Sansamp PSA-1 - No Tubes? No Worries!

[@chrisholman2289]

PSA1 is an absolutely fantastic piece of kit. I’ve had many preamps and actually kept this one. Must have had it for 10 years now. Brilliant!

[@nickagervasi]

So many times as guitar players we have to learn that we were wrong. My approach these days is, unless I have tried it, I have no opinion. And if someone shows me that it is good for them, then it is good. No need to argue about what could be "better".

[@LeonTodd]

THIS

[@juliandelrio]

This year I repaired my Psa-1 after more than 15 years.. The magic of Google... As Leon i use it direct in the audio interface with some IR... Amazing

[@hernanbass5894]

Engineer Tchad Blake (Artic Monkeys, Black Keys, Los Lobos) uses it all the time in parallel on kicks, snares, rooms and bass. Both in the pedal version and the Pro Tools plugin.

[@thermionicemission8136]

First off I'm a bass player, but I own the PSA1 along with its predecessor the Sansamp Rackmount. To this day the original sounds better than the PSA1 to me. But it does not have the presets or the ability to save different settings. It does have a little more and better gain than the PSA1. I got into using the Rackmount when I had put together a parallel bass signal rack like Dug Pinnick. I used a Sansamp RBI for the cleanish low end side along with two of the Original Rackmount preamps tied together via their rear linking jack's. I just switched between two different mid and high toned flavors of distortion this way. I used the PSA1 in my small rack when I found one used for $125 a few years ago. It is nearly as good as the original Rackmount units, but I have never really cared for the fairly noticeable dull sound of the programmable SansAmp gear. You should find and try an original Rackmount unit, it is the better sounding one to me. As dated as they are I still use them both. My rack also had compressors, Eq's and a SS power amp and line mixer. The whole thing weighed nearly 200 pounds, I had a rack system that looked like Billy Sheehans rack with more gear in it. I also owned the pedal format PSA2.0, but gave it to a guitar player since I prefer the Tech 21 Dug Pinnick DP3 pedal (killer pedal). That pedal officially retired my last minimalist rack system. I really enjoyed this video and appreciate the work it took for you to produce it. The key to great distorted bass tone is having a parallel signal path. Cleanish lows and low mids along side of a distorted mids and high signal mixed to taste, that is what the DP3 pedal does via built in high and low pass filters with compression on the clean signal. Tech 21 makes great stuff, and I really appreciate how much of their gear can be used on keys, drums, and vocals as well as guitar/bass. A lot of people don't know that.

[@sevynn3970]

I’m using IRs with a Sansamp GT2 - sounds MUCH better. The sansamp provides a great base sound but IRs add the icing. To me, the PSA Buzz, Punch, and Crunch controls shape the gain structure. I’ve always felt that having a sweepable mid to the EQ would make a good thing even better.

[@georgepelekoudis]

My first encounter with a Sansamp was at a studio I assisted in. We had the previous rack model. Same controls, no presets. Always used on bass. Later on, I purchased the same unit you tested. I sold it to my brother for $500 to pay for the BF Pro Tools plug. They give it away for free now..My brother sold that one, and bought the 1.1. Still sounds amazing, with an additional trim volume +/- pot. Their work around to using IRs, is to crank the treble up, like you did. There is a guy in NYC that's able to mod the one you tested, to activate/disactivate speaker simulation. Have a good week :)

[@LeonTodd]

I'd love to know how to de-activate the speaker sim

[@purplewound]

Hey Leon, ever thought of reviewing PSA 2.0? That's the pedal version in a compact package. I'd love to see you creating use cases for it as well.

[@MinhTran-lz8nk]

Have had mine for a decade - the clean sounds are a bit brittle for my taste but I love thrashy presets 24 and 38 enough to keep it all these years. Play it through an Ampeg b15N to smooth the highs and warm it up.

