cisco Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Hi, I'm looking at getting one of these, I had the smaller version, can't remember exactly what it's called now, which I really liked except it burnt out on me. I'm looking at under £200 preferably. I'm after a tight, punchy, gutsy sometimes JJB snarly type sound. (aren't we all ) Primarily for recording at the moment. Anyone one know of anything else out there I could be looking at, please? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Tech21 Para Driver V2 - has sweepable adjustable mids, so you can get a much more aggressive JJ type sound. It’s what I use and my tone is somewhere between JJ, Lemmy and Duff McKagan. They’re a bit over £200 but buying from overseas, even with shipping and import duty should be cheaper than what they retail for here. It’s the one but of kit that is essential to my sound, wouldn’t be without it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cisco Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 Thanks Lozz, I'll check it out. There does seem to be a lot of overlap with many of the Tech 21 pedals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) Can i ask what the Tech 21 BSDR SansAmp Bass Driver DI V2 is? I assumed it could be the BDDI but then the reference to a smaller version threw me. EDIT. Ok so its the BDDI. Never seen it called that before other than at GAK. I love mine, but have to agree its not quite ideal for the JJB tone, at least not on its own. I'd suggest the VTBass, its a lot livelier. I used to love playing the intro to Peaches using that. Edited January 18, 2019 by dave_bass5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 There are some Zoom emulations of the BDDI: look at B1on (£39), MS-60B (£78), and B3n (£127). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cisco Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, dave_bass5 said: Can i i ask what the Tech 21 BSDR SansAmp Bass Driver DI V2 is? I assumed it could be the BDDI but then the reference to a smaller version threw me. EDIT. Ok so its the BDDI. Never seen it called that before other than at GAK. I love mine, but have to agree its not quite ideal for the JJB tone, at least not on its own. I'd suggest the VTBass, its a lot livelier. I used to love playing the intro to Peaches using that. Yeah, GAK is where I saw it. I use A GK 400 RB at the moment ( and for the last 20+ years ! ). May be changing that in the next year or two. Thanks for the heads up on the VTBass I'll take a look. Edited January 18, 2019 by cisco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cisco Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 53 minutes ago, jrixn1 said: There are some Zoom emulations of the BDDI: look at B1on (£39), MS-60B (£78), and B3n (£127). I've tried some Zoom stuff but not for me. Thanks very much for the advice though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 1 hour ago, cisco said: Yeah, GAK is where I saw it. I use A GK 400 RB at the moment ( and for the last 20+ years ! ). May be changing that in the next year or two. Thanks for the heads up on the VTBass I'll take a look. ive used a BDDI for years, but more as a warming thing rather than anything aggressive. The VTBass DI (i prefer this over the normal version) sounds like it will do the job for you, especially with a GK head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 The Tech 21 Leeds does JJ wonderfully. It does the whole Hiwatt thing, and with a Precision it's just heaven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cisco Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 Does the paradriver give the warm tubey type sounds too. I'm really after that but with the option of cranking it up occesionally to a JJ type sound. I also like that the paradriver is useful for guitar and acoustice as I intend to record with those too. It's over budget but i'm hearing good things about the Darkglass Vintage Ultra V2. Is is worth the hike in price though, anyone? On 17/01/2019 at 17:07, Lozz196 said: Tech21 Para Driver V2 - has sweepable adjustable mids, so you can get a much more aggressive JJ type sound. It’s what I use and my tone is somewhere between JJ, Lemmy and Duff McKagan. They’re a bit over £200 but buying from overseas, even with shipping and import duty should be cheaper than what they retail for here. It’s the one but of kit that is essential to my sound, wouldn’t be without it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Yes, back off the treble and mids and it`s got a nice warmth and spongeyness to the sound. I`ve just bought a second one, was delivered today so was putting it through its paces and that was one of the sounds I ended up with, nice and Ampeg-like I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cisco Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 Nice one! Thanks Lozz - I've seen one at Andertons for £219. Seems an Ok price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 (edited) I`ve just managed to score another v2 of this pedal so am offloading my v1 that I had as a backup, it`s up on here for £140 inc delivery in UK should anyone be interested, seeing as I`ve extolled its virtues so much in this thread. Edited January 26, 2019 by Lozz196 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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