@@RolandDeschain1oh my God yes! Every time I want to look up what a certain bass sounds like or an amp or just any piece of odd gear it's just funk players. I don't have anything against them but it's not really how I play or want to sound like.
I like the BDDI as a tone shaper mostly, with the drive around 10:00. I really don't like it at heavy drive settings, particularly with fingers, so I just do blend at noon with enough grit to give my tone some "sparkle." Nice demo as always.
The thing that I love about SansAmps as compared to other preamp pedals, is that the sound of a SansAmp is immediately identifiable. They produce such a distinct sound that sits well any type of mix, especially more with aggressive styles of music.
I love sansamp pedals because I can get great tone right away without endless tweaking. And the most important thing that they do extremely well is: the tone sits very very well in the mix or need much less post processing to make it sit perfectly in the mix. That is the final goal of every processor.
@@fromaggio7654I've had the programmable one since like fuckin high school. It's just one of those things that, I swear to you, be it recording or performing, people are just "expecting" to hear. Like, I was talking with some older cats at a store the other day, and they were all saying you still see these everywhere cause they just effing work. They're awesome for sitting in the mix, and you never have to worry about lugging around an amp. Plus, the sound engineer will effing love you cause their job gets a whole lot easier when you bring in one of these
The great thing about these SansAmp units is they have a 3 band comp linked to the drive stage. So you can get a warm comp tone to a heavy, grindy distortion type compression.
@@Lodderknecht For example: "When you push VT Bass DI to saturation, you get enhanced harmonics, just as you would withan overdriven tube amplifier. Depending on the setting, the unique circuitry limits transient peaks for an even meter reading, so that outboard compressors or limiters may not be necessary."
Awesome video as always. You are amazing. I would love to see a "what SansAmp driver/di/pre is best for you" video. I know it would be long, but the way you guys really "get in" the pedals, your reviews are second to none. A video that kind of shows the evaluation of SansAmp,what they changed over the years, what they got right, what they screwed up by changing, what never changes, WHAT SANSAMP IPEDAL IS BEST FOR YOU, what SansAmp has the versatility your looking for?!?!? Thank you guys for being so awesome.
If you read the manual you'll see that most of the time you'd want the blend knob on 100%. The only time you'd (probably) want to use that knob is if you had a piezo system.
I have an old one w/o the mid knob. I use about 90% Blend. I like to hear just a little "solid state" sound. That gives a little mid punch, to my ears, anyway.
@@expurple Yeah who cares about the manual? It's not like it's any useful. I mean, the ones that wrote the manual were the very same people that designed, engineered and manufactured the pre-amp. But yeah, who cares?
@@SpectorEuro4 Well if you find a sound you like, and the manual tells you to do something else are you going to go with what the manual says? If it causes damage I see no reason why you can't just go with your gut
Why not just run it from the output to the loop return, bypassing your amp's preamp stage, and have it run to the house from DI and have basically the same sound on stage? The mic the cab, too. Deadly.
I used to do this, then after having a thousand sound guys keep telling me I have to turn my stage rig down I was like "Why TF am I dragging a four space rack and two four by ten cabs for nobody to hear them except me. I ditched the amp altogether and went literally sans amp. Just had the engineer put my bass in my wedges. Got the same sound without carrying any heavy gear. I use one tone, a pretty heavily distorted metal tone with a lot of dry signal, about 60/40 to keep it punchy. I know this is an old thread but since people still watch this video I figured this could be good advice for some poor bastard who is lugging an 8x10 can only to have the sound guy run his bass through a dry DI and turn his stage rig down to negative two. Yeah big amps look cool, but having younger bassists come up and ask how you got an awesome sound without an amp as if it was magic is pretty cool too.
Great as always. I use an emulated version of the older one on my multi-effects pedal (my Swiss Army Knife on the cheap), and even though it'll never truly compare to the original, it's the one I go to when I need some thick overdrive. Not sure why there's only just over 1,600 subs on this channel. The variety of gear is great and the reviews are spot on with more playing and less talking. Any chance of a look at the Earthquaker Devices Acapulco Gold? I know it has been around for a while, but the thing is an absolute monster from what I've seen on other sites/channels.
