Tech 21•NYC: SansAmp Classic - Burgs and Sadie

[@basslinger]

So relevant even 11 years later, thanks!

[@noisebloom]

You give a good range of songs for your test. It really shows what the pedal is capable of. Thanks.

[@symbioticsimians]

Absolutely great demoing, managed to really scratch beyond the surface of the tonal possibilities of this great little box. Got mine in '97 and it still sits in the center of my board. One thing worth mentioning is that when it's used in a chain before the input of a guitar amp (which is how I've always used it) the pedal can get super loud real quick, I've never even taken the volume knob to 12 o'clock, somewhere between 9 and 11 is usually sufficient. Love this pedal and your demos!

[@nicolasgarcia7305]

I got the original SansAmp I bought it back in 1989, the beauty of analog cabinet emulator in one little box , my Best Buy ever!

[@DaveLizmi]

I've been using the Blue Sky MediaDesk monitors on my computer for almost 10 years now. Great monitors!

[@mjac28]

Kurt did use this pedal though there is a nice picture of him adjusting it onstage

[@Normandy_Mike]

Superb demo of a classic amp sim pedal.

[@FrankBottazzo]

hey burger, you're my all time favourite gear geek (as a matter of fact i'm totally in love with TECH 21) ...and Sadie, you RAWK!

[@iamyou0976]

Great review going through loads of style and artists settings best review I've seen on a pedal on here

[@Severinate]

I've had the amp simulator version for about 20 years (looks exactly like this one but without 'classic'). Best stomp box I've ever owned and I've owned a lot of them.. Used in the studio a few times and it did the job there too, but yeh, for jaw dropping thud and scream it's as close to owning a huge rig as you can get without owning a huge rig.. (oh and our bass monkey used it in the studio too and loved it)..

[@mastermet8755]

I had mine since 92 and i use like a distortion pedal and over all those years it still my main distortion pedal ; last year my amp stop working on stage, but fortunately i had my sansamp i use it in a clean mode trough the PA system and it works excellent (tis time I play rockabilly).

[@nicolasgarcia7305]

Severinate you got the original then.

[@Bigsbeee]

Awesome review..little girl is a credit to you mate. Some genuine folk still left in the World after all.

[@bloodySunday77]

Very nice demo... I thought the sounds got better as we approached the end of the video, and you preset sounds great! Lots of greetings to both of you, and I hope all is well with your back!

[@beyondthegong]

Man... this thing does it all!

[@DeathRocket4990]

This is the main pedal for In Utero (my favorite Nirvana album and also my favorite album of all time!)

[@TonyHookedonVanlife]

Tech 21 makes great stuff

[@darianbaxley8850]

great pedal if u want that in utero tone

[@billtomlinson1354]

@Jew yes we do

[@nucavani]

Awesome demo! Ty

[@1713162434]

nive video burg. Finally I got a vintage SansAmp Classic and it´s amazing...a full box of surprises... ;)

[@Lietuvaitis2]

@kristophize His main pedals were Boss DS-2 for Nevermind era, and Sansamp + DS-2 for In Utero.

[@wayne5354]

cool daughter, awesome dad and a brilliant pedal!!

[@napalmhardcore]

I've read that this unit has been criticised for its lack of low end. To my ears that comes across in this video. On the Tech-21 website, in the Q&A section they describe the differences between this and GT2. They say that the classic has no eq as it is mostly meant for direct use and therefore eq should be handled on the mixer. Personally I think they should do a "plus" version with an eq section like the GT2 and maybe a couple of other features to make it more versatile (not that it isn't already). Amp modelling pedals and preamps absolutely fascinate me. A while back, before discovering some of the products from Tech-21, Wampler, AMT etc, I bought a Zoom G5 (was torn between a few multi-FX pedals). It's a fun pedal to mess around with but I kind of wish I'd discovered some of these first. I also wish they were in a separate section from other pedals so it's easier to find what's available without having to look through the thousands of other pedals (distortions, boosters, reverbs etc).

[@markpr73]

The Warm Fender setting...I was sure you were gonna go into “Free Ride” right there🤣. Same key, I believe.

[@themodernguitarist]

I've read that Clawfinger used this extensively on their first two albums. Not the best tone, but is a strangely brutal sound.

