All user reviews of 5/5 for the Tech 21 SansAmp GT2

Analog is an excellent preamp!

UTILIZATION

Very simple, manual unnecessary. Clean sounds, distortion ... This gives a very correct one easily. Not great, but a good level.

SOUND QUALITY

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OVERALL OPINION

It's a great pedal to use as I do.

Ie: I use it for my records from a multitrack recorder korg d4.

As a pre-amp is more than one pod, and occasionally a business opportunity.
Once in rehearsal 'or live as a preamp it can be nice, I have not tried yet ...
For use as a distortion pedal, it is better I think true.

Essential for the home studio!

This is a simulated three types of pedals amp: California, British and Tweed, with the possibility of rgler the position of the microphone in front of the baffle, and multiple channel (clean, distorted, hi -gain). Everything is a one complt EQ, volume and drive.

SansAmp Prcisons that can be used on a guitar but also on a low ...

UTILIZATION

3-position switches 3 and 4 pots in addition to bypass switch: hard to easy. Reduces the manual but provides examples of rglages.

The edition is simple even if, analog requires is a system that is dpourvu of the handy presets.

SOUND QUALITY

Before dferlante of POD simulation and numriques, the SansAmp silent in the REFERENCE Contents amp simulation and in a fawn, it still is because unlike Line 6 products and their competitors at Vox, Boss, etc.. The SansAmp is an analog pedals: the coup, it is much more lively than its competitors numriques, and simulations crasent least the personality and SETTING THE guitar the other.

As clean as it is a saturated rgal, even if it's more size for the rock to me that the metal.

OVERALL OPINION

The SansAmp GT2 is never dcevante in this sense that it offers the possibility normment with about the results of really good quality trs.

While it offers less possibility that the MODEL Classic, but suddenly, it is also easier handling and since all rglages really work (including the EQ), it has a range sound fairly impressive.

In short, if he was lugging a pedals in your holster, it might be that the ...

simulation box amp, analog, true bypass.
offers various sustain, gain, overdrive effects distos or by choice of amp, cab to ....
A large pedal easy to use, to go into the sound system, or in a console or a guitar amp .....
Not editable.

UTILIZATION

Configuring and using simple and intuitive, with a booklet provided.
the knobs are very sensitive and effective.
Its metal casing is stylish and strong.

SOUND QUALITY

This pedal is an analogue high quality sound.
Simulations of three kinds of amps are very natural!
I plug my amp on all lights (head Peavy Classic or Hot Rod Combo U.S.)
and there, wow! is an analog preamp (very similar to the lamps) which gives the boost, compression, sustain the gain ...
Guitars: Gibson Les Paul Custom, or Jackson, or gives any fender asia ... well (differently)

OVERALL OPINION

But with all the stuff I've had in decades, how I could go without the amp ?????
a friend made me try! boom, two days after I ordered it ...
I love its sound naturally lamps (so without regret that I sold my Boss GT8) and its small size (nomads to buy!) And look!

(Originally written by Froideval/translated from Audiofanzine FR)
Everything has been said! This product is not very practical for live gigs because of its size and controls. I use it with my DAW.

UTILIZATION

Very effective controls. Depending on your setup you'll get a good sound really fast. My setup:

- Guitar -> GT2 -> Behringer DI box -> mic input of my sound card.

- Guitar -> GT2 -> Palmer speaker simulation -> mic input of my sound card.

- Guitar -> GT2 -> VTB1 preamp -> mic input of my sound card.

SOUND QUALITY

Excellent sound (especially the British emulation)! I own several simulation devices (POD XT, V-Amp, guitar plug-ins) and it's clearly the best regarding sound. The sound is dry, raw and effective. I haven't found my ideal clean sound yet but I'm sure I'll find it...

Currently my favorite setting is: Mic = center, Mode = clean and Amp = British.

