spongebob Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 After looking at various boxes and the like (for about a year!) I finally bought myself one of these and received it yesterday. Never been one for any frills - but after reading loads online, it became obvious that most bass tones, live and on record, are never that 'natural', and that such boxes are an important part of achieving a good sound. I plugged it in yesterday, and with a Jazz, very easily got a 'Geddy' tone - it sounded immense! Really changes the sound of the bass - gives it so much more life and presence. Haven't stuck in the P yet, but expecting greatness. I'd love to hear about other owners' settings - any suggestions/tips? Also, on my amp, I've set everything at noon, but gone for the 100% blend on the pedal. Left the gain lower - just before the clipping point as normal. Is this correct? Seems like a great purchase so far. And it comes in a tin! Coooool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingbasshead Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Theres never a right way, its always down to the player how they want to sound but I never have the blend 100% - The best results I find you get are from blending in the dry / wet signals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 Cool - thanks! I think I've managed to fiddle a nice tone from it which seems to work indoors...will be gigging it at the weekend for it's inaugural outing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I did roughly the same as the OP, all settings on the amp at midday, Blend on the Sansamp on full, Gain set to just a bit of breakup, plus a boost on highs to give some presence. But ultimately the lack of mid controls meant I sold it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djaxup Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 I like very low gain/drive settings on my sansamps. It gives a solid clean sound with good headroom that have that tubey top end (that is also nicely cut off). I love sansamp pedals! The bass sound instantly fits into modern fat guitar barrages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottle Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1421172360' post='2658038'] I did roughly the same as the OP, all settings on the amp at midday, Blend on the Sansamp on full, Gain set to just a bit of breakup, plus a boost on highs to give some presence. But ultimately the lack of mid controls meant I sold it. [/quote] That was the one thing about the Bass Driver that put me off - so I plumped for the Para Driver instead. Much more versatile and adjustable. I seem to like mine with a little more mids present and I can dial in the mids centre frequency with the smaller pot. I also don't like 100% wet mix - too much of the instruments' character is lost so I've opted for somewhere around a 25 - 50% wet mix, which seems to sound much nicer. EDIT: I should also say that I have also been trying out adding some drive in front of the SA - at the moment my go-to OD is a JOYO Ultimate Drive (gain down a bit, level up a bit, tone to suit) Edited January 15, 2015 by Bottle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) Got to have a bit of a re-think with my settings! Thought I had it right - took it to a gig yesterday....and unplugged it after the first track! All the mids were sucked out, making the bass virtually inaudible.....a P bass! Will try again, maybe at next rehearsal. I think it sounds best to lower the blend as mine was full on. Things can only get better.....! Edited January 19, 2015 by spongebob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudburst Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I've just ordered the newish Version 2 of the Para from Sweetwater in the US. Will let you know how I get on with it. CB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Pedal Geek Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Yeah, I have to agree that there are no set rules - no right or wrong. What you describe sounds to me like a very heavy tube emulation (blend at 100%). I like to use it at more sensible blend settings, BUT that is very subjective what you like the most. I have also never been a hugs tube amp fan, which probably explains why I like the BDDI at quite low blend settings. But I DO like it a lot. :-) [url="http://bass-pedals.com/tech-21-sansamp-bass-driver-di-review.html"]You can hear some of my favourite settings here...[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ma'Grass Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 @Cloudburst: did you get it?? I am interested in getting the para too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booboo Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 [quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1421685219' post='2663942'] Got to have a bit of a re-think with my settings! Thought I had it right - took it to a gig yesterday....and unplugged it after the first track! All the mids were sucked out, making the bass virtually inaudible.....a P bass! Will try again, maybe at next rehearsal. I think it sounds best to lower the blend as mine was full on. Things can only get better.....! [/quote] They have an inherent mid-scoop. Try cutting the bass/treble. Other than that stick it on the market place here or the bay and buy yourself a DHA VT1 BD EQ. Thats what I did and no regrets so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudburst Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Ma'Grass' timestamp='1430857706' post='2765380'] @Cloudburst: did you get it?? I am interested in getting the para too... [/quote] Yep. Have used the ParaDriver v2 in two situations so far with mixed results. Used it at a small (ie without our drummer and with acoustic guitars) gig with my Steinberger XL2. On listening back the tone was much too distorted and I much preferred previous sessions in the same venue. It may be that the iPhone mic was causing a lot of the distortion but I think I need to find a much more subtle set of settings. Used it (BUT with its foot switch turned off) to record my MM Bongo XLR DI into Logic Pro X via a PreSonus interface. Best recorded bass tone I've ever got. CB Edited May 8, 2015 by cloudburst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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