Darkglass Electronics E500 Exponent 500-Watt Amplifier Head

We struggled to imagine music’s future. Resting uncertain of what it will carry, but always enthusiastic about the endless potentials, and yet…we think of it as far from now. Our ability and the big privilege to deploy a solution that will serve justice to what we consider great music gear was unthought of. Because in the end, our goal is mostly about accepting a challenge and being inspired by it.

We always craved a clean head. A device that is “out of the box” is an amplifier without added effects. Uncomplicated, intuitive, and for each one of us to be able to unveil the layer of sophistication that better serves our projects and skills. The Exponent is a new concept we call Powered Platform: once connected turns into a multi-effect, with fully programmable and presettable signal chains with all the components a professional bassist requires.

We have been working on this machine for more than 2 years and it is the perfect outcome of every trick we learned from our humble beginnings. From all stance: Mechanically, electronically, and with an ever-growing DSP library that has compressors, distortions, modulation, preamps, Impulse Responses and more. With its audio interface capabilities and 500W of loud, ultra-clean power, the Exponent is an extremely capable solution for every context, all packed in a gorgeous, compact and light housing for maximum portability

Elevator pitch : Exponent 500 is a new concept on the market : a hybrid amplifier that combines clean analog amplification with powerful digital signal chain modeling featuring all the components a professional bassist requires. With its audio interface capabilities and 500W of loud, ultra-clean power, Exponent 500 is an extremely capable solution for every context, packed in a gorgeous and compact light housing for maximum portability.

Exponent 500 combines all of the technologies Darkglass has been developing since their inception in one novel amplifier

Exponent 500 uses MIDI instead of their IFS footswitch, as MIDI controllers are capable of significantly deeper control