[@swmorgan515]

I've had my PSA-1 for 20 years and it still holds up well compared to digital modeling. And the way in reflects picking dynamics is unparalleled. The built in speaker sim is indeed dated, and is noticable in distorted settings. I add an IR in my DW set to 75% wet / 25% dry. Gotta pick the right IR too because many IR's will sound too dark added to the PSA-1

[@AndiKravljaca]

I remember this being my absolute peak dream equipment back in the day.

[@Twirlyhead]

Well, you kind of said it but it is not just a preamp, it emulates the power amp too. Can make it tricky to match with gear and the manual even suggests using it with a flat response solid state power amp.

[@pangloss9]

Hah! I had one of those back in the 1990's...at the time, I loved it.

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

I NEED to stop watchign these videos .....but....I....CAN'T!

[@LeonTodd]

You can use it on bass so that makes it twice as useful - right?!

[@nickagervasi]

Heeeeeeeeeey, fancy seeing you here Mr. Baker! But why do you need to stop watching?

[@chrisholman2289]

Leon. Many big metal bands have used psa1 on bass. Check out Machine head’s Adam Deuce.

[@christopheranderson2158]

Yeah....between Mike Nielsen and you two.....I am now constantly scouring Reverb, CraigsList, and EBay for old preamps!!! Challenge: first one to assemble THE late ‘80’s rack-du-jour.......ADA MP-1/Marshall JMP:1......Alesis Quadraverb/Yamaha SPX.......and the Mosvalve Tubeworks poweramp.....and record a cool track will be crowned “RACK KING of KZbin”!!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣....that would light up the ALL the gear hounds!! 🤘

[@KamilKisiel]

The favourite amp of Rammstein's Paul Landers, he's always been a no-amp kind of guy. His signature Sansamp Flyrig pedal cops some tones from this.

[@LeonTodd]

That makes so much sense. Always wondered how they got that crushing rhythm tone.

[@KamilKisiel]

@@LeonTodd It's kind of funny because RZK, the lead guitarist, is a die-hard Mesa Rectifier guy. I guess when you combine the two contrasting tones you really get that wall of sound distortion going though.

[@LeonTodd]

@@KamilKisiel the Recto definitely does it's "thing" so the flexibility of the PSA would fill in the gaps nicely. Also the contrast between a more traditional tube thing and then a SS amp is a nice way to break things up with dual guitars.

[@dan_perry]

The way I look at it is...if it's good enough for Dug, it's good enough for me.🤘

[@crazeyjoe]

Dug has a signature Tech 21 pedal set... reverb.com/item/11675962-new-tech-21-dp-3x-dug-pinnick-signature-pedal-w-hosa-cables?bk=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJqdGkiOiJlMDA2MTMxMy0yMGY4LTRiM2UtOTYzZC0zYWUwY2JmY2JlY2EiLCJpYXQiOjE2MDczNzQ1MDYsInVzZXJfaWQiOiIiLCJzZXNzaW9uX2lkIjoiIiwiY29va2llX2lkIjoiMmQ3MmI5NjUtNTUzYi00ZDU5LWEzNTQtY2Q4NTJhMzYzZWNiIiwicHJvZHVjdF9pZCI6IjExNjc1OTYyIiwic291cmNlIjoiTk9ORSJ9.VpVxFosINXeHiAKUe6Lt5hS5uvZaWK0PJjAPsCu_X1Q

[@LeonTodd]

10000% yes

[@Sharpmusik]

I use PSA 1 with an ADA Ampulator Speacker simulator, nice conbination to go straight to computer card. Also, I have a Lexicon MPX1 for delay/mod and ambience FX through the loop effects of PSA1.

[@LeonTodd]

The MPX-1 is a beast!

[@JeremyVarao]

Man! Stoked to have found this video, as I recently scored a killer deal on one of the copper 20th anniversary additions. Should have it in a few days. Great tones in excellent playing as always!

[@LeonTodd]

Congrats!

