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The hartke vxl bass attack retails for a mere benji, yet its. Tech 21s sansamp bass driver di is an awesome little box that offers both the flexibility of a direct input box, and the sound and control of a pedal. A monster toneshaping preamp that doubles as a fullfeatured direct box, hartkes vxl bass attack preampdirect box offers expanded control over the tone of any bass rig. Sansamp programmable bass driver samples settings duration. The hartke vxl bass attack retails for a mere benji, yet its soundsculpting power has more influence on your bass than do all the adages in poor richards almanac on a. Get the tone shaping tools and distinctive sound of hartke, then send your signal. The tubeemulation and optional soft saturation via the drive circuit made it capable of anything from subtle tone shaping to radical changes of expression. For best sig naltonoise ratio, keep the output of your bass at or near maximum and adjust the amps master volume to the desired level.
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What is a good, cheap alternative to a sansamp bass di. This item is in stock and can be dispatched immediately. In fact i think it is better than my sans amp bass di which costs more. V tone bass bdi 21 hartke vxl bass attack cifra club. The inevitable manhandling of the amp intransit goes straight to the amp. Tech 21 sansamp bass driver di distortion guitar effect pedal.
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The hartke vxl bass attack preampdirect boxequalizer is the ultimate. Hartkes vxl bass attack pedal is a toneshaping preamp that doubles as a direct box, featuring the famous hartke shape circuitry. Tech 21 sansamp bass driver di v2 bassdriverv2 tech 21 sansamp character series vt. Sansamp bass driver di sansamp programmable bass driver di sansamp programmable bass driver di deluxe sansamp vt bass deluxe behringer bdi21 aguilar tone hammer sfx m. For studio and live applications, sansamp bass driver di is engineered with three outputs. In the last few years ive had a sansamp bddi, a dha vt1eqbassdrive, and a hartke bass attack. The twobutton style stomp box has a three band eq for adjustments of bass, treble, and bright controls, plus a harmonic control that emulates the warmth and drive of a tube so well that youll never want to turn it off. Featuring the famous hartke shape circuit, extensive eq controls and stunning tube emulation, this pedal provides endless possibilities for attaining a more powerful, fullrange bass tone, from the grittiest. Its the ultimate tool for both live bass performance and studio recording.
The original bass driver di aka the bddi on forums and social media is a true classic in the bass world. Any clean 50100 watt guitar amp can deliver very recordable bass. Tech 21 nyc sansamp bass driver di deluxe pre amp, stomp box, direct box. Its ultraclean, flexible output stage and vast array of tone shaping controls include 14 and balanced xlr direct outputs and hartke s legendary shape eq, contour and overdrive effect study of shape. I use a big muff pi and a holy stain clean in my loop and a digitech bass driver in the gain stage. Got to get one of these, its like a bass driver but less than half as pricey. I also own a san amp bass driver which adds more beef than this but this is nice at far less than half the price so it is a very good value. Disengaging the circuitry enables you to use sansamp bass driver di as a standard active transparent direct box. The bass is not too bad for what it is and the amp is nice, the preamp can switch to the correct sound good compared to the price of the whole. Hartke just places a lightly cardboard shrouded amp into a very cheap, flimsy, outer cardboard box with no extra padding, foam forms, or other isolation. Victor wooten demos the hartke tx600 bass amp duration.
Tech 21 sansamp bass driver di effects pedalthumbnail phantom power, bass amps. The bddi got moved on quickly, i liked the dha but it did a lot more than i needed it to, and the bass attack is great. What bass tones can you get from a sansamp bass driver di. It serves primarily to form a staff that stands out from the mix. This second generation of the hartke bass attack offers unique preamp tone sculpting capabilities. The shape eq is a notch filter that can be boosted or cut by adjusting the amount knob. The footswitch activates the tube amplifier emulation circuitry. See our analysis of the tech 21 sansamp bass driver di and preamp pedal and find out which alternatives we recommend since this has been.
More than a mere di, this latest sansamp if a fully featured bass preamp. Master volume control this is the overall volume control. Hartke vxl bass attack bass teste by thiago torres youtube. We have 1 hartke vxl bass attack manual available for free pdf download. Hartke, an industry leader in bass amplification, announced today that it has signed a distribution.