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Geddy Lee Sansamp Pedal!

#323
12bass said:
Bit of a digression, perhaps...

In my mind, I'm thinking that people who would be interested in the YYZ pedal would tend to be seeking the kind of overdriven sounds which go from "just a little hair" to moderately grungy, but not so much full on distortion. When I think of Geddy's tones through the years, that is sort of how I imagine it... some aggressive drive when you dig in, but not anything like fuzztone. As such I see this pedal as potentially covering that magical zone where clean goes into nasty... but retaining mid-focus and without the harsh edges.

Just wondering how others view this?
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Mostly accurate, I currently use the pedal from everything from worship music and pop to hard rock and metal, but the YYZ will definitely do full on aggressive distortion.

I used the YYZ for the bumper ad Strandberg is currently running for the Boden basses: more than one person has mistaken it for the “Darkglass sound”.
 
#324
Fuzzbass said:
I think you've nailed it. And that's perfect for me: I'm not looking for super-dirty fuzz/crunchtones from the YYZ. If I want those I can stack it with another dirt pedal (or two!) to get there.

Today I happened to catch the demo below of the 2112 rack unit (YouTube can read my thoughts pretty well) and didn't hear any outrageously fuzzy tones. My impression is that the dUg pedal will get nastier than the YYZ, but of course I haven't heard the latter first-hand.



^^^ I like how it sounds with P-bass, too. I know: 2112, not YYZ, but I'm sure the pedal will rock a P-bass.
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The YYZ absolutely slays with a P bass ;)

 
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#326
12bass said:
Have a DP-3X, but not the YYZ. Geddy uses lots of mids... dUg uses a huge mid scoop, and that defines the sound of the DP-3X (though some midrange can be dialed back in by boosting the mid control). I suspect that the YYZ will be less colored sounding overall.
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The YYZ does an amazing job of retaining the core bass tone in the midrange but filling out the bottom end with depth and punch while adding grind to the top end.

YYZ AB

The DP-3X on the other hand changes the core bass tone entirely in mix mode, and as mentioned there is a huge mid scoop involved with the EQ set flat.

Both are excellent.
 
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MDBass said:
The YYZ does an amazing job of retaining the core bass tone in the midrange but filling out the bottom end with depth and punch while adding grind to the top end.

YYZ AB

The DP-3X on the other hand changes the core bass tone entirely in mix mode, and as mentioned there is a huge mid scoop involved with the EQ set flat.

Both are excellent.
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Dang. YYZ is impressing me!

I'd really like to know more about what is going on internally. Any resources with more info on that?
 
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Jeff O'Connor said:
Just wondering Tim, for this clip do you have your EBS comp in front of it?
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Gefilter1001 said:
Nope, the YYZ is riding solo
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That's pretty interesting. It does sound like there's some mild compression. Or at the very least some peak limiting. Maybe that's just inherent to the pedal or to the bass with the hotter output pickups? Or technique? Or maybe it's the beard dampening the sonic vibrations. My hero in more ways than one. Sounds soooooo good and soooooo Geddy.
 
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