Thanks, man! The number of subs is probably correlated to the lifespan of the channel (10 months), but hopefully we'll keep growing. We've been glad to see how many people enjoy what we do thus far and are always looking for ways to make it better. The music store in Ventura, CA that we're close with just signed with Earthquaker so expect to see a lot more in the near future.
It seems like this is the one piece of classic bass gear you can't go wrong with. I was looking at other, significantly more expensive devices to allow me to play direct in a live situation.
Robert F nothing is necessary, but if you want to stack gain you ideally run another dirt pedal into the SansAmp. Set the SansAmp for light grind and then give a push with an overdrive/distortion/fuzz to let that son of a bitch rip
@@sonicprayers Thanks! I just order the After Shock from SourceAudio to stack with this. And I already have the Bass Big Muff. So I'm all set for gain and distortion. The SansAmp with the MXR compressor is beautiful
Have to be real careful with the drive, bass, and treble settings. They have a tendency to clip and distort. I love this pedal! Amp and Cab sim is excellent and does wonders for pedals running into it.
D I sounded terrible . Definitely need a cab Sim If running DI. Straight through an app sounds incredible! I run one of these into my dark glass and it sounds straight tits
When you switch to DI sound at around 12 min, it seems the DI is WAYYYY more overdriven than the line out to amp. Is that normal? I would think you’d expect the same sound at both outs.
Is this something that can be used to record direct? I’m a guitar player but trying to add some bass tracks to a song. Trying to keep the bass gear to a minimum as it’s not my forte. Thanks
I’m looking to achieve a Jason Newsted AJFA tone. From what I’ve heard, the SansAmp is an important element to achieving that. I play an Ibanez soundgear with an active on board 3 band eq. Before I spend the $250, will I achieve the tone I’m looking for and is it necessary to buy?
Just a quick question, what's the difference between this SansAmp Bass Driver DI V2 from the SansAmp 3-Channel Programmable Bass Driver DI Pedal aside from the given that the latter has 3 channels and is programmable? And yeah, what would you recommend?
We always have the amp set completely flat with the Ultra Mid switch engaged. It's an Ampeg B100R Rocket Bass with a 15" speaker, mic'd with a Shure Beta 52. The red bass is a Fender JP-90 with Seymour Duncan SPB-3 Quarter Pound set (P/J). What kind of setup are you running now?
Bassic Gear Review Damn, the Tone Hammer is clutch if that's what it sounds like flat. Right now I'm running a Fender Rumble 500 head through a 4x10 cabinet. Thanks for the reply!
Yeah, the Tone Hammer is phenomenal. As a rule of thumb, when we demo a pedal, we always leave the amp flat. If you want to see more of what the Tone Hammer can do on its own, you can check out this video: ruclips.net/video/gCTsMJKwPb4/видео.html I'd also recommend checking out the Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound pickups. They're huge!
Unless I'm missing something, this pedal seems like it's more suited to rock/heavy metal styles. Not being a pick guy, the first part of the demo was lost on me. As for the finger style it also produced more acerbic sounding riffs in all of the positions demoed, than my liking. To each his own I guess, but I bought this pedal thinking it produced more warm and rounded tones than I am able to get out of it. That's why I checked out this tutorial. (sigh) Guess it confirms what I already suspected.
I would agree with your assessment about how it sounds. I heard/watched the demo and review for the MXR M80, and I liked what that unit offered. I'm curious to check out what Darkglass has to offer in this pedal system. If it's not that much better for my style and taste, then I may just go with the MXR M80.
Just bought one. Not liking it. Doesn’t seem to do much to the sound aside from volume levels. can’t get any distortion or any noticeable effect at all.
Look sorry I am a dumbass....but how would this work as a d.i....does the foh get a signal before you engage the pedal then it would also get a different sound when ya kick it in?...If not how does it work as a D.I.
A couple times the dude messing with the controls started to get a good clean, punch sound then immediately took it back to that frigginj fuzz tone that I hate with a passion....Fuzz/distortion is for guitars. I would never buy this by this demonstration. The search continues for a better demo....
Gonna have to disagree with you there buddy. I love fuzzy distorted bass tones. A lot of music i listen to has that and this thing rocks at giving me that tone.
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It's nice to see a bass gear demo where they feature both plectrum and fingerstyle players, because it makes such a huge difference to your sound.
