Sansamp Bass Drive DI

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O.K. Asking for some more advice

I have been recording gas sometimes through My J-station direct--sometimes through a little Art tube mpv3 -- not altogether satisfied
Also have an audio buddy, and recenly bought a RNC compressor

So to my question.

A friend wants me to trade him a golf club For a Sansamp Bass Drive DI --- I've checked them out a little around the web and on ebay ---looks pretty good
This one is in like new condition ---
What do you think? worth it? ---Could it imporve my bass tracks?
(Golf club would go for maybe $150 on ebay --but he will never hit it like me )
 
You'll probably like it. I think it's pretty easily the best-sounding bass amp modeler / DI on the market. Very versatile and sounds really nice. If you really want to improve your bass tracks, though, you might want to sell a few more golf clubs and pick up a Fender Jazz. :D Those things just always seem to record really well -- no matter what you plug it in to.
 
I agree as well. my sansamp works well saddled between my conklin 5-string and an RNP. the only drawback to the unit is that i feel that i can't record with it alone because the levels aren't hot enough... but the sound... oh the sound!
 
crosstudio,

but your saying it does work well after going through your
Really Nice Pre -- Right?
And you still get "Oh the sound"...?
 
absolutely. it was a very good purchase. the problem is, if i have to use another gain stage it adds more noise. to be honest, its more of a problem in my mind than on the track. whether i'm using the RNP or the mic pre's on 1604vlz pro, there was no discernable noise issue... so in essence, i'm complaining about nothing.
 
I have two of the Sansamp Bass Drivers and they are great not only for bass but for acoustic guitars with transducers, like a Fishman.
 
Thumbs up for the SansAmp. I find the knobs a bit hard to keep under control in live situations (really small adjustments make huge diff in sound and it kinda sound hyped real quick, especially the lows) but in reamping or direct recording I luv it !

First overdrive that I like (as a bass player).

Payed €170 for it, 2nd hand in mint condition.



Herwig
 
Get the Sansamp

Get the sansamp...I have a J-Station and I used to use it for guitar and bass (I had the bass sansamp but I didnt what to hook up a bunch of effects boxes...my station is hooked up to my PC already so I can just plug in) but I went back to the sansamp cause I like the sound better. (but I still use the J-Station to record scratch parts). I like to blend direct and cabinet sounds. The J-Station doesnt do this (or maybe I dont know how). The bass sansamp has a "blend" know to mix the raw signal.
 
Buddy of mine got one of those and had serious RF problems with it. He would pick up radio on it. At first we didn't know what device in the chain was causing the problem but finally ioslated everything and it was the DI. We tried multiple cables and nothing helped. At the time he lived close to some big power lines but none of the other gear ever caused that. He took it back and got somethig else but before he did we took note that is was a good sounding unit and he would have been very happy if not for the RF problem.
 
Make the trade!

You already have a decent bass DI in the tube MP, but despite being a golfer myself I'll throw in yet another vote for making the trade. And I'll thrown in a new reason to do it.

When I bought my SABDDI I plugged it into my Tube MP (an older version than your's) for the phantom power. What I found is that I liked the result even better than the Tube MP or SABDDI alone.

So, make the trade and you'll have three great options for recording your bass - Tube MP alone, SABDDI alone, and SABDDI with Tube MP. And you wouldn't have spent a fortune to get them either.

Dave O.
 
Let me add: Bass Driver DI prices are fairly low on ebay now.
New auctions pop up on a daily basis. Yesterday one went for $139,50 and today I grabbed one myself for $137,50.
 
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