SansAmp Bass DI Review | Is It Really That Great? Sure Are A Lot Of Knobs On This Thing...
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Thanks for watching! What bass preamp do you currently use if you have one?
Du coup tu m'a donné envie de m'en acheter un, c'est un superbe couteau suisse, merci pour la vidéo.
So you made me want to buy one, it's a superb preamp pedal, thank you for the video.
How do you get to bank b (4,5,6)
Superbabiez I don’t think this one has a bank B.
i realize Im pretty off topic but does anybody know a good place to watch newly released movies online ?
Seriously, your video is by far the best Tech 21 Sans. Bass Driver DI on YT. The rest are so garbage and they never cover the presence knob which is annoying so thanks!
Edgar Alfaro thank you so much!
Jesse I've been trying find a decent demo of this preamp and this is the absolute best one I've found. Thanks so much!!!!!
Yay! So glad I could help! ✊
Just bought one used and had no idea how to use it. Great video, thanks. This is way better than I thought I was getting.
Glad I could help!
Awesome review, WPB. Am definitely loving this (same) Sansamp Bass Driver DI. ;) Having fun trying different settings, still playing with getting all 3 pre-sets equal in output. Seems you change one of the settings (especially bass, drive, or presence) and the level/output changes.
Awesome! Yeah, I had definitely changed settings since doing this video
Solid review. I'll definitely be getting my hands on one of these. Much better than loading and unloading an entire rig every night.
Oh, you can definitely say that again!
Awesome to know you are a worship bassist 👍, my son is a worship guitarist ☝️. I think I'm going to trade my VT pedal and my BOSS ODB-3 pedal for this at my local shop. God bless
So cool!! This is still a great pedal but just an update I'm actually now using the Darkglass Electronics Vintage Ultra. 😀
Dude, thanks for this! Been looking for a better way to understand this pedal in mixing the tones!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! Don't forget to like and subscribe 😉✊🎸
I Gordon’s second hand and love it. I can carry three sounds with me without a board or a multi effect. I have a multieffect for playing around and annoying the band mates :-). Sans amp is perfect for my Punk Rock Band. Only thing I miss is a mid control. I still hope for a update
Great. Thanks for that video!
You're welcome! Thank you so much for watching :-)
Nice review, man! You said it's tha same as the classic SansAmp DI, but this one has aditional features? It's a no-brainer! They're are the same price haha, I'm getting this :)
I know, right! Haha!
I have had the V2 version for almost 4 months now and I'm already thinking of switching to this one.
Definitely can't go wrong!
It’s on my board along with a Carl Martin duel chorus. Great product! The three presets are actually pretty good but the ability to tweak them and then save makes this even better!
Sounds awesome!
Love mine. Nice playing in this review.
Great to hear! Thank you!
I literally just modeled these sounds on my DOD bass30. Modeled several Darkglass sounds as well. So glad I bought that $20 years ago.
That's awesome! I now use a Darkglass ;-)
@@JesseFranklinWood straight out the bass30 is ok. But if you take the time you can build tones from scratch using pretty much everything you really need. The Darkglass do have great tones. I'm pretty damn close on a couple. Generic version if you will. I want Jacob Umansky all around tone. That is beautiful.
Hey, you know what, whatever works on producing the tone that you're hearing in your own head. As a bass player, all you need to do is trust your own instincts!
This is really good video, what's the Bass u r using?
Thanks! In this video I was using an Ibanez BTB 5-string
My boss ODB3 just went out on me and I was planning on getting the original one but this looks a lot better. Can use a channel for my normal sound and another for my gainy/distortion-OD channel.
This is actually really funny because I'm switching out my ODB3 for this!
Yes you can!
So true!
At 3:40 you nailed it. (if their paying attention) Sound guy generally hears you drop out when you switch to bass overdrive, or vise versa. Thus you have a better chance getting the levels matched with the SansAmp vs. using an entirely separate pedal like a Boss Overdrive.
I just veered away from petal boards altogether and let the 6-string guys soak it up. I just see a pedal board as an endless rabbit hole. How far down the hole are you willing to go? In my later years I just choose the less is more approach. What is the shortest & cleanest signal path from my strings to your ears. if there was a DI input on my bass I would use it...Hey, I have an idea Jesse...
In closing, is the compressor at the front end?
Hey, thanks for the feedback! To answer your question, I do put my compressor at the very front. And, yes, pedalboards are and ENDLESS rabbit hole...but one that I enjoy ;-)
Hey great video. I was wondering what are the patch cables you use in this video?
