Sansamp Bass Driver DI Review - Watch BEFORE You Buy!

In my sansamp bass driver DI review, I'll talk you through all of the features and settings that Tech 21 have packed into this iconic bit of gear.
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[@OnlineBassGuitar1]

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[@pilchard8741]

You forgot to mention what you can do with the parallel input?

[@nickharris9761]

Sounds start at 2:15

[@patrickserena1108]

Have been through a lot of distortion pedals, but this one... Never been so happy about my tone - couldn't live without it to be honest! That super gnarly, gritty tone just sits so well with sludge and hardcore - loving it to bits!

[@patrickserena1108]

@@OnlineBassGuitar1 No worries mate :)

[@Petanifer]

I run the Darkglass Alpha Omicron into the sansamp di and boy does it get gnarly. Check out the darkglass pedals if you haven't already

[@patrickserena1108]

@@Petanifer I bet! Darkglass is definitely also on my pedal bucket list, but thanks for the tip, mate ;)

[@xsickpeoplex]

All i have ever used for punk and hardcore! Was perfect for getting that Holy Terror sound of early Integrity through to that Youth Crew sound of Floorpunch....in fact it was the bass player from Floorpunch that got me onto Sansamp Bass DI!

[@regortex3364]

Sansamp has the worst distortion ever, slight drive is great, but beyond that it’s a bloated mess.

[@afterstars]

Is this something that can be used to record direct? I’m a guitar player but trying to add some bass tracks to a song. Trying to keep the bass gear to a minimum as it’s not my forte. Thanks

[@taylorpearcy319]

Pardon my ignorance regarding DI’s, but let’s say you had one of these on your pedalboard and it was in the middle of your signal chain. Would the sound engineer be receiving the signal from your entire pedalboard, or only the signal from the sansamp and the pedals that come before it?

[@-........]

as soon as i see one used for a good price i will buy one

[@jondnz]

1:16...........um did you actually show us what that cool trick was?? I didn't catch it

[@jalonnicholas1332]

I use it for punk and has done me wonders now iver actully never used pedels so it's all new to me

[@jalonnicholas1332]

@@OnlineBassGuitar1 I use a sterling music man now I'm a big fan for ricks and how dirty and griddy they sound but I love love love how music mans cut the pedel gave me the dirty sound and I still have the cutting tone and thanks your video def help 🤘💪💪

[@markeric1337]

my friend gave me one of these today for helping her move. Awesome. To be honest, I've had other big brand pre/di pedals, but my favorite is a caline bass preamp di for $30 (Australia) that just sound fn killer, and it takes 3 seconds to dial in the right tone. I have a feeling I'll actually be using the caline over the sansamp; but we'll see; she's in my band after all hehe. A lot of those small stencil manufacturers have been doing amazing things for a while now though. Sometimes, improving dramatically over their predecessors by leaps and bounds, eg the hotone acoustic simulator; my god. Yes, maybe all these are made in Chinese factories. But, so are some big name companies, let's leave Behringer out of this, which I won't even bother with. But Behringer owns and manufactures TC Electronic, Midas, Turbosound and Klark Teknik? Chinese factories can make whatever you ask for, well. Even fenders' biggest selling line (not squire; fender), the fender player, is now is made in China, and that's the best guitar I've ever owned. Anyway, look forward to comparing these 2 preamps.

[@ingaliljestrom555]

Good review. I always assume the Presence was the “mid” though (and use as it as such for years-amazing pedal, can be used as a fat overdrive

[@Bolonsio]

How can i use with Headphones? pls ? how?

[@Crushin123]

I like mine - i wouldn't say it is better than my Amptweaker Bass Drive Jr., but i like it better than my DG pedals i had.

[@Crushin123]

@@OnlineBassGuitar1 To MY ears, it has a thickness to the tones, that NONE of the DarkGlass have, and it has a wet/dry signal that can be dialed in perfectly - it can still be used in many genres with success - its not ALL metal. The bottom end is tight and thick, the top end is also solid without a glassy tone. The Sansamp is a great product, but the size is a bit cumbersome with todays pedals. The Amptweaker Bass Tightdrive JR, is small and packs a punch none of these others have, IMO.

