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  • @stpwellington
    @stpwellington 9 років тому +6

    Great review! - You have clear, distinguished audio for your voice and that is a rarity for reviews these days

  • @henshin75
    @henshin75 10 років тому +3

    thanks Graham, nice review as always. I always believe when you say It is really good, then it's really good. can't wait for my GDi21 to come :)

  • @JoelMotaPhoto
    @JoelMotaPhoto 9 років тому +9

    Pretty amazing how this is one of the best reviews ive watched for this pedal and to notice its 5 years old. GREAT JOB! still recommend this pedal for amp sim?. recordingrevolution

  • @svenzia
    @svenzia 13 років тому +1

    always the best videos from you. Bless from Stockholm,Sweden

  • @recordingrevolution
    @recordingrevolution  13 років тому +1

    @JohnTheRipper2 It depends what output you are using. The XLR output will treat it like a DI with it bypassed, with speaker emulation. The 1/4 inch out acts simply like a bypassed pedal.

  • @recordingrevolution
    @recordingrevolution  14 років тому

    @demofactory Nice one! Glad you liked the review.

  • @recordingrevolution
    @recordingrevolution  13 років тому

    @Issverr Just like this pedal, the bass version needs to plug into an audio interface with a line input. Not directly to your computer.

  • @jd87fierogt
    @jd87fierogt 8 років тому +1

    Great review, Graham. Simple and straightforward unlike 75% of other reviews I've watched with people just picking up a guitar or bass and playing their favorite song without bothering to give a rundown.
    I just bought one to show a friend how valuable something like this can be instead of lugging around his amp to practice.
    Do you have any idea how it sounds with a bass guitar? Plenty of people use guitar effect boxes with their basses and I've heard other bassists say they use the acoustic V-tones. I thought this might be a bit more versatile.

    • @kevinr.3542
      @kevinr.3542 Рік тому +1

      theres a bass version in case youre still wondering 6 years later. same price point, specifically for bass and ive heard it sounds pretty damn good.

  • @recordingrevolution
    @recordingrevolution  13 років тому +1

    @TheSkullisher Yeah, that's what you can totally do. The GDi21 acts like a guitar amp with a mic up on it, so the XLR out should right into your audio interface, no prob.

  • @vintagelife6879
    @vintagelife6879 5 років тому

    The best review on this pedal!

  • @iaushabtiu
    @iaushabtiu 5 років тому +12

    Watching this in 2019, and im really happy af lol

    • @JohnGarnerIII
      @JohnGarnerIII 5 років тому +1

      Haha ME TOOOO!!!!

    • @TheSwanepoelmj
      @TheSwanepoelmj 4 роки тому

      Watching this in 2020...sounds a bit like ass

    • @Lavabug
      @Lavabug 4 роки тому +1

      @@TheSwanepoelmj watching in 2020, happy I bought it, much better in person through a real cab.

    • @schipbreukeling3
      @schipbreukeling3 3 роки тому

      Watching this in 2021 and way over due and I am really happy.

  • @roghib666
    @roghib666 10 років тому +1

    thanx for the review, that's exactly what i need.

  • @recordingrevolution
    @recordingrevolution  14 років тому

    @xxxxneoxxxx It acts like a typical DI. So you use a mic cable (female XLR to male XLR) then plug it into an open channel on the console. Hope that helps!

  • @ruandiegomacedo9374
    @ruandiegomacedo9374 6 років тому +2

    well guys this is an excellent pedal in my opinion I have and recommend it and top it it simulates amplifiers and also works very well as distortion.
    1-I would say if you use it as a distortion place at the beginning of the set
    2-if you use it as ammeter put at the end of the set of this form you use with the three buttons down in my opinion simulating a very good fender bluesbreaker amp.
    3-of this second option you can also use it as a direct box with two outputs one p10 for you to connect in your amp and microphone to sound desk and the other left canon balanced to send it directly to the sound desk

  • @beamerstrumpet
    @beamerstrumpet 4 роки тому

    It is the standard circuit out of the solid state amps. and they use this in the Tube amps also but a bit different.

  • @recordingrevolution
    @recordingrevolution  13 років тому

    @kemuelfender Yes, you would run the GT5 before the Behringer unit and then run XLR out.

