass saturation and tone-shaping circuitry in a more compact, lower-power package. It's aimed at bassists wanting Darkglass's signature aggressive, harmonically rich tone with enough power for small-to-mid venue gigging without the AO900's maximum headroom.

  • aggressive
  • gigging
  • mid
  • drive
  • headroom
  • more compact
  • higher power ao900
  • enough power

Good for

  • Live
  • Studio

Genres the Omega Darkglass Alpha Omega 500 is commonly used in

  • Metal
  • Acoustic
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Pedals that stack with the Omega Darkglass Alpha Omega 500

Carl Martin PlexiTone

Carl Martin

22% match
$135.75via Reverb

Carl Martin PlexiTone layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal

Colorsound Overdriver

pedal

21% match

Colorsound Overdriver is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Omega Darkglass Alpha Omega 500 gives it exactly that

Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp

Beetronics

20% match
$193.46via Reverb

Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Omega Darkglass Alpha Omega 500 gives it exactly that

Boss BF-2 Flanger

Boss

7% match
$105via Reverb

Put Boss BF-2 Flanger after Omega Darkglass Alpha Omega 500 in the signal chain, clear of Omega Darkglass Alpha Omega 500's own gain stage

EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath

EarthQuaker Devices

5% match

Run EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath in Omega Darkglass Alpha Omega 500's effects loop, clear of Omega Darkglass Alpha Omega 500's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Crazy Tube Circuits Splash MKIV Reverb

Crazy Tube Circuits

5% match
$198.47via Reverb

Keep Crazy Tube Circuits Splash MKIV Reverb in Omega Darkglass Alpha Omega 500's effects loop, clear of Omega Darkglass Alpha Omega 500's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Ashdown Studio Compressor

Ashdown

5% match
$188.60via Reverb

Ashdown Studio Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes

Electro-Harmonix

tonal match

Into Omega Darkglass Alpha Omega 500, Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Omega Darkglass Alpha Omega 500?+

The closest matches in character are the Omega Darkglass AO900 Alpha 900 Bass Head, the Peavey Max 300, the Hartke Lightweight Bass Amplifier.

What pairs well with the Omega Darkglass Alpha Omega 500?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Carl Martin PlexiTone, Colorsound Overdriver, Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp — Carl Martin PlexiTone layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal.

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