I first bought and then resold the tech 21 vt and normal sound killed me. The sansamp bass driver di has been an arsenal staple for players and studios almost since the day it was introduced in 1994. Having big problems back i have an intact spinal disc lower back i looked for a solution so i could spend as much as possible of my big stuff on stage and studio. Tech 21s new vt bass head incorporates the same ampmodeling ideals of its groundbreaking sansamp direct boxes of yore, but it goes a step further than past company offerings. Now the vt bass di good packaging and the product feels well made. Lets take a closer look at this classic eq, tube emulator and di box. The footswitch activates the tube amplifier emulation circuitry. Albemarle, nc the original vt pedal was intended to emulate the svt. Sansamp products are designed to work seamlessly in both recording and stage. View and download tech 21 sansamp character vt bass deluxe owners manual online. Tech 21 sansamp character series vt bass deluxe distortion.
That being said, you really cant go wrong with this pedal. The tech 21 sansamp bass driver di v2 pedal is the new version of the companys popular bass di pedal. A di box, such as the sansamp bass driver di or the sansamp character series vt bass di both noted above, provides electrical ground isolation between input and output, and matches impedance of the source to the load. The front panel of the vt bass di is dominated visually by an array of rotary knobs which allow you to set the output level, balance the ratio of direct signal and sansamp processed circuitry, adjust the eq and make everything roar with some choice distortion. Be sure to check out the complete line of product offerings from tech 21nyc. On this point, i tried a number of db preamps, including. More than just a standard compact bass pedal, the bb1x is like a preamp, a crucial component in creating quality sound. The tubeemulation and optional soft saturation via the drive circuit made it capable of anything from subtle tone shaping to radical changes of expression.
In addition to drive, presence, and active bass and treble controls, the sansamp rbi has a dedicated mid control and an xlr output level control for optimum performance with pa systems. Tech 21s sansamp has been around for many years and has gained quite a reputation. Comment your favorite below so it can move on to round 2. The sabddi sits on my pedalboard and warms up my tone on electric bass. Slap setting makes my fretless sound fretted with the wooten technique. Its lighter than i thought it would be but still feels tough. It captures the essence and subtle nuances of your bass, amp, and playing and emphasizes all their best characteristics. A bit midscooped, very svt sounding, but very hard to tweak the mids. The sansamp is a great bass preamp for plugging straight into a pa system or for when youre uncertain how someone elses amp is going to sound at a gig.
This article introduces you to four bass di s, each with a little something extra for tone shaping possibilities. But if you dont really use overdrive, you might like the bddi better its a little tougher and gruntier in the clean tones, and really pushes through a mix. As mentioned in the vt bass di section above, the idea behind this pedal is to go direct from the stage to the foh front of house mixer, but it certainly can be used as a standalone preamp pedal as well. The tech21 sansamp vt bass bass guitar amplifier simulation pedal, character series, ampeg type simulation. Bolster your bass tone with a tech 21 sansamp bass driver di v2 preampdirect box pedal. Questions about the tech 21 sansamp bass driver di v2.
Clearly, in rehearsal, we take his bass, vt bass and nothing else. The vt bass di incorporates a blend control to adjust the ratio of direct signal and sansamp circuitry, and a bite switch to engage a presence boost and a subsonic filter. A bit outdated, perhaps, but nonetheless a classic that when done right offers a plethora of creative possibilities. Or plug the sansamp vt bass di pedal into your bass rig to take your tone somewhere special. Based on the classic sansamp bass pedal at the heart of countless live and recording rigs, the sansamp bass driver di v2 delivers an expanded range of tonal control ideal for modern bass rigs. A friend of mine tried both the vt deluxe and the bass driver di. The follow up deluxe which pbassbob has obviously does more. If youre comparing a vt bass di against the vmt deluxe i would actually recommend looking out the vt bass deluxe as you then get 6 presets 2 banks of 3 or the option to have 2 basses connected and have 3 presets for each bass dialled in. Disengaging the circuitry enables you to use sansamp bass driver di as a standard active transparent direct box. While it didnt deliver the plushy tube touch, the sound was convincing. If youre familiar with the sansampor any of tech 21s character.
