Tech 21 SansAmp Gt2 ¿worth?

[jjguitar]

Tech 21 SansAmp Gt2 ¿worth?

I am hearing a lot of positive comments about the Tech 21 gt2 pedal, but I don´t understand the function of it?... Of what I heard is a tube emulator...If I have a tube amp it wont work 100%?...Other thing is that I have heard it clean and drive so it has a lot of sounds...And with other distortion pedals plugged to it....If anyone knows the function and pros of this pedal please share it...

 

[jmh151]

Re: Tech 21 SansAmp Gt2 ¿worth?

Re: Tech 21 SansAmp Gt2 ¿worth?

tech 21 was one of the first modeling amp/pedals- the best one before Line 6. Some still prefer Tech 21 since it's analog and not digital.

 

[1ManGarageBand]

Re: Tech 21 SansAmp Gt2 ¿worth?

Re: Tech 21 SansAmp Gt2 ¿worth?

Hi jjguitar--

Welcome to the forum!

I like the GT2 very much - Its a combination amp/speaker emulator; just use it like a stompbox in front of a guitar amp or plug it into a line input to a mixer.

It's the first thing I reach for if I want to go straight to the mixing board (usually through a tube preamp). I've got Pod, Yamaha DGStomp, Tubeman, and others, but the GT2 is very simple and versatile and makes a lot of good sounds.

In addition to input level, high and low tone, and drive controls you select "amp" type (california, british, or tweed), "mod" type (hot-wired, hi-gain, or clean), and "mic" position (off-axis, center, or classic).

You can't go wrong with this box.

 

[Randy Combs]

Re: Tech 21 SansAmp Gt2 ¿worth?

Re: Tech 21 SansAmp Gt2 ¿worth?

....If anyone knows the function and pros of this pedal please share it...

I have had 2 and still have one. I have had an amp go down on stage and the GT2 saved me, ran it straight to the PA. It has 3 rows of 3 switches. One row is a set of 3 amp sounds, Fender, Marshall and Mesa. All are different and all sound good. The second row of 3 switches are for gain amounts. These go from clean to tear your head off gain. The third row of 3 switches is for simulated Mic placements, which really do little just slight differences. The GT2 works best for me with a low gain tube amp and older solid state amps. I did use it with these amps and got great results :
Marshall JCM800
Traynor TS100
Roland BluesCube BC-30
Fender Princeton Silverface (1970)
Kustom WAV 210