Tech 21 DI-2112 Geddy Lee Signature SansAmp Demo

Merging the design of the original GED-2112 rackmount and the portability of the YYZ pedal, the SansAmp DI-2112 offers yet another new format that is designed to be equally at home on a studio desk-top as well as an amp-top.
The Drive pre-amp section is based upon the versatile SansAmp RPM, for a wide range of sonic possibilities. The Deep pre-amp section offers thick, meaty tones. Saturation goes from clean in lower settings to increased harmonics and tube-like compression in higher settings. You can use either section independently or blend them externally direct to a mixing board as well as to two amplifiers.
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[@jamescoderre9595]

I received my pre ordered DI 2112 2 weeks ago, it's Awesome, very versatile .

[@alexskibicki2262]

Cool demo. I like how it sounded with the schecter stiletto custom bass and the jazz bass. \m/

[@bikershark9]

Very cool to have the Patreon guys in the demo videos too.

[@AlexhPDX]

This would be way better if there was two footswitches to turn each channel on and off

[@pauljohn5584]

Awesome review and thank you for it. I own a few versions of sans amps but your review on the bass butler really blew my mind and I haven't stopped needing one since then. I love what you guys are doing here- gear geeks unite. But I gotta say, and ALL DUE RESPECT, Kai and Chris need to give these youngbloods a lesson or two about "the pocket". Aside from that, amazing and helpful and thank you

[@SevanStick]

The only guy who could play here was ‚the bassist‘ (forgot his name). The other where all over the place in every regard. But that also shows us the casual customer how we will sound.

[@dimitrisdiskovolos4749]

Such an iconic tone, and a lot smoother compared to other crossover ods.

[@codyhansonbass]

Fairly sure this is not a crossover distortion though? This is just two channels, one clean and one dirty, that you blend.

[@francoishtzl157]

@@codyhansonbass It can be a sort of crossover. Because the left channel is only low and low mids (low pass filter). The EQ work only on the second channel so you can cut completely the low on it to keep only the mids, or even cut mids to make only the high end distord

[@matthewlunsford4351]

Thanks for the demo

[@mfair4u]

I have this DI and am figuring out how to intergrate in onto my pedalboard with all of my other pedals. As a standalone, it's GREATNESS IN A BOX!!!

[@grizelda4526]

Yeah this is going to be beast. Great video. Thank you.

[@jamescroy9464]

This is what dreams are made of

[@Leo_Safko]

Great demo & Playing!!

[@paultraynorbsc627]

Nice demo 👍👍

[@quiquicampos]

Sounds amazing

[@analogaudiorules1724]

Man, this is a great lookin bass preamp. The rack mount version looks especially tasty, it sounds great to!!!

[@lukedabassman7001]

Cool tip for you guys you can run this unit using one output there’s a button inside the battery compartment to merge the two channels together as soon as you open the battery compartment the button is in the middle attached to the board

[@Scarecrow6459]

Cool thanks for the tip! So when that happens can use other output and it will merge both?

[@JTPrime08]

Noice, I play bass and I like Geddy Lee. He’s an awesome and amazing bass player. Rush was awesome. Other than that, cool:).

[@TimStarace]

Outstanding!!!

[@detroitlionsfan7]

This video is missing you and your tone!!!

[@desisernaguitar]

Way to make a demo! 👏🏼 👍🏼 👌🏼

[@MooreBass]

I would like see you guys review the Tech 21 YYZ Shape Shifter. Thanks!

[@1968joseph1]

I send the channels through the separate channels of a QSC G5 and into a 4x10 Ashdown cab for the drive and the deep goes to a special made extended sub 15" cabinet. Since there is a physical difference in the cabs, I adjust the volume headed to the 15 so the 4x10 doesn't overpower it as they typically do when you use a single channel amp and run mismatched cabs.

[@ChristosBassCovers]

Loved it Bro... ,Just what the doctor ordered,

[@rustyshackleford8489]

I feel like the only downside is that there isn’t a on/off switch. Not useful in a pedalboard scenario if you want to achieve multiple tones.

[@kristiannorge5568]

I think it’s bc it’s supposed to function like an amp, as lee uses it as one on tour

[@wulf67]

It’s a DI and preamp. I don’t know why you would want to turn your DI or your amp off with your foot, but if you do just use your tuner pedal. The new model has a bypass switch and a boost switch though.

[@James12692]

nice mesa in the back ive always wanted one is that the 25 or 35. anyways awsome demo you sound killer

[@RadityoPramAdi]

I can get pretty similar tones with a ts9 blended with low-pass'd DI... But this 2112 DI got more 'oomph-ness'.. I guess that the Tech 21 secret sauce!!

[@SevanStick]

This might be the first ever pedal that CAN improve the dry sound of a bass.

