Tech 21 VT Bass, ça donne quoi?

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It’s the character knob that gives this stompbox series both its name and its, well, character. Each pedal’s eponymous pot pans through a choice of amp sounds, affecting frequency response, attack, and drive to produce a specific amplifier’s sonic sensation. With the VT Bass, setting character before 12 o’clock aims for the powerful Ampeg SVT sound, around 12 noon it aspires to the tube warmth of Ampeg’s ’60s studio staple, the B-15 “flip-top,” and dialing up afternoon clock positions promises a range of distorto-crunch. The drive knob acts as each amp’s input gain would, pushing the virtual preamp and eventually pouring on the overdrive. SVT-like speaker simulation is part of sonic sauce as well. I stuck the VT Bass in front of an SWR Redhead and a Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0, sometimes bypassing the amps’ preamps by plugging into their effect returns. I also recorded it direct via a computer-recording interface. The character control deftly delivered a full menu of meat, especially the broad, beefy SVT tones for which it’s reasonable to assume the pedal is named. A bit of drive boost added wooliness to the note attack, and more drive brought on a monstrous and menacing growl, especially when I dug in with a pick. Turning character past 12 o’clock, the grinding overdrive sounds went from tube-like fuzz to cutting buzz-saw crunch. Putting down the pick, the flip-top setting was satisfyingly Motown-like, with the drive control adding a little extra hair on the front of the note. All the tones were thick and filling through an amp, but I really loved it for recording direct. That’s where that sweet, fat tube sound made a huge, track-filling difference. Between all the settings there are plenty of scrumptious tube overdrive sounds, but the VT Bass is far more than a fuzz box. It also offers big, clean tones, and thick yet fuzz-free tubey tumescence. The three deliciously sensitive EQ knobs are potent tone-shapers; you don’t have to tweak them much for substantive results. Small knob turns created distinct differences, which made it easy to dial up a giant garden of goodness. At rehearsals, I found it easy to match my bypassed sound, which I could then use as a starting point for constructing a specific sonic contrast. The pedal itself was rugged, with sturdy jacks and pots, and Tech 21’s quiet, soft-actuating footswitch. I get a little nervous about long, thin battery leads, even though they’re very common in stompboxes. For a clumsy oaf like me, they just seem so vulnerable to the accidental yank. Unlike most other SansAmp bass products, there’s no xlr jack for recording direct, but most audio interfaces in project and home studio—where you’d really want that big rig vibe without the big rig—have instrument inputs or q" line-level jacks, both of which the VT Bass can handle just fine. The Character Series VT Bass has a definite bias toward rock sounds, and if overdrive is your thing, you’ll find a cornucopia of tube-like flavors. However, this nifty little tone tweaker is rather versatile, and its big sounds might surprise you.

Si vous aimez Ampeg et que vous êtes pauvre, foncez !

alors??? ça sonne vraiment comme du ampeg?
parles nous-en!

Du peu que je connais Ampeg (joué une fois sur une SVT 3, ou un truc comme ça) on a VRAIMENT me grain Ampeg! Bon faut pas espérer remplacer une tête SVT Classic mais pour 160€ on a une super pédale! On peut aller chercher dans la grosse saturation lourde, le clean claquant.. Bref plein de truc à faire là dessus!
En plus elle fait préamp... Ma future pédale en somme

(elle a l'air de sonner pas mal avec une guitare aussi, mais faudrait que j'essaie chez moi ça plutôt..)

Merci pour ta contrib'!
Décidément, y'a pas eu un seul déçu à ma conaissance..!
Moi jvais la brancher dans le return de l'effect loop de mon rumble pour attaquer directement le power amp.J'ai hate de voir ce que cette pedale va donner rechauffée par mon art tube... à voir!

Je l'ai aussi essayé avec une pédale d'overdrive en amont, et bah ça déchire, on a une belle saturation avec le grain Ampeg (bon faut pas prendre n'importe quoi non plus comme pédale d'OD)

Elle a l'air vachement bien cette pédale… Y a deux trois démos sur YouTube, et ça sonne à mort ! J'ai presque envie de l'acheter pour mon bassiste…
(D'ailleurs, le reste de la série "Character" de chez Tech 21 a l'air respectable aussi, notamment la Liverpool)

perso j'adore le look de la vt bass, style B100R
Mais je trouves ça chiant les prises d'alim sur le coté... quand y'a plein de pédales branchées, ça fait bordelique...

Elle fait préamp???
Est ce que c'est le cas du sans amp bass?

oui ces pedales characters series sont comme un sans amp, c'est donc un pre amp... multi fonction je dois dire. il peut servir pour le brancher directement dans un power amp, comme un effet, ou pour du direct recording