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Favorite tech 21 sansamp pedal
- Thread starter Crystalman85
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+1, which is why I didn't sell you mine
But glad we both have them now.
love that damn pedal!
I now have 2 Tech 21 pedals: Boost D.L.A. and they both kick ass
Using the Oxford, I fix that by running a parallel clean line along with it. But I would be very interested in figuring out how to lower the frequency of the bass knob.
A programmable Tech 21 Bass DI has just shown up in local classifieds for $150. Worth the plunge?
I'm building up a pedal board. I have fuzz taken care of quite nicely. But I have a Boss ODB-3 overdrive - which, to me sounds a lot more like distortion than a true OD.
I'm looking for a mild-to-mid level OD. Going for a classic/ hard rock vibe - something that adds a bit of grit without compromising the tone of my bass too much. I've heard very polarized views on the BDDI - people love it or claim that it doesn't have good enough mids in the sound. Any truth in these claims?
I also think the Oxford sounds *fantastic* the bass VT really isn't too shabby either. Given I can only buy one - which would you go for. My thought purely on tone is maybe the Oxford... but I suspect my 5 string, active bass might not play so nicely...
I'm building up a pedal board. I have fuzz taken care of quite nicely. But I have a Boss ODB-3 overdrive - which, to me sounds a lot more like distortion than a true OD.
I'm looking for a mild-to-mid level OD. Going for a classic/ hard rock vibe - something that adds a bit of grit without compromising the tone of my bass too much. I've heard very polarized views on the BDDI - people love it or claim that it doesn't have good enough mids in the sound. Any truth in these claims?
I also think the Oxford sounds *fantastic* the bass VT really isn't too shabby either. Given I can only buy one - which would you go for. My thought purely on tone is maybe the Oxford... but I suspect my 5 string, active bass might not play so nicely...
- Feb 24, 2004
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Wow...this thread is catching on. that's pretty cool that everyone is posting what tech 21 pedals they like.
If you still have the boss odb-3 and purchased either the tech 21 sansamp bass driver programmable di or the tech 21 vt bass, you can create a smooth heavy sound. combining a tube emulation pedal with a distortion channel can give you some awesome results. I once had a digitech bass driver and a hartke bass attack pedal(this preamp pedal sounds similar to a tech 21 samsamp bass driver) and I've combine this pedal and was able to create a pretty killer sound. give this combination a try. you might be amazed by the results.
+1
The Red Ripper is much cooler than my BDDI. Through my good rig I dislike the BDDI, but the Red Ripper is awesome.
But I am finding the BDDI useful for going into small crummy PAs, little guitar practice amps, crummy back line, or dinky combo amps. So it is definitely useful.
I'm sure Putnam could do some good mods to this pedal. With the speaker sim on the low end roll off seems more severe, with it off it still has the high end roll off Tech21 thought would be a good idea to add. Making the speaker sim defeat switch a proper bypass of this, along with shifting the EQ points would be great mods to make to this.
Got a Putnam modded British that works much better for bass than the stock one, but the VTD is still my favorite. A couple weeks ago, I went back to being a tube snob and almost ditched it, but I hear that VT overdrive through my B-15 and it still sounds pretty darn good to me. Not as good as turning up the B-15, but nobody lets me get away with that kind of crazy volume on my gigs.
I finally got a Programmable BDDI - I'd been avoiding it. The problem is that the XLR outs on my SVT-4 put out a lot of noise, which is a shame cause I like my amp sound and it kills me when I have to run a DI out to the board before it hits the amp.
After one evening with it set near the SVT settings and messing with different levels of drive, I gotta say: I LIKE IT!
I feel much better about what the club gets and I like having my 3 favorite amp tones switchable on the floor.
Still love the Oxford for it's specific sound, but the BDDI offers some really great must-have sounds.
After one evening with it set near the SVT settings and messing with different levels of drive, I gotta say: I LIKE IT!
I feel much better about what the club gets and I like having my 3 favorite amp tones switchable on the floor.
Still love the Oxford for it's specific sound, but the BDDI offers some really great must-have sounds.
I still love my BDDI, with my flatwound strung PBass I set all the knobs at 12 pretty much and it sounds awesome. It cuts through the mix _with just a little hair. I bought a VT to replace my Ampeg SVPII but it was a desappointment, sounded way too harsh and did not emulate the natural compression of real tubes. I could not dial in the Motown sound I was after. I think it only worked well as a distortion. The VT did not work at all with my bright sounding Stingray.
I use the second current version of the BDDI. I have and used for awhile the programmable Tech 21 Bass DI but the signal is just so dang hot, even with the pad switches engaged.
Right now it is the Bass Boost Chorus, followed by the VT Bass and the RVB.
Looking at the New VT Head though, very interesting????
Looking at the New VT Head though, very interesting????
Same here. I like the Oxford, but the PBDDI will never leave my pedal board. But I'll like to add a sansamp British and VT to the board. Great to have lots of classic tones at your footsteps!!!
