Description
There are bass pedals.
And then there are pedals that have probably been on more stages, sessions, fly dates, church gigs, bar gigs, and suspiciously sticky club floors than anyone could possibly count.
The Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI V2 is one of those pieces of gear that became a standard for a reason. It can add warm, tube-like character to a clean bass tone, push things into gritty overdrive, shape your EQ, and send a balanced signal straight to the PA or recording desk — all from one wonderfully practical little box.
The V2 expands on the classic Bass Driver formula with dedicated Bass, Mid, and Treble controls, along with frequency-shift switches that make it easier to tailor the pedal to traditional 4-string basses, extended-range instruments, or whatever low-frequency contraption you’ve decided to bring to the gig.
The Blend control lets you mix your clean bass signal with the SansAmp circuitry, while Drive and Presence determine exactly how polite — or impolite — things get.
And because it includes both standard 1/4" outputs and a balanced XLR DI output, you can run it into an amp, straight to front-of-house, into an interface, or all of the above.
Basically, if the bass amp disappears from the stage, this thing can keep the gig from becoming a very awkward acoustic performance.
Features:
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Analog bass preamp, overdrive, and DI
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Level, Blend, Drive, Presence, Bass, Mid, and Treble controls
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Bass and mid-frequency shift switches
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Balanced XLR DI output
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1/4" instrument output
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Parallel output for additional routing
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Great for live, studio, and direct-recording applications
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Can add subtle warmth, classic grind, or substantial overdrive
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Works exceptionally well as the centerpiece of an ampless bass rig
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Rugged enough to survive the bass player accidentally dropping the cabinet on it
The SansAmp Bass Driver DI is one of those rare pieces of gear that can be the tone-shaping pedal, the DI box, the backup rig, or sometimes the entire rig.
Which is probably why bass players keep buying them.