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02-08-2013, 09:31 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Columbus Ohio | | | First Bass effect..
I am looking for my first bass effect.. I am thinking about buying the
Tech 21 SansAmp RPM.. I've read a lot of reviews on here. it seems to be great. Any thoughts? |
02-08-2013, 09:39 AM
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Exar went out of business, so... | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX, OR | | | Well, the RPM is meant to take the place of an amp, hence the name "SansAmp". You can use it as an effect, but usually it would be your main preamp for recording or onstage sound.
If you have an amp, and you want to add distortion-type effects, then there are hundreds of overdrive and distortion pedals to choose from that cost less than an RPM, and are more suited to the task. |
02-08-2013, 09:41 AM
|  | Registered User | | | | | Yeah, it's a preamp, not an effect. What's your goal ?
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02-08-2013, 09:43 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Dalian, Liaoning | | | I'd go with a ZOOM B3...... |
02-08-2013, 09:51 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Columbus Ohio | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Session1969  Yeah, it's a preamp, not an effect. What's your goal ? | I would like to have something to help with different sounds of bands I like, Rush,Led Zeppelin,Metallica,Iron Maiden.. etc...
I have been playing Bass and Guitar for a while.. I am not that great.
But I am now getting more serious about learning Bass... I like all types of music ,besides the bands i listed.. |
02-08-2013, 10:23 AM
|  | Registered User | | | | | Don't do it your wallet will never be the same |
02-08-2013, 10:26 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Columbus Ohio | | Quote:
Originally Posted by john_martin_sai I'd go with a ZOOM B3...... | I was just looking at that one.. It looks good. thanks |
02-08-2013, 10:34 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Columbus Ohio | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony Flow MMMM Don't do it your wallet will never be the same | haha that was funny.. |
02-08-2013, 10:38 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Portugal | | | I've used the effect you are talking about, but it was for my guitarist's guitar when we were on studio and didn't want to mic the amp. Really it's best to get pedals. I heard good things about the marshall bass pedal line, even if i've only tried the compressor |
02-08-2013, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by lifeson70 I would like to have something to help with different sounds of bands I like, Rush,Led Zeppelin,Metallica,Iron Maiden.. etc...
I have been playing Bass and Guitar for a while.. I am not that great.
But I am now getting more serious about learning Bass... I like all types of music ,besides the bands i listed.. | O.k. I'd look at the VT Deluxe pedal and place it in front of the amp so you have extra e.q. to control your cab. If you place it in the effects loop, it's hard to fine tune from room to room because the tone shaping on the pedal is very,very sensitive and a pain to have to squat down and fumble with. It allows you to program multiple settings and sounds great. For Cliff Burton stuff, he used more than OD but someone else will have to help because I could hardly hear him in the mix on their recordings.
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