Cool jow he uses a pick 😉 😎
Yes. I'm sure there are many. many rock and metal players out there like me who are frustrated that 95% of gear demo videos are with jazz noodlers.
@@RolandDeschain1oh my God yes! Every time I want to look up what a certain bass sounds like or an amp or just any piece of odd gear it's just funk players. I don't have anything against them but it's not really how I play or want to sound like.
What a great way to demo a product; adjust the knobs while playing. Can hear what happens then. Bet you sold a lot of these for them. Thanks!
I like the BDDI as a tone shaper mostly, with the drive around 10:00. I really don't like it at heavy drive settings, particularly with fingers, so I just do blend at noon with enough grit to give my tone some "sparkle." Nice demo as always.
The format of this demo is THE BEST. Thank you.
This sans amp is the best you need one of these if your going to play bass you can get any sound you need out of it and it's great for recording too
This is what I needed. Gonna get one next week. This should be a basic for every basa players out there.
The thing that I love about SansAmps as compared to other preamp pedals, is that the sound of a SansAmp is immediately identifiable. They produce such a distinct sound that sits well any type of mix, especially more with aggressive styles of music.
That 90s treble-y twang
I love sansamp pedals because I can get great tone right away without endless tweaking. And the most important thing that they do extremely well is: the tone sits very very well in the mix or need much less post processing to make it sit perfectly in the mix. That is the final goal of every processor.
@@fromaggio7654I've had the programmable one since like fuckin high school. It's just one of those things that, I swear to you, be it recording or performing, people are just "expecting" to hear. Like, I was talking with some older cats at a store the other day, and they were all saying you still see these everywhere cause they just effing work. They're awesome for sitting in the mix, and you never have to worry about lugging around an amp. Plus, the sound engineer will effing love you cause their job gets a whole lot easier when you bring in one of these
The great thing about these SansAmp units is they have a 3 band comp linked to the drive stage. So you can get a warm comp tone to a heavy, grindy distortion type compression.
Where did you get that info?
@@Lodderknecht It's a secret. One that they've been keeping. But if you look in the manual you can find evidence.
@@Lodderknecht For example:
"When you push VT Bass DI to saturation, you get enhanced harmonics, just as you would withan overdriven tube amplifier. Depending on the setting, the unique circuitry limits transient peaks for an even meter reading, so that outboard compressors or limiters may not be necessary."
Awesome video as always. You are amazing. I would love to see a "what SansAmp driver/di/pre is best for you" video. I know it would be long, but the way you guys really "get in" the pedals, your reviews are second to none. A video that kind of shows the evaluation of SansAmp,what they changed over the years, what they got right, what they screwed up by changing, what never changes, WHAT SANSAMP IPEDAL IS BEST FOR YOU, what SansAmp has the versatility your looking for?!?!? Thank you guys for being so awesome.
sounds like an absolute monster - phat, growly gnarly bass snarl ... grindage!!!
I wish all pedal and amp demos were like this. Thanks mate!
Just picked this up today and don't know how I ever lived without one! Its awesome!
love the starman tat
rip neil
Very helpful to hear various settings on the knobs, this is what you spect from a review. Thanks.
Any bass / bass player sounds good when your using a sansamp
False. Braindead bass players sound worse. Specialy if they play sloppy and not in time ;)
Nah I dont think that any pedal can fix bad bass players timing issues
@@lasyanka7821 Damn... I'll buy it anyway.
I recorded an album with one over 20 years ago. Still sounds great.
Can I hear?
@@almostliterally593 Your Simple Beauty release. MusicMan Stingray into a SansAmp.
If you read the manual you'll see that most of the time you'd want the blend knob on 100%. The only time you'd (probably) want to use that knob is if you had a piezo system.
Erin and Steve Odom Not at all. Most users have the blend knob well below noon.
Who cares what the manual says? I like to keep it around noon
I have an old one w/o the mid knob. I use about 90% Blend. I like to hear just a little "solid state" sound. That gives a little mid punch, to my ears, anyway.
@@expurple Yeah who cares about the manual? It's not like it's any useful. I mean, the ones that wrote the manual were the very same people that designed, engineered and manufactured the pre-amp. But yeah, who cares?