[@vicentcarro]

It’s 2024 , choose pare driver or bddi? Or go with Tone Hammer or Microtube line?

[@WildWildWeasel]

Can you combine this with a Darkglass B3K? Like to use the sansamp as your “amp” and the B3K as your drive

[@WildWildWeasel]

@@OnlineBassGuitar1 i got one a few days ago and I haven’t been able to use both at the same time myself because I haven’t found any patch cables, but I want to try that for sure…have those two and been wanting to try them together and see what happens

[@Klaus80804]

At min 1:12 you mention the Parallel Output and that there is "something very, very cool" you can do with it, and you will show us later ... but you never did in this video ?!?! Besides that, The Bass Dirver DI is a great pedal that I had with me for almost 20 years. I replaced it when I got the Bass Fly Rig that had everything including a tuner in one unit. Today I would prefer to get V2 of the Bass Driver because there you have the mid control.

[@SoilentGr33n]

Seems like a good gadget to cut through a sludgy metal mix when your bass lines have bluesy embellishments to compliment the phrasing of the riffs.

[@gruty3174]

good this be used for a pop punk tone?

[@federicopfennig6163]

Chris from anti-flag used one

[@joesssaucey]

@@federicopfennig6163 and jaime from Pierce the veil of you consider them pop punk

[@joemarshlljmp]

parallel trick?

[@ampharosgames7526]

I bought the Sonicake Boom Ave. for 100 Bucks and it blows the sansamp out of the water imo

[@almostliterally593]

I prefer the one without the mids knob

[@mikeleeper1810]

That the old one I have a mid boost on mine the newer model

[@mikeleeper1810]

@@OnlineBassGuitar1 It is so good I love the sand Amp Especially with the mids boost because I am a mid junkie

[@bustabass9025]

@@OnlineBassGuitar1 Got the DII model also. I love the additional mid control. I thought the original was discontinued with the intro of the latest version of this pedal. Advice should be before you buy this pedal, check out the new and improved model. (scratchin' head)😕

[@McDoinky]

OnlineBass Guitar I got the VT version mostly because of the mid control, and I love it. Goes great with a comp pedal for anyone who prefers playing with a pick.

[@VincentDuxD]

dark glass microtube?

[@VincentDuxD]

@@OnlineBassGuitar1 wow, man, sounds amazing, I've tried it in my local store, it worked perfect with their 4*10 but wasn't quite sure that my tiny blackstar unity 60 could drive it. what are your thoughts on small amps any several pedals?

[@VincentDuxD]

@@OnlineBassGuitar1 true, that's my approach as well, I've always wish to play metal, or alternative, and I was mostly influenced by RHCP, RATM, flyleaf and Muse. also the lil Unity 60 has a inbuild yet quite amazing chorus switch, so at this point all I think I need is a loop for practice and a drive, maybe a octave in the far future. thanks for the reply man, if you're anywhere near cologne, hit me up, I'd love to grab a beer/soda with you man. you seem like a chill dude to hangout with :D

[@VincentDuxD]

@@OnlineBassGuitar1 well, I'm in Duisburg for a degree, and my student ticket allows me to travel the whole NRW, so, yeah, if I haven't creeped you out, let me know if you're gigging/traveling here :)

[@VincentDuxD]

@@OnlineBassGuitar1 have a good one then:)

[@01frugalbassist85]

If this Sansamp is the only thing between your bass and the mixing console, the inability to "sweep" the mids would put you in a definite disadvantage.. Otherwise it sounds great. It's just that, from one venue to another, no two rooms are going to respond to low frequencies in the same manner. Seems that there is always that one low-mid frequency that comes across louder than the rest. An accurate mid-sweep control can help one identify this frequency so that you can manage, or dial-in, the proper EQ curve for that venue. The Eden wtdi has a semi-parametric EQ with an Enhance/Freq. sweep function and a mid-shift on/off switch to set the point of reference on your midrange control. 18v of headroom too. I do enjoy using mine, it's a well thought out design with lots of options. But, like I said, you cannot deny the functionality and quality of a Sansamp.. I'm only wanting to give you something else to try if you want. Most bassists I have talked with that like the Sansamp, don't care to change what they use. Which is understandable....