  • @kimmolingonheimo
    @kimmolingonheimo 5 років тому +1

    First i thought ( for Mesa solo sound) it was too noisy, but then i turned the drive and level down , and voila! almost no noise at all it being an amp modeler and with heavy distortion...then i went to my heavy solo sounds from my Zoom G2, and noticed that they too are noisy ( zoom has a good noise reduction...) and together they work very well cause this Behr has so many controllin options!with Zoom`s eq tweaking combined...so It stays with me as a control unit to my heavy solo sounds with chorus and echo and hall reverb and what not from zoom for cutting some treble and adding some sustain...I also have other little pedals that act the same way tone turned down to calm the zoom heavy sounds, but this Behr does more giving deepness and sustain and with hot,high gain and mic replacement vow! plus its all analog and i dont have to programme it ( Ispent a lot of time to balance my 10 zoom sounds) so this works really as a fine tuner...! If this one breaks ill miss it and buy another one...CHEERS EVERYONE!!!

  • @superoxy1
    @superoxy1 14 років тому +1

    do what I did to my GDI21, I put some white paint on the notch of the dials so it will be easier to see where your settings are.

  • @ossameidireza
    @ossameidireza 13 років тому

    Thank you very much, this video helps a lot! Do you have any good audio interface to recommend?

  • @indgiu
    @indgiu 12 років тому

    nice review! I am new to home recording, Could you please explain what the difference is between an audio interface (by which I mean something like the behringer UCA 202) and a DI box like the stomp you reviewed? Thanks again for the video.

  • @reandor
    @reandor 13 років тому

    Wish it had some kinda fx loop so we could use its DI out functionality with modulation effects.

  • @nathandmcm
    @nathandmcm 10 років тому

    does this di box work well as a simulator ,so i would have it at the end of my pedal board ( over drive/bigmuff/volume/revend/analog delay/ddaly ) so i can plug straight into my church board ?

  • @Twirlyhead
    @Twirlyhead 11 років тому

    Very thorough and informative video - well done.

  • @KBillmusic
    @KBillmusic 13 років тому +1

    thanks sir..i just bought it..and im amazed..it became my clean bosst.i dont know how..but i just set it up on the clean settings off-axis and the tweed..anyway..thanks to you..good job! :)

  • @themarcoharder
    @themarcoharder 11 років тому

    Hi Graham! I'm considering getting one, and I was planning putting it on my live rig, except that I want to run fuzz pedals before this unit before it goes onto the PA. Have you ever tried doing that, i.e. fuzz into a clean voice in the GDI 21 directly into a mixer or a recording interface and what are your opinions on it? Would be great if you can post a video too so we can hear for ourselves! Thanks!

  • @ToneGrail
    @ToneGrail 13 років тому

    Thanks for the reply. Is it better to feed it into the effects loop return or the front input of the amp when using the 1/4 inch output?

  • @gabor222
    @gabor222 5 років тому

    I have one and it sucks batteries quite quickly and that results bad noisy sound so I think an adaptor is a must for it. I have tried it with my Fostex MR-8 recorder using 6.3 jack cable but I was not satisfied with the sound quality (it was harsh and noisy). Probably it would be better with using the XLR output but I am not sure.

  • @alessandrotaglialatela780
    @alessandrotaglialatela780 8 років тому

    you can help me figure out if l can go with the v tone in a mixer and play in ipianto and have a nice clean but l would use it just as an amp simulator clean because others in the chain would pedals to sound like distortion that live in the mix in ipianto sound like shit...with v tone on or simola amp clean and turning the distortion improves the sound of distortion i mean ...suona well??

  • @DeadkidWalkng
    @DeadkidWalkng 14 років тому

    Dude..... I'll Probably buy this thing!!! Thank you so much man!!!!

  • @demofactory
    @demofactory 14 років тому +1

    Thanks for the outstanding review!!! I've been on the fence about buying the GDI21, but now it's a definate yes. You should change your name to Henry David, cause you are definately thorough (Thoreaux) Ha, ha. You rock!!!!

