Sansamp Dillema

[dave74200]

I have a Sansamp BDDI which is great but I love the sound of the VT Bass Pedal. Would it be worth me getting one and running it with the bass driver or swapping it for the VT Bass DI? Can you use the DI as an effect pedal? I rarely use an amp but when I do I would like to use the effect too! I guess what I'm asking is, what's the main difference between the effect pedal and its DI version? 

 

Thanks in advance! 

[Lozz196]

Hi Dave, aside from a few minor differences (from what I’ve read) on the sound the main difference between the DI & non-DI version is the DI can be used as both an effects pedal between bass & amp, and DI’d to FOH. You can also use it to do this without an amp. 

[dannybuoy]

Main difference is the blend, and the bite switch and cab sim buttons.

V1 VT Bass had none of these. The V2 has a cab sim button, but turning off the cab sim also turns off the presence boost, resulting in a darker sound than you had with the cab sim on, which is not what most people (IMHO) would want from this button. But that’s remedied in the DI version, which puts the presence boost on a separate Bite switch.

I really like the blend feature, since I dial in an obnoxious clanky overdrive sound with the character turned up fairly high, but back that off with the blend. Result is kinda like the Geddy Lee pedal, and it’s a tone you can’t get from the original without a separate blender.