Geddy Lee Sansamp Pedal!

[jacoby75]

More fun with "The Gedal" also known as the YYZ Pedal...

I can only hope to have half your skill . . . and facial hair . . . when I'm older.

 

[TBPlayerOC]

More fun with "The Gedal" also known as the YYZ Pedal...

Hey Tim, is this with the Tom Brantley pickups?

 

[Gefilter1001]

Hey Tim, is this with the Tom Brantley pickups?

Yes it is!

 

[Gefilter1001]

I can only hope to have half your skill . . . and facial hair . . . when I'm older.

Oh stop it! lol

 

[TBPlayerOC]

Yes it is!

I gotta say I love the sound you are getting with those pickups. To my ear everything is more sharp and well defined and there is plenty of punch.

 

[Ian774]

Tried the YYZ at tonight’s practice for the first time. I feel like it’s the kind of pedal that sounds good in the mix but not amazing on its own. I play a Jazz Bass, half with fingers, half with a pick.
I played with the Tight button engaged, I prefer the sound that way. But, I had the Lows all the way up, while mids and highs were just a bit boosted.
Deep/Drive Mix at 12, Drive at 1.

Question: is it nonsense to boost the Lows all the way up in Tight mode or is it quite logical considering the effect of Tight on the overall sound?

 

[Clemouze]

Tried the YYZ at tonight’s practice for the first time. I feel like it’s the kind of pedal that sounds good in the mix but not amazing on its own. I play a Jazz Bass, half with fingers, half with a pick.
I played with the Tight button engaged, I prefer the sound that way. But, I had the Lows all the way up, while mids and highs were just a bit boosted.
Deep/Drive Mix at 12, Drive at 1.

Question: is it nonsense to boost the Lows all the way up in Tight mode or is it quite logical considering the effect of Tight on the overall sound?

I imagine the tight effect is before drive but the low EQ after it

 

[johnk_10]

i usually run mine kinda the opposite with the bass control. bass at 8:30, mids 1 o'clock, treble at noon, drive at 1 o'clock, mix at 12:30, tight off. this gives me just a slightly overdriven tone which is what i go for in most songs and retains most of my bypassed tone and punch.

 

[Ian774]

Yeah but with Tight off; the low bump is massive, so I’m not surprised you have to cut it off.

 

[johnk_10]

Yeah but with Tight off; the low bump is massive, so I’m not surprised you have to cut it off.

for me, i basically get the lows from the clean side. the tight switch just makes it too scooped and bright for me.

 

[Tostenbass]

I imagine the tight effect is before drive but the low EQ after it

I believe all EQ is pre drive on this one

 

[Clemouze]

I believe all EQ is pre drive on this one

Wow really ?

 

[Ian774]

I’ll return the YYZ and stick with my Aguilar Tone Hammer DI, after much consideration. It sounded ok, but nothing « more » than what I get with the THDI.

 

[jacoby75]

I’ll return the YYZ and stick with my Aguilar Tone Hammer DI, after much consideration. It sounded ok, but nothing « more » than what I get with the THDI.

Blasphemer! He's a witch! Burn him! : )

 

[John Swartz]

I can only hope to have half your skill . . . and facial hair . . . when I'm older.

I just want his tone...

 

[Ian774]

I’ll return the YYZ and stick with my Aguilar Tone Hammer DI.

Blasphemer! He's a witch! Burn him! : )

To each their own! It didn’t sound bad. Just not outstanding enough to justify having it replacing my THDI.

Still a great pedal!

 

[jacoby75]

I’ll return the YYZ and stick with my Aguilar Tone Hammer DI.

To each their own! It didn’t sound bad. Just not outstanding enough to justify having it replacing my THDI.
Still a great pedal!

I understand. I don't even have one (yet), lol. I like to think that I'll love it, because I love Geddy and his tone so much. And the demos I've seen on here sound really good. But I know there's more to his tone than a pedal. And I don't have his bass, his pickups, his strings, his chops and technique, or his rugged good looks (by Canadian standards). I'm hesitant to pull the trigger for two reasons: 1) I don't have any money. Always an impediment. 2) I'm afraid I won't like it anyway. I have burned through so many overdrive pedals it's ridiculous. I can't tell you how many times I've liked something I've heard online pedal-wise, only to get it and be incredibly disappointed by the way it sounds in my setup. It's probably just me.

 

[Ian774]

Thing is, if I wanted to build a big pedalboard and could justify spending the money on the YYZ, I would have kept it coz there’s potential. But I like to keep things simple: a green russian big muff, and my THDI as my main preamp/DI (I don’t have a gigging amp).

 

[johnk_10]

right now i'm using mine as a low gain OD and i love it. it's one of the only OD's that works extremely well with my short scale hollow-body basses with flatwounds on them (i.e. Hofner beatle & club and my Gretsch G6073B).

 

[IvanBassist]

Got the YYZ yesterday. There a lots of tones in this little box!