[@jayathey5715]

I like the vt bass this one sounds awesome too!!😊

[@AVPaegle]

7:17 phewwwwww. That was a rad fill!

[@seaskiff20]

That’s the best I’ve ever heard a T-Bird sound! It wasn’t dark and farty.

[@masham.7287]

Very good review .great job, thanks alot .

[@LeftHandedRightHanded]

Still have and use my GED 2112!! I run the drive channel into an Ampeg SVT pro 3 and the Deep channel into an Ampeg B4 amp It's such a beautiful sound!!

[@RadityoPramAdi]

Bruh that gotta be sound massive!

[@LeftHandedRightHanded]

@@RadityoPramAdi wanna know whats in the effects loop?! A BBE Maximizer 482i!! The Svt pro has a contour that leans towards the treble parameter. And the B4 has a contour that leans towards the Bass parameter. Now that's massive!!

[@dimsoneill]

Yep, I bet that sounds lush.

[@LeftHandedRightHanded]

@@TJTynes the rack only allows one input at a time. But the output has 1 for each channel. Each channel has it's own volume control

[@LeftHandedRightHanded]

@c3 I have the rack unit

[@stevenjschuler1169]

This pedal sounds phat on some sounds. Nice punch on some sounds

[@Scarecrow6459]

Killer review man! Question, how would I go about playing through both channels through one amp?

[@ioannist.5568]

Does this pedal have any cabinet simulation? The sound is great as long as the option to have two separate balanced outputs for the dry and distorted signal.

[@mustardrat]

Great review. It's very helpful to see how the DI-2112 copes with different playing styles and allows for different tones. By the way, what is the name of the track that begins at 7:05?

[@stephenfell4338]

Do you connect into 2 inputs on the interface when recording?and with the built in saturation i guess wont need to be added on mix down is that correct? Thank you great video getting ready to buy,

[@adamszuszkiewicz1709]

Can this run on phantom power from a recording interface or do I need to use a power supply? don't think I saw it being mentioned in the video

[@nunoharris]

Hi. Can i get the Cliff Burton tone with this pedal? Thanks

[@turyrios6338]

could you plz plz 🙏 do a review on the AMT WH-1B Bass Wah Wah?

[@babapawan62]

I really want to know how does this thing sound for slapping style.

[@SG-dw1my]

Terrific demo. Unfortunately, Tech 21 missed the mark for my purposes for the 2nd time. What I'd most like is a YYZ pedal with the addition of the Saturation control for the Deep channel. That would be perfect! On the pedal, the Deep channel is preset clean like the DI-2112 with the Saturation at minimum. It's the sound of the Deep channel with the saturation turned up that I most crave. The DI-2112 sounds terrific, exactly the sound I'm after. However, I only want that sound for specific songs. The DI-2112 is meant for someone who only wants ONE sound. I'd almost go for it anyway and run it into a power amp but turning 2 knobs for every volume change is ridiculous. There should be a master volume and the channel volume controls should be for balancing the channels.

[@jayathey5715]

Someone said there is a way to blend the two channels by pressing a button under the battery cover. Would this be a solution to keep the deep and saturated effects?

[@kikolucesrojas]

But it sends to seperate sígnals to the mix control?

[@albertalatorre7456]

I currently own a sansamp bass driver DI v2. Is this or the yyz better than the bass driver?

[@mixc8]

Is the tight button the only difference between this and the rack version?

[@oh_look_bananas]

Is this the same as the rack mounted just in pedal form?

[@nunoharris]

Hi. Is this pedal more versatile than the YYZ or the new MP 40 YYZ pedals ? Thanks

[@alexledford4747]

So is this a DI (meant to run to FOH), a preamp (meant to run to 2 amps), or both? I wanted to get the Rack unit, but this looks like the best of both worlds.

[@mendigodase]

Is it possible to connect its output direct to a speaker cabinet?

[@basschildwilderness6083]

i think the bass guitars in this played a bigger part, could have listed those as electrics vastly change the sound, maybe added in featured gear and the interface used, i have this pre and it dosent sound anything like this with a sire bass, but a sound is the whole chain not just 1 element when there are 5 happening

[@ricardojmestre]

Here goes Josh 🤯

[@denn9484]

I usually play electric guitar but recently picked up my bass again and I've got bad GAS for this piece of gear!!

[@redwawst3258]

Cool. 😊

[@kdtrimble]

Are the bass, mid and treble setting on the amp at 50% ?

[@mixc8]

What's the difference of this and the rack version?

[@Thompsongs]

Great, now my G.A.S. for the 2112 AND a Warwick Corvette are both intensified.

[@RH-xs8gz]

Will this pedal help me play YYZ?

[@draper858]

This pedal or sansamp bass driver di2 and why?

[@mathewgill3058]

Sorry if this is a dumb question but I have noticed that there are two outputs so does this mean that to use this you need to have two amps or at least an amp with two inputs?

