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TKO Ken
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Dr. Bob
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Australia
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 Posted - 09/10/2008 : 16:20:51
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Hi TKO Ken
I have never played or heard the SansAmp Tri-A.C.
I have to have a listen to the audio demo's
The demo's are good, I can see why you like this pedal TKO Ken.
Just quietly, I carry a SansAmp GT-2 in my gig kit.
Regards Dr. Bob |
Edited by - Dr. Bob on 09/10/2008 17:27:07 |
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pawnshop_trash
Gold Member
USA
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Posted - 09/10/2008 : 18:58:19
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I don't have the Tri-AC guitar pedal, but I do have the programmable bass driver DI (same concept and box, but for bass)... it is the closest thing I've heard to a proper Ampeg SVT/8x10 cab rig. (I have not tried -- or found to try -- their new VT Bass pedal, but SansAmp make good stuff in general.)
anyway, I really like the programmable part of it; my 3 settings are (1) tube like warmth, (2) SVT-esque growl, and (3) a louder and nastier SVT-esque growl. as you said, great bang for the buck, and (unfortunately) way better than the Boss bass overdrive pedal.... |
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TKO Ken
Silver Member
USA
162 Posts |
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TKO Ken
Silver Member
USA
162 Posts |
Posted - 09/10/2008 : 23:23:54
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Originally posted by Dr. Bob
Hi TKO Ken
I have never played or heard the SansAmp Tri-A.C.
I have to have a listen to the audio demo's
The demo's are good, I can see why you like this pedal TKO Ken.
Just quietly, I carry a SansAmp GT-2 in my gig kit.
Regards Dr. Bob
Hey there Dr. Bob
It's kinda like a GT-2 but you have the option of setting three presets, nice lil' stack-n-a-box  I'm loving this thing |
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pawnshop_trash
Gold Member
USA
603 Posts |
Posted - 09/11/2008 : 00:24:49
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thanks for the links to sound samples, TKO Ken!
the Boss ODB-3 is okay, I guess (I was surprised that the bass player for a popular "d-beat" hardcore punk band used one live, to feed his Ampeg), but it cannot produce an SVT-esque tone, and I no longer use mine. |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 09/11/2008 : 03:51:38
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quote:
Originally posted by TKO Ken
quote:
Originally posted by Dr. Bob
Hi TKO Ken
I have never played or heard the SansAmp Tri-A.C.
I have to have a listen to the audio demo's
The demo's are good, I can see why you like this pedal TKO Ken.
Just quietly, I carry a SansAmp GT-2 in my gig kit.
Regards Dr. Bob
Hey there Dr. Bob
It's kinda like a GT-2 but you have the option of setting three presets, nice lil' stack-n-a-box I'm loving this thing
Hey TKO Ken
I guess you already know, I'm going to request some internal Pictures of your new toy sorry gear.
Are you running this into the FOH rig, or into your main instrument/guitar amp?
From what I think you are saying, you are using it more as a dirt box?
I have found that the SansAmp GT-2 (plus a little Rev or delay) really sines when fed into the FOH.
& is emulating a guitar amp/mic/rig.
Which is more what the GT-2 was designed for.
Regards Dr. |
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TKO Ken
Silver Member
USA
162 Posts |
Posted - 09/11/2008 : 04:47:34
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Dr.Bob,
Yes, straight into the PA (Mackie 808s) and using it for solos mostly but, my partnar and I gigged along with a full band at a party not too long ago. I was running it full time into the PA and just using the volume on the guitar between rythms and leads. I think it sounded better (IMHO) than the guitar players rig/ He was playing a Gibson LP into a Mesa. He commented on how great my sound was and the funny thing about it?, I was playing a Washburn SBT-21 which is a solid body acoustic electric. The Tri AC is what I've been searching for for almost twenty years. Over the years I've used the ProCo. Rat, DOD Grunge, DS-1,OD-3 both with and without the TS808 mod.
