Tech 21 SansAmp XB Driver Deep Dive with Rodney McG

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@Raffinix666 2 күн бұрын

"...I want to upset everybody in 100 squaremiles" should be imprinted on that thing, just on point! Awesome unit, incredible video by Rodney (as always)

@t.j.meechan682 5 ай бұрын

Rodney is such a good player to showcase this pedal. One of the best!

@RodneyMcG 5 ай бұрын

Cheers, TJ!

@crazeyjoe 4 ай бұрын

Clean compressed low frequencies mixed with uncompressed distorted high frequencies is ideal for a bass to cut through in the mix. This unit accomplishes that!

@lfm4820 5 ай бұрын

What a sound! Tech 21 NY always innovating...top notch products! Excellent video ..

@stanislavshylo405 5 ай бұрын

I'll probably wait for the rack mount version

@peternicholas2393 2 ай бұрын

Hilarious.

@francescocapone7966 4 ай бұрын

Rodney is great! The pedal is a beast

@damonstewart70 5 ай бұрын

Youz guys make awesome stuff,can you get doug pinick to do a play of this amazing product

@chrisdover8507 5 ай бұрын

If it was rack mount I’d be in. Why are they not doing this!?

@peternicholas2393 2 ай бұрын

Because NOBODY doe ANYTHING rack mountable any more.

@ileutur6863 Ай бұрын

I love the idea of this pedal, but I have no idea how I would integrate it into my existing effects chain with other gain pedals. Seems like something that's really meant to work on its own

@timtapp5931 4 ай бұрын

Would the presence boost in the 'Bite' switch be considered high treble/Normal treble frequencies or high mid/normal mid frequencies? Also, on the drive channel, does any of the frequency knobs affect the the saturation of the Bite switch when engaged? Same question for the Hpf? Apologies for the stacked questions.

@Tech21nyc 4 ай бұрын

The Bite switch is high treble frequencies. The Bite switch is an independent circuit that is "pre" tube emulation. When the mid is set to 2K and "pre" it can add more bite or take away some of the bite if frequencies are cut. The HPF only takes away lows, so it doesn't really effect the highs generated by the bite circuit.

@timtapp5931 4 ай бұрын

@@Tech21nyc obliged for your response! I realize those questions may have been a bit confusing. Last question please: does the bite affect the mids in either scoop or boost fashion?

@Tech21nyc 4 ай бұрын

@@timtapp5931 The Bite adds a presence boost and cleans up the low end. It is recommended for higher distortion settings where too much low end can get flabby although you also have the Crossover function as well. We get these types of questions a great deal but in the end the XB Driver like all of our products was designed and tuned by "ear" and all the functions are integrated to achieve the desired outcome. A few minutes playing the pedal with your bass, through your rig is the best way to see/hear whether or not it will work for you. Reading specs only gets you so far.

@timtapp5931 4 ай бұрын

@@Tech21nyc you are definitely correct. Very excited for this pedal, and all it's possibilities! Much obliged to you for indulging my litany of questions!

@Helljaybass 5 ай бұрын

Sik! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

@damonstewart70 5 ай бұрын

Can you make a guitar version

@peternicholas2393 2 ай бұрын

When you're talking about the front panel controls, don't keep cutting away from the front panel.

@scottarchibaldmusic Ай бұрын

Can you bypass your effects loop ?

@Tech21nyc Ай бұрын

The loop is only active when the pedal is engaged. When nothing is plugged into the effects loop, your signal goes straight to the outputs of the unit.

@bassman12 5 ай бұрын

i bet it's good. But 50% price increase for Europe? Seriously?

@jasperrrrrrrrrr_ 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, 699€.. i love sansamp but this seems overpriced 😢

@xdaniedx 4 ай бұрын

I know it sucks and I don't know exactly where you live but alot of European countries have Value-Added Tax (VAT) which is higher than sales tax here in the U.S. And that makes products more expensive in Europe. US sales tax rate is in the 7-9% range while the average EU VAT rate is around 22%. But the VAT is already included in the European price. The $500 price you see for us in the United States is before our sales tax is added which we pay when we purchase the Sansamp. There's also the distribution costs to ship products to Europe. We all know how expensive fuel is these days so that gets added in as well. Then there's the currency exchange rate. Right now $1 United States dollar equals .92 Euro. So with the U.S. dollar being worth more than the Euro that also makes the price higher for you guys. So the higher price for you guys has nothing to do with what Tech 21 is doing. They aren't purposely raising prices to make more money from you guys. It's all the things I mentioned above adding up to make it more expensive, unfortunately.

@xdaniedx 4 ай бұрын

@@jasperrrrrrrrrr_ It's not overpriced. I don't know exactly where you live but alot of European countries have Value-Added Tax (VAT) which is higher than sales tax here in the U.S. And that makes products more expensive in Europe. US sales tax rate is in the 7-9% range while the average EU VAT rate is around 22%. But the VAT is already included in the European price. The $500 price you see for us in the United States is before our sales tax is added which we pay when we purchase the Sansamp. There's also the distribution costs to ship products to Europe. We all know how expensive fuel is these days so that gets added in as well. Then there's the currency exchange rate. Right now $1 United States dollar equals .92 Euro. So with the U.S. dollar being worth more than the Euro that also makes the price higher for you guys. So the higher price for you guys has nothing to do with what Tech 21 is doing. They aren't purposely raising prices to make more money from you guys. It's all the things I mentioned above adding up to make it more expensive, unfortunately.

@bassyey 2 ай бұрын

Literally not their fault. It's whatever laws you have there.

@wolfram4321 29 күн бұрын

I used headphones but I don’t like the sound. I miss some fundament. Bass tones. Maybe you are more in modern metal like the darkglass guys? Because I don’t like their sound neither. I was not precise. It is not that the sound is bad, it I can’t use it in my Punkrock alternative band. 😢

@Tech21nyc 28 күн бұрын

Rodney is indeed a metal guy, so the tones are more skewed to his taste. However, the principles and steps he covers apply for the broad range of tones that the SansAmp XB Driver offers. Perhaps this might be a bit more up your alley, starting around 3:30: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZy7hJuwl5aHg8k

@almostliterally593 5 ай бұрын

Darkglass obsolete

@faithnoman2635 4 ай бұрын

I don't know about that. Just because something has more features doesn't mean another thing wasn't made right in the first place. Example, the Darkglass VMT is one of the best drives I've had, and I've had many, many pedals, many of them being Tech21(I'm a fan of them as well). But I don't like Darkglass' turn towards digital pedals as much - that's where I am a big fan of Tech21. 25:52 is a great example of why I like Darkglass' upper end crunch compared to Tech21's.

@bassyey 2 ай бұрын

Their digital stuff is. But their analog stuff is good too. Just like Tech21's analog stuff.