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Geddy Lee Sansamp Pedal!
- Thread starter KJackman
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digging your release, have your first one as well...
good stuff, that drummer must be a blast to play with....
good stuff, that drummer must be a blast to play with....
Enjoyed that very much @Gefilter1001, without looking you up I assumed you were in a Rush tribute band. Off to check out the rest of your stuff now!
More YYZ Pedal
"Wildest Dreams" from our new album
"Wildest Dreams" from our new album
jacoby75
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So good. Grindy, sexy goodness. Great song too.
Thanks, chock full of growly nougat goodness like only Tech 21 can provide!
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I've found that Stingrays don't play well with a LOT of pedals. YMMV as always...
For those interested in hearing the YYZ in a very heavy setting - my death metal band has finally released our first track that features a YYZ on bass distortion
Holy hell, unreal playing and outstanding production. And the music is good. Take my money.
What do you use other than the YYZ for dirt? I love my DP-3x. Full, heavy, and cutting
Thanks! That was all YYZ
Dingwall D-Bird into there, and all that out into a Jule Monique, into the board.
I'm playing with the X7 right now as an alternate to the YYZ for when I want something a little different.
Completely right about that. Best I’ve found is the Darkglass X7/X Ultra but it’s been an expensive road getting here.
I mentioned finding the Yyz a one trick pony - it’s in the context of playing a Ray. With my passive Jazz there were a variety of tones but mainly did (unsurprisingly) the Geddy Lee thing.
Worth it but not for my use case.
I got mine late in the afternoon today. Only messed with it for a little as my hands are pretty sore from work, but I find it goes very well with my Alpha-Omega while offering something completely different. A smoother middier OD with lots of clank available via mix, tight switch and a great 2K midrange eq point. The Alpha Omega has mids too, but is more modern and has a lot more grunt in the low mids.I still prefer the character of the drive from my Alpha Omega, but that pedal could use some help in the top end(esp with my dead dead strings.)
I made a really simple clip that broke apart the tone between the two pedals - I find that when combing pedals I get my best tones, but a lot of the time each one by itself sounds unremarkable as it’s the sum of its’ parts. (You wouldn’t dial each pedal in the same way if using them solo).
Plus, the YYZ matches my room quite well
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My main bass is a Stambaugh that is an imprived version of my billy sheehan basses but, low end clarity of my d-bird with a pic is addictive. I'll be trying either a yyz or x7 ultra sometime soon.Thanks! That was all YYZ
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Dingwall D-Bird into there, and all that out into a Jule Monique, into the board.
I'm playing with the X7 right now as an alternate to the YYZ for when I want something a little different.
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So, I decided to pull out my old Oxford and combine it with the new YYZ. The YYZ provided all the crunch and the Oxford, lowmid saturation and all the grunt.Recorded on my Mesa(using an upgraded SM57 for bass frequencies) Check out how completely dead my strings are on the clean part:
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Really good eq points for clank on both pedals(love the 2K mids on the YYZ and also the 3.2K for the highs on the Oxford)
(That picture was the settings used)
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I deleted the clip to add bit of compression.
Here it is from the last post. I can't delete the last post with the now-bad link because 60 minutes have passed.
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Here it is from the last post. I can't delete the last post with the now-bad link because 60 minutes have passed.
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I've gotta say, I'm really enjoying the combo of YYZ and Oxford pedals. I feel I'm just beginning to tap their potential, and that's with dead strings! (Having a Ric with no-load pots and bright 70's repro pickups also helps)
(I'm almost embarrassed to post this when guys like Gefilter1001 post their fantastic playing in here, but I wanted to show how the two sound together, even on old strings, and a really repetitive clip):
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They seem like a classic combination. My Alpha-Omega is temporarily off my amp right now, which never happens.
Some classic overdrive combos throughout the years for me have been these:
VMT+B3K
X+Alpha-Omega
YYZ+Oxford
These are all fantastic. Put a sharp overdrive with a gutsy, midrange grunt of an overdrive and it seems to be a excellent combo.
Others that I've heard that also kick ass:
MBD1+Reiner Gasoline
Rusty Box+anything
(I'm almost embarrassed to post this when guys like Gefilter1001 post their fantastic playing in here, but I wanted to show how the two sound together, even on old strings, and a really repetitive clip):
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They seem like a classic combination. My Alpha-Omega is temporarily off my amp right now, which never happens.
Some classic overdrive combos throughout the years for me have been these:
VMT+B3K
X+Alpha-Omega
YYZ+Oxford
These are all fantastic. Put a sharp overdrive with a gutsy, midrange grunt of an overdrive and it seems to be a excellent combo.
Others that I've heard that also kick ass:
MBD1+Reiner Gasoline
Rusty Box+anything
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I used my YYZ this saturday for the first time at a live gig and it sounded awesome. I used it with my Epi Thunderbird Vintage Pro (I love that bass more and more everytime I play it) and it sounded so good that I couldn't take the smile of my face. It has that mid razor cutting sharp drive while also maintaining the low end on the bass. The best of it is the articulation of the notes and the way that helps your bass sit in the mix.
Everybody always talks about how this pedal retains the low end and how that pedal doesn't loose bass. Let me tell you, a lot of the pedals that I've used that retain the low gain just get lost in a full band setting, specially when you have more instruments than just a guitar and drums. Some of those that seem to loose the low end when played alone are the ones that sound the best when you're playing with the band, because they help you sit in the mix and cut through better.
This pedal doesn't loose the low end but has that midrange magic that get's you where you need.
When using it with my t-bird I was forced to open my legs because my balls just got bigger.
Everybody always talks about how this pedal retains the low end and how that pedal doesn't loose bass. Let me tell you, a lot of the pedals that I've used that retain the low gain just get lost in a full band setting, specially when you have more instruments than just a guitar and drums. Some of those that seem to loose the low end when played alone are the ones that sound the best when you're playing with the band, because they help you sit in the mix and cut through better.
This pedal doesn't loose the low end but has that midrange magic that get's you where you need.
When using it with my t-bird I was forced to open my legs because my balls just got bigger.
Since I can't seem to be able to edit my text above I just corrected this sentence just to be more clear about its meaning.
