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Tech21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI Preamp Pedal

Sample style settings include Bassman, SVT, King's X, Slap, Reggae, and Crimson.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
           10 out of 10
Features:
           9 out of 10
Quality:
           10 out of 10
Value:
           9 out of 10
I Want It:
           10 out of 10
Sound:
           9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
           10 out of 10
Support:
           10 out of 10
 
 

"The GREATEST BassDI /overdrive ever."

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          9 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from lycos.co.uk
Submitted: 8/14/2003
Style of Music: Progressive Metal, Funk Rock, Jazz
Location: London, UK

 

 
Feature:
Line level output, DI output, Parallel output (clean signal). Phantom power switch. I love the mix tweak, you can get the punch as well as a bit of the clean tone.

Quality:
HEAVY Duty. Totally Stompable!

Value:
The only problem I had (and I say HAD) was that is was very expensive, but in the end its very well worth it. I don't play anywhere without it! I even use it to DI my acoustic/electric guitar.

Desirability:
umm what.. SEX appeal? i'm not into toys! (and this one wouldnt be too comfortable anyway!) hehe

Sound:
Fat, Punchy, Really Great OD

Support:
Never used the support, but my initial queries about the product (before I bought it) were responded to very quickly.

Overall:
I will only consider replacing it if they can offer me a rackmount version of the same unit, but if its too expensive I'll just keep on using the stompbox

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"Performs as advertised"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          9 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          8 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
User: a customer from tampabay.rr.com
Submitted: 10/13/2004
Style of Music: covers mostly- classic and contemperary rock, old school metal ect
Musical Experience: week end warrior
Location: usa

 

 
Feature:
the only thing i don't like about it is the power plug jack is too close to the 1/4" out jack. other than that its easy and strait forward to use to get phar tones a tube overdrive sounds

Quality:
very sturdy metal construction a stomp box you can actualy stomp on

Value:
a bit pricey

Desirability:
clean design, other musicians always notice it, powder black is always visualy pleasing

Sound:
the tone is awesome on this little beast, it truly is a pre-amp in a stomp box.

Support:
n/a never needed it

Overall:
If the price came down on the rack version i would consider replacing it. Other than that I will use this till it dies then probably get another as fast as possible

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"An Objective Review"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          8 out of 10
I Want It:
          8 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
User: a customer from ieee.org
Submitted: 5/19/2004
Style of Music: Fusion, Jazz, Funk, R&B Groove
Location: DeBary FL

 

 
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Feature:
I like stomping on the switch and getting an immediate and predictable boost at settings that I have entered. I've even used it with a six-string electric guitar for soloing with decent success. A carry case would be a nice adder, especially at the price.

Quality:
Very solid box and ac adapter

Value:
A little pricy

Desirability:
It fits the need.

Sound:
It's great to have the controls right at the, for punching up the volume when I need it. Without the effected sound, the DI gives a nice warmth, or it can send a very true and natural sound. The only drawback is that the mid-frequency range peak seems to be right in that nasty 1 - 1.5k region, and seems to be a bit un-natural when boosted. I've worked around it, though, and would probably buy another if this one went out on me.

Overall:
Probably would buy another one, unless a good, clean, quiet bass effects box came out at a marginally higher price.

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"great thing to have great new bow for your rig"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          9 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          8 out of 10
I Want It:
          8 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from hotmail.com
Submitted: 7/19/2004
Style of Music: Alt. rock
Location: Charlottesville Va

 

 
Feature:
Its all you need bass mids and treb easy to work too.

Quality:
ITS BULLET-PROOF

Value:
its a little bit on the expensive side but i think its worth the price

Sound:
I love the way this thing can make my peavey sound like a huge ampeg stack its great

Support:
i havent had a chance to use it like i say its pretty hard to break

Overall:
great buy for your rig if you have 200 bucks layin around this is what you need. And it sounds great through the PA

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"Bass, strings, amp, sansamp. good to go!"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
Submitted: 1/5/2006

 

 
Feature:
simple, as it should be.

Quality:
never failed.

Sound:
Makes any rig sounds great. Used it in Japan for 5 years. Stolen. Buying a new one soon.

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"Excellent Portable Bass Gear - A Must For All Bass Players"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 4/6/2007
Style of Music: Alternative Rock and Funk Jazz
Musical Experience: Active Musician
Location: Chicago, IL USA

 

 
Feature:
What made this box unique compared to other pedal DI/pre-amps, this comes with Tube emulation mix (Blend knob) which gives a much warmer tone, harmonics/resonance sensivity level (Presence Knob) which is good for slapping/popping, and finally, the Drive knob which give you options to make your bass growl deeeep.