@@SpectorEuro4 Well if you find a sound you like, and the manual tells you to do something else are you going to go with what the manual says? If it causes damage I see no reason why you can't just go with your gut
Best demo vid for this pedal.You give complete demonstration of what expect from this pedal
I would use this as my DI/preamp for the front-of-house while using my amp for monitoring.
The best pre.amp bass.
Why not just run it from the output to the loop return, bypassing your amp's preamp stage, and have it run to the house from DI and have basically the same sound on stage? The mic the cab, too. Deadly.
I used to do this, then after having a thousand sound guys keep telling me I have to turn my stage rig down I was like "Why TF am I dragging a four space rack and two four by ten cabs for nobody to hear them except me. I ditched the amp altogether and went literally sans amp. Just had the engineer put my bass in my wedges. Got the same sound without carrying any heavy gear. I use one tone, a pretty heavily distorted metal tone with a lot of dry signal, about 60/40 to keep it punchy. I know this is an old thread but since people still watch this video I figured this could be good advice for some poor bastard who is lugging an 8x10 can only to have the sound guy run his bass through a dry DI and turn his stage rig down to negative two. Yeah big amps look cool, but having younger bassists come up and ask how you got an awesome sound without an amp as if it was magic is pretty cool too.
@@pfg_pedals 8x10 damn. I have no problem carrying my tone hammer 500 and my GK 4X10 (thankfully it has little wheels). But a 8x10.... Yeah good luck
The first clip with the fender was so punchy awww can't describe it in words.
The perfect bass tone!
Sounds so fucking good convinced me on buying it today
Nice demo, love the fuzz
that's a real demo video, thanks mate
I own this, great pedal, modern ass kicking tone. Great original playing, no parrots allowed. Thanks!
Great as always.
I use an emulated version of the older one on my multi-effects pedal (my Swiss Army Knife on the cheap), and even though it'll never truly compare to the original, it's the one I go to when I need some thick overdrive.
Not sure why there's only just over 1,600 subs on this channel. The variety of gear is great and the reviews are spot on with more playing and less talking.
Any chance of a look at the Earthquaker Devices Acapulco Gold? I know it has been around for a while, but the thing is an absolute monster from what I've seen on other sites/channels.
Thanks, man! The number of subs is probably correlated to the lifespan of the channel (10 months), but hopefully we'll keep growing. We've been glad to see how many people enjoy what we do thus far and are always looking for ways to make it better.
The music store in Ventura, CA that we're close with just signed with Earthquaker so expect to see a lot more in the near future.
Acapulco Gold I can vouche for. Absolute monster for bass. So much low end but has all the upper mids you need to get that grind
100k subs now buddy!
It seems like this is the one piece of classic bass gear you can't go wrong with.
I was looking at other, significantly more expensive devices to allow me to play direct in a live situation.
I've been thinking about getting a pre amp pedal. This sansamp and the orange bass butler seem like two quality pedals!
I'm getting this next! I'm kind of torn between VT Bass and this. I'll add it to my board with my Battalion.
There is a very good reason why everyone owns one of these.
great!!! love your reviews
That PJ bass sound awesome! What brand is it?
IvanBassist It's a Fender JP-90. You can see more of it here: ruclips.net/video/QcKkil9LX-E/видео.html
the tone reminds me of blew, by nirvana.
Question. If I invest in this pedal, will it be necessary to invest in an Overdrive and Distortion pedal separately?
Robert F nothing is necessary, but if you want to stack gain you ideally run another dirt pedal into the SansAmp. Set the SansAmp for light grind and then give a push with an overdrive/distortion/fuzz to let that son of a bitch rip
@@sonicprayers Thanks! I just order the After Shock from SourceAudio to stack with this. And I already have the Bass Big Muff. So I'm all set for gain and distortion. The SansAmp with the MXR compressor is beautiful
@@robertf1309 i also have a bass big muff, sounds great with the sansamp
Where would I put this on a pedalboard with a compressor, ehx deluxe bass muff, ehx pitchfork and ehx canyon (for now hehe)? First, last, inbetween?
I think at the end of the chain
Have to be real careful with the drive, bass, and treble settings. They have a tendency to clip and distort. I love this pedal! Amp and Cab sim is excellent and does wonders for pedals running into it.
