Got my programmable bass driver DI over 15 years now and still love it. I boost it with different dirt pedals and use it as my always on drive. It is so dynamic and I just like it a lot.
This is one of the best demos I’ve ever seen! So well put together! Man, you must have spent many hours on this. You are so very appreciated! I think the v2 has the best features, although the programmable one sounded best to my ears. It looks as though they stopped making that exact one though.
Thank you very much 🙏 . I found the Deluxe to be really special. After the test, I bought it ! The V2 in full live band context is probably my favorite.
It seems the only difference between the "normal" and deluxe version is the additional routing capabilities. After this demo I'm about to pull the trigger on it. It sounds way better than the others in almost every situation to my ears, and the possibility to have a programmed clean, crunch and high gain channels can be crucial in a live situation.
I am a huge sansamp fanboy, and currently use v2 bddi on my board. I really love the way you demonstrated all the family. Keep the quality videos coming! Thank you!
I love that mid knob on the Para. When you set it to the right it adds so much to the definition of the sound (complementing the treble control so well) that it doesn’t feel like the BDDI is able to quite achieve. Not to mention it’s also versatile enough to use on acoustic and electric, just an added bonus for me as I don’t have a preamp for any of those yet. Looking to start plugging straight into the PA with this.
I love the VT Bass DI, its like having an Ampeg SVT in a box, i can even make my Marshall and Orange guitar amps sound fat and full, Look out speakers!!
Terrific demo, thanks! You did a great job of capturing the inherent character of each different pedal to show how they are similar and yet different. It definitely helped me decide I need to pick up a Bassdriver V2.
I had programmable bddi for years now i switched to vtbassdi. Great compromise on terms of classic sound of sansamp plus a more convincing grit on distortion. Tech21 is always appreciated by every foh guys and also in studio is a great tool. Kudos
Such a fantastic video. I bought a Paradriver because of this. Would be great if you did a full Darkglass range video at some point, and maybe a sub £100 range would be really interesting.
this was great to see and thank you for taking the time to put all of this together!!! The Bass drive V2 blew me away overall but there were others that were really close.
Maybe I missed it, it but why wasn't the speaker emulation used on the VT bass DI, especially with the higher gain demos? That's a really important option in comparing it to any of the BDDI models, since they have a sort of speaker emulation baked in. The drive on the VT, like almost any distortion, just sounds awful without some kind of speaker emulation or IR after it.
If I remember correctly, I felt like the speaker emulation was too extreme and made it sound too far from the other pedals. Also, I am not a huge fan of this particular speaker emulation so maybe I was not thinking about it as a useable feature to show.
Thanks for this. I've avoided the SansAmp products for a long time, but lately I've been thinking more and more about getting one. Tis is the first video I've seen that compares the different models directly, and for my tastes, it's the BDDI v2 that is my clear favorite.
Bro, this is the best demo ever!! Thx for doing this!! BUT W T F WITH THE TOAST BREAD SLICE I CANT CONCENTRATE ON THE FUCKIN VIDEO AND SOUND 'COS I CANT STOP LOOKING AT THE FUCKIN BREAD
v2 offers alot more options for compression and mids. those mids controls are a thing of beauty (just like the dual mid controls on alot of darkglass preamps)
What do all the yellow Xs on the different knobs mean? Because some of those knobs are turned completely off but some are definitely ON, so it must mean something other than "this knob does nothing".
The Q strip is not a Sansamp though. It's an EQ (Neve 1073 style I think) with a D.I. out. It was not relevant for me to include this in this shootout.
@@BassStuff Perfect! I'm actually not into the tube amp tone and I thought what I was buying is like how you describe, but I got a little worried later on when their website said classic vintage 60s/70s whatever. Glad to get Tech 21 quality with my preferred tone, low and high mids with parametric control, HPF/LPF... this is just perfect, thanks dude
The more you upped the drive the more it became clear to me I like the bass driver v2 the best. The v1 sounded the same to me but I think the v2 wins for having a mid knob.
So I've been going through this and other sansamp videos...and what I am taking away from this is bass driver for bass (obv) Para works just fine for bass but has flexibility for using as DI for other instruments... Anyone buy one used? Horror stories or are these tanks that will survive us all?
I just purchased the V2 BDDI as my first pre amp and have been falling in love more and more every time I play. If you could only choose one, which one would it be? I have been interested in the VT, do you think it's worth it to own both a V2 and VT?
Hi there sir! Just wanna ask where can I buy a sansamp bass driver deluxe? Been looking for almost a year. I've seen a lot online but I am not sure about the prices because prices are so inconsistent. Thanks!