[@RadityoPramAdi]

In the manual, there is an option to blend it into single output, but you have to open the casing first (the blend switch is inside).

[@TimStarace]

yes, just inside the battery compartment

[@RulgertGhostalker]

it doesn't have the rack's loop ??? what if i want to put in a compressor, post drive, and pre XLR ???? major bummer ... back to the rack. idk...does the 2112 feel like it has any sort of compression built in ???, i mean besides the drive.....what's that flashing LED ???

[@haihai-mh6hw]

i want know i already have fender us geddy lee bass,i bought this DI will it be repeated.this causes some functionality to be wasted.

[@haihai-mh6hw]

from translation.my english is not good.thanks.

[@robertsmith5744]

Do a video or two on short scale basses. Most are 30" to 31" and a few at 28.6". Mention that replacing the strings will require buying strings for the short scale basses as cutting the regular 34" strings will just have the strings unravel.

[@DRPowell]

Robert Smith - I need this as well. I picked up a Brice short scale 6 string a while back and want to replace the worn out strings. I ordered a set of Ernie Ball 2837 which are advertised as bass guitar strings but are actually intended for baritone guitar. I can not seem to find a suitable replacement set, either in store or online. Any suggestions?

[@NatoWarPigs]

liked the vid....could have played some geddy no?

[@williampierini8207]

Hi! I am Brazilian and I am using the translator. I would like to know the differences between this pedal and the tech 21 YYZ. Thank you, a big hug!

[@davedixon2167]

This one isn't really a pedal - it's just a DI box with a bunch of tone shaping and drive control built-in. The YYZ is the pedal "version", that can turn on and off this type of sound, with a decent portion of the controls, but it does not have DI capability and only has one output for the blended channels.

[@williampierini8207]

@@davedixon2167 Obrigado

[@RulgertGhostalker]

i guess i could guess, i mean maybe that LED is part of an optical compressor circuit, preset to predetermined values. it sounds sort of compressed, but i don't know if you have a plug in comp on it, youtube has a compression, and am not there playing it either....your thoughts?..........i guess people normally put compressors before drive sections ... but then your dynamics are flattened out into the drive section, which sort of makes less sense to me......does that make sense?

[@Eric1396]

Can it blend both channel into one output?

[@GillRigged]

Yes in one of the 9v cavities there's a switch (right next to the mute button inside)

[@LuizNetoBaissistOfficial]

Very good video. I would like to know if the two channels work at the same time connecting in one output. I hope the translation is good. I'm from Pernambuco, Brazil. I don't speak english well ... lol

[@TimStarace]

Yes it can be used that way

[@LuizNetoBaissistOfficial]

Thank you!

[@hittingnote75]

Can this still be used in a live situation?

[@hittingnote75]

I just got one to use with my Yamaha MG10X for jamming to i tunes.

[@Paul-dw2cl]

@ 1:01 it sounds like David Ellefson of Megadeth

[@tortillaman2491]

I bought the rack version and returned it. I didn’t know you can’t use both channels at the same time unless you by an ABY or open it up and tamper with the circuitry.

[@CNick75]

Really missed the boat by not making the mute a foot switch but otherwise great pedal

[@theboofin]

It's not a pedal, it's a preamp...

[@spynae]

"Geddy's signature Jazz Bass...or really just any Jazz Bass...right?" On one hand, "wrong," as one of Geddy's bass techs years ago on a TalkBass thread he made revealed that it seems some of Geddy's tone is due to a short in the bridge pickup of his original '72 JB; the best way to imitate that would be a capacitor in series with the pickup to cut low end from it, similar to old Ric 4001 basses & the "vintage" selection on Ric 4003. On the OTHER hand, Geddy's signal chain was so convoluted and playing style so distinct that by the time his recorded or live tone hits your ears, it'll sound like Geddy almost no matter what bass he plays.

[@spynae]

The Fender US Geddy Lee JB states it has custom-wound pickups to imitate his original '72, but I don't think it's possible to wind a passive pickup with enough output to not be drowned out by the neck pup while also reducing its bass response. Even then, you'd only get flat bass response, not bass cut.

[@RadityoPramAdi]

The cap is only on the bridge pickup right? I might try that..

[@spynae]

@Toxic Potato lol truuuuu

[@theboofin]

Blah, blah...

[@mattaki]

15:17

[@david-joehollingworth3359]

Why do you use 2 of the exact same video footage?

[@TheBassChannel]

Because we didn’t shoot a second angle.

[@POskio66]

Where’s the Ric??!!

[@TheBassChannel]

Probably zip-tied to a wall hanger somewhere.

[@Theospeak1]

Why the &*^%$! does Tech21 not offer a simple blended Single 1/4" output?

[@scottlapier4797]

According to the manual, there's and internal switch to blend to the two preamps

[@nihalnayak5483]

so there's no footswitch?