  • @z3r0sh1ft
    @z3r0sh1ft 14 років тому

    @jessinator100 Thanks for the reply. Dunno where to get some earphone amps. And I don't think I can buy some now since I already brought a cheap acoustic guitar for traveling. Your reply was helpful.

  • @Rowsdow3r
    @Rowsdow3r 10 років тому

    I was actually quite surprised that it sounds so good.

  • @LHeverclear
    @LHeverclear 12 років тому

    Great video!!! but tell me, what guitar you use? single or humbuckers? Thanks man!

  • @studiogorilla
    @studiogorilla 11 років тому +2

    Great review. Very versatile! For thirty-something bucks, you can't beat it. If it goes bad, throw it away and get another.

  • @ToneGrail
    @ToneGrail 13 років тому

    @recordingrevolution
    Thanks for the reply. Is it better to feed it into the effects loop return or the front input of the amp when using the 1/4 inch output?

  • @hansmeteoro
    @hansmeteoro 2 роки тому

    The Brit and the Cali modes are significantly louder than the tweed one while I’m keeping the same parameters. Does this happens to anyone else out there or is it just mine?

  • @milanprokic6787
    @milanprokic6787 Рік тому +1

    Does anybody know if cabinet sim is active only on xlr output, or both outputs?

  • @recordingrevolution
    @recordingrevolution  12 років тому

    @taikoking1 Not muddy at all. I use it every week as an overdrive channel. You just tailor the EQ on the pedal to sound right through your amp.

  • @ossameidireza
    @ossameidireza 13 років тому

    @recordingrevolution so the setup for a direct recording is like this:
    guitar -> GDI21 (XLR Output) -> Audio Interface --> Computer? What if I want to use stompboxes, do I put it before the GDI21?

  • @Jaspertine
    @Jaspertine 11 років тому

    Got one of these on sale for practically nothing... I mostly have it on the Tweed setting and use it mostly as a clean tone sweetener, best pedal I ever bought for a fraction of what all my others cost.

  • @recordingrevolution
    @recordingrevolution  13 років тому

    @ossameidireza Yes. Stomp boxes would go before the GDi21, yes.

  •  2 роки тому +1

    I remember when this video was made, back in 1986 :)

  • @AbrahamBilly
    @AbrahamBilly 4 роки тому

    So this has pre amp, di box, and also cab sim?

  • @paspedro
    @paspedro 9 років тому +1

    how was the XLR cable connected into the computer? through a sound interface or straight into the line in (XLR/p2 adapter)?

    • @xxxxneoxxxx
      @xxxxneoxxxx 8 років тому +1

      +Pedro Shinzato into an interface, and this through a USB port into a computer.

  • @JamJones09
    @JamJones09 10 років тому

    Gr8 job - very informative - appreciate the time

  • @russv
    @russv 13 років тому

    This is a very good review but I think you are mistaken about the cab simulation on the XLR in bypass. There's nothing in the documentation. Behringer say "Dual DI mode for either direct recording output with speaker simulation or standard active direct injection box in bypass mode "
    So there's speaker sim when the unit is on OR none when it is off and just running as a DI box.
    For recording I found the distorted sounds can be improved by using a VST cab sim like LeCab. Again, nice review.

  • @GriffyBoiii
    @GriffyBoiii 6 років тому

    awesome review thank you

  • @shawshank73
    @shawshank73 13 років тому

    Greeat review! I'm just about to buy my first guitar (I'm a bass player) and wanted a cheap modeller that I can plug directly into my PRE-73 (which is connected to my comp). This will fit the bill!

  • @standardofexcellence
    @standardofexcellence 11 років тому

    would this work putting it first just before my digitech screamin blues overdrive
    its awesome but it has a digital sound to it obviously i use it first in command of my chain for all types of music really in my repoirtoire and doesnt have to be on to work in chain to switch things up but i dont like the digital sound of it
    so i was thinking of getting this to put first just before
    and being more bypass would be helpful

  • @martymamaril6748
    @martymamaril6748 12 років тому

    Hi DOD YJM 308 is no longer available here in the philippines. So can i still emulate malmsteen sound in the brits mode? thanks

  • @MichaelStoneham
    @MichaelStoneham 12 років тому

    I have one of these but it is different mine is a preamp/di box with mid freq, trebel, mid, basss, leval, blend, pad, gnd/lift defiantly none of the amp moddles it seems different pedal same moddle number which is strange

  • @ToneGrail
    @ToneGrail 13 років тому

    Question. Is the speaker simulation only on the XLR output or is it also on the 1/4 output as well (when the pedal is engaged)?
    Also, when you use it with your amp onstage, does the 1/4 output have enough level to drive a power amp (thru the effects loop return) or do you need to go into the front input?