I think something is often missed in reviews/demos of the Geddy Lee signature stuff. There is NO clean blend. If you take the Mix knob down to zero it's not your clean signal that you're getting. It's a bass boosted low end retainer that is meant to be blended with the Drive side. Showing people "mix 100%" is by no means demonstrating the effect in full force. Quite the opposite. It's showing 50% at best. The other pedals DO have a clean blend. When you turn it all the way down, you get nothing from the pedal and it sounds the same as if bypassed.
The blend mode on this version of the YYZ is a blend between the drive section and a filtered clean signal. It's like the low part of a bi amp setup. The fuller 2112 version is built to route the signal independently. Tech21 describes it as " Blends the ratio of high-end studio clean (Deep) and dirty bass tube amp tones (Drive). The Deep side offers thick, meaty tones, with a preset EQ curve custom tailored to Geddy’s personal specs. " The drive section of this pedal is still a fully voiced sansamp drive section without any crossover. You can blend it or not with the clean section. There's a huge low cut with the tight switch to have more of the bi amp vibe. I am not sure what you mean by "full force" but when you have the blend at 100% it's just the drive section like any other classic sansamp. The only difference is that the clean blend is pre voiced and not affected by the EQ of the pedal.
@@BassStuff Yes, what I mean is with the blend dimed you're usually getting the full effect of the pedal. In this case you're not because you're missing out on the Deep side, which is also part of the effect and not a bypass like some other pedals. It may be clean as in undistorted, but as you say it is filtered, shaped, pre-voiced.
The Bass DRIVER Deluxe just sounds like a Good Record ! The V2 is flattering but with way too much lows and flat ,zero mojo ! I don't understand why everybody like this pedal ,unusable in studio !
I love how Mr Toast get angrier according to the drive level ! Nice touch. Kudos for the demos guys.
Got my programmable bass driver DI over 15 years now and still love it. I boost it with different dirt pedals and use it as my always on drive. It is so dynamic and I just like it a lot.
This is one of the best demos I’ve ever seen! So well put together! Man, you must have spent many hours on this. You are so very appreciated! I think the v2 has the best features, although the programmable one sounded best to my ears. It looks as though they stopped making that exact one though.
Thank you very much 🙏 . I found the Deluxe to be really special. After the test, I bought it ! The V2 in full live band context is probably my favorite.
They still make a 3 channel like the deluxe bddi....but got rid of the vt deluxe as well as the bbdi deluxe
Yeah, they still do the BD programmable. Never tried it but I am guessing it sounds like the deluxe. I will do a video if I find one.
It seems the only difference between the "normal" and deluxe version is the additional routing capabilities. After this demo I'm about to pull the trigger on it. It sounds way better than the others in almost every situation to my ears, and the possibility to have a programmed clean, crunch and high gain channels can be crucial in a live situation.
Recently went back to my YYZ pedal after trying out other pedal brands. The sansamp tone just works for me.
I am a huge sansamp fanboy, and currently use v2 bddi on my board. I really love the way you demonstrated all the family. Keep the quality videos coming! Thank you!
Great demo. They all sound more or less the same to me. A vintage schooped SVT tone.
I love that mid knob on the Para. When you set it to the right it adds so much to the definition of the sound (complementing the treble control so well) that it doesn’t feel like the BDDI is able to quite achieve. Not to mention it’s also versatile enough to use on acoustic and electric, just an added bonus for me as I don’t have a preamp for any of those yet. Looking to start plugging straight into the PA with this.
I have would really love to have this vid 3 years ago when I started buying pedals and didn’t choose the right one for me. awesome vid man 😁
The best shootout of any pedals I've seen. Cheers!
Thank you very much 🙂
I love the VT Bass DI, its like having an Ampeg SVT in a box, i can even make my Marshall and Orange guitar amps
sound fat and full, Look out speakers!!
I'm looking for the comparison between the Sansamps. It's amazing and really helpful. Thanks a lot
Terrific demo, thanks! You did a great job of capturing the inherent character of each different pedal to show how they are similar and yet different. It definitely helped me decide I need to pick up a Bassdriver V2.
Thank you very much !
I love the VTBASSDI the best. Great comparison video. Well done.
thats what i have, SVT in a box
love the bread slice
awesome job with the pedals
I had programmable bddi for years now i switched to vtbassdi. Great compromise on terms of classic sound of sansamp plus a more convincing grit on distortion. Tech21 is always appreciated by every foh guys and also in studio is a great tool. Kudos
You, sir, are an evil genius. I now need every one of these pedals.
🙂
I keep saying that this is the best channel about bass pedals!
Thanks for the love 🙏
@@BassStuff In fact , a very helpfull vídeo to me! 🙌🏻
Great demo. And you always have the best basslines!