[@3Deity]

How have I played for 26 years, hung round London's Denmark Street, met loads of name and pro musicians and completely missed this pedal?!? Amazing, every session guy should have one! Thanks for posting :o)

[@stephenkane2464]

Excellent review

[@andrewwheelerguitar]

This sounds so much more natural and "real" than the British Sans amp character series. I'm impressed. But as usual the "warm fender" sound lacks. I have never found an emulator of any type to do a nice blackface clean with warmth and breakup. Not even the tech 21 "Blonde", although that does tweed nicely

[@andrewwheelerguitar]

+Armando Ribeiro thank you!! Will check it out

[@mikelivesley]

Great stuff. Sounds fantastic, and well done on "teh Kurtdz". You has it.

[@stanpillis]

@RafoRamone. Hi. I have the original SansAmp. I guess that makes it a vintage pedal. I've had it since 1991 and I have to say it's a pretty versatile pedal. I've done tons of recording sessions straight through the board, through a computer and yes for years I put the same pedal right in front of an amp in the studio and live situations. As far as the presence knob goes. I know the staff at Tech 21NYC and I know for a fact that every pedal is inspected before they get shipped out. They're a gre

[@ReflectiveTones]

Sounds awesome, are you plugged in direct with this?

[@georgewirth1007]

Great video, thanks so much! I have had mine since '94, still works great! Any good spots on the net for setting samples?

[@MaxPaws]

I think you're just making it big on the coat-tails of Sadie. ;-) No, really, awesome video! I had no idea the Sans could do all that!

[@themn]

Great vid, mate. One of the best, if not THE best of it's type on KZbin. Makes me want this Sansamp *drool*. Great touch, having your daughter as co-presenter. Bravo !

[@stanpillis]

They're a great company.

[@1713162434]

21607 visits...wow, congratulations burg! Greetings from south america

[@pontiac1981igor]

Great sound! Some editions came with Back spot to 9v battery others not!! Do you know why?

[@1713162434]

brett congratulations really good work at the video (as usually)...and thanks for da kurt´s settings ;)

[@xdux]

she is adorable!!!!! great vids mate cheers from usa!

[@orbithesun1]

@Burgerman666 I noticed in the background, a digidesign eleven rack. I would love to hear you do demo of it.

[@anthonysclafani3963]

+Brett Kingman I have a Donner DP1 power supply- will 9v 100mA work with this pedal? Should I use the 9v 500 mA input instead? The owner's manual said it requires at least 100mA. Do I need a polarity adapter cable for the Sansamp?

[@Mio-fu1sr]

wooow,that's a good sound,I'm gonna get me one of that

[@Mio-fu1sr]

@Jew Adolf why would i need luck?...money is not enough?

[@Mio-fu1sr]

@Jew Adolf i would use this for music production,put it on a snare,kick,even on vocal if i want it edgy,bro,i pay much more for a software plugin,so this is nothing compare to what u get as a sound

[@Mio-fu1sr]

@Jew Adolf i can't get it cause everything is closed in Macedonia,there are no flights in or out and the borders r closed,so I'll wait till this shit ends

[@Mio-fu1sr]

and u can even use this as a bass amp,probobly even as a guitar amp on steroids

[@Mio-fu1sr]

to order the classic version is something like 200$

[@KingTabor]

great and funny review, smart edition also, congrats!

[@jeffreypwright1]

Just got the Tri A.C. in the mail today, i like it for messing with it for a few min. it has a high end thing thats foreign to me. Ill have to hook it into my Presonus studio live 16.0.2 and lowpass it and see if i can nick off the superhigh stuff... Its gotta be better than my $20 Digitech Rp50 tho... | dunlop wah > Nano lpb-1 boost > Custom badass OD > RP50,| thats the signal chain as of now, but the Tri A.C. is hopefully going to replace half of those... we will see tomorrow at the gig.

[@alybal]

Great demo of a fantastic pedal...and I'm lucky enough to have bought one years ago for 60 miserable british pounds :) Cheers for posting.

[@ferabra8939]

Would I get more realistic marshall tones recording it direct to a DI box, or through a small amp and mic? Through the amp it gets pretty convincing feedback tones at very low volumes.

[@supertimbres]

I would like know what the setup that you used in the video. The guitar and amp if you use some....

[@TheStratSound]

Hi, I like to know your opinion if the Sansamp Tri AC can sound close like this, I see you have experience in tech 21 pedals. I need it for live uses, so it seems more practical but I can´t check the quality sound because this product not are in my city. Thanks!

