Love/Hate Relationship with Sansamp

[b to g is yummy]

How many of you have a love/hate relationship with your sansamp bddi?

Sorry for ANOTHER Sansamp post in this forum, hadn't seen one like this..yet.

[Jazz Ad]

I don't own one anymore but I used mine with great success for almost 10 years.
It gave me exactly the tones I wanted for very little money and a small size.
A remarkable product, simple and well thought.
Really hard to beat if you're into this kind of tone.
Of course if you expect pristine clarity at all costs, it isn't the best pedal to do it.

[afroman]

It's a very good product and it serves very well as a preamp, overdrive and Di. It does make cheap gear sound better and gives you a little tube warmth simulation.

I sold mine and got the ParaDriver, waaaay better IMO. The MID knob and Frequency selector knob are more useful to me than the BDDI's Presence knob.

I use it mostly for songs where I play pickstyle, to get a little more grind and aggressiveness to the sound. I think it's a pedal that would be useful to almost any bassist.

PD> I keep my BLEND at about 75%, so it doesn't get muddy. I feel that at 100% you loose some of the bass character sound.

[SpankyPants]

I've actually been wanting to try one out lately. Had the programmable for a while, and I really want one to compare to my current sound....

[Bassbasixx]

Love mine No hate here, I thought my head sounded pretty good until I put the Sans Amp in front of it. Now it is on full time. Tube tone on the cheap.

[ehque]

Originally Posted by afroman

It does make cheap gear sound better

+1. I used it all the time when i was playing a cheaper bass, but now, i find it robs my tone more than i like, so it's bypassed and used as a DI.

[Jared Lash]

I don't have a love/hate relationship with it, but I am getting ready to sell mine. However, my opinion of it hasn't changed at all. I think it's a great recording tool and a lifesaver when you have to go through FOH. It also gives solid state guys a pretty convincing tube emulation, makes practice amps sound much better and often makes unruly distortions & fuzzes sound great when run into it, especially the XXLB. Heck, I've even used it live as a pseudo compressor when changing from fingerstyle to slap.

I don't really have any need for it currently, but I still think it's a really useful box for a variety of applications.

[Nyarlathotep]

My old paradriver was cool. I'd prolly go with a microbass II if I got a preamp pedal again tho.

[rratajski]

<--- Not a fan of the 3-channel programmable (Sorry SpankyPants!).

Had mine for 3 months. Not ballsy enough for what I wanted to do. The idea of three separate tone-shaping channels is AMAZING, just not enough for my needs. I did get a nice drum and bass tone though...

[4Mal]

It's an OK tool to have in the bag. Nothing I would want as a full time device though. Too much color and the EQ is just not voiced for my needs most of the time. I'll probably dump mine and give the para-driver a shot when I get around to it ... Where I see this fitting n for me is taking my Yamaha mixer, a small sub and 1 EON and stand down to the local watering hole. I've got PA and bass backline for a quiet jam.

I have 3 boxes that can spruce up the bass tone Bassbone, BDDI and an old Trace SM-7 stompable EQ. Out of the three -

the TE has near pristine audio quality - no distortion - well voiced - a very useful item.

The Bassbone is another real useful item. It's the one that get's the pick near everytime I play out.

Because of the high coloration, the BDDI is the least called - so far.

For me - this is still a work in progress.

[dancehallclasher]

For a long time I didn't quite get what it was really intended for, but since I started desiring that grinding rock tone with a pick I've fallen very much in love with it. I've also learned to dial in more drive and back off the blend, with very good results indeed.

[Barkless Dog]

I only record direct and would no be without mine.

[keb]

I had a BDDI for a while, gave it a good chance, but ended up selling it. I didn't hate it, it was just not the sound I was looking for.

[mr pablo]

I've just sold my BDDI as tbh its been hit or miss for me over the past month or so, i've used it with an eq pedal to help counter the mid cut to a degree of succes, I don't dislike the tone but need more control of my mids so a paradriver is incoming to see if i get on with that

[Crabby]

I have bought and sold three of them as I love the idea but am never satisfied with the sound I get through one. Its a neat device but goes for a completely different sound then I am after.

If i was a p bass player in a straight ahead rock band, it would be perfect.

[afroman]

I will say this again, the Paradriver is way better and more versatile than the BDDI. You guys should try it out. The MID knob makes all the difference.

The BD cut mids too much IME, and that's basically why I got rid of it, with the PD that's not a problem anymore.

[idoru]

Originally Posted by b to g is yummy

How many of you have a love/hate relationship with your sansamp bddi?

Sorry for ANOTHER Sansamp post in this forum, hadn't seen one like this..yet.

Check my sig (and guess what I voted).

c-

[Malpractice]

i use it a a pre amp. i set my head flat except the midrange and go from there. i like the edge it gives. it helps me cut through dense mixes.

[BetterBottomEnd]

Used it until I found the tone I was looking for elsewhere. I've owned both the programmable and the Paradriver. I liked the paradriver more because it was a bit more polite sounding but in the end neither was what I needed. That being said at some point when I have a bit more cash or at least am gigging more I'll pick up another Paradriver to carry as a backup. Coincidentally I really like the Paradriver as a DI/Pre for my acoustic guitar because it added a little dirt when I stomped it or was a great clean DI.