[@chrisholman2289]

Love Tech21 products. I’ve a Flyrig also. I’ve used a Classic which is amazing on bass too, XXL, Bass driver, GT2 pedal and recorded dozens of times with Trademark 10 combo. Sounds great, very portable and full of features.

[@davidchase-lopes8413]

Have a trademark 10 and love it

[@almostliterally593]

What do you think of the GT2? I just bought one

[@chrisholman2289]

@@almostliterally593 love it! Used one a few dozen times. It’s really good with other equipment I think. You can drive it harder with an overdrive, get an eq in the loop etc…but the core tone textures are brilliant

[@chrisholman2289]

@@davidchase-lopes8413 everything I’ve recorded since 20q6 in my band ‘dope’ was with trademark 10.

[@JarrettLowry]

I’m a guitar player, have used the sansamp rbi preamp for tracking bass for a long time and have had my eye on the psa-1 for a while now and just scored a 1.1 on eBay 🤘🤘

[@208414]

THB that sounds pretty good. If you add some room reverb and a touch of delay I'd bet that would be just fine.

[@208414]

Man, that mix you played at the end sounded great!

[@fillo1971]

Praticamente hai fatto in questi ultimi mesi una carrellata di preamp ed FX dei miei sogni, ossia dei quali avrei voluto comprarmi nella mi vita. Grazie

[@jarodbrewer8924]

That’s so weird, just the other day I was showing my Bass player friend a newly acquired mark iv. In explaining how the pre eq on it works I made reference to his PSA-1

[@LeonTodd]

Hahaha well there you go!

[@maartenr1000]

I use mine live. The way you dial in sounds on this thing really fits my way of building a tone. It works so well (for me) my main rithm tone is still called 1st. Attempt. I run it trough a g-major for some effects but also i have it set with a sweep EQ set to give an extra punchy attack. All this trough a 300watt carver 1he solid state PA amp. Into an old sound city 4x12 bass cabinet. When recording nowadays I would probably have some IR loaded.

[@truescotsman4103]

I'm running this direct into Pro Tools with an IR plugin. It's indistinguishable from a mic'd amp and a modeler. It's a perfectly useable guitar sound and you can dial pretty much any sound you want. I'm reamping some guitars I recorded with Amplitube with this unit and they sound huge. Much tighter and more present and crisp. I can't seem to get what I want from Amplitube but this thing rocks!!

[@75526ptug]

beautiful🌞👍

[@LeonTodd]

Many thanks!

[@marksobkowiak9959]

Just got one of these for 150.00, NOW I need a good processor to go with it. Looking at either a Lexicon MP1, A G-Major, Or hold out for an Intellifex. What say you Leon the Rack GOD !

[@cigilovic]

Excellent content as usual Leon! I had used PSA 1 for a while, Sansamps are excellent sounding gadgets especially if you want your guitars to sit in the mix easily. If you want to try how these sound and respond, I highly recommend anyone check out the SoftAmp PSA free plugin.

[@chrishastings]

Congrats on 50k!!!

[@LeonTodd]

Thank you so much 😀

[@Paolocampitelli]

I have a PSA since 2014 and I love it. Honestly I think it is a great and super versatile preamp for bass (patch 30, ampeg simulation is amazing), I don't like it so much on guitars.

[@LeonTodd]

Yeah this one is going to stay just for the bass tones, so good

[@kennyh5083]

Most all major recording studios around the world have one of these! This has been used on literally hundreds of thousands of major recordings if not more!

[@LeonTodd]

Amazing hey. I love it on bass.

[@DirtyBath-ny2yz]

This unit is on far more tracks than you'd imagine such was/is its ability to quickly and easily sound like your Marshall..Fender etc

[@brianhook]

Congrats on 50k!

[@LeonTodd]

Thank you!!