  • @taikoking1
    @taikoking1 12 років тому

    from what I understand, the mic sim can not be taken off, would it sound little muddy playing it thru an amp?

  • @reynaldguibone4859
    @reynaldguibone4859 6 років тому

    I want this to be in this kind of chain, guitar>dirt pedals>V-TONE>delay>reverb. Now if I want a balance signal, can I use XLR Output straight to the PA but still I got my delay and reverb with the same signal flow (my chain)? Is it like, guitar>dirt pedals>V-TONE(as pre-amp)>delay>reverb>PA?

    • @BrentWeatherallBadweather
      @BrentWeatherallBadweather 6 років тому

      Your proposed signal chain will work perfectly! I've used it this way with my reverb and delay post gdi21, then into my FRFR speaker.

  • @Christianonbass
    @Christianonbass 10 років тому +1

    Thank you, Damian

  • @mrpaulobeduardo
    @mrpaulobeduardo 12 років тому

    If I dont use an amp, just Guitar-GDI-Mixer, for live jam, in open spaces, you think it would sound good?

  • @KBillmusic
    @KBillmusic 13 років тому

    hi sir..i wanted to ask.if i can use it together with my boss gt 5 multi fx and capture the effects on the boss gt5? can i connect it to the P.A. using GDI21 and still the effects of the boss gt 5 be heard on the P.A.? should i loop it on the multi effects? i hope you can help..i just wanted to lessen the volume my guitar on the stage..thanks! God Bless..

  • @Junyo
    @Junyo 5 років тому +1

    It is still a great pedal...even after all these years...but you can't see where the knobs and switches are, so I put some silver-paint on them.
    Why didn't Behringer improve the visibility of the knobs and switches in the last 9 years? Am I the only one who thinks it sucks you can't see where the pedal is at?

  • @Issverr
    @Issverr 13 років тому

    If I buy the bass version of this, which is BDi21, can I put the bass in it and then connect it right to a computer (a laptop) and then start recording?

  • @swordofhonor2
    @swordofhonor2 5 років тому +3

    Hello from 2019!!

  • @michaelgarcia2050
    @michaelgarcia2050 5 років тому +7

    Clone of the Tech-21 SansAmp GT-2. Great pedal. This looks like it has everything that the GT-2 has, plus an XLR. Nice!

  • @standardofexcellence
    @standardofexcellence 11 років тому

    i have a strat thinking about getting one later
    i've got some more stuff i could suggest if you're interested
    was thinking about getting one of these
    to go before my scream blues overdrive and to the rest of my rig
    it's good to see a fellow christian
    take care
    man

  • @jessinator100
    @jessinator100 14 років тому

    @z3r0sh1ft I don't think you could without some kind of adapter. ask someone at radio shack which adapter or adapters to use to plug "an eighth-inch stereo jack at line level" to a "quarter inch mono jack at line level".

  • @andresbcGT
    @andresbcGT 4 роки тому +4

    Oh man this pedal sounds great for taking my pedalboard direct to my interface for home recording, God bless you Graham 😁👋🏽.

    • @lukerietzke182
      @lukerietzke182 4 роки тому +1

      Andrés Berreondo do you run all of your fx pedals/chain before the GDI or after?? I’m assuming before but idk what the most effective way would be or do you line the GDI as your OD in your FXchain for optimal sound??? I know this is subjective but I’d like to get opinions on this

    • @andresbcGT
      @andresbcGT 4 роки тому

      @@lukerietzke182 my signal chain is Comp - OD - Fuzz - Chorus - Delay - Reverb - GDI, at least that's the way I do so i can use the GDI as a "clean amp" for pedal platform.

