Bye Bye Bass Amp - Tech 21 VT Bass DI (Overview and Demo)

Is it possible to gig without a Bass amp and just use this DI box with tone control? Demo is dry using only the pedal/DI, no post EQ settings or compression. Sound and Tone can be vastly improved when mixed at the sound desk, in the same way and manner as a true amp and cab would be mixed.
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*NOTE: the Cab Sim is ON during the audio demo.
0:00 - Intro
0:27 - Price
1:22 - Inputs & Outputs
2:00 - Overview & Features
3:31 - Basic Setup
3:50 - Demo, No Talking
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[@fernandopazzini6297]

Got one recently and it's great! Great tone and practical.

[@Meddled]

I've used one of these on every gig and recording session for a good few years. It's an indispensable 'always on' pedal for me. Mine was second hand!

[@CreativeWarrior-]

Tech 21 makes great gear! Thank you, sir! Greetings from Coachella Valley!

[@LowEndRider]

Greeting from Rotorua. I got two version of these, the deluxe and di version. Love them so much. Absolute beast!

[@periurban]

I love the way you say "piddle". It means something different in where I'm from (Scotland).

[@periurban]

@@BandOnABudgetNZ It's lovely! Here we'd say "peduw". lol

[@ricardofarinha8922]

Such an overlooked pedal! I have one for 7/8 years and never left the pedalboard. I mostly use it in the end of the chain as an always on pedal to colour the sound and add dinamics (from clean to overdriven) just with how hard I play. Also used multiple times for recording.

[@dansours7157]

Excellent pedal. I originally got this pedal for the overdrive & then my band started practicing ampless & using in ears. We played a gig & got to experiment with going ampless & going direct to the pa & it sounded great.

[@michael_caz_nyc]

I picked up a Fender Rumble 100 v3 Amp = light-weight and sounds fantastic ( also has DI out ) . This is also a great solution. Tech 21 makes great stuff. oNe LovE from NYC

[@Winkkin]

Nice review. A lot of different tones

[@Dis-Emboweled]

I have a Ampeg Scrambler SC-di and its fantastic. I run it through a 1000w powered speaker for small bars and its freaking fantastic

[@danfango1333]

Very interested in this demo. I grabbed my TC Spectradrive to compare it. I've never used it live, but I always use it for recording without an amp. It's works pretty well. I guess mine is a SansAmp rip off with a few extras, but you can pick one up used for under £200 nowadays ⚡

[@ChaddSullivan]

I picked up a used VT Deluxe and it's incredibly versatile. Definitely worth a few extra bucks if you can find one.

[@Nillominati]

How is this different with the Sansamp Bass driver DI? The black version.

[@hansabass]

Virry nice piddel... 😀

[@francoishtzl157]

HI it is important also to understand that you don't really have a cabsim knob to engage it on that pedal, it is just that you can disable it. Because every SansAmp have a CabSim (and only the one with that speaker knob can disengage it)

[@francoishtzl157]

@svtx Yup. It is nice so

[@tlb2732]

Disengage.... disable....? Either way, it's off.

[@francoishtzl157]

@@tlb2732 ? Look at what I say and don't comment like that. I say that on all sansamp you have a Cabsim but on this one you can disable it. On the other you cannot do that. That's all

[@earledaniels4539]

Could you send the XLR output to the desk and use the 1/4" parallel output to drive in ear headphone amp?

[@vladv5126]

Yup.

[@jorge999903]

cool.

[@jobbo89]

Why would you want to add +10dB to the mixing desk if using 1/4" out? And why the opposite for DI?

[@meisenman]

From the user guide: 1/4” Output Level Switch: +10dB boost to match the output to equipment with different input level requirements. Disengaged (up position), the output is -10dB. Engaged (in position), the output is 0dB. XLR Output Level Switch: -20dB pad to match the output to equipment with different input level requirements. Disengaged (up position), the output is 0dB. Engaged (in position), the output is -20dB. [I use it like a line-level/mic-level switch; disengaged/engaged, respectively].

[@tlb2732]

I like the pedal but have NO use for an overdriven bass sound.

