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Geddy Lee Sansamp Pedal!

#961
TexasEdition said:
I guess I need to decide on which one. Looks like the pedal is something to be used wtih an amp and can't be used as a DI like the base sansamp products. And the rack mount seems more complex wtih the dual channels, but it can double as a DI.
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For me this journey started when I thought my dual mono Carvin BX1500 was a gonner. The only way I wanted to replace it was to just get a stereo power amp and a good pre. So I started shopping for preamps. That's when I found the 2112. I decided that it was the thing I was going to do.

Then I discovered that my Carvin is ok. So... I just GASd myself for some signature Geddy stuff...I had to try the pedal. And here we are. If money were no object, I probably would have redone my whole amp rig and got the rack unit. But I punted and got the pedal. For now.
 
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#963
A little late to the party......but I finally got to take the Geddy out and play a show.

WOW man what a punch-you-in-the-chest of a bass tone. Combined with an Omnicab Deluxe, easily one of the best live tones I've ever gotten. Punchy, present, but still thunderous in the low end. Got plenty of prasie on my bass tone after the set; I call it a win!!
 
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#964
RickenCliff said:
A little late to the party......but I finally got to take the Geddy out and play a show.

WOW man what a punch-you-in-the-chest of a bass tone. Combined with an Omnicab Deluxe, easily one of the best live tones I've ever gotten. Punchy, present, but still thunderous in the low end. Got plenty of prasie on my bass tone after the set; I call it a win!!
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Was it the pedal or the rack mount?
 
#968
TexasEdition said:
Was it the pedal or the rack mount?
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Geddy in pedal form! Pretty sure I was close to Geddy's settings from the manual, maybe a slight tweak here n there.

Here's a snapshot from my board.
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#969
RickenCliff said:
A little late to the party......but I finally got to take the Geddy out and play a show.
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A little late to the party here as well, considering I got my YYZ pedal a couple months ago and finally just got a chance to sit down with it last weekend... :meh: (I know, I know. But I don't like bringing gear to a gig untested and haven't had time)

Definitely sounds awesome with my Jazz bass for Rush tones, but I was also able to dial in a killer old school vibe for my P bass as well. This pedal isn't just for the "instant Geddy sound!"

5sg.
 
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#970
So I'm getting just enough of that Geddy punch and attack with these settings:

Master: a little above unity gain
Low: noon
High: a hair past noon
Drive: a hair before noon
Mix: a hair before noon
Mid: totally dimed
Tight: on

What I'm struggling with is finding the best way to put the grunt back into it, though. Not finding a way. But finding the best way. One way is to turn the Mix a bit more counterclockwise. But that seems to kill the Geddy attack. Another way is to start turning up the Low knob, but that doesn't sound quite right somehow. I think the trick is using the amp EQ to bring it back. It's funny, but I can turn the amp Bass knob to 3 o'clock and it's not too much. Or I can dial in something low on the parametric low-mid knob and push that one a bit. Best way so far is to push the Bass knob to 2 o'clock and the low-mids to about 2 o'clock. This seems to do it. Anyone else figuring this out?

Obviously you can turn the "tight" button off, but that seems to defeat what the pedal is trying to do in the first place, so...
 
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#973
I find, in general, the room in which your playing in has a large say in how a bass tone sounds. During sound check I like to walk out and see how it sounds in the room, then make adjustments on this pedal. I will say the YYZ pedal is great in that it gets rid of that mud that sometimes occurs in sub-frequencys and somewhere around the 350-400 hz area. I tend to ask the sound tech or who ever is running sound, take off all EQ and compression to see how it sounds; it usually sounds better with just the Geddy pedal and Studio bass compressor into a passive DI (I find a passive DI smooths out the highs). I like to get the bass to punch just enough with the kick; then dial in some decent mids without being distracting from the tone I'm going for with the band.
 
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I was thinking about getting the YYZ pedal, but found a practically new 2112 preamp for a good price, and bought it instead, because I also have a VTDI pedal that’s really awesome. Neither one is a 1 trick pony, there are lots of good sounds that can be dialed up.

I love the 2112, and the YYZ pedal is supposed to be largely similar. The cab sim on the VTDI is great, and I’d think it would be in the YYZ as well.

Glad people are sharing their experiences and some of their settings on this, I may have to try some of them out on the 2112.

Thanks for the posts!
 
#975
scottfeldstein said:
So I'm getting just enough of that Geddy punch and attack with these settings:

Master: a little above unity gain
Low: noon
High: a hair past noon
Drive: a hair before noon
Mix: a hair before noon
Mid: totally dimed
Tight: on

What I'm struggling with is finding the best way to put the grunt back into it, though. Not finding a way. But finding the best way. One way is to turn the Mix a bit more counterclockwise. But that seems to kill the Geddy attack. Another way is to start turning up the Low knob, but that doesn't sound quite right somehow. I think the trick is using the amp EQ to bring it back. It's funny, but I can turn the amp Bass knob to 3 o'clock and it's not too much. Or I can dial in something low on the parametric low-mid knob and push that one a bit. Best way so far is to push the Bass knob to 2 o'clock and the low-mids to about 2 o'clock. This seems to do it. Anyone else figuring this out?

Obviously you can turn the "tight" button off, but that seems to defeat what the pedal is trying to do in the first place, so...
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Yeah, I am using the amp to bring mid grunt back a bit. On my setup it's been achieved by running the mid frequency quite a bit lower than I would otherwise - this with the amp mids cranked a bit. This with the amp set up fairly flat and clean otherwise- although if I want an everything dimed type tone I bring a bit of amp drive into it and fatten/flatten it out.

It's also with the tight OFF. Though otherwise my pedal settings are fairly close to yours (slightly less on the mids and highs). I don't really care what it might be intending to achieve. I am fairly aggressive with the drive, but not over the top, so it's not smashing things up too much. And I prefer the low end to have that pushed sound - at least a little bit. To me the drive side is more workable with the tight off. And the low end going through a moderate drive on that side is more pleasing that the deep channel low being run too prominent.
 
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