OVERALL OPINION

I've owned it for two days... The first thing that comes to my mind when I try to describe it is... that it's a pedal for men... it's no toy... Serious business! Effective, responsive, accurate. I bought it secondhand via the Audiofanzine website and I think I will never sell it again (I would certainly regret it). I haven't found any cons. I'm fully satisfied!

This is an analog, single-channel amp simulator in a pedal. Apart from the basic (self-explicit) Level, High, Low and Drive controls, you have three 3-position switches to help you shape your tone:
- Amp: determines which kind of amp will be emulated. Possibilities include Tweed (Fender), British (Marshall-ish sounds) and California (for Mesa-esque tones).
- Mod: choose between Clean, Hi-Gain and Hot Rod.
- Mic: Since this pedal includes a cab simulation, you can choose how your virtual mic would be placed, choose between Classic, Center (close miking at the center of the loudspeaker) or Off-axis (close miking once again but this time with the mic at the edge of the speakercone).

Beware: contrarily to the GT2's celebrated predecessor, the Sansamp Classic (or the original SansAmp for, the lucky -few- ones who have one) the cab sim on this model can NOT de deactivated: the GT2 was NOT designed as a "normal" distortion box, but aimed at being plugged directly in a mixing board/recorder/soundcard (NOT an amp), as a sort of DI box --which by the way makes it all the more a shame that no XLR output is provided in addition to the 1/4 jack, doesn't it?
With the poweramp stage and the cab being emulated, an effect loop (even one with an insert like on Marshall's original Guv'nor) also would have been welcome...

UTILIZATION

The manual is clear, yet it will take you a little while to get through all the possible configurations, but everything is rather simple to understand... And if you just can't, well, consider yourself lucky not to have spent more in a real amp.

SOUND QUALITY

I can hardly compare these simulations with the original amps but they all sound good to me. I use it with a Mexican Fender Fat Strat and occasionally with a cheap mic (but the GT2 can be used with a bass too).

I don't like the British (Marshall) settings too much as it's a bit too much in the high-mids, but the Celifornia (Mesa) mode is perfect in my opinion as far as distortion is concerned. Both provide powerful sounds although none tend to range on the modern side (it's OK to play ACDC, Guns N' Roses, Nirvana or early Metallica, but don't expect modern heavy or nü metal sounds). Oh, and by the way, turn your guitar's volume knob WAY down if you expect any clean sound from either of these two modes -- even with single coils...
The Tweed (Fender) emulation is in my opinion one of the strongest points in this unit. Not only does it give a great clean sound, but it also reacts surprisingly well to virtually any distortion pedal placed ahead of it (I tried with a Big Muff, a Boss DF-2, a cheap Belcat OD, a Metal Muff and a Zoom Tri-Metal), which can make up for the lack of a second channel.
The cab sims sound average to good, sometimes a bit muddy, but at least from one setting to another you definitely can hear a difference.

The GT2 does respect the dynamics in your sound and contrarily to many other amp simulators its organic sound WILL give you the sensations that you'd feel playing on a REAL amp -- even if you play it with headphones!!! In high-gain settings there tends to be a certain hiss but a good noise reducer (ISP's Decimator for instance) will do the trick.

OVERALL OPINION

This stompbox was one of the first things I bought when I decided to switch from a basic guitar gear to a home studio-oriented equipment, almost 4 years ago. I already had a Korg AX1500G but although I loved (and still love) its reverb and cab sims there was NO WAY the Korg's digital amp sims would respect dynamics -- while the GT2 definitely does.

To this day the GT2 is still an important part of my sound, I live in a flat and since my (oh so tasteless) neighbours wouldn't appreciate too much a tube amp being recorded at night I still haven't felt the need to get a "real" amp since then. Yet, I like to switch from clean to distortion within the same song, so actually I use it most of the time in Tweed/Clean mode so that the distortion is provided by another stompbox. With a better budget at the time I think I would have given the SansAmp Classic a try (but hey, it cost 4 to 500€ at the time!), but I'm really satisfied with this one. It won't disappoint you as long as you take it for what it is: a DI-oriented gear aimed at making your recoring life WAY easier.