Quality:
I have own this box for 2 years now and there was one point in time that a sound crew while moving the stage equipments unknowingly placed the bass cab (a 15-incher SWR, 100+ lbs) on top of this pedal. All the knobs still worked well to this day with no scratchy sound on turning it. For awhile, I thought I had lost this one with this incident but true enough - the quality is good.

Value:
This is a good buy given the usefulness of this gadget.

Desirability:
This gear is housed on metal frame with Navy blue color; labels are presented in yellow and complemented by a sensible control layout which gives it a professional and classy look. The color combinations that presents this product makes it easier to read the gear labels on dimly lit stage.

Sound:
This pedal comes only with a 2-band EQ. But I had observed that as I pan the knobs of bass and treble beyond 12 o' clock, it seem to adjust the mid-lo and mid-hi frequencies along with it. On a 5-string bass, a much fatter and aggressive bass tone is produced when playing on the low strings A, E and low-B; while, playing on strings D and G gives a much higher treble which is okay if you're doing slapping/popping. But if you need a fatter sound definition playing on the D and G strings, you need to adjust the EQ at your amp. All-in-all the EQ provided by this small box is sufficient in most bass playing. It would have been nice if this comes with 4-band EQ; but then, given the price and its size this is what we get for. Other than the EQ setback, this unit gives a deep bass sound presented in a much warmer tone and options to make it growl (overdrive) or have a fat slap tone.

Ease of Use:
Tonal adjustments are presented thru knobs which makes it easier to adjust compared to other "hi-tech" floor boxes which utilizes push +/- buttons.

Support:
I never had problems with this gadget; but given the quality of this product, support service probably is as excellent as the product they produce.

Overall:
Some people view this gadget as a DI as its name implies. I view this as a stomp box with characteristics of a pre-amp. I said this because - as I pan the drive knob, somehow it increases the output volume - which is not good when changing tonal settings on live performances. Thus, I am pairing this box with a compression gear by Digitech (Bass Squeeze). Overall, I like this gear. My 5-string bass is constructed with Mahogany body, walnut/wenge neck with rosewood fretboard which provides a natural fat warm tone. But if I wanted to do slapping/popping which usually requires a bass with a brighter sound, my bass comes short on this. So, instead of buying another bass, I bought this gear and used this mainly for achieving a fatter funky tone and for some rock implementations requiring overdrive.

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"a "live" necessity!!!"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          8 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 8/22/2002
Style of Music: Rock , country , whatever pays the bills
Location: Michigan

 

 
I've played thru the bassDi since the introduction of the first generation model. With it , there's always that fine tuned sound and presence even when using a practice amp. I've tried playing without it and I find myself continuously tweeking knobs and trying to find "the sound". Its like a microwave; what did I do before I had it???!!! I'm looking forward to buying the rackmount version soon!!
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"No Frills Great Sound"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from chemist.com
Submitted: 11/12/2002
Style of Music: Industrial
Location: Chicago

 

 
I owned a Bass Pod until I got this little monster. Simple and punchy. In comparison, the Bass Pod sounded both dull and too heavy handed. I'd recommend it to anyone.
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"This box is no joke!"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Submitted: 2/6/2005
Style of Music: Rock, Funk, Soul, etc.
Musical Experience: Active Musician / Recording Engineer
Location: Miami, Florida, U.S.

 

 
Feature:
The layout at first glance looks pretty basic.. But the features within just a slight turn of the knobs will give you a vast array of tonal possibilities.

Quality:
Excellent....pictures dont really do this baby justice..This is a real classy peice of gear..It screams quaulity..and high class.

Value:
At first..i thought this unit was a little high priced.......but once i got it and really explored the features I can see that it is priced right. I mean reality is that it cost about the same as a high end straight forward direct box...except that with this its not just plug in and tweek the board..you have dedicated tone shaping capabilities designed specifically for bass..Thats a plus that cant be beat.

Desirability:
Classy and Elegant... This is not the kind of direct box you take out to a fast food joint.. You need to take this baby to a five star resturaunt. And dont gforget to be a gentleman ..and open the door for a lady.

Sound:
The sound of this unit is awesome... You can get any type of tone for any type of style you prefer.

Overall:
This unit can't be compared to any bas modeler amps (flavor of the day)that are out there on the market. This unit is in a class by itself. If you are serious about your bass tone (Studio & Live)..This can't be beat.

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"Great active sound."

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from hotmail.com
Submitted: 12/4/2002
Style of Music: Christian Rock/blues
Location: Texas

 

 
Need to move 1/4" output to other side of XLR. 90 degree cables tend to get in the way when running to pedal board or rig when also sending to mixer.
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