I even tryed a Digitech RP7 Valve but hated them all after about three gigs.
I'll see what I can do about some picts of the innerds. I've had the back and sides off of it and it has those spring assisted micro foot switches that looks like they would be a real SOB to put back together so I didn't go any farther with the dissassembly. I'll check it out again soon but I have a gig just around the corner and I don't want to be without it should something go silly.
Ken |
Edited by - TKO Ken on 09/11/2008 05:02:17 |
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visserman
Platinum Member
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Posted - 09/11/2008 : 13:20:41
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They will also sound good through an amp.
All Sansamp pedals are great for mimicking a good clean Fender amp sound.
The Marshall sound from the GT-2 is very versatile, but it does not mimick the sound of the OD-1. Still think the OD-1 is superior for that sound. The GT-2's take on Marshallsound is more of a modern one.
Bob what do you think, since you also have a GT-2?
All SansAmp pedals are fairly similar, but with slight variations.
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
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Posted - 09/11/2008 : 15:33:44
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Originally posted by visserman
They will also sound good through an amp.
All Sansamp pedals are great for mimicking a good clean Fender amp sound.
The Marshall sound from the GT-2 is very versatile, but it does not mimick the sound of the OD-1. Still think the OD-1 is superior for that sound. The GT-2's take on Marshall sound is more of a modern one.
Bob what do you think, since you also have a GT-2?
All SansAmp pedals are fairly similar, but with slight variations.
Hi visserman & guys
I'm impressed with the quaility of the emulations in the SansAmp GT-2
Not bad for a few op-amps & some dedicated gyrators-filters.
I mainly use the GT-2 in the Fender mode. sometimes with the extra (emulated value) gain stage to get a bit more crunch.
You are right about the Marshall emulation being more or a Modern Marshall sound.
When setting it up,
I found that you have to think of it, "AS YOUR AMP"
and place effects accordingly, although I place the reverb & Delays after the GT-2.
I can sound a bit plain, if you don;t think of it as an amp, & add just the right amount of subtle effects.
I can see why they have a great reputation.
I also carry a Behringer GI-100 Direct inject box, with 4x12 emulation, which I sometimes place at the end of the chain.
This has become my emergency rig, & it takes up so little space in the gig case.
And it weighs many kilos less than the Fender 75.
With careful tweaking, only Zentropa's Calibrated & magic ears would know the difference.
I mean that in a nice way Zen.
Visseman, try diving an OD-1 into a few of the settings on the GT-2.
A 1<>2 years ago, one of the members here, wrote that he is using it as his primary dirt box, & ditched his other ones.
Regards Dr. Bob
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 09/11/2008 : 15:56:44
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Hi TKO Ken
Just take a few pics of what you can see, without going nuts & pulling it all apart.
I wonder, if the Cone buys have this in their sights yet...
I know here are a few GT-2 clones floating around.
BTW the latest GT-2 is all surface mount IC's & components.
Mine is still the older one, with normal DIP op-amps, resistors & caps.
The Sound demos, really kick butt.
Regards Dr. Bob |
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visserman
Platinum Member
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Posted - 09/15/2008 : 11:44:30
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Hi Bob,
I can see why you use the Fender setting on the GT2, probably the most impressive setting.
I think the Marshall setting on the GT2 is JMC 800 rather than the Boss OD-1's JMP50 [or JTM50]
Overal the Sansamps are great, and you can use them for anything and everything.
I find them great for getting better tonal results out of small amps.
Effects: I put compressor infront of it, after the Sans I put an EQ, Exhiter, Reverb and whatever else is needed. Nothing too umcommon really.
Okay people may say, use them as an amp, but I still think they sound better when they are plugged into an amp and then DI your amp into a PA system.
I use the Bassdriver for my bassgigs. This one goes into a small amp, together with other pedals, then the amp gets DI'ed into PA and sound is much fuller than just the bassdriver on its own.
It is all a matter of taste and common sense really: An amp will give your sound more body and strenth. |
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