joel_brown Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I occasionally see posts about PODHD and how it compares up to Kemper, Digitech, AXE, Boss and so forth. I've never seen anyone mention Tech 21 SansAmp PSA. SANSAmp has been around a very long time and is still selling. I've never tried one but would like to hear if anyone has tried it and how it compares. I know it's a pre-amp only and doesn't have effects but demos I've heard of it sound very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDProJohn Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 I can't get a comparable tone to a PSA. The closest has been with the (I believe, not at the unit) U47 mic (it's the last choice for the 15" cab). That tone gets the most "grindy" in comparison to the other mic choices. The bass amp they have has a great warm/round type of sound. Would be awesome if L6 would release an SVT model in an update, but that's a whole other topic. I know a lot of metal dudes will run a dual amp setup when recording and get more grit with, say, a 6505 rig or comparable. You could try one of the metal amps with a mid focus to concentrate on getting some of those mids to punch through in a parallel setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel_brown Posted October 21, 2013 Author Share Posted October 21, 2013 I'm not trying to get the PODHD to sound like the SANSAmp, I'm looking for anyone who has tried both of them and would like to give an opinion of how they compare with tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDProJohn Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 They don't compare at all. The SansAmp driver is chunky and grindy, the Flip Top is warm and round. If you run on a DAW ever, try the freeware TSE BOD out for yourself as a comparison (it's quite accurate to the hardware). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel_brown Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 Are you comparing the SANSAmp for bass to the PODHD's Flip Top ? I'm talking about guitar on SANSAmp to PODHD guitar tones, especially with regards to high gain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjnette Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGblade Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Friend of mine sold his sans amp pedals for a hd500, don't know wich , he is a tone chaser to the bone and has already sold his hd500 for some other gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDProJohn Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Bah hahaha. Yes, I'm retarded. Definitely got the PSA mixed up with their bass drivers. My bad. Never tried their guitar preamps, but it was funny because I've been focusing on bass tones lately, and this triggered my bass-influenced response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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