[@lorenzo-agnes]

Well done on the 5K! Well deserved for sure 🦾

[@SonnetGomes]

Wow...what an Amazing Pre Amp. Hard to believe the tone is coming out of SS transistors. I was researching this unit as I believe Satriani used the VST Plugin version for his Latest "Elephant From Mars" Album. Amazing...what a world we live in now! How lucky we are! Thank you so much for posting this video. What a Jem!

[@LeonTodd]

Couldn't agree more!

[@bluesdealer]

I like it, but how can I make it sound less 80s?

[@jakedibiase7404]

Glad I already own one of these and don't have to deal with used prices skyrocketing after this video.

[@coppulor6500]

same

[@scottcanterbury8153]

I've had the PSA1 in my rack for over 12 years. Put a good compressor and Klon or Klon clone (I use a Wampler Tumnus Deluxe) in front of the PSA1 with a clean setting and it sounds fantastic. Thanks for an excellent review LT.

[@LeonTodd]

Oooh I have to try it with my klone!

[@stevezentner4161]

I had asked you about the MP 2 and you said prone to problems. Then I looked at this video, I have ordered one of these. I'll let you know what I think. It will be running through a BBE Sonic Maximizer.

[@christopherwoods6]

Looking at the 2.0, thanks!

[@Bricklinsv1970]

Please do a ADAMP1 thru a Mesa Strategy 500 cranked :) Your tweaks were great on that rig!

[@officialpoa3171]

*Leon I really love that song!!!!*

[@LeonTodd]

Thanks bro!

[@gwugluud]

Mine's buried in a closet, and I've forgot I have it, lol. This reminds me of what a great versatile bit of kit this is. Only, I think mine which I bought during the 90s is slightly faulty, in that it will have a tendency for the sound to suddenly "flatten" and the good sound ive dialed in would get thin and the sound character would get dull. Maybe their newer version of this has corrected this strange problem.

[@MarkSobkowiak-tk8up]

I have one of these with a Rocktron Intellifex in the loop. Pretty Savage !!!!

[@JodyParsons]

These things really thrive through tube power amp. I had one briefly and I’m actually kicking myself in the ass for not keeping it

[@steverherb]

So true. Just run your SansAmp into a tube power amp or effects return on any tube amp

[@weareallbeingwatched4602]

Yea it is great... but it just has that slight element of boss OD1 plastic tone. It's basically like the world's best OD1. Just doesn't have that tube sparkle and grind, it's got chip and fizz. Killer solid state sound.

[@blackstratblues]

Used to gig one of these for years (along with an Alesis Midiverb for FX), plugged into the effects return of rental amps. The onboard speaker sim is pretty shite, I agree on that. Funnily enough it sounds a lot better on the Bombfactory plugin ;-)

[@LeonTodd]

That would have been a killer rig for it's size/weight.

[@blackstratblues]

@@LeonTodd Totally. Some time after that I got my first real amp - a Marshall JCM800 2203 so it was bye bye rack. I still have a Synergy SYN-2 and Boss SE70 as a 2U backup rig though :)

[@vikramjitbanerjeetuki]

Any reason why you have black tape over the Gibson logo on the les paul?

[@LeonTodd]

In joke related to "play authentic"

[@noworries12]

Keith Scott had it in his "Waking up the neighbours" studio rack (+Marshall JMP-1 midi preamp and a Bradshaw tube preamp )

[@noworries12]

sorry I must correct myself..of course, it wasn't the PSA-1 (1993) ,but probably the sansamp classic (1989)

[@mrparkinson]

I have the older model, the non digital one. It is interesting, but without the preset capability it is kinda limited. I bought it for bass anyhow, so its all good in the end. I really dont think Tech21 made a bad product. I own a bunch of different Tech21 products and good tones are found in each!

[@Kairuofficial]

Your video helped me pull the trigger on getting one of these bad boys last week! thanks man!