[@01frugalbassist85]

@@OnlineBassGuitar1 A good D.I. pedal is much easier on this old(er) man's back too, than say loading/unloading, a 15"+ 2x10" cab's and an amp. to every gig. Saves time too, as I'm sure you already know

[@jonathanmilton4848]

Sounds like ass on every single setting, what kind of speaker are you demoing this through?

[@almostliterally593]

@@OnlineBassGuitar1 its much better paired with an EQ pedal

[@dnlhrs6156]

it's a great pedal, OP just sucks at using it lmao

[@edwinhernandez9276]

The sansamp base driver DI V2 is the better one and has the Mids , it's worth the money and some .😎🎸

[@owalls918]

SQUELLCHY

[@jl8340]

I don't understand how anyone likes the sound these make. Sounds like a muddled, blown out speaker no matter how you tweak it. Wish I'd done more research before blowing money on mine lol

[@AnnoyingOrange420]

I recently got the V2, and aside from the distorted full gain sound I do not like it at all, even with a bright and trebly tone it always muffles the signal a little. Even worse when used as a preamp, I have no idea how/why so many pros claim to use these, maybe it’s a money laundering scheme. Or perhaps I just don’t know what I’m doing, but after a couple weeks of using I can’t get a really good sound

[@Lysdestic]

Uhh, you never went over the "cool thing" with the parallel output that you mentioned at the start. Clumsy review.

[@davebassP5]

Didn’t think this showed anything. Why not at least have the blend all the way up so we can hear the Sansamp tone? Also why review a pedal thats not made anymore. There is a newer version thats been out for quite a while now. Sorry, not trying to shoot you down too much, just didnt think this video was helpful.

[@davebassP5]

OnlineBass Guitar well I don’t agree with your analogy about a P bass. A 60’s P bass is a very expensive, very rare and special instrument. People don’t just decide to go out and get one, and if they are looking for a P bass I’d expect them to come across a lot of more modern P basses before that. Still, I take your point, but I feel that this is more a descriptive video, as you don’t actually let us here what the SansAmp tone is, which I would have thought is its main selling point of the BDDI. Anyway, good luck with the channel.

[@dnlhrs6156]

This hardly qualifies as a review considering you barely demonstrated the pedal's sounds and you spoke over it when you did.

[@Baz97__]

Talking, talking and more talking.

[@redbarchettta]

@@OnlineBassGuitar1 yeah, the bad ones

[@jonseay8887]

No joke, just play the pedal.

[@joesssaucey]

y’all are brutal 💀

[@evenseb7574]

Sounds really bad, why only distortion? I hate distorted bass sound

[@evenseb7574]

@@OnlineBassGuitar1 So is it primarily for making overdrive sound?

[@evenseb7574]

@@OnlineBassGuitar1 Thanks for good advise. I am between this and Ebs Microbass ll...

[@evenseb7574]

@@OnlineBassGuitar1 Have not tried them. But Sansamp seems more simple. Ebs has 2 inputs..

[@evenseb7574]

@@OnlineBassGuitar1 I am more into jazz, blue, funk. Distortion is not at all important. If I want to play 'synth bass', I have other options..

[@Metalbass1979]

I've been using my Sansamp since the late 90's. It has seen countless shows, recordings, drops, spills and been in ridiculous temperature extremes. The only issue I had was that after 2 decades, the footswitch was starting to fail. Tech 21 fixed it and shipped it back fast and cheap. Best pedal I've ever owned.

[@TheBlackguard]

Stop talking while you’re demonstrating the sound.

[@mattfoley6082]

Useless review. All I hear is distortion and no A/B comparison.

[@wusundowma]

Sounds like crap, at least in this demo.

[@dannyhelton9314]

LESS TALKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!👎👎👎👎👎👎