There are George L's but now I use the much sleeker EVO Solderless Cables by Disaster Area Designs which are also build your own length. You can find kits and individual ends on their website: www.disasterareaamps.com/shop/evo
Great video! How do you ensure that the levels are the same? Is there a setting?
Thecreator Anu You mean how do you know they are same volume level between each one? You have to feel that out by ear and adjust via the master to balance them. So create one channel as you want it with volume in the middle and then after you adjust your settings for the second one you want to save, go ahead and save it and then switch between the first and second listening for volume changes. If it needs to be adjusted then click back on the second one and adjust the volume and save again and recheck.
Looking at one of these for church praise band. No amps used by anyone, in ear monitors and DI boxes for all. There are a few songs I could probably use a light overdrive on as well. I play an active yamaha. Do these work well with active basses? Thanks!
YES! These are great for active and passive basses! Although, I have replaced my Sansamp with the Vintage Ultra by Darkglass Electronics. :-)
Great, review, thanks.
you're welcome, I appreciate that!
I just purchased this box. After finding three pre sets , they aren't always the same volume and it will drive my sound guy nuts going from one to the other and the volume spikes, what can I do to remedy this? am I back to using the volume knob on my bass or do I need to tweak each channel until volume is the same, by using the drive setting?
Great question! I believe you should be able to use the Level knob to adjust volume of each preset so the tone you created doesn't change. I would probably start on the pre-CERT that has the highest gain and maybe try a level at 12 o’clock, then go to your next preset and adjust the level knob to get the volume to match the first one and then move to the third one and do the same. But, yeah, slightly laborious process but your sound tech will love you!
great review
thanks man, rock on!
If I have this but it’s not the last pedal in the chain do I still go into a DI box before FOH?
Yes! I use a Radial JDI for my DI at the end of my pedal board
This is a really helpful and interesting video man, thank you so much. I've got a question though, would this work at 100% capacity with a passive Fender P-Bass?
Yes, dedintely! It will work with any bass 👍
So it's an active DI then, right?
Mau Vindas yep! It takes battery or you can get a power supply for it. It will give you all the gain you need
Thanks man. By the way, you've got a great sound.
Mau Vindas thank you!
Anyway I just noticed that when you use preset 2 (around 3:50) there are some considerable hissing sound. Why is that? What about the noise of this box in general? Thanks for the great review.
You will definitely notice some more hiss as the gain is turned up, which, for the most part, is inherent to most pedals when you touch a gain knob. What makes it not a big deal is that the hiss is a lot lower than the actual volume coming out. So its never noticed while playing. Also, whenever I'm not playing I have my volume pedal off so there is then zero hiss. In general the pedal is pretty quiet. I rarely use the 2nd setting anyway unless I'm just goofing off and jamming experimenting with sounds
Good ear! There is a bit of noise in the gain signal on this pedal. I now use the Darkglass Vintage Microtubes Ultra and it blows the Sansamp out of the water!
Hey man awesome review! Quick question, what song did you play at 3:04?
Sounds like he's playing the "don't stop believing" riff with 1/8's instead of 1/4's before the syncopes.
NAILED IT! Haha! Thanks for watching, guys!
Is it worth getting a Sans Amp if your bass has a pre amp system (ehb1005 has the Ibanez vari mid system)?
Great question! If you're happy with your tone coming from your bass, then you probably don't need the tone shaping benefits of the sansamp, but you may still want to look for a good quality DI box. If that's all you need, then I recommend the Radial JDI.
I see that your Nova Delay also randomly cycles the BPM without being touched. Mine did that too, and started to do it so much that it became unusable. Had to sell it. :( Great demo, though!
Thanks! I actually ended up getting another used Nova Delay that hasn't given me any issues. I also discovered that you can accidentally bump the knob that manually sets the bpm and it will make the bpm slowly increase or decrease without you realizing.
Nice video man, from france
Glad you enjoyed!
question!!! can you use this to record into an interface?
hey! It has xlr and 1/4 instrument out, which all interfaces have at least one of those options, so you should be fine. But this won't connect straight to the computer by itself.
Which is the ideal position to place the BDDI? At the front or the last bit of the chain?