[@LeonTodd]

Awesome, keep me posted with how you like it

[@Kairuofficial]

@@LeonTodd Had the same doubts you had towards it but also the same pleasant surprise! One of my fav guitarist here in Japan used it in his first band but he also had a V-Twin pre in his rack it seems. Built in guitar snobbery made me think it was the tubes he was using but now am matching all the album tones! Thanks for showing me the light haha. Deserve a beer, you legend~~

[@alejandroll_84]

Can you share me the settings for the tone used in the mix for the guitars? Presets 96 and 98 🙏

[@rockstarjazzcat]

Picking up a PSA 2.0... Damn, I wish I had one of these in 1983. Cheers mate, D

[@LeonTodd]

Oh! Enjoy mate, it's a great unit!

[@almostliterally593]

Sansamps have a unique vibe and feel that is cool in its own right. I have a bass driver DI and a sansamp GT2 and both are great. The PSA 2.0 is next on my shopping list. Their simpler units are wonderful

[@LeonTodd]

Agreed, they're amazing at what they do and they do some things nothing else does!

[@almostliterally593]

@@LeonTodd So here’s my Sansamp guitar rig Dunlop Silicon Fuzzface mini-MXR Distortion Plus-Sansamp GT2-MXR Analog Chorus-Tech 21 Q-Strip-DI/PA

[@LeonTodd]

@@almostliterally593 how do you like the Q-Strip? Been eying them off recently

[@almostliterally593]

@@LeonTodd one of þe beſt pedals of all time. Buy it.

[@low_e_music]

Always wanted one of these. Lars Lofven from Defleshed used one and his tone was absolutely crushing! Great review!

[@nitrixrules]

I found that many of the tones sit well in a mix. I used to run mine through a HK Red Box all the time to tame the fizz. These were invented when tape was still king so tape probably shaved edge off. I also ran an SPX90 in the effects loop for recording. Still a kick ass unit. Crunch a kick drum in parallel - it's awesome. Great for bass. Without context of a song or without effects they can sound underwhelming. When in a mix they shine IMHO.

[@LeonTodd]

There's some sansamp crushing the drums at the start of a Ragdoll song ("Here Today" from memory) and it works great!

[@nitrixrules]

@@LeonTodd Just checked it out. That's the sound!!! Great tunes BTW!

[@danpena7922]

Can you disable cab emulation?

[@davidperez6964]

Hi Leon, first of all congrats for your channel, love your videos. I have a SansAmp Trademark 60 (the amp) for more than 20 years, do you think nowadays is still a usefull tool for guitarrist? Thks in advance, keep on rocking!

[@LeonTodd]

Sweet amps, I used to read about them in guitar mags. How do you like it?

[@davidperez6964]

@@LeonTodd still works fine! and no need to change tubes :-P clean fender sounds and plexi drives are great...great workhorse. Greetings from Andorra!

[@michaeltoren]

Guitar & Bass???? SOLD!!

[@LeonTodd]

2 for 1 meal deal!

[@keofir]

anything in your hand sound awesome, so Idk really if its good or not, i think if ill find one ill buy! =D

[@SteveRayMorse]

I love Tech 21 stuff. RIght now I have Fly Rigs 5v2 and RK2, after selling first versions of both. You should check the PSA2.0 and maybe compare with the original? Maybe check Fly rigs too...same vibe from this one.

[@LeonTodd]

Had an RK-5 Fly Rig and really enjoyed that thing

[@steverherb]

I have a Fly Rig 5, but I prefer the base tone of my GT2. Was it worth getting the v2?

[@SteveRayMorse]

@@steverherb I think so. Same sound and feel but with the extras. Add as few pedals and you cover a lot of ground with it.

[@steverherb]

@@SteveRayMorse Cool, thanks. I may have to trade up to the v2. I have tons of Tech 21 gear. I still have the original SansAmp I bought when it first came out!

[@ziggybongwater7915]

Leon can you bypass the cab sim?

