Geddy Lee Sansamp Pedal!

[MDBass]

does the clean channel in the YYZ have compression or some kind of drive?

or ist it just a pure clean signal? (I would prefer some kind of compression, because i feel it would mix better with the overdrive channel)

The Deep side is fairly heavily processed: it is much thicker and darker sounding than the original source tone and blends very well with the Drive side.

 

[Clemouze]

Does someone know how the deep channel alone sounds VS a clean bypassed signal ?
Boost in low end, treble tamed and some compression tube like clean ? Maybe ?

 

[MDBass]

Does someone know how the deep channel alone sounds VS a clean bypassed signal ?
Boost in low end, treble tamed and some compression tube like clean ? Maybe ?

Exactly how I’d describe it: much deeper and darker than bypassed, a bit less transient spiked as well.

 

[MDBass]

As requested: YYZ bypassed and YYZ engaged comparison clips, both with and without drums for context

 

[FaithNoMan]

My Alpha Omega is going nowhere, but I wonder if this will send my X packing(I use it basically as a brightener/old string rejuvenator).

My beloved Oxford sits in a drawer as the X has kicked *it* off my amp.

And again, I love the Farewell to Kings/Hemispheres Ric era and the cool green colors that match my room. XD

 

[dannybuoy]

No Blend? No sweepable mids? I like the supposed Deep bass feature, but no blend or sweepable mids makes me prefer the Paradriver at this point. Seems like they dropped the ball here...

It doesn't need a blend since the 'deep' channel is effectively your clean channel. Sure sweepable mids would be a nice addition, but hardly a deal breaker. Soundclips, rather than a spec sheet, are making me prefer the YYZ here, by far!

 

[dannybuoy]

Besides not having a blend knob for the whole signal and not having sweepable mids, I am also highly disappointed that it doesn't have XLR out, nor does it have the boost or pad switches that the other sansamp pedals have, nor does it have a parallel out, and from what I can tell it's not even specified that it will drive a power amp. These things are all really disappointing to me for a pedal that's supposed to be a stomp box version of the rackmount unit.

If this sells well it might be a future possibility. It went that way with the VT Bass, producing deluxe and then DI versions sure to popular demand!

 

[BrentSimons]

The Deep side is fairly heavily processed: it is much thicker and darker sounding than the original source tone and blends very well with the Drive side.

Like the Force?

Rimshot...?

 

[MDBass]

If this sells well it might be a future possibility. It went that way with the VT Bass, producing deluxe and then DI versions sure to popular demand!

Tech 21 seems to have always done a solid job of meeting market demand: true of the VT bass iterations, the original sansamp and BDDI, the DUG and Geddy rack to pedal transitions, etc.

I certainly prefer additional tone shaping when I can get it as well, but simplicity is also a blessing: with the Q strip or OCS Mini always on my board I already have the HPF/LPF filtering I need as well as ll the sweepable mids anyone could ever want

 

[bigsnack]

Sounds great man! Most of the NAMM videos had me nervous that the highs were way to "bitey", but you have basically crushed that fear.

 

[Grahams Groove]

Tech 21 seems to have always done a solid job of meeting market demand: true of the VT bass iterations, the original sansamp and BDDI, the DUG and Geddy rack to pedal transitions, etc.

I certainly prefer additional tone shaping when I can get it as well, but simplicity is also a blessing: with the Q strip or OCS Mini always on my board I already have the HPF/LPF filtering I need as well as ll the sweepable mids anyone could ever want

Thoughts on this vs the X7?

 

[MDBass]

Thoughts on this vs the X7?

Well if THAT isn't the question of the hour...

Both are excellent and very versatile.

I used both on this last arena tour run I just did, and found myself favoring the YYZ by the end of it: more midrange and the character of the drive seemed to sit in the mix of this particular band better without either getting lost or being overwhelming.

That said the X7 is definitely not going anywhere and I’m sure there will be certain things it’s clealry the better choice for, just as the DP-3X will be.

We truly live in the Golden Era of Bass Gear

 

[Gefilter1001]

Enjoy!

 

[MDBass]

Enjoy!

They call him...Tim?

Ripping as usual my friend

 

[FaithNoMan]

They call him...Tim?

Ripping as usual my friend

YES!

 

[Gefilter1001]

They call him...Tim?

Ripping as usual my friend

Thanks buddy!

 

[Fuzzbass]

Enjoy!

You've got the trifecta: awesome playing, awesome tone, awesome bass faces!

 

[ruju]

Enjoy!

That was excellent. Really nice bite to the bass tone.

 

[Gefilter1001]

That was excellent. Really nice bite to the bass tone.

Thanks, the YYZ pedal can go from nasty to mellow and anywhere in between!

 

[MDBass]

Thanks, the YYZ pedal can go from nasty to mellow and anywhere in between!

True story!

@tech21nyc - I just used it for an IEM pop gig last night: different settings than what I used for the P bass video obviously, but the MD was raving about how clean and punchy it was. He literally called it "inspiring"