Sansamp Bass DI / RBI or Other?

rhythminmind · 20th March 2009

Any other units i should be aware of before purchasing a Sansamp Bass DI or RBI?

biggator6 · 20th March 2009

I've been really looking at the Sansamp VT-bass... not a DI, but the demos I've heard on youtube, etc sound pretty badass.

**matt thomas** · 20th March 2009

the rack unit has a mid control and seperate DI's for dry and wet

narco

Ciaccona · 20th March 2009

I got the Tech 21 VT yesterday and absolutely love it.
the bass just sounds awesome with it.

actually I started to touch it softly when I have time.

EDIT: I still may look out for an RBI though, different animal.

Jimsmack · 20th March 2009

I've had both of those in the studio and give them high marks. My personal favorite though is the PSA1 outboard unit... not the plugin. I think it's about $300 more. I use it for bass all the time, I really rarely use anything else, but then I tend to use a bit of gain on bass tracks. Either that or use the RBI/DI method and run Trash on them...

Peace.

DntBelievtheHype · 23rd March 2009

I wasn't a huge fan of the sansamps, but of their current offerings the Paradriver is a very versatile pedal with the DI and parametric mids. I just sold mine as I was more intersted in overdrive than tone shaping and I don't need the DI but it was a good pedal nonetheless. Im using an English Muffn for my overdrive despite the large size and need for a dedicated wall wart because it blows the sansamps away for overdrive in my opinion- but a versatile tone shaper? not so much.

If you don't need a DI and you're into that SVT sound with just a little grit, the VT bass seems to be all the rage. But if you're looking for a gritty or crunchy overdrive with lots of mids, look elsewhere..

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biggator6 Lives for gear Joined: May 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,979	I've been really looking at the Sansamp VT-bass... not a DI, but the demos I've heard on youtube, etc sound pretty badass.

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Ciaccona Gear addict Joined: Nov 2008 Location: Germany, Europe Posts: 355	I got the Tech 21 VT yesterday and absolutely love it. the bass just sounds awesome with it. actually I started to touch it softly when I have time. EDIT: I still may look out for an RBI though, different animal.

20th March 2009	#5
Jimsmack Gear Head Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 43	I've had both of those in the studio and give them high marks. My personal favorite though is the PSA1 outboard unit... not the plugin. I think it's about $300 more. I use it for bass all the time, I really rarely use anything else, but then I tend to use a bit of gain on bass tracks. Either that or use the RBI/DI method and run Trash on them... Peace.

23rd March 2009	#6
DntBelievtheHype Gear maniac Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 156	I wasn't a huge fan of the sansamps, but of their current offerings the Paradriver is a very versatile pedal with the DI and parametric mids. I just sold mine as I was more intersted in overdrive than tone shaping and I don't need the DI but it was a good pedal nonetheless. Im using an English Muffn for my overdrive despite the large size and need for a dedicated wall wart because it blows the sansamps away for overdrive in my opinion- but a versatile tone shaper? not so much. If you don't need a DI and you're into that SVT sound with just a little grit, the VT bass seems to be all the rage. But if you're looking for a gritty or crunchy overdrive with lots of mids, look elsewhere..