[@fillo1971]

Bellissima la track tra basso e chitarra. 🎼🎸

[@gordontubbs]

I also use the PSA-1 plug-in when recording bass! It just hits in a way amp sims don't.

[@LeonTodd]

It's so good hey

[@raygoring6423]

My first big boy rig was one of these with a peavey classic 50/50 power amp, bought from concept music!

[@LeonTodd]

That's awesome. Those Peavey power amps thumped hey

[@Brennosguitarsandgear]

Hey Ray , I had the same rig in the 90’s too , also ran a Marshall JFX for effects. and I also got mine from Concept. Let me guess Enzo sold it to you ? 😉

[@djhinormas959]

ive have mine in my gig rack for over 12years and i will never sell her. ive had alot of gear over the years but this ones going no where!

[@2006tfs]

This is what Jim Matheos from Fates Warning uses live (or was for many years & I believe even as recently as the Theories of Flight tour...at least through the Darkness...tour). He was kind enough to email me back some years ago after I saw them several times and thought his guitar sound was awesome. I now have one of these things and was using it for rehearsal and live...sounds great. Like a lot of us we get new/new used gear and just move on to something else but I do set this back up and use it as well. Think that may be on the agenda for later today after work :)

[@LeonTodd]

Fates are such a great band

[@2006tfs]

@@LeonTodd For sure...been a favorite of mine for a long time so it was so awesome to get a reply from Jim M on his gear/sound. Very cool to see you giving this preamp a shot too. Hard to justify something like this if you like/use a modeler these days but it's always nice to revisit things like this for fun or in a studio situation. Have a good holiday.

[@Hadouken5150]

I wish I could live a life like you. Noting but music and guitar all day everyday. I’m sure you have a part time/full time job, but to surround yourself with music everyday. Awesome.

[@LeonTodd]

I'm fortunate to be able to play as much as I do, but there's a lot of trade offs that come with that.

[@seventhsealhere]

The tweaked Plexi sounds darn good for a solid state preamp! Seems squishier and more forgiving in the sound than it really is. But for bass...nice! 👍

[@SnappyJCM800]

I have a challenge for you. You mainly use the prs and the strat with a Les Paul here and there. You should try and use a different guitar from your walls in each video.

[@LeonTodd]

imma need to order some fresh strings :p

[@christopheranderson2158]

I’ve been glassing one of those for a while, but they’re kind of hard to find at a reasonable price. Their current version is in a stompbox format and claims to be the same as the original rack version, but a shootout to see if that’s accurate would be sweet!!

[@almostliterally593]

The stompbox version is supposedly better than the original actually, it lets you save your own preset AFAIK

[@АлександрСтепанов-ф1к]

Hi Leon, what have you chosen for your live performance by sansamp PSA or Atomic Amplifire?

[@LeonTodd]

Fractal FM9

[@bluesdealer]

Also, does it react like a tube amp when you slam the input with a cranked tubescreamer?

[@johnsatunas7985]

How about running the PSA into the Digitech 2120, that would sound over the top!

[@LeonTodd]

SOON

[@geetargeek79]

Can you please review the PSA 2.0?

[@shitrigs6506]

Love your videos dude 👊🏻

[@LeonTodd]

Appreciate it!

[@remora1]

Great video!

[@Yupppi]

I remember seeing this unit as backup preamp in many racks. Sounds kinda hollow in lack of better word, like lacking depth. Good base sounds though. Perhaps a real poweramp of choice that softens the top end and gives it some "breath" would suit this preamp.

[@coppulor6500]

yes, a good tube power amp really makes a difference. I've this rack preamp for about 15 years.

[@brunopelletier6595]

This or Triaxis ?

[@portuguesebeer5069]

I think its your FAULT! No matter the piece of gear, allways sounds awesome with you! ...all the beer from Portugal 🍺🤘🇵🇹

[@LeonTodd]

Too kind mate!