The Para Driver can do some evil evil things.
it's worth noting that the ParaDriver is also killer on guitar. \m/
I was getting really great guitar tone out of my V2 BDDI with some small tweaks recently. I think they all work really great for just everything lol.
Well donde guys . This video is just excellent!!! Greetings from Argentina 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
Nice work!!! I really got an excellent idea of how these sound. Thanks!
One of the best demo !!!
Excellent shootout! Thank you!
I must thank you (if I haven't done it already) for this shootout. You had me buying a Para driver. It's so great even with doublebass 🤘🤘
I am very glad to have been able to help you with your search of the right sansamp 🙂
Thank you a lot. Very very good comparison....finally I can hear the diference between them!. More videos like this pls
I love my sansamp. I had mine since I was 20ish. I’m 36 now. It’s my go to for all projects.
so well executed sir, just had to commend you
Thank you very much 🙏
Such a fantastic video. I bought a Paradriver because of this. Would be great if you did a full Darkglass range video at some point, and maybe a sub £100 range would be really interesting.
Thank you very much ! These are all projects I want to make but it's a lot of time 😅
this was great to see and thank you for taking the time to put all of this together!!!
The Bass drive V2 blew me away overall but there were others that were really close.
You forgot to include the dUg Pinnick signature pedal from Tech 21...it is a brilliant pedal. Got on w in my arsenal.
There's so much different SansAmp, I had to choose.
Just imagine the sansamp bddi v2 with a cab option button in the future for an upgrade .😮
Wow! 22 minutes and you didn’t miss a single note!! That’s impressive!
its a looopp lol
Thanks for this! You helped me figure out which one I wanted and kept me from buying the one I was about to. Really cool riff too!
Thank you ! That's why I do that 🙂
Yeah..... subscribed!
hats off for doing such a great demo
Thank you 🙏
I picked up the VT over the weekend. So far so good...
YYZ - all day long. Love what the TIGHT button does. Even if the player's name isn't Geddy Lee.
Maybe I missed it, it but why wasn't the speaker emulation used on the VT bass DI, especially with the higher gain demos? That's a really important option in comparing it to any of the BDDI models, since they have a sort of speaker emulation baked in. The drive on the VT, like almost any distortion, just sounds awful without some kind of speaker emulation or IR after it.
If I remember correctly, I felt like the speaker emulation was too extreme and made it sound too far from the other pedals. Also, I am not a huge fan of this particular speaker emulation so maybe I was not thinking about it as a useable feature to show.
Thats why i bought it, i can pretty much play through anything with that turned on and sound like an SVT.
Thanks for this. I've avoided the SansAmp products for a long time, but lately I've been thinking more and more about getting one. Tis is the first video I've seen that compares the different models directly, and for my tastes, it's the BDDI v2 that is my clear favorite.
I've been a skeptic for years but making this channel changed me in a huge SansAmp fanboy now 🙂
This is freaking awesome!
Bro, this is the best demo ever!! Thx for doing this!! BUT W T F WITH THE TOAST BREAD SLICE I CANT CONCENTRATE ON THE FUCKIN VIDEO AND SOUND 'COS I CANT STOP LOOKING AT THE FUCKIN BREAD
Feel the 🍞 , embrace the 🍞 , become one with the 🍞 . 🍞 is not pain, unless you speak french 🙃 .
Great vid. But it made me really want to ditch my VT DI for the V2. The V2 blows the VT out of the water. Much better tones to my ears.
v2 offers alot more options for compression and mids. those mids controls are a thing of beauty (just like the dual mid controls on alot of darkglass preamps)
the vt seems alot more transparent as a tradeoff tho (if desired)
Great demo!! :)
The YYZ sounds so distant and muffled than the rest
You must not have listened to the demo all the way thru then.
What’s the difference between the PARA DRIVER V1 and the BASS DRIVER V1?
Thanks.
We need a yyz pedal vs mp40 pedal
Yesssss
Where is vt bass deluxe?
What do all the yellow Xs on the different knobs mean? Because some of those knobs are turned completely off but some are definitely ON, so it must mean something other than "this knob does nothing".
Those knobs are not affecting the dry signal. This is for the 100% dry segment of the shootout.
The Deluxe is the one IMO
Awesome video!
ok but which one should i get???? they're all the same price where i live
I just bought a Q-strip (the only one not on here, lol). Guess I'll have to wait a few more days for delivery to see what it sounds like 😁
The Q strip is not a Sansamp though. It's an EQ (Neve 1073 style I think) with a D.I. out. It was not relevant for me to include this in this shootout.
