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02-01-2013, 12:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: San Diego, CA | | | Tech 21 Sansamp RBI - Can it make warm clean tones ?
I have not been able to find any comments/posts about clean and warm tones from this preamp. Can it do those tones ? ?
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02-01-2013, 12:38 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bethel CT | | | Yes, run the drive and blend low.
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02-01-2013, 01:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New Zealand | | | Sure, when I had one I had blend at noon, drive around 9 o'clock for EUB, warm as. Now I use BDDI deluxe with another EQ pedal.
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02-01-2013, 01:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Houston, TX | | | I ran my blend knob totally wet and got some great, warm tones from it. I used it in a 6 piece with a keyboardist and a freakin loud drummer, sat very well in the mix
Sorry, I had an RPM...it's a bit darker than the RBI.
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02-01-2013, 01:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: ATX | | | Ditto. The answer is definitely Yes.
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02-01-2013, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by AdamR Yes, run the drive and blend low. | Yep. Keep in mind that the Presence control is part of the tube emulation: boosting that will increase OD to a certain extent. But if you're looking for warm tones then you don't want to mess with that anyway.
Oh... it's important to note that, unlike the other EQ controls, the Presence control is boost only: fully counterclockwise is flat, noon is significant treble boost. |
02-01-2013, 01:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New Zealand | | | Yeah, my presence was fine without any assistance.
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02-01-2013, 04:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: San Diego, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by VanillaThundah I ran my blend knob totally wet and got some great, warm tones from it. I used it in a 6 piece with a keyboardist and a freakin loud drummer, sat very well in the mix
Sorry, I had an RPM...it's a bit darker than the RBI.
| No it's okay. Thanks to all who've offered input. I'm becoming familiar with the Tech 21 products. What happened was that I completely mixed up the model - I really meant to ask about the RPM in my original post - I confused the two models. I might better be able to use the RPM because it is darker in tone. Also, I know that I could use the sweepable mids. I need a clean, warm and round tone. You see, I need the Tech 21 product to work for Reggae.
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02-01-2013, 04:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Seattle, WA | | | I've owned multiple BDDI's, PBDDI's, an RBI, a VT, and now a PSA-1. All of them are capable of clean and warm. Lots of guys use them for grit and distortion, but their clean capabilities are very good.
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02-01-2013, 05:53 PM
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02-01-2013, 05:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Boston | | Quote:
Originally Posted by DrumsAndBass I have not been able to find any comments/posts about clean and warm tones from this preamp. Can it do those tones ? ? | Thats NOT its "Wheelhouse" but you can get some decent warm tones. There are other amps that can do that MUCH better but those amps (A Streamliner for example) wont do the clean aggression of the RBI
One amp that can do it all? GenzBenz Shuttlemax 9.2 is the closest I've found.
Keep the RBI, its a great unit man. If you want warmer tones just get another pre thats designed for that & have the best of both worlds at your disposal
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