Hey, James! If you’re using it as a functioning direct box and not just for tone shaping, then you don't have a choice but to place it at the very end as you'll want the XLR output signal to include all of your other pedals. If your not using it for the direct box purpose, then you have more freedom and it's really up to you and can depend on what other pedals you have. The simple fact is, though, is that it's ok to experiment to see what position gives you the tone you're looking for. I put my tone shaping (eq) at the end of the chain for my bass even though I don't use it as a direct box. Hope that helps!
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
Yeah it serves as a direct box! As long as your recording interface accepts standard XLR input then you'll be good to go. Instrument cable from bass to the SansAmp and then XLR from there to interface.
@@JesseFranklinWood awesome. Thanks for the info and great video
@@afterstars No problem! Than you! ✊🏼
Thanks! Just got mine and it's always good to see someone "use" it. :) Greetings from Switzerland
Thanks! Greetings! :-)
what kind of a tone do u use during worship?? with tech 21
If you look at my settings on channel 1 (11:35), my worship tone is pretty close to that but since the video I have adjusted the Drive knob to 12 o'clock. The Bass and Treble you may have to adjust a little according to what your rig sounds like but that should give a good starting point. The little extra drive helps it stand out in the mix a little better in worship environments with 2 electrics, keys, and 2 acoustics.
Hey jesse can you use these booth tone control and di at they same time like for example running it as a di through out xlr output to the front of the house/PA? Cause i did use this once at church, run it out to xlr and all i had was clipping and lots of hizzing or buzzing.. any idea why? Thanks
Yes, it's actually designed to do both tone control and DI out to FOH. You definitely have to be aware, though, of your overall output gain. I'm willing to bet that your signal was way hotter/louder than what the FOH usually gets from the bass channel which would explain the clipping. You can try to adjust your master volume down and/or check and adjust gain at the sound board. The hissing could also be a product of high amounts of distortion/gain on your end on the pedal, which partly just comes with the territory of using it. There's definitely an art to dialing in a great tone that also translates well through your sound system.
@@JesseFranklinWood yeah actually the sound guy lower it down and it did help but on our in ear wireless pack still lot of noise going on.. any way thanks for the help, i will definitely make a setting changes and see from there, i thought the box itself got some problem going on
@@rickmanondrumsandbass9292 ok good! In ears can have a whole separate BUS control from the board as well so I would make sure it's adjusted there. You may also want to try the ground lift on the pedal or a different outlet of you're plugging it in. Some outlets can be "dirty" if they share a circuit with lighting.
@@JesseFranklinWood i think one main reason also was i did not reduce the gain from box. You know the button that says xlr out pad. Seems like when i engage that i can hear the difference using my bass amp. Anyway thanks man.
@@rickmanondrumsandbass9292 yeah that makes sense! Glad I could help!
Hey Jesse great review what brand is the volume pedal that you have
Currently, I have the Bloomery by Tapestry Audio. It has a small footprint, is super heavy and durable, and uses a slider instead of a string like the EB Jr. I definitely recommend it!
Apréciate you brotha thanks For the reply
You're welcome!
I was hoping you could help me out. My cousin lent me his Sansamp Programmable DI, which is fairly old. Long story short, it was fine when I first tried it out, though after a few weeks of not messing around with it, it won't work when plugged into my amp and will also makes these heartbeats into my amp regardless of what channel I press. What could be the problem?
Hey! Are you using the power cable that came with it or battery power or what?
Jesse F Wood He lent me the pedal only, along with a 9v power supply and a bunch of other pedals and power supplies that came along with it. Whether I use the Sansamp alone or with the other pedals, it still makes those heartbeats and it's not working.
Hmmm can you take a picture of the settings and email jesse@woodmusic.in
Jesse F Wood Will a video help instead to show what I'm talking about?
Sure!!
hey dude you've got another subscriber. great vid mate... rob
hey thanks, I appreciate it!
This unit is the BEST!!!!!!!
It's a TANK!
I never understood what the big deal was with sansamp... Until around 5 years ago when I decided to take a chance and purchase one... Then I began to understand what all the hype was about... Amazing product, amazing sound... The blend control is what makes it so versatile... I keep thinking that I would like to buy a radial bassbone od to replace it with... Then I play through my sansamp and forget all about it...
Mark Leon Tanner So good! And so true! Why fix what isn't broke. 😉
what is the expression pedal that u are using in that pedalboard?
I actually am not using an expression pedal. The large silver pedal is an Ernie Ball volume pedal.
thanx. Great video btw
+Sameer Azmi thanks! Rock on!
Does it sound good for Mayhem covers?