@@BassStuff But it does all the same stuff, right? Pre-amp, DI, EQ? And it's also made by Tech 21
This pedal don't have the SansAmp part that try to emulate a tube amp.
@@BassStuff Perfect! I'm actually not into the tube amp tone and I thought what I was buying is like how you describe, but I got a little worried later on when their website said classic vintage 60s/70s whatever. Glad to get Tech 21 quality with my preferred tone, low and high mids with parametric control, HPF/LPF... this is just perfect, thanks dude
@@Thurgor_Supreme how do u like the q-strip? i almost went for one until i realized its intended function was different than my own
The more you upped the drive the more it became clear to me I like the bass driver v2 the best. The v1 sounded the same to me but I think the v2 wins for having a mid knob.
The Q-strip has TWO mid knobs and you can dial in the frequency they both sit at. Absolutely glorious. I wonder why it wasn't in the video
@@Thurgor_Supreme the Q-Strip is not a SansAmp; it doesn’t have that tube amp emulation circuitry.
The best pedal ever!!
I'm not sure I like how the YYZ colours the dry tone.
DAMN THIS FUCKIN SLICE OF BREAD W T FFFFF
🍞♥️🍞
So I've been going through this and other sansamp videos...and what I am taking away from this is bass driver for bass (obv) Para works just fine for bass but has flexibility for using as DI for other instruments...
Anyone buy one used? Horror stories or are these tanks that will survive us all?
I am using different Sansamp live for years and never had problems. I think Sansamps are build like tanks and will survive us all 🙂
Hi, I noticed that the bass audio is always exactly the same in your video.
Did you use a loop pedal or what to record this way?
I am re-amping the same loops into the pedals. I have different riffs for different kinds of pedals.
I just purchased the V2 BDDI as my first pre amp and have been falling in love more and more every time I play. If you could only choose one, which one would it be? I have been interested in the VT, do you think it's worth it to own both a V2 and VT?
I have a friend that runs 2 Sansamp BDDI's. One is always on and one is for drive.
They don’t make the Bass Driver Deluxe anymore do they?
I think it is now called the Programable.
this sold me
Gracias
Hi there sir! Just wanna ask where can I buy a sansamp bass driver deluxe? Been looking for almost a year. I've seen a lot online but I am not sure about the prices because prices are so inconsistent. Thanks!
I bought this one around 250$ CAD if I remember correctly.
@@BassStuff is it a second hand or brand new? And where specifically can i score one sir? Thank you so much!
It's a second hand from a friend. I think they stop making it a while ago.
@@BassStuff ow that's sad.
bass drive or para drive for 5 strings ?
I feel like the Paradriver is very transparent in the ultra low range.
I prefer bass driver di version 2. ;) thanks nice demo
I think something is often missed in reviews/demos of the Geddy Lee signature stuff. There is NO clean blend. If you take the Mix knob down to zero it's not your clean signal that you're getting. It's a bass boosted low end retainer that is meant to be blended with the Drive side. Showing people "mix 100%" is by no means demonstrating the effect in full force. Quite the opposite. It's showing 50% at best. The other pedals DO have a clean blend. When you turn it all the way down, you get nothing from the pedal and it sounds the same as if bypassed.
The blend mode on this version of the YYZ is a blend between the drive section and a filtered clean signal. It's like the low part of a bi amp setup. The fuller 2112 version is built to route the signal independently.
Tech21 describes it as " Blends the ratio of high-end studio clean (Deep) and dirty bass tube amp tones (Drive). The Deep side offers thick, meaty tones, with a preset EQ curve custom tailored to Geddy’s personal specs. "
The drive section of this pedal is still a fully voiced sansamp drive section without any crossover. You can blend it or not with the clean section. There's a huge low cut with the tight switch to have more of the bi amp vibe.
I am not sure what you mean by "full force" but when you have the blend at 100% it's just the drive section like any other classic sansamp. The only difference is that the clean blend is pre voiced and not affected by the EQ of the pedal.
@@BassStuff Yes, what I mean is with the blend dimed you're usually getting the full effect of the pedal. In this case you're not because you're missing out on the Deep side, which is also part of the effect and not a bypass like some other pedals. It may be clean as in undistorted, but as you say it is filtered, shaped, pre-voiced.
The YYZ is better than the demo illustrated.I loved it and bought the 2112 due to it.Why no 2112?
nice!!!
ドラムの音が良過ぎてベースに集中できん
V2 is better. VT is overrated, especially for P bass.YYZ would be awesome with an OC2.
The Bass DRIVER Deluxe just sounds like a Good Record ! The V2 is flattering but with way too much lows and flat ,zero mojo ! I don't understand why everybody like this pedal ,unusable in studio !
This doesn't make any sense...