jeremyrozario
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Tech 21 Sansamp GT2
List price: $250-$300 varying from shops you purchase from
First Looks:
This pedal upon first look seems kind of expensive for its size, but do not be fooled. It also may just seem like a distortion pedal, but it can also be used as an amp modeller, and also allows for direct recording or direct into a PA system.
Features/Construction:
The GT2 is housed in a solid black coloured metal enclosure, real solid and definitely meant for stage use. Made in the USA FYI. The thing that i found very impressing about the GT2 unlike lets say BOSS or IBANEZ pedals, is that its a very precise pedal. The pots controlling the HI for example, at about 2 o`clock, its sounding kinda "Rocky", at about slightly less than 3, its turned into a metal machine, giving palm mutes a real nice chug. Anyway, the pedal features four knob controls: LEVEL, HI, LO, DRIVE and 3 switches for different drive settings, microphone positioning in front of the amp, and the amp models
Sound:
This pedal is very versatile soundwise
You can dial in a clean Fender(set to TWEED) tone for some blues, and maybe drive it up a bit for a bit of rock n roll, really nice and the "distortion"(its more of an overdrive) clips really constantly and well, unlike say an ibanez SM7 with the drive all the way down.
The Marshall modelling(set to BRITISH) is also accurate, on the "HI GAIN" setting on the pedal, it can give some real nice rock tones, eg. slash, satriani, and again the clipping is really nice
The Mesa Boogie modelling(set to CALIFORNIA) is for metal mayhem, the drives are rough, distorts real well, and makes artificial harmonics scream and cut through, really nice for metal palm mutes also.
Conclusion:
This pedal is a good buy, but its kind of pricey compared to a IBANEZ Smashbox or a BOSS Metal Zone, but the distortion and models are more versatile than these 2 pedals combined together. However, i wished that there was also a MID control, to make finding tones easier, but this can be accomplished through trial and error, and by switching between the HI GAIN and HOT WIRED(mid scooped) settings.
List price: $250-$300 varying from shops you purchase from
First Looks:
This pedal upon first look seems kind of expensive for its size, but do not be fooled. It also may just seem like a distortion pedal, but it can also be used as an amp modeller, and also allows for direct recording or direct into a PA system.
Features/Construction:
The GT2 is housed in a solid black coloured metal enclosure, real solid and definitely meant for stage use. Made in the USA FYI. The thing that i found very impressing about the GT2 unlike lets say BOSS or IBANEZ pedals, is that its a very precise pedal. The pots controlling the HI for example, at about 2 o`clock, its sounding kinda "Rocky", at about slightly less than 3, its turned into a metal machine, giving palm mutes a real nice chug. Anyway, the pedal features four knob controls: LEVEL, HI, LO, DRIVE and 3 switches for different drive settings, microphone positioning in front of the amp, and the amp models
Sound:
This pedal is very versatile soundwise
You can dial in a clean Fender(set to TWEED) tone for some blues, and maybe drive it up a bit for a bit of rock n roll, really nice and the "distortion"(its more of an overdrive) clips really constantly and well, unlike say an ibanez SM7 with the drive all the way down.
The Marshall modelling(set to BRITISH) is also accurate, on the "HI GAIN" setting on the pedal, it can give some real nice rock tones, eg. slash, satriani, and again the clipping is really nice
The Mesa Boogie modelling(set to CALIFORNIA) is for metal mayhem, the drives are rough, distorts real well, and makes artificial harmonics scream and cut through, really nice for metal palm mutes also.
Conclusion:
This pedal is a good buy, but its kind of pricey compared to a IBANEZ Smashbox or a BOSS Metal Zone, but the distortion and models are more versatile than these 2 pedals combined together. However, i wished that there was also a MID control, to make finding tones easier, but this can be accomplished through trial and error, and by switching between the HI GAIN and HOT WIRED(mid scooped) settings.
