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Sansamp parallel output

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slimjazz

Jul 2, 2005
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#1
does the Sansamp bass driver have a separate parallel output in which you could plug a non true bypass tuner, so the pedal tuner won't effect your tone? the MXR 80 has this feature I think but I wanted to know if the sansamp could do this same thing..
If anyone can explain to me what a parallel output is for it would be great, and why does it help the transparancy of your sound when a non true bypass tuner is plugged in it as opposed to just having the tuner be input placed like a regular pedal.
 
#3
thanks. I know the sansamp has a parallel out put which is great for a tuner pedal but does the new Sansamp 3 Channel Programmable bass driver have this also much like its original version? I can't see it it any pictures..is the output jack placed on top of the pedal?
 
#5
I've been thinking about this for quite a time already but when i try it, I can't seem to say that the parallel output is giving out an "unaffected" signal to the amp. It sounds like the volume dropped and the tone and color changed. I keep the Sansamp off and plainly use it as a spilt signal dialer for the two amps. Any thoughts?
 
#8
There should be no issue using the tuner with the Bass Driver's parallel out.

The idea behind the parallel out on the Bass Driver was that you would send the uneffected (parallel) out to your bass amp and send the SansAmp output to the mixing board.

There is no parallel out on the programmable Bass Driver. That was originally designed to be used with our now discontinued Bass Power Engine. The idea being, that would be your main sound so you obviously wouldn't be switching all these different bass sounds at the board and then be playing through one bass sound (your amp) via the parallel output. It's the same concept with the Bass Driver and VT Bass Deluxe but there was more room on those units so the buffered parallel out was included along with more presets and an efx loop.

Of course there are many different ways to use all these units and whatever works for you is fine.
 
#10
The Bass Driver is a DI. The concept as previously mentioned was for you to plug into the DI and the parallel output goes to your bass amp. You use that as you normally would and the XLR out goes to the mixer. This way instead of the typical DI sound of your guitar's pickups, the mixer is getting an amp emulated sound.
 
#11
tech21nyc said:
The Bass Driver is a DI. The concept as previously mentioned was for you to plug into the DI and the parallel output goes to your bass amp. You use that as you normally would and the XLR out goes to the mixer. This way instead of the typical DI sound of your guitar's pickups, the mixer is getting an amp emulated sound.
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What if you Wana use other pedals like compression and pitch shifter pedal (digitech drop) and your using the paralell output to your amp how do you get the paralell output to also include the other pedals?
 

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