[@terreausore2435]

Uh... You mean, that GIGANTIC SILVER BUTTON IN THE MIDDLE ?

[@nihalnayak5483]

@@terreausore2435 www.tech21nyc.com/products/sansamp/di-2112/ let me know when you see the footswitch.

[@lukedabassman7001]

No because it’s made as a tabletop DI unit not a pedal

[@nihalnayak5483]

@@lukedabassman7001 Thanks. This makes sense. Although I don't see the market for this product. You cannot use it on your pedalboard unless it is going to be an always-on part of your tone. The studio guys would already have the rack unit and the home recording guys would probably be better off using plug-ins. So who exactly is this product aimed at?

[@NamikazeKyuuga]

Nice review and thank you for it, but a Geddy signature pedal review without at least one Rickenbacker is kinda sad :( I love you guys but you always seem to use J-Basses or odd picks like the Adam Clayton Warwick, the EB-0, etc... Since you seem to feature so many different basses (and I appreciate that) I wish you used more popular/iconic basses like Rickenbackers, Stingrays, Spectors, etc...

[@TheBassChannel]

I wish we had those, too.

[@NamikazeKyuuga]

The Bass Channel makes sense. thanks for the amazing review :)

[@briancherry8088]

I actually found it great to see how Non-Ricks sounded with this sansanmp. It thought it Ricked-em-up pretty good.

[@bizo2pg31]

Ya, but, Geddy never really used a Rick through a Sansamp. He didn't start using them until the Counterparts album.

[@winstonschwarz1636]

Is this a spoof channel?

[@TheBassChannel]

Yep

[@musiciansoftheworld3847]

learning to play bass first helps.

[@seankent1807]

I love your videos, but I abandoned ship when the 3rd advertisement interrupted things...

[@jcout25]

Dude, it's 2020. Use an adblock.

[@terreausore2435]

Truly curious of what you think is the ACTUAL budget of the bassist part of your audience.

[@TheBassChannel]

Are you suggesting we refuse checking out cool gear because you can’t afford it?

[@RadityoPramAdi]

@@TheBassChannel this! You guys keep making great content!

[@SamLazier]

Damn, this is near perfect pedal. But c'mon, no footswitch? Seriously?

[@TheBassChannel]

When it’s near perfect, why would you want to turn it off?

[@geddeeee]

It's not supposed to be turned off. It's a preamp, not a distortion stomp box. You want the YYZ for that....

[@kevmac1230]

Less cowbell,more commercials.

[@TheBassChannel]

KZbin has been getting pretty liberal with the midroll ads lately. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@nelsonporter8387]

I can get those tones and I don’t need to spend $219!!

[@nihalnayak5483]

I don't see the market for this product. You cannot use it on your pedalboard unless it is going to be an always-on part of your tone. The studio guys would already have the rack unit and the home recording guys would probably be better off using plug-ins. So who exactly is this product aimed at?

[@thatfunk]

👎

[@Andyanddiana467]

Lots of guys use Tech 21 gear as "always on" preamps, though. And most weekend warrior players (98% of bass players) would mount this on a pedalboard. I agree that it is a bit niche (it seems to make every bass sound "Geddyish" whether you want it or not). But I can totally see this selling - not as much as the regular BDDI line, but a good amount.

[@nihalnayak5483]

@@Andyanddiana467 Exactly. The BDDI is a proper switchable pedal with presets to get a range of tones. Only someone who is looking for an always-on Geddy tone for everything will buy this. I wonder how many such people there are.

[@LJPV777]

Seems like there's a growing number of people that bring a DI to a gig rather than an amp if they have reliable FOH access. Definitely a more niche market than a stomp box, but if you've only got a handful of tones you need to access I can see the appeal of something like this. Of course having a switch wouldn't make this any LESS useful though

[@TheBassChannel]

I like to think we showcased plenty of tones that don’t just sound like Geddy.

[@gerioux]

I bought a clone. It's sounds really close and was $33

[@TheMetaldudeX]

What was the clone?

[@gerioux]

@@TheMetaldudeX Barringer bd121

[@gerioux]

@@TheMetaldudeX it was $33 at Sweetwater and I couldn't be happier. I had to buy a 9v power supply separately tho. It's badass

[@_Majoras]

@@gerioux wow thanks! they're going for $29 on amazon now. i was looking for a lower cost bass preamp. at first had my eyes on sansamp then mxr. was starting to lean towards this geddy lee signature but the behringer sounds too awesome to pass up. might also grab a mxr to pair it with

[@tortillaman2491]

Has a good tube crunch. But if you overdo it, it sounds like a broken amp with a busted speaker.

[@TheFreshmaker02]

Sounds like poop with a pick. Geddy shouldn't be disrespected like that. Still best product of 2020 🤘🏻