I know that you can get a serious drive sound of it, but for a sound like Mayhem I would go with a Darkglass B7K or B3K. Reverb has the newest B7K V2 for $299, the older B7K V1 used around $225, and the B3K used around $150. Also, you can get $10 more off using my link: bit.ly/jesseTVreverb
Where does the Sansamp position in the pedal chain?
I always put it last since it double as a DI
Sup man, is this a noisy pedal?? 🤔
Not really at all! But, of course, anything that you had gained two is going to add a little bit of noise so the game now I will definitely give you some noise but it’s equal to the additional volume that you get from it.
What pedal train is that?
it's the PT2! Good room for growth without being too huge for carrying around 👍
+WEPLAYBASS.com alright thanks!
+Abimael Garcia (Superfett) You're
welcome!
Bet roadies will be happy too, handling this instead of garderobe sized stacks of amps and loudspeakers :)
haha true!
Haha that's very true!
By your levels being flat does that mean at zero?
Hey Robert! Good question! By flat, I'm referring to the eq. Making sure that my bass, mid, & treble knobs are not cutting or boosting. This usually means that knobs are in the middle of their sweep. What bass are you playing?
@@JesseFranklinWood I play with a fender aerodyne with geezer butler signature emgs out of a Mark Bass half stack and the head is the Little Mark Ninja. I own this sans amp but feel I never got the right experience cause i didn't understand where my levels on my head and on my bass should be and I also play with a compressor pedal. So it's just confusing to me where all my gear should be cause I'm not really experienced in the subject, but your video was awesome and gave me a way better understanding of the product now it's time to dig it out the closet ( yeah it's basically been collecting dust since I bought it last year). Thanks for your response
Excuse me guys, I need an information from English mother tongue people.
Does "to sit in the mix" mean that you can hear your instrument well among the others?
Exactly! Haha, good instincts on that one. Having the ability to dial in some drive and boost or cut the lows and highs helps you fine tune to your environment on stage all of the other musicians involved.
+WEPLAYBASS.com thanks for your answer.
+amnesiac1975 you're welcome, thanks for watching!
+WEPLAYBASS.com can you sit in the mix without the midrange control? I'm not sure if buying it, yet.
+amnesiac1975 I was skeptical when I was looking at buying it but with the range of controls here you'll never miss a midrange knob. You can always adjust your bass on board controls if needed but I send a flat EQ from my bass to the Sansamp and am able to dial in exactly what I want. It also comes with a book with a bunch of recommend settings for popular tones to help you see how the controls work together
It is a preamp, right?
Yes!
@@JesseFranklinWood Thank you! Just ought one based on your review
@@jacoobyslaps great! Enjoy it it's a great pedal!
Great video. It’s not some ignorant cocky nose in the air “I’m a musician” great with words but horrible displaying bass tone with a D.I video. (You got awesome tone too homie)
Thank you so much!!! 🙌
i had one. never liked it.
prefer the sound of a tube preamp like ADA MB1.
Yeah, it's VERY HARD to beat great tube sound!
Good explanation. But poor sound quality
Thanks for watching! This was literally my first UA-cam video ever on an Android smart phone in 2014 😂
It's a legendary box, just doesn't work for my tastes. It is a good box.
Indeed! I've replaced it on my board. At this point, Darkglass is killing the game with their bass preamps.
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Does not have a midrange control, not for me...
+Félix Deschambault just adjust the midrange from your amp lol
+Félix Deschambault *face palm*
For a bass the mid is clearly more important than the treble
+Félix Deschambault
if you were using it as a DI and replacing your amp, for either a PA system or home recording, you could just use a mixer?
and the pedal does adjust MIDs, youve just gotta fiddle around with the bass and trebble, it bases the mid on what they're set to automatically~
Dude, when all you have is 2 bands, the third is there.Ex you wanna turn up the mids? Turn the bass and treb down and turn the volume up. You want it scooped? Vice versa. Plus the presence control and blend on this pedal can be used effectively. However, I don't really like this dude's tone, and he has 2 eq pedals...wtf
Don't buy this if you think you're going to make your DI bass sound like an amp. It doesn't.
Isn't this a type of amp modeller? so for what reason would you recommend it
@@TheAnimeKers I wouldn't recommend it for anything.
@@oinkooink Why? thx mate
@@TheAnimeKers It just doesn't do much. I mean it won't make your DI sound like an amp.
@@oinkooink maybe if you use it to color your sound and the DI feature (while using an amp maybe)