Tech 21 VT Bass

[dannybuoy]

I've not tried it after the VT, no. But that's because the VT is my 'amp simulator', and the VT smooths off some of the harshness that the BM can produce.

I'm not noticing any switching noise with my setup...

 

[TL5]

These are my main settings now;



I'm too lazy to write down my settings so I just take a photo.

I feel that I finally have my VT Bass dialed in where I want it. It's very similar to your settings:

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This is a clean tone.

For dirt, I'm running a GT2 ahead of the VT bass.

 

[Gearhead43]

Just ordered one tonight from Guitar Center, had some gift cards to burn. I am stoked and hope the backorder doesn't end up getting pushed back again and again.

The website says BO till Jan 30th, but the dude on the phone said it was backordered until March? This dude didn't sound like he knew what he was doing so I hope the website is correct.

 

[Andy Brown]

Just ordered one tonight from Guitar Center, had some gift cards to burn. I am stoked and hope the backorder doesn't end up getting pushed back again and again.

The website says BO till Jan 30th, but the dude on the phone said it was backordered until March? This dude didn't sound like he knew what he was doing so I hope the website is correct.

Did you order online or in-store? The store may have been able to do a transfer from another.

 

[Nyarlathotep]

To bad this didn't have a mid shift like a real SVT. I'd prolly just get one LOL.

Im kindof interested in how the character knob works and such. Anyone got a rundown on how all the knobs interact?

 

[rcubed]

The character knob goes from B-15 to SVT to cranked SVT through a 8x10 in sound. The rest are self explanatory.

 

[Nyarlathotep]

interesting. I may have to take one more looky thru this thread....

 

[bassman1185]

That's not really accurate... The Character knob goes from variations on the SVT sound to B-15 to "indie rock" sounds, to full-on drive. All the settings have an Ampeg-ish feel, but they're not all the standard Ampeg sounds you're used to hearing.

 

[dannybuoy]

Character knob? All the way down, it sounds really woolly like a sheep trapped inside another sheep, then towards halfway it sounds like RAWK, then above 2 o'clock it sounds like glass being smashed in your face while bees sting your ears. I've been meaning to analyse it to find out how flat the response is and exactly what that knob does to your EQ, but for now, those descriptions should suffice.

 

[Nyarlathotep]

danny, you make me want the pedal more.....

Sheep trapped in another sheep sounds like it would be awesome......

 

[KingOvHell]

Does anyone have some audio clips? I dont feel like going through 25 pages to check.

 

[ibnzneksrul]

To my ears the Character knob sounds like it acts on the high mids, in the neighborhood of 1K or so.

 

[KingOvHell]

Would this work good with a big muff or a ODB-3? I am trying to find something that would give those pedals a deeper sound.

 

[thehangingmist]

Would this work good with a big muff or a ODB-3? I am trying to find something that would give those pedals a deeper sound.

sounds good with a BBM if you place the vt before it and not after imo

 

[Starflyer59]

I ordered this Pedal 3 months ago and last night i picked it up from Long and Mcquade (Oh Canada...) needless to say it was worth the wait. I really liked TL5's setting but if i want to add the gritty indie rock bass sound i just put the character knob past 1pm.

On top of it now the idiots at Long and Mcquade sells the pedal for the incredible low price of $190. I got the old price at $165. But its worth it, this one's a keeper.

 

[ibnzneksrul]

sounds good with a BBM if you place the vt before it and not after imo

+1, best to fuzz the VT, not VT the fuzz.



I've been experimenting with this pedal for about 3 weeks now and it really is amazing. There are so many great sounds it can produce. Sometimes a small tweak of a couple of knobs from a sound you already like and use will get you a different tone you'd also like to save and use. Tech 21 really needs to come out with a programmable version of this thing for saving multiple sounds.

 

[enemybass]

Are any of you guys gigging with the VT bass and a power amp
Whats it like live does it work well as a stand alone preamp
Im considering this set up but cant find one in the UK to try

 

[dannybuoy]

Try Denmark Street. There's also one in the window of a store in Charing Cross road, but not sure if they'd let you try it, it's the tiny shop with loads of second hand pedals in the window!

 

[ShowKing]

where do u guys place the vt in your pedal chain

 

[JSK5String]

where do u guys place the vt in your pedal chain

1) Boss TU-2 Tuner
2) Boss GEB7 Graphic EQ (used as a volume boost only)
3) Tech 21 VT Bass
4) Boss CEB-3 Bass Chorus
5) BBE Sonic Stomp Pedal

This works for my ears. But my ears are different then yours, and everybody else's...