    • @lukerietzke182
      @lukerietzke182 4 роки тому +1

      Andrés Berreondo I see. I only ask because I tried putting a wah before it and it didn’t bring out the wah fx as effectively as placing the wah after the GDI, but I have been using the GDI as a clean/dirty channel changer. I think you have it right for using as just a clean channel. Interesting

  • @ElGbayRGX
    @ElGbayRGX 13 років тому

    I have this pedal is very cool nice review !!

  • @mattgilbert7347
    @mattgilbert7347 6 років тому

    So I can DI with this to a PA (powered speakers). Do I need extra cab em? Where do I put my mods, delays, other ods & boosters etc?

    • @samnicholson5051
      @samnicholson5051 5 років тому

      Yes you can. You wouldn't need a cab emulation, the unit emulates the sounds of a miked cab already. The mic switch will allow you to switch between the sounds that come from different micing positions. The pedals chain goes into it in the same order as it would be if it was sent into a regular guitar amp.

  • @GuitArch54
    @GuitArch54 12 років тому +1

    excellent review, thanks. I have the Sansamp GT2 and this this is comparable.

  • @recordingrevolution
    @recordingrevolution  13 років тому

    @cdbdanny It all depends on what you want. You can get a lot of different sounds out of this one pedal, so you get a lot of bang for your buck.

  • @recordingrevolution
    @recordingrevolution  14 років тому

    @behringer My pleasure!

  • @tpmbe
    @tpmbe 8 років тому

    thorough review ,A++++ tnx

  • @recordingrevolution
    @recordingrevolution  13 років тому

    @JEALOUSYJAZZ You need an audio interface, not this. Check out my website and download my free ebook for info on how to setup a studio.

  • @kerekes1952
    @kerekes1952 2 роки тому

    Graham, another worship leader recommended a Behringer Ultra G DI for electric guitar into PA...would the GDI21 be a good substitute? ...price is close, but GDI21 clearly has more versatility. Thanks, Steve

  • @recordingrevolution
    @recordingrevolution  14 років тому

    @dracaler I haven't yet, but I plan on doing that soon. I'll report back if I find anything interesting.

  • @svenzia
    @svenzia 11 років тому

    Hell yeah, AMT are making awesome products.

  • @xxxxneoxxxx
    @xxxxneoxxxx 14 років тому

    Hey a little question, mate. What kind of cable do you exactly use to connect this into a PA Mixing console? Is it a female XLR to 6.3mm jack? I'm buying a GDI21 next month for my birthday.

  • @JAIROCATALAN
    @JAIROCATALAN 11 років тому

    una pregunta, este pedal quita mucho tono?

  • @iwannarockon2010
    @iwannarockon2010 13 років тому

    thanks for this super great video! btween this video nd one other -was enuff 4me to get nd i LOVE IT...ROCK ON!!!

  • @rafaelderas7125
    @rafaelderas7125 12 років тому

    @alexbar14 Supongo que el botón de GND LIFT es para eso

  • @recordingrevolution
    @recordingrevolution  14 років тому

    @caded93 I know bro. It's kind of a super secret weapon.

  • @z3r0sh1ft
    @z3r0sh1ft 14 років тому

    Can you plug it into a cheap speaker? Like in pc ones?

  • @collincassady
    @collincassady 3 роки тому

    Can I use this as a second pedal

  • @deZwarteziel
    @deZwarteziel 12 років тому

    the head exist out of a pre amp and a main amp. you are missing out on the main amp circuit

  • @apostolospaschalidis5642
    @apostolospaschalidis5642 8 років тому

    Can you plug in your guitar on it, and plug gd straight on your PC and play? Without any further interface?
    To make this straight. Is it plug n play stuff? Thanks guys! :)

    • @AcAce427
      @AcAce427 7 років тому

      Hi. Just bought this myself. I believe that in order to record your signal you DO need an interface and go from the DI out on the pedal. Or you can plug it into a mixer og an active speaker/monitor of some sort.
      This thing rocks. I have seen/heard GCI21 vs. the original tech21 and I hear no difference. The price itself is redicoules compared to the quality of sound. Only thing is that its kinda plastic like and not so cool to look at.

