Two Essential Bass Pedals: Darkglass Harmonic Booster & Tech 21 VT Bass DI Sansamp
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- čas přidán 3. 08. 2024
- Two bass tone factories here. The Darkglass Harmonic Booster & Tech 21 VT Bass DI Sansamp provide a truckload of awesomeness to every bass player seeking their ultimate tone. Which one do you prefer, or would you rather have both?
I'm using a Fender Jazz Geddy Lee signature loaded with Di Marzio Model J pickups and Rotosound RS66LF 45-105 strings
Chapters:
00:00 Played Intro
00:31 Spoken Intro
00:52 VT Bass DI Features
01:47 VT Bass Character Demonstration
03:12 Harmonic Booster Features
04:49 Harmonic Booster Character Demonstration
05:34 Final comments
06:00 VT Bass EQ vs HB EQ
08:56 VT Bass vs Harmonic Booster
11:41 Outro
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This idea of to show the EQ curve with the MXR EQ is great Man... Amazing comparison vídeo 👏👏👏
it take time for dealling wth mxr eq to compare, im respect
I got an Hatmonic Booster since 3 days and I don’t know why I waiting so long!? The effect is amazing!!
Thanks to your fantastic aomparison I understand my vt bass much better! Keep up the good work
Seeing and hearing the EQ curve was very helpful. Thanks
Harmonic booster needs a version with a DI out (XLR) and Cab Sim
I appreciate the separateness. A D.I. really should be the very last part of the chain after everything. It can be done with a $30 D.I. box, or you can get specialized with something like a DSM & Humboldt Bass Simplifier.
Pretty cool demo 😎🤘🏻🎸 both preamps sound good. Tough call on which one I like the most
I Iike the sound of the harmonic booster.
Wasn’t expecting to hear a 10,000 Days riff in here, nice. I already have the BDDI v2, so a harmonic booster would make for a nice broad EQ shaping tool on top of it.
I have the Tech 21 VT Bass DI Sansamp, an SVT in a box
9:42 your the first person to play the TOOL 10000 days riff in any video that's NOT a tabbed play-through and this surprised me, nice!
Tool have some amazing bass riffs which definitely deserve their space in a demo video 😁
Thank you. I have the Bass Fly Rig and the Sansamp portion is basically the same as the VT Bass. I had a feeling the character knob sort of acted as a second mid control. I see that's sort of right.
The character knob's supposed to sweep from SVT through Flip Top and other Ampeg amp sounds.
Good review mate! Just subscribed! How do you record this sick tone? Direct to the Focusrite using the pedals or are you using an amp/the pedals with a mic? Also are you using any plug in? Killing tone!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! I just go direct to the Focusrite with the pedals, nothing else, no amp, no plug-ins
The harmonic booster seems like a really advanced onboard preamp. I’m looking to find something to make my passive Jaguar bass “active” without having to mod/add an onboard preamp. The price is pretty steep for the Darkglass, so I may go with a much cheaper option like a TC Spark.
Great video!
My thoughts exactly, a very clean preamp not so different from an onboard one with some extra features. Didn't know about the TV Spark, will check it out!
I have a P-Bass and this pedal is fundamental too me
@@fullhd6598 The Harmonic Booster, or the Spark?
I have a Jaguar bass and i have upgraded it into an active bass using a J Retro pre amp from John East. Literally unscrew the control plate and screw in the new one ( the pick up wires are no soldering/just screw in) Easy. I do have the harmonic booster too but use that near the end of the signal chain. So the booster will give you what you need for sure, though the John east Pre is cheaper and easy to fit... and sounds great!
I have the Aguilar db925 for al my Fender J, P ans PJ. You should give i a try.
Do you use both of them or one each time ?
Just one, except for a brief moment where I use both
Sansamp vs vt bass?
I have the VT bass and I never use it because is don't like it, I use a GK rig and with GK's signature sound the VT bass doesn't perform well.
Great review.... money is a issue so i found a Darkglass Clone>>>> Demonfx Microtube D7K "Bass" Preamp.....what do you think of this pedal for RUSH/YES tone on budget ?....maybe a review in future.
Boycott darkglass for their ridiculous price ranges,,,,everybody that wants the same at a fraction of the price demonfx makes clones that are exactly the same!!!!
They are not the same...
@@EVILbassplayer yes huh,they are so!