I have owned the 2112 and it wasnt my thing but, the pedal with tight function would be pretty cool. That said, the oxford is used in both of my rigs and Im currently waiting to get a vt deluxe modded to oxford specs.
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Is that something you already have in the works? If so, I'd like to hear more about it!
Its in the works, waiting on it. I tried to get tech 21 to do it but, they said it wasnt possible. I understand though. A big shop like theirs would get bogged down by a thousand one-off requests.
I don't know how long it'll last, but I just acquired a Fly Rig...and It is nice to just grab that and go.
But good god, didn't anyone at T-21 test drive that HORRIBLE octave? Quite useless.....With a few tweaks it could really be a hit! When feeling lazy, it gets ya buy for sure..
But good god, didn't anyone at T-21 test drive that HORRIBLE octave? Quite useless.....With a few tweaks it could really be a hit! When feeling lazy, it gets ya buy for sure..
I would forgo the envelope and fuzz on the Bass Fly Rig for just a solid performing octave.
Just discovered this thread!
Love Tech 21 gear for bass and guitar.
Love Tech 21 gear for bass and guitar.
And their guitar gear can work great for bass!
I once played a guitar through my VT bass... my band thought it sounded surprisingly good, so I guess it works the other way around as well!
I often stack a T21 Cali or Joyo Orange in front of the VTbass for guitar when I'm DI demoing with the one board ... or sometimes to gain up for bass, too.
The experience went pretty much exactly as I expected. Sure things can get fun and dirty, but at the end of the day I just can't get into the Tech21 drive sound. I suppose it works really well in a band, but I don't play in a band that uses that kind of sound. So away it goes.
Just curious, did you record any sound samples? Interested for no other reason aside from the fact that I like to hear how others' unique setups sound through things.
No, I'm not set up for that at home. To test out the pedal, I took everything else out of the equation, or didn't put anything else IN the equation, depending on how you look at it. So it was:
07 Fender MIA Jazz>VTDI>Carvin BX700 (flat EQ)>RB210. Pure and simple.
I did attempt to stack it after my Sadowsky stompbox preamp to see if the VT drive did anything interesting to the Sadowsky tone, but if it did, I couldn't hear it. Dirt is dirt, and it washed out any nuance the Sadowsky EQ adds to my tone. At least to my ears.
Wish I could help. Really do wish I had the gear in my house to do simple recording. But that stuff is currently about 5th on my GAS list, so I'm about never years away from realizing that dream. Such is the life we've chosen...
Smart move IMO. If it's not going to work for your needs, move on.
It's a misconception that because the VT Bass DI has a "Drive" control, using it = distortion. It's cable of clean sounds by running lower Drive settings and or reducing the Blend. There is a difference between a tube emulated clean tone and the sound of your pickups being buffered with added EQ. You can bypass the SansAmp circuit completely if desired. Rogers pedal is a clean preamp with EQ. Great pedal but a completely different purpose. If that's what you're going for our Q\Strip would be a better choice.
If it ain't broke don't fix it. I'd say stick with the Sadowsky if you're happy with it.
Good point.
I often use my VTBDI with BLEND full on and DRIVE as high as 11:00 (eleven o'clock) for some mild overdrive for some grit but no distortion.
Yeah, the drive control is easily used to add typical amp grit to a clean bass signal. Seems most instrument amps (especially tube ones) are not very clean, like 5-10% distortion. Even having the drive control around 9 o' clock makes the signal sound more "amp-y."
Also, while on the topic of drive, despite misconceptions of StingRays being super hot by default, I've had to completely re-familiarize myself with my VTDI after picking up a 2014 Precision with CS ’62 pickups - that are apparently extremely hot by comparison.
My StingRay drive setting of just below 12:00 basically turned my Precision signal to distorted mush to my ear. I haven’t quite settled yet on a drive level with my precision, but all signs so far seem to indicate that it’ll be in the 9:00 – 10:00 range for my preference.
To say I was surprised by this, is an understatement.
Every instrument is going to react differently with something like our SansAmps or a tube amp.