  • @fransvanhelvoort1083
    @fransvanhelvoort1083 7 років тому

    Very nice demo. The most demo's give only a whoepwhoepwhoep sound with a lot of distortion. You vary from clean to moderate distortion. I like that. The only thing what bothers me is that on my amp(s) Fender frontman and Kustom lead the behr gdi21 sounds terrible! A lot of very annoying ear bleeding high frequencies in the sound which I can not dial out. How did you do that in this demo because it is in this demo only slightly present.

    • @gabor222
      @gabor222 6 років тому

      I have experienced unpleasing noises too with this pedal. I was connecting it to a multitrack recorder through the jack output. A few years ago I have started to build a Sansamp GT-2 pedal which is the original circuit (Behringer has copied it) and now I regret that I have never finished it. Building this gadget with proper good quality components instead of the cheapest SMD parts (which are in this pedal) probably might improve the sound quality. I wonder how it compares to the original SansAmp GT-2.

    • @samnicholson5051
      @samnicholson5051 5 років тому

      Thats probably because the unit doesnt output a dry sound like a conventional stompbox and instead outputs the sound of a miked guitar speaker. So when you put it through another guitar speaker it doesnt sound right. Unless theres a way to bypass the mic switch its better to play it through a line-in or preamp and listen over linear loudspeakers. I'm pretty sure he recorded a direct feed of the unit in this video

  • @damienbaits
    @damienbaits 9 років тому

    i bought one used also bought a xlr to 1/4 out cable, i hope it sounds good ...

    • @dimebag3000
      @dimebag3000 8 років тому +1

      +damienbaits Hey dude how you use to record with the XLR output? Thanks

  • @Hugo23rock
    @Hugo23rock 13 років тому +1

    Super super cool!!

  • @rickhammel9541
    @rickhammel9541 5 років тому

    mezza? are those good amps?

  • @cpamiseso
    @cpamiseso 8 років тому

    GDI21 functions as a preamp, so is it safe if I put it LAST, after my series of effect chain, just like how I would set my effect pedals before a Head Amp? I'm confused how to treat this GDi21...

    • @xxxxneoxxxx
      @xxxxneoxxxx 8 років тому

      +Cahyo Amiseso Not before a head amp, into a mixing console

    • @dewdude2112
      @dewdude2112 8 років тому +2

      +xxxxneoxxxx Incorrect. You just have to adjust it to fit your amp. It can go in front of the amp. It functions as a distortion pedal there. As far as pedal board chain....put it where you like your distortion pedals.

    • @xxxxneoxxxx
      @xxxxneoxxxx 8 років тому

      OK

  • @isakseres1419
    @isakseres1419 5 років тому +1

    Good video bro

  • @recordingrevolution
    @recordingrevolution  13 років тому

    @ossameidireza Can't go wrong with anything from Focusrite, M-Audio, or PreSonus

  • @cdbdanny
    @cdbdanny 13 років тому

    Do you think that this pedal is good for songs by Hillsong United or Chris Tomlin? We play a lot of songs like that in our youth band and right now i'm trying to make the guitar sound somewhat good i guess. So in your opinion do you think this is good?

  • @sekovittol3124
    @sekovittol3124 5 років тому +1

    All my other pedals are collecting dust and spider webs.
    Awesome pedal!

  • @recordingrevolution
    @recordingrevolution  14 років тому

    @superoxy1 Great idea!

  • @Guitar_Sound93
    @Guitar_Sound93 Рік тому

    Скажите пожалуйста ЛУПЕР есть в этой педали?

  • @samuelsakti9628
    @samuelsakti9628 4 роки тому

    Built in cabsim?

  • @recordingrevolution
    @recordingrevolution  12 років тому

    @LHeverclear Single coil telecaster

  • @MichaelStoneham
    @MichaelStoneham 12 років тому

    i do wonder why

  • @oldmanandguitar
    @oldmanandguitar 5 років тому

    Hi, what is the 3 amp types, Fender, Marshall, ?

    • @randallhelton6011
      @randallhelton6011 5 років тому

      California=Mesa Boogie, British=Marshall, and Tweed=Fender.

  • @NeZversSounds
    @NeZversSounds 11 років тому

    In Latvia it cost somewhere same price :(

  • @jImBothedoctor
    @jImBothedoctor 12 років тому

    This shit into a marshall mg 100 would work for metal??