[@dimirock6281]

Best tutorial best sound rack

[@LeonTodd]

Thanks mate!

[@frankcaprini7275]

thanks, waiting this for a long time.............

[@LeonTodd]

Enjoy!

[@frankcaprini7275]

@@LeonTodd just for the sake.....when direct is it "emulating" in some way a power amp ?how you feel it?or maybe some sort of ppower amp sim is needed? thanks a keep it up

[@pastorkev777]

Has some good tones. I would like to see you try a AMT SS10, Crate TDP, and a guilty pleasure would be to see a Frenzel Tube preamp used (they may Marshall, Fender, Vox and Hiwatt preamps).

[@LeonTodd]

Frenzel! Never even heard about that one, must research.

[@pastorkev777]

@@LeonTodd very cool american made amps.

[@ricardoferreira369]

Nice tones!

[@LeonTodd]

Thanks for listening!

[@guitarsrusinc2908]

I gotta ask.... do you ever have any bloopers when you are recording your video's ?

[@LeonTodd]

It's 95% bloopers 5% keepers for me!

[@kevin6624]

Very cool man.. It did sound better with your Response cab. I still love their stuff. I u sed to have the GT2 and it was great. You can go direct, etc.. and it is a little buzzy on the Plexi tone, but if you crank the gain down and use a boost pedal it sounded good I thought direct.. I also used the Mesa setting the most because "Gain",.. More gain".. ;-) Be safe my friend.. Man, that bass sounded bad ass..

[@LeonTodd]

Viva la Gain!

[@bluematrix5001]

WHICH BRAND IS THAT BLACK "LES PAUL "? LOOKS LIKE A PRS....

[@LeonTodd]

PRS SC245

[@joeminton5770]

I see an ADA MP1 in the background!

[@LeonTodd]

I just did a vid with that!

[@wakjob961]

Dude...seriously, try and fine the "Original Rackmount" Sans Amp. Silver, looks a lot like the PSA-1, with knobs and it's non-programmable. I couldn't get Tech21 to admit it in the email they sent, but I think it was built by A.R.T. for them. It's never leaving my collection. I love it. Closest I've ever gotten to Dino's sound from the first Fear Factory album.

[@LeonTodd]

That's interesting to know. The amount of gain and control over the EQ is amazing

[@NudnikShpilkus]

4:48 - ah, there it is...

[@NudnikShpilkus]

5:51 - nice....

[@johnstitt2615]

Well good Sir...I have the PSA1.1. Humphhhh.

[@jerryhatrick5860]

Tech 21 was the second to get it right. Peavey was the first imo. Tech 21 upped the a te and killed it.

[@austinfailz]

The key to using the Sansamp stuff with guitars, direct, and without using an IR, is that you need to use a reverb. Then it gives the feeling of it being in a room, rather than being so "direct."

[@luigipati3815]

reverbs are no substitutes for the sound and feel of cabinets

[@austinfailz]

@@luigipati3815 Don't care and didn't ask.

[@ericharbauer]

Yesssss!!!

[@implayingsomebass4753]

PSA is IT for bass! Throw it front of an overdrive or distortion and you're in business.

[@LeonTodd]

Yeah it's a stone cold classic

[@Jmdeclue]

Solid State was a great pedal platform back then. They were cheap compared to a Fender Twin Chorus.

[@matthewf9500]

Jim Matheos secret weapon

[@PhoenixFlight94]

Sansamp is slept on. Maybe listen to your bass players once in a while, we occasionally get shit right!

[@Dejoblue]

No Pantera tones? /sadface

[@LeonTodd]

I gotta brush up on some Dime riffs!

[@bubbaccia]

After 15 years, I'm still asking myself why I sold this amazing unit :-(

[@LeonTodd]

It's a beast! Grab one again :D

[@marioahner1796]

I can tell you: AxeFX 1, but love the PSA still.