Comments on: Review: Tech21 Sans Amp Character Series – VT Bass and California Pedals http://www.homestudiocorner.com/2009/06/08/review-tech21-sans-amp-character-series-vt-bass-and-california-pedals/ Tips, Tricks, and Advice for the Home Recording Studio Owner Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:52:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1-beta1 hourly 1 By: Joe Gilder http://www.homestudiocorner.com/2009/06/08/review-tech21-sans-amp-character-series-vt-bass-and-california-pedals/comment-page-1/#comment-3821 Joe Gilder Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:26:55 +0000 http://www.homestudiocorner.com/?p=1409#comment-3821 Hey Lukas. This article IS a review of the Cali pedal and the VT bass pedal, but it was written by a guest poster, not me. Hopefully that makes sense. ;-) Hey Lukas.

This article IS a review of the Cali pedal and the VT bass pedal, but it was written by a guest poster, not me.

Hopefully that makes sense. ;-)

]]> By: Lukas http://www.homestudiocorner.com/2009/06/08/review-tech21-sans-amp-character-series-vt-bass-and-california-pedals/comment-page-1/#comment-3820 Lukas Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:18:52 +0000 http://www.homestudiocorner.com/?p=1409#comment-3820 Thanks Joe!. Sorry, the picture on the top of the page totally confused me. I will probably get Cali soon and maybe post some clips myself for you and others if you don't mind. Thanks again. Regards Thanks Joe!.
Sorry, the picture on the top of the page totally confused me.
I will probably get Cali soon and maybe post some clips myself for you and others if you don’t mind.
Thanks again.

Regards

]]> By: Joe Gilder http://www.homestudiocorner.com/2009/06/08/review-tech21-sans-amp-character-series-vt-bass-and-california-pedals/comment-page-1/#comment-3815 Joe Gilder Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:08:14 +0000 http://www.homestudiocorner.com/?p=1409#comment-3815 Hi Lukas, I don't own the Cali, so I can't post clips for you. However, just get it. You'll love it. (I own the Blonde.) As far as what inputs I use. It doesn't really matter. The pedals aren't technically pre-amps, so you technically need to plug them into instrument input. However, these have a really hot output, so sometimes it works okay in the line input. Hi Lukas,

I don’t own the Cali, so I can’t post clips for you. However, just get it. You’ll love it. (I own the Blonde.)

As far as what inputs I use. It doesn’t really matter. The pedals aren’t technically pre-amps, so you technically need to plug them into instrument input. However, these have a really hot output, so sometimes it works okay in the line input.

]]> By: Lukas http://www.homestudiocorner.com/2009/06/08/review-tech21-sans-amp-character-series-vt-bass-and-california-pedals/comment-page-1/#comment-3812 Lukas Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:36:53 +0000 http://www.homestudiocorner.com/?p=1409#comment-3812 Joe, I am seriously considering getting one or two of their pedals (maybe Cali nad British) They have the speaker emulation built-in, don't they ? When you say you plug your guitar into California and then into MBox, do you mean MBox's line-in? In this case HiZ would be inappropriate, wouldn't it? I know Cali is supposed to mimic Mesa tone, but how close does it really get? Would you be able to post few audio clips with various settings, please? Is Cali able to give you that warm, fat tone without all the fuzziness that guitar amp emulation plug-ins usually produce? I demoed loads of them (Amplitube series, Eleven, SansAmp that comes with PT 8, McDSP Chrome Tone, Waves GTR, Peavey's Revalver MKIII) and only one of them could get close to the sound I was after. All the rest was just not right. Of course you can dial in some decent tones, but they're rather far from the real thing. Are Tech21 pedals getting any closer? Appreciate your help. Regards Joe,
I am seriously considering getting one or two of their pedals (maybe Cali nad British)
They have the speaker emulation built-in, don’t they ? When you say you plug your guitar into California and then into MBox, do you mean MBox’s line-in? In this case HiZ would be inappropriate, wouldn’t it?

I know Cali is supposed to mimic Mesa tone, but how close does it really get? Would you be able to post few audio clips with various settings, please? Is Cali able to give you that warm, fat tone without all the fuzziness that guitar amp emulation plug-ins usually produce? I demoed loads of them (Amplitube series, Eleven, SansAmp that comes with PT 8, McDSP Chrome Tone, Waves GTR, Peavey’s Revalver MKIII) and only one of them could get close to the sound I was after. All the rest was just not right.
Of course you can dial in some decent tones, but they’re rather far from the real thing. Are Tech21 pedals getting any closer?
Appreciate your help.

Regards

]]> By: WILLIAM JONES http://www.homestudiocorner.com/2009/06/08/review-tech21-sans-amp-character-series-vt-bass-and-california-pedals/comment-page-1/#comment-503 WILLIAM JONES Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:57:27 +0000 http://www.homestudiocorner.com/?p=1409#comment-503 The VT Pedal sounds great, man!!! The VT Pedal sounds great, man!!!

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