I’m getting one!👍🏻
It sounded great until you used the DI out, did you overload something?
Love it.
11:40 mocus
D I sounded terrible . Definitely need a cab Sim If running DI. Straight through an app sounds incredible! I run one of these into my dark glass and it sounds straight tits
When you switch to DI sound at around 12 min, it seems the DI is WAYYYY more overdriven than the line out to amp. Is that normal? I would think you’d expect the same sound at both outs.
Dave Dixon I think the signal from the xlr is way louder than the 1/4inch and they didn't compensate for it so its clipping. Not 100% positive though
Yeah they didn't use the -20 db pad button.
what out of the pedal should be use to audio interface?
Parralel ?
D.I. ?
Main Output?
DI is the best option.
I know that exist a version of this pedal for guitar but do you think that a guitar through this pedal would sound good?
Dumb question here; so it turns your bass into kind of active pickups before going into the main amp?
I'm not really good with this sort of stuff but I'll ask anyway. Can you run this directly into an amp and get the same sounds?
The majority of this demo was done through an amp.
What is "presence"??
Taylor Pearcy treble but higher :d
@@Unknown-bd9ss hahahaha! Funny how you put it that way! But true
What is that red Fender style bass? I really love the sound of that bass a lot! Could you tell me what kind of bass it is?
Fender jp90
great!! I want you to do rod comparison with the old version!!
Is this something that can be used to record direct? I’m a guitar player but trying to add some bass tracks to a song. Trying to keep the bass gear to a minimum as it’s not my forte. Thanks
Yes you can record direct with it.
Bddi2 or vt?? Help me Will!!
I’m looking to achieve a Jason Newsted AJFA tone. From what I’ve heard, the SansAmp is an important element to achieving that. I play an Ibanez soundgear with an active on board 3 band eq. Before I spend the $250, will I achieve the tone I’m looking for and is it necessary to buy?
I'm 99.9% sure that's what Jason used on the recordings. Possibly the rack mounted version. Near identical tone
I think he uses SVT amps too so this will give you a decent copy of his clean or dirty tone. Tortex picks and slightly heavier gauge strings
Hi! is this necessary if i have an ebs multi comp v2 and a darkglass harmonic booster? i'm a little confused with the tools ...
5:30
I'm sold.
What is the function of blend?
Blends between dry sound (left) and the pedal's sound (right)
Just a quick question, what's the difference between this SansAmp Bass Driver DI V2 from the SansAmp 3-Channel Programmable Bass Driver DI Pedal aside from the given that the latter has 3 channels and is programmable? And yeah, what would you recommend?
Id recommend this one, the best sounding and most flexible.
Nice slayer shirt! Can this get me that overkill under the influence bass tone?
Sansamp? Ou Behringer v-tone bd21 diferenças? ????
This version or the old one ?
Was hoping someone would answer this too. Found a used one V1, no mid control so that could make or break it ya. Still sounds pretty similar though.
Please do MXR M80 Bass DI Plus
It's already done. Expect to see it next week.
Hey man, by any chance do you remember your amp settings for the red bass at the beginning of the video? That's exactly the tone I'm looking for.
We always have the amp set completely flat with the Ultra Mid switch engaged. It's an Ampeg B100R Rocket Bass with a 15" speaker, mic'd with a Shure Beta 52. The red bass is a Fender JP-90 with Seymour Duncan SPB-3 Quarter Pound set (P/J). What kind of setup are you running now?
My mistake, we used the Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 in this video. Again, though, settings all flat as to not color the tone of the pedal.
Bassic Gear Review Damn, the Tone Hammer is clutch if that's what it sounds like flat. Right now I'm running a Fender Rumble 500 head through a 4x10 cabinet. Thanks for the reply!
Yeah, the Tone Hammer is phenomenal. As a rule of thumb, when we demo a pedal, we always leave the amp flat. If you want to see more of what the Tone Hammer can do on its own, you can check out this video: ruclips.net/video/gCTsMJKwPb4/видео.html
I'd also recommend checking out the Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound pickups. They're huge!
Is this better than the darkglass b7k?
Alnico or Ceramic pickup in the SUB?
