I was on the fence but I think I’m going in
Hopefully I’ll be able to grab one eventually.
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Geddy Lee Sansamp Pedal!
- Thread starter KJackman
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Hopefully I’ll be able to grab one eventually.
I kind of lost my excitement when I couldn’t find one to buy but now that one is on the way I’m excited to try it. See if it’ll. Bring some life to my nice but vanilla “jazz” bass...and maybe for the cover band and Roscoe.
My quick test suggested that the YYZ is not limited to Geddy type tones.
Not at all, from the time I spent with one today.
Sold my DG Microtubes X7 and have a YYZ on the way. Looking forward to checking it out. Hopefully, I will like it as much or more than my VT Bass.
There is no inherent mid scoop in the Para Driver DI. It was designed to be a multi-purpose preamp/DI that would work well with various instruments. The speaker emulation will accentuate some low and high end but the sweepable semi-parametric EQ as well as the Blend control will enable you to find tune the mids as desired. Unlike the Bass Driver DI, the midrange in the Para Driver DI is "before" the SansAmp section.
Thanks for the great response! The mid before the sansamp section is precisely why I like the pd. The pd2 is better for me because, the rumble filter makes the od sounds more gritty. But, the sansamp sides low and to a lesser extent, the high boost forces me to ise the mid control differently than I would like. So, Im trying to get a sansamp side starts out alittle flatter so, the mid eq can be used to voice the grit, as opposed to flattening the response while, still having the sansamp. Ive owned 80% of your products, and multiples of some, and still do. No problem here, just trying to get things right for me.
@tech21nyc I'm obviously jumping the gun here, but I love my YYZ so much that I want a programmable one! 
Pleeeease! <3
Pleeeease! <3
- Feb 16, 2008
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- John K Custom Basses
mine just arrived and after spending just a few minutes with it i can tell that i love it.
Seeing @johnk_10 stating this has got me climbing off the fence now... I must have one for certain now
- Feb 16, 2008
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what i've found that it's extremely easy to dial in the sound that you want (it's very intuitive), unlike some pedals that are kinda difficult to find the sweetspot, or are very touchy as far as knob settings. i find it very natural sounding, and capable of a lot of different tones, with or without grit.Seeing @johnk_10 stating this has got me climbing off the fence now... I must have one for certain now
Thanks again JohnK...this is exactly what I needed to know and wanted to hear. Maybe one day we’ll see a JohnK version? I guarantee it’d be a hit.
- Feb 16, 2008
- 21,240
- 23,633
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i have zero thoughts on building a clone of it. it's great just the way that it is, and i'll bet that it uses SMD parts with a dual layer PCB and for $200 i think that it's a bargain.
That’s pretty much spot on with my first impression of it too. Capable of so much more than just the Geddy sound (although I dialed that in quite easily too).
I've been moderating my settings a lot in the past couple weeks - it's pretty crazy how far I can dial back the gain and blend and still have the perfect amount of grit when the tight switch is in and you push the driven mids a lot.
Just got the email from Sweetwater that mine has shipped 
Some growly goodness...with the YYZ
