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Old 09-27-2007, 06:50 PM
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I have my Sansamp...problems with the drive???

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I bought the para driver second hand and I need your advice...in some positions of the blend and the mid shift the drive switch is off...when I turn the mid shift on it works
Can you tell me when is the drive on and wich is its function..?
or it is broken?
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Old 09-27-2007, 07:12 PM
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The drive should always work. However, the overdrive may not be as noticeable depending on which mid frequency you're boosting/cutting. And if the drive's low enough, it'll just be a clean tone. With any overdrive, boosting different frequencies will alter its character and push it into overdrive either sooner or later. All of the controls are interactive.

Also... you can't "turn off" the mid shift - when it's at zero, you've actually dialed in the lowest frequency in the midrange to assign to the mid knob.
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Old 09-27-2007, 07:25 PM
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But when my mid shift is less than 170 hz the drive is not noticeable. When I turn it to higher frequencies the drive switch works....is this okay? Moreover the product is almost new..
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Old 09-27-2007, 07:30 PM
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Now that I have my Para driver, what do you recomend me to buy to start increasing my equipment..I have two basess a Fender Jazz bass (fretless-mexico) and a Ibanez Ergodyne..I think with those I am oka, but my amp is a Squier of 20 watts...wich amp or other equipment do you recomend me, mistic....When we record I record direct to the console, but for playing live?
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Old 09-27-2007, 07:31 PM
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Do you think that the description of the drive is okay or there is something wrong with my sansamp?
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Old 09-27-2007, 07:44 PM
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Do you think that the description of the drive is okay or there is something wrong with my sansamp?
It's probably not going to be noticeable (at least, not great-sounding) at that low of a frequency. I believe your Para Driver is fine.

When I use my MXR Blowtorch (a fuzz pedal) at its lowest mid-shift setting - 250Hz - it's not very noticeable when boosted. Boomy, but not really fuzzy. When I use that setting, I use it to cut at that frequency instead, as boosting it at that point isn't that great. Meanwhile, when it's at the 2KHz setting, there's no dodging the presence of that fuzz!

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Now that I have my Para driver, what do you recomend me to buy to start increasing my equipment..I have two basess a Fender Jazz bass (fretless-mexico) and a Ibanez Ergodyne..I think with those I am oka, but my amp is a Squier of 20 watts...wich amp or other equipment do you recomend me, mistic....When we record I record direct to the console, but for playing live?
Uh... I can't answer that, really. It's not just about your basses - it's what kind of music you play, what kind of budget you have, what kind of sound you want...

It's a question for the Amps forum. You'll have to give them more details, of course, so they can help you out. I'd suggest starting a thread there or doing a few searches. If you open a thread in that forum about it, just PM me and I'll come by to help you out in that thread. But since it's not an effects question, it's best that we don't drag on that conversation in this thread - you know what I mean?
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Old 09-28-2007, 01:10 PM
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We hear distortion mostly in the higher frequencies. So if you boost the lower frequencies very much, and turn down the master output to compensate, you will have literally turned down the volume on the distortion (in simplified terms).
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Old 09-28-2007, 02:21 PM
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It's a question for the Amps forum.
What is this "Amps" forum you speak of? Are you saying there's a world outside of effects?
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