Bass Driver DI vs VT Bass

topo morto · #1 05-13-2011, 02:36 PM

Love them both but in the end I sold the VT and kept the BDDI - before that I made a little video comparing the two:

YouTube - Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI (BDDI) vs VT Bass Character series (Ampeg sim)

recording quality is not all that peachy but better than some!

Jake of Bass · #2 05-14-2011, 02:46 AM

I A/B'd the both of mine (BDDI programmable and VT Deluxe) and found I could get a pretty much identical tone that I used on the BDDI with the VT. That was a happy moment for me

benmoore88 · #3 05-14-2011, 03:01 AM

I used to have the BDDI but prefer my VT now. different strokes for different folks i guess

BassMonstrum · #4 05-14-2011, 05:10 AM

I've been waiting a long time for a vid like this... Thanks!

GreggBummer · #5 05-14-2011, 05:21 AM

I have the Programmable BDDI (same as the BDDI above, but with three channels) and the VT Bass.

I use the VT Bass on 75% of the stuff I do. However, I occasionally use BOTH.

I have a channel on the PBDDI set up to boost the bottom end of the VT. It sounds pretty fat and filthy. It sounds great in the right context.

I could live without one of these boxes... but I don't have to.

Jake of Bass · #6 05-14-2011, 10:22 AM

Never thought of using both at once. But I don't have enough room on my board for the BDDI.

ThudThudThud · #7 05-14-2011, 10:34 AM

I was using my BDDI (Mk I) plus a Tri-AC (on bass settings) for boosting, and different tones. Just did a trade (Thank you, Kringle77) for the Tri-AC for a PBDDI.
That gives me four separate "Ampeg" type tones at my feet.
BDDI on all the time, and then add boost or more dirt with the other one.

topo morto · #8 05-14-2011, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BassMonstrum

I've been waiting a long time for a vid like this... Thanks!

Still trying to work out how to get stuff on youtube to sound decent so I hope you could tell the difference!

I actually traded the VT Bass for a wren and cuff Phat Phuk... which is a nice little warming device, though I found it actually had a similar effect to the BDDI on low gain - maybe I could have got some milage running the BDDI into the VT, or vice versa!