He liked both but said that the vt was a bit easier to dial in. Have you ever arrived at a venue or a studio assuming there would be a decent quality di. Plugged into a console via phantom power is excellent. Tech 21 sansamp character series vt bass di sweetwater. The vt bass di from tech 21nyc is a great product that is versatile and can produce many tonal options. Tech 21s sansamp bass driver di is an awesome little box that offers both the flexibility of a direct input box, and the sound and control of a pedal. This is an analog piece of gear that has 14 connections for an input and two parallel outputs, and it also has an xlr output. I also think it has more grind and would suit metal players, whereas the original has a more retro sound. With the vt bass di, you can go from clean svtstyle thump to dirty earthquaking rump.
Like its pedal predecessors in the sansamp character series, it has a. The bite button also benefitted the bass sound, providing just enough presence to convey a clangy edge to the tone. The heart of the vt bass 1969 and vt bass is the analog warmth of the sansamp emulation circuitry that was designed to recreate the powerful tones of svtstyle bass stacks. The boss bb1x bass driver is a premium stompbox designed to make your bass sound bold and punchy. The vt is probably the most aggressive of the bunch, the most rock. I made a post about this about a month or two ago, ive used the sansamp in the past and recently started using the ampeg scr di, and ive fallen in love with it, after tinkering with the settings ive achieved one of my favourite bass tones ive ever had and for a fraction of the cost of a full ampeg setup, my only criticism is the loss of signal when you turn the scrambler on, but its not. Sansamp the sansamp technology captures the warm, rich, natural tones of the most soughtafter tube amplifiers. If you do prefer to be able to save presets, check out the tech 21nyc vt bass deluxe. Tech 21 sansamp character series vt bass di emulations of classic bass rigsblend control for direct versus processed soundrugged build qualityquet operation product description the tech 21 sansamp vt bass di pedal gives bassists a great tool for getting different amp voicings, as well as a unique directtopa and recording tool. It seemed like the clear choice for getting that svt sound dialed in from my board. This multifunction, multiapplication format features three different outputs. Customtweak six bass sounds and access them on the fly. The vt bass 200 is a 200watt bass combo amp with an allanalog sansamp preamp and class d power amp. For the pro on the go, the vt bass di covers a lot of ground in a small footprint.
The deluxe version tech 21 sansamp vt bass distortion pedal boasts a combination of a warm, allanalog signal path and convenient digital recall. Tech 21 sansamp bass driver di v2 more low, more now. I like the vt much better because as you turn the drive up you get more of a yesratm sound rather than a farty sound, which is what the bddi turns into imo. As the name implies sans amp or without amp the bass driver di was designed for bass players who ditch the rigs and go directly from their pedal board to foh front of house. Like the character series vt bass pedal, each channel allows players to dial in their tone with a potent threeband eq section and a fullrange drive control. The new sansamp character series vt bass di allows the user to dial in their desired tone with the flexibility of a classic bass amp to a modern sounding rig. The bdi21 is used as an always on impendence matchingpreamptone warming for my double bass. Im wondering whether to replace my sansamp with the b7k or compliment it with the b3k. But not a replacement as the original bddi is still around. Vt bass 200 combo by guitar interactive vt bass 200 by musicoff vt bass 500 rundown. Tech 21 sansamp bass driver di effects pedal guitar center.
Fender forums view topic sansamp bass driver di vs vt. Lets hear whats new there are quite some similarities between the original bass. Tech 21s own character series of pedals are an option if you want to stay in the analogue domain, but at this price you could also have anything up to a topoftherange line 6 pod hd, with a ton of presets and effects if youre happy enough with the sound and feel of a digital modeller. The sansamp bass driver di or just bddi from tech 21 is a modern pedal classic. After a good amount of research, i ordered the vt bass di. Sansamp products are designed to work seamlessly in both recording and stage environments. The new vt bass di was born from this experimentation and is a multifunctional tool that aims to please players with tubeemulating familiarity, and new and thoughtful features. Signature multieffects pedal with cabinet emulation, boostcompression, overdrivefuzz, reverb, delayrotating speaker effect, and tuner. Tech 21s venerable bass driver di pedal has been a favourite of gigging and recording bass players around the world for over a decade, and has spawned a number of rackmount and programmable versions, as well as its vt companions, along the way. The tech 21 sansamp bass driver and darkglass microtubes b7k ultra make up match 1 of round 1 in our 2020 di shootout.