[@martinheath5947]

Was speaker simulation on for all those?

[@martinheath5947]

@@BandOnABudgetNZ OK Would have been interesting to hear the difference

[@melissabuchanan6802]

I really like the tech 21 gear but you can get a really good Amp for stage use for alot less than $2000

[@vladv5126]

It won't fit in your pocket though, will it?

[@jackbruce1000]

Can you get Geddy.Lee tone from this ?

[@SuperCuu]

go buy the new tech21 geddy lee signature pedal :)

[@francoishtzl157]

No I have the Ged and it has a different tone. Basically it is the deep channel that you can't change which has that tone, the drive chanel is a Tech21 para driver

[@DannyCruzCreations]

Is the switch on these hard-clicking, or soft-switching?

[@BandOnABudgetNZ]

Its soft switching

[@DannyCruzCreations]

@@BandOnABudgetNZ Thanks. I ordered one. Arrived last night but haven't even had a chance to open the box.

[@freddyfender562]

Ampeg SVT bro..............Every time.

[@O.W_Films]

$399? Damm I paid 209+tax new for mine and it came with two cables from Reverb,I guess it was a store sale 😌 it’s a great DI . Sweetwater hast it at 249 don’t pay 399 😂

[@O.W_Films]

@@BandOnABudgetNZ oh I see, that is a big factor, we always have togo down the rabbit hole of searching better prices!😁

[@O.W_Films]

@@BandOnABudgetNZ 😆

[@juanjontvg]

*ONLY* 300 WATTS

[@LoganAndrewOnline]

$499 at the Rockshop ad of today 🤣

[@jondnz]

Literally was gonna post the same thing. Bloody Covid and the Ukraine Invasion driving up prices on everything

[@tomasolsson6493]

Tech21 stuff always sound kind of muffled and vintage. Not my cup of tea.

[@ChristophSchwarz77]

sounds muddy and fartsy. i liked your cleansound best.

[@3notesabar843]

Great pedal. Demo butchered it.

[@3notesabar843]

@@BandOnABudgetNZ just use your ears to get good sounds. Using presets which are usually out of context result in bad sounds which depreciate your videos. Good luck!

[@buckbumble]

Sounds like a wet fart

[@evianx1]

That honestly sounds horrible ,yikes! Nothing personal.

[@ricetomeatyou852]

The blend knob was at 10 the whole time, others say it’s better when it’s not

[@Nyucsi]

@@ricetomeatyou852 in reality the problem was that active ibanez bass.Try it with a passive P bass and all of your dreams come true...

[@GutspillPhil]

The pedal sounds terrible. Very honky… I advise anyone to save a little money up and get a dark glassB 7K ultra

[@_pseudo_embrace_]

it's because of the blend knob. having the blend fully on isn't good imo. but yeah the darkglass is also good too

[@abolit]

9v preamp? Neh! not good for dynamic range. I would add a couple of hundred bucks and get Avalon U5. That's a serious box, not a toy like this Tech-Shmeck

[@evianx1]

Geddy lee can't be wrong! He sent his u5 to the soundboard

[@peekaboo4390]

Every bass player that is gigging should own a propper gigging rig... get your shit together.

[@justinstratford]

whatever works

[@teresaravenshaw5477]

'Proper gigging rig', and what exactly would you consider that to be? I know what works for me, and it doesn't involve lugging an amp stack around with me. On public transport that would be hilariously impractical.

[@1thess523]

What's your rig look like? I don't gig but I've got a Gallien-Kruger RB700 running through an Eden 4x10 and an Ampeg 1x15 😀

[@peekaboo4390]

@@BandOnABudgetNZ A rig is a rig ..not a metal box. Calling a rig a stack is exaggerating things quite a bit. I can walk into a venue with bass and rig all in one trip. No back breaking, weather and drunk idiot proof. Do the gig and be packed up in 15 minutes to leave.

[@teresaravenshaw5477]

@@BandOnABudgetNZ My 'rig' is just my 2019 Schecter Riot and my pedalboard featuring a Tech 21 VT Bass DI. It works for me.

[@greenbrothersuk]

Can you get a John Entwistle tone?