[@1713162434]

@tomakiakls He is from Guitar Land!

[@austintsmith]

amazing demo... just picked one up for $150!

[@KingTabor]

great and funny review, smart edition also, congrats! by the way, did u use iMovie for it?

[@nappypant]

is this pedal goodr= if ran straight through an amp, and is ther an output slot that you could fit a standard guitar jack into? thanks.

[@thecaveofthedead]

Hey. Do the character series pedals really offer anything that this, or the sequel to this, doesn't?

[@josefrancisco6969]

Nice video dude keep it comming ¡¡¡

[@analogasmr]

@madeyes4u When you mentioned below about how this actual pedal (the exact one your daughter is holding) is rumored to have belonged to Cobain. I doubt it.

[@RafoRamone]

Hi, i have a sansamp classic but when i set to max the "presence drive" it makes noise so bad even im not palying. Do you have the same issue? Thanks mate

[@JayOneAlumni]

and it wasnt on in utero wither that was a boss OD2? one of the orange ones.

[@analogasmr]

@Burgerman666 Actually, this is the comment you made a month ago & this is what it said: "Rumour has it that it's a copy of the unit Kurt Cobain used. Scratches and all." Nevermind.

[@RafoRamone]

This pedal played like a stompbox, would sound good too?

[@brucebaldy]

YEAH! SADIE! G get em kid!

[@GuitarZephyr]

Does anybody know if this is pretty close to the original's sound/specs?

[@jeffreypwright1]

also... I have been going a bit crazy trying different things. Blackstar HT-Dual... clean channel sux.... Behringer G DI 21, nope... Digitech Screamin blues d.i. to the board, meh... its been quite a journey. I insisted of my local music shop to carry Tech 21, the Blonde and the Liverpool are on the way...

[@bloodySunday77]

It was very sad because it wasn't very far from my home, the sky was black and there were tiny bits of ash falling from the sky for days... :-( I wanted to volunteer for help but the roads were closed. Anyway... Thanks and take care!

[@RIKARDUTH]

how many cost this distortion pedal?

[@b44styreraug]

I can kinda imagine how would it be like when his daughter grow older and is doing these reviews

[@LookingForEntertainment112]

Hi from the future, spoiler alert: Burg's still at it.

[@nirvananeverdieable]

what amp do you use in this video??

[@rannz8]

Supposedly pearl jams mike mccready used this pedal during ten.

[@DrumGuitarDude]

@Burgerman666 No, i think that he talks about a replica.

[@GlobStaBlon]

Wow

[@al_sakina]

kurt Cobain use sansamp classic too

[@TheKurtTribute]

Yes, but actually no. The Classic was made after Kurt had already passed, he used a Sansamp for the in Utero tour, but the classic was a reissue of the model pedal he used. The classic 20 in the video was a supposed replica of Kurt’s pedal he used, battle scars and all.

[@al_sakina]

@@TheKurtTribute is there any different electronic component between sansamp and sansamp classic?

[@raquel1234ful]

how much is this

[@KingTabor]

@IDanClarkI 70's??

[@orbithesun1]

The worst way to use this pedal is to go directly into an instrument amp, such as guitar amp. It is designed to be used with a mixing board going into a PA or direct recording.

[@ddaazz85]

lol your voice sounds exactly the same as the host from "thank god your here" just an observation.... :)

[@3tmbn429]

Classic video 20

[@FrankBottazzo]

oh my god, I just noticed...sorry Mike, you know I didn't MEAN that ;)

[@DeathRocket4990]

Lucky! I want it! :-(

[@tomakiakls]

@tomakiakls oh well,I'm italian and I never heard australian's speaking :D anyway it sound like english

[@bajspinne]

@RIKARDUTH 33 cows my friend.

[@analogasmr]

@Burgerman666 not sure if I believe you!! That just sounds a bit phony, that's all.

[@raquel1234ful]

@Burgerman666 i used to have the original from like the late 90's and it was really coool it was part of my nirvana phase but im tempted to buy it again just dont want to look like a wanna be haaha

[@tomakiakls]

is this guy english?

[@Lillgamlan]

:)

[@archie1rodenbo]

How about teen spirit or come as you are

[@darianbaxley8850]

that would be the ds1 and small clone he used during nevermind

[@komoresou]

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