Geddy Lee Sansamp Pedal!

[hbabels]

Man I love the sound clips I’m hearing of this thing !!!
So when though I have way too many drive pedals.... I ordered one today ! If you’re impatient you can find a few vendors on Reverb that have the YYZ in stock.

 

[Clemouze]

Wow, this pedal is something else - thank you Tech21!

Ouuuch nice tone
How was set your drive ? Light ?

 

[Gefilter1001]

Here's a Ric-o-Sound snippet I was tracking with the "YYZ" and my 1977 4001. YYZ on the bridge pup along with some compression and the neck pup through a Sansamp RBI.

 

[Fiset]

Here's a Ric-o-Sound snippet I was tracking with the "YYZ" 1977 4001

Yeah man, effin awesome tone...so fat and defined. Preorderd mine a long time ago but these clips have got me looking at Rics. Seriously looking...

 

[Gefilter1001]

Yeah man, effin awesome tone...so fat and defined. Preorderd mine a long time ago but these clips have got me looking at Rics. Seriously looking...

Thanks!! Hopefully yours arrives soon as they are moving rather briskly to those that preordered!

 

[jacoby75]

Wow, this pedal is something else - thank you Tech21!

Awesome tone. And one of my all-time favorite Geddy bass parts. Mostly because it’s one I can actually play, lol.

 

[stingray69]

Awesome tone. And one of my all-time favorite Geddy bass parts. Mostly because it’s one I can actually play, lol.

Likewise!

In fact, before posting this little clip, I probably should have brushed up on it rather than rely on very old memories of it.

 

[stingray69]

Ouuuch nice tone
How was set your drive ? Light ?

Thank You!

The Drive was set fairly light - just enough to overcome the slight mid-scoop I used on the mids. The YYZ manual says that the pedal is pretty interactive depending on how hard you play & I've been trying to find that sweet spot between how hard I am playing and the pedal's OD.

I wanted to set the Drive pretty light, and the EQ fairly neutral, less Deep effect and just try to control OD dynamics with how hard I am playing. But of course, pickup output comes into play and the pickups in my jazz are wound very hot.

Here were the settings on the pedal. Tight button was engaged, in fact it's been engaged on all the clips I've posted - it's an always-on for me with this pedal.

 

[RickenCliff]

Just got word from Prymaxe, they have 5 units coming in next week. Soon to be filling preorders from January. I got my preorder in at the end of April. Looks like its gonna be a long wait.

 

[LSMFT6]

Just got word from Sweetwater that the next batch isn’t due for a month. I’ll have to enjoy it vicariously through clips and videos until then.

 

[loendmaestro]

Mine will be here tomorrow (January pre-order from Sweetwater) this will join my dUg and my trusty VT Bass v.1.


Tech 21 rules.

 

[SteveFromBerlin]

Well I would look into it as an OD, but I'm disappointed it's not a full blown fly pedal or even a DI pedal.

Then again, I'm biased, having come up with these as a wish list:
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I soooo want that format!

 

[SteveFromBerlin]

As requested @jacoby75 & @tonymcbony: a @tech21nyc YYZ & DP-3X comparison test




I set them so that their overall EQ response is very similar, but as you can hear they still sound dramatically different: I recorded them in parallel, so you're hearing the exact same performance in each, and didn't add any post processing at all.

You're my hero!

 

[BassikLee]

I'd be all over that X-1 format. I really like the dug pedal layout.

 

[MDBass]

You're my hero!

 

[SirTarquin]

Just got word from Sweetwater that the next batch isn’t due for a month. I’ll have to enjoy it vicariously through clips and videos until then.

I seriously hope this winds up not being true.

 

[DDXdesign]

I soooo want that format!

RIGHT?!?! =0)

 

[jacoby75]

I soooo want that format!

I can see why, but that video that was posted a few pages back now of the interview of the fella from Tech 21 does a pretty good job of explaining why they didn't (or at least don't YET) offer the YYZ in that kind of format. It's a long, but pretty interesting interview about the history of their products and the design choices behind the YYZ.

 

[TonyRo]

I got mine Wednesday, and really, really love it. Super versatile unit, a lot of different tones are possible. I love that Sansamp provides some starting points as well. This thing has gotten me much closer to the tones in my head than any other preamp/drive has, and for that I'm pumped. I'll post my favorite settings sometime soon - it's fun to see where other people take effects like this.

 

[Fiset]

Thanks!! Hopefully yours arrives soon as they are moving rather briskly to those that preordered!

All good. I don't mind the wait. Besides, I'm way deep into the Ric rabbit hole now.