Since the popularity of 5 and 6string basses has gone beyond fad status and be. Restitution is important, i use basic home studio monitors alesis m1 active 620 and the size of the cabinet allows really have a good dynamic in the bass. Within the parameters of each models particular design, the controls provide you with access to specific tone shaping characteristics within the tube amplifier sound spectrum. Tech 21s sansamp bass driver di is a modern classic.
It focuses solely on reproducing the brawn and characterful sounds of ampegs storied line of alltube bass amps, including the mighty svt. The 1u rackmount sansamp rbi is a pumpedup, expanded version of our popular sansamp bass driver di pedal. Darkglass b7k owners is the di function as good or better than a sansamp. Gets rid of line noise, and makes the bass tone much easier to control when plugged into a console mixer. Jun 15, 2017 a di box, such as the sansamp bass driver di or the sansamp character series vt bass di both noted above, provides electrical ground isolation between input and output, and matches impedance of the source to the load. Sansamp bass driver di vs behringer bdi21 effects basschat. I ordered this case in the united states after having owned a sansamp bass driver which im still at home and the basic version of the vt bass. Hi all, im interested in getting either a darkglass b3k or b7k and already own a sansamp bass driver di.
Can be used as a stombox to alter the signal when needed, as an outboard preamp for use when needed or continuous use, and even for use as a standalone recording tool. For studio and live applications, sansamp bass driver di is engineered with three outputs. The vt bass di is a new take on this classic design. Lets hear whats new there are quite some similarities between the original bass driver di bddi and the new vt bass di vtbdi. Next wednesday im planning to go to usa and im thinking on buying the tech 21 vt bass and the aphex punch factory. The vt bass di can be used as a standalone bass preamp to drive a power amp, a studio mixer, or a pa system, with the rich sansamp cabinet emulation that sounds huge even straight into a computer soundcard. Aug 29, 2014 on a rock gig, the vt bass di turned a nash pstyle bass into a doomfriendly drone machine when i used the svtstyle sample setting found in the manual. Sansamp bass driver di vs vt bass di discussion in effects bg started by pshep68, aug 4, 2014. The tech 21 pbdr sansamp programmable bass driver di is the best preamp sound i can use in any situation. Tech 21 richie kotzen rk5 signature fly rig v2 multieffects pedal. Sansamp bass driver di bddi darkglass vintage microtubes.
I own the vt bass di and can tell you strictly off the top of my head that it will cop the sound and feel of an svt with an 8x10 cab, the b15 amp sound and then moving onto sounds like a kings xyes overdriven sounds which i havent tested yet. Rich sansamp bass cabinet emulation and preamp in a pedal. Nov 19, 2016 the tech 21 pbdr sansamp programmable bass driver di is the best preamp sound i can use in any situation. Emulator deluxe its pretty clear at first glance that the vt bass di is packed with options. About an hour after ordering, i noticed that the new ampeg scrdi features headphone out, aux in, and has a separate footswitch for the overdrive channel.
Sweetwater s sales engineers are regarded as the most experienced and knowledgeable professionals in the music industry, with extensive music backgrounds and intense training on the latest products and technologies. The original bass driver di aka the bddi on forums and social media is a true classic in the bass world. Built around tech 21s proprietary sansamp technology, the vtdi is the latest o. Tech 21 sansamp bass driver di v2 or sansamp vt bass di. The tower of power pumping through a stack of 10inchers is the legendary bass tone for players who enjoy being heard. Lets find out if tech 21s boost chorus bass is such a pedal as you would expect from the name, the boost chorus bass stompbox is dedicated for bass, which is always a great start. It seems that 2 versions of the sansamp bass driver have been produced and judging from their physical appearance it appears that v2 features a couple of extra switches that allows the user to select either instrument or line level for each of its two outputs. This multifunction, multiapplication pedal dials up big vintage tube tones, bright modern slap sounds, gnarly distortions, and all in between. I switched to the sansamp bass driver a few years ago and loved it.
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