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Tech 21 VT Bass DI

#242
Eublet said:
I'll chime in also. Had mine for several days now. I REALLY like this one. The BITE control is what I've been asking for, as in being able to turn it off, which removes all that clankety crap that the previous VT's had. I no longer have to run the treble down around 9 o'clock just to try to control that harshness. The pedal is smooth sounding when disengaged, and then you can use the treble knob to dial up the amount of "presence" you want. Sounds wonderful, and the Blend is fantastic which I've also asked for around here forever.

Now, only one more step for Tech 21...a VT Bass DI Deluxe, please. :D
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I've been using the VT Bass Deluxe for a couple of years now. How would a "VT Bass DI Deluxe be different? Just the Bite Control?

Thx,
- Joe
 
#245
Hi,
So I've read through the thread and I get the feeling that I don't really need this pedal. But I WANT it....

I have a Jazz bass with Audere preamp installed going into three stomp pedals (sonic stomp, B3k, comp). I also have an Ashdown ABM500 Evo. Would it be redundant to get this pedal?
 
#246
joegrant413 said:
Thanks. Of those features, blend would be nicest.
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That and the speaker sim defeat, trust me. I'll turn it on for a minute every once in a while as a novelty, but I think the pedal (or any of its variants) sounds way better with the speaker sim off. Mids come alive, low end gets tightened and annoying clacky highs are gone. Blend is a great touch too, of course.
 
#247
Had a few days playing with mine, and one band practice.
I'm using it basically as an "always-on" tone shaper on my pedal board, just a touch of tube warmth, running the blend around 60% clean, I like my bass/amp/cab already. I have the bite and speaker sim off. Should I switch the speaker sim on when playing live and using the pedal as a DI?
Thanks
 
#252
Most everything I do is direct to the PA or board. Some earphone monitor, some stage monitor. Typically I leave the Bite and Speaker Sim off unless I need to turn either one on. This little wonder has more than enough EQ with just the tone controls.

Your mileage, of course, may vary. Use your ears and set it up to suit you, not somebody else.
 
#253
jarrah said:
Does using the vt bass di or vt bass provide enough compression to make running a seperate compressor redundant?
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I use and enjoy a little compression with most rigs/pedals I've used, but not with any of the VT pedals. There's a good bit of compression in them naturally. If you like things really compressed, then yes you would need to add something to it. If you just want a slight bit of smoothing, then IMHO the VT stuff does that on it's own by default, for better or for worse.
 
#254
Eublet said:
I use and enjoy a little compression with most rigs/pedals I've used, but not with any of the VT pedals. There's a good bit of compression in them naturally. If you like things really compressed, then yes you would need to add something to it. If you just want a slight bit of smoothing, then IMHO the VT stuff does that on it's own by default, for better or for worse.
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+1
 
#257
jarrah said:
I have the bite and speaker sim off. Should I switch the speaker sim on when playing live and using the pedal as a DI?
Thanks
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Unless you have another OD/Distortion/Fuzz before the VT Bass DI and go directly into a PA/headphones/..., I'd say try it and do whatever you like best.
If you run a one of the said effects before it, although you can still try how it sounds with the speaker sim turned of, I'd always recommend using the speaker sim. Otherwise there are too many shrill and annoying highs.
 
#258
blujosh said:
does anyone know if the "bite" and "speaker sim" buttons still have an effect on the sound when the blend knob is at minimum?
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No. When the blend is at minimum the SansAmp circuit is off. Only the mid, low, high and level controls remain active.

There is no hard and fast rule regarding the Bite and speaker sim. It's a matter of what works best for you. In general I would say if you are using a really clean transparent sound you can probably be fine with the speaker sim off. When running more distortion that will generate more upper harmonic content which will probably sound less harsh with the speaker sim engaged. This will also vary depending upon the actual signal chain. DI to the board, into the front end of an amp, full range vs passive speakers etc.
 
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#260
So I succumbed under GAS and got this little box as well! Or two, actually - the first one was DOA, which really seemed to surprise the guys at the dealer/distributor's. Apparently it was the first bad Tech 21 product they'd seen.

So nothing to report from Tuesday's band rehearsal. The pre does wonders direct into a cheap integrated laptop soundchip, though :meh: My band's recording our second album now, so we'll see what I can come up with between the VTDI and my AMT BC-1.
 

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