Ceramic
Bassic Gear Review Awesome I have a 4 string with SMB-4D
Ok but. The whole DI segment was loaded with drive. I just want to know what it sounds like if I use it without an amp but want to play clean.
A good active PJ bass plus this equals Wal bass tone
I personally think a bass with two EMG DC/CS soap bars sounds more like a Wal bass.
Time for a half-rack version, isn"t it?
Unless I'm missing something, this pedal seems like it's more suited to rock/heavy metal styles. Not being a pick guy, the first part of the demo was lost on me. As for the finger style it also produced more acerbic sounding riffs in all of the positions demoed, than my liking. To each his own I guess, but I bought this pedal thinking it produced more warm and rounded tones than I am able to get out of it. That's why I checked out this tutorial. (sigh) Guess it confirms what I already suspected.
Busta Bass Thats what I was hoping it would do. Let me know if you find something.
You might want to check out the wr goliath preamp pedal. Has an actual tupe in it and should be a bit smoother/warmer
@@haxenheimer9707
Thanks for the tip man!
I would agree with your assessment about how it sounds. I heard/watched the demo and review for the MXR M80, and I liked what that unit offered. I'm curious to check out what Darkglass has to offer in this pedal system. If it's not that much better for my style and taste, then I may just go with the MXR M80.
I have the older version, but you can definitely get a good, clean tube amp sound out of it.
You could easily play most small gigs with this pedal.
Big ones too
how do I get rid of the hissing sound
Luis Garcia noise gate
Can I stack this pedal's drive and amp's drive to get a heavier tone? Or it would sound muddy?
Stacks very well
You can
Nice starman tat.
This or the ehx battalion?
Do you have just a plain P?
Someone tell me, if my bass amp has di out, why would I need this?
In the event that your bass amp doesn’t sound as good as this.
(it doesn't.)
Tell whoever is turning the knobs to stop fucking with the blend!
You got slightly close to a Wal tone in the beginning
does everyone play that same bass riff or is it me?
ok i need this
Just bought one. Not liking it. Doesn’t seem to do much to the sound aside from volume levels. can’t get any distortion or any noticeable effect at all.
What is that P?
Hi guys... Great demo as always, but a wanna now if I can use it on an active bass (like my musicman stingray 5)
He was using a Ray 5 in the video.
If you don't compensate the level to keep up a consistent volume, it is impossible hear the real sound of the device.
Look sorry I am a dumbass....but how would this work as a d.i....does the foh get a signal before you engage the pedal then it would also get a different sound when ya kick it in?...If not how does it work as a D.I.
‘80s Geddy Lee/Wal sound???
Can yo do one with Ampeg scr-di?
+david vega We did that one a few months back.
and it sux
@@TheBassChannel i play through an ampeg svt 4 pro and a ampeg 8 10 cab would you prefer the ampeg scr di or the sansamp
Yeah great first but buddy needs to learn a bit about tweeking. Just leave the blend knob alone and tweek the tone you're focusing to much on blend
make a MANICURE , please(((((
Fuck man.. this sounds goooood🤘
DI sounds gross. But, other than that, sounds pretty good!
DI sounds good they just didnt use the pad button on the XLR and that's why it clipped and sounded bad.
A couple times the dude messing with the controls started to get a good clean, punch sound then immediately took it back to that frigginj fuzz tone that I hate with a passion....Fuzz/distortion is for guitars. I would never buy this by this demonstration. The search continues for a better demo....
Gonna have to disagree with you there buddy. I love fuzzy distorted bass tones. A lot of music i listen to has that and this thing rocks at giving me that tone.
i hate fuzz/ distortion in bass too fuck saturate distortion in bass
You guys should listen to Death from Above 1979
Man you have no idea about bass playing then. Lemmy, Cliff Burton, Mike Starr would punch in the face and balls, and I would enjoy seeing that :D
What's your bass???
Idk how you got that much drive with everything at noon. Mine is mostly clean
High output bass I guess
Really t sounds like tinny clanky metal to me
😢😢😢😢😢
💩 🍦 💩
creepy hand
I have this pedal bass as fuck
Get a setting and leave it alone. Moving around the dials just confuses the issue.
NUL
Here's a tip. When demoing, get someone who can actually play...
I called you to come do it but you didn’t answer. Maybe next time...
The DI is just horrible.