TECH 21 - SANSAMP GT2

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“Architecturally” create your own rig in seconds. You can easily achieve the most sought-after tube amp sounds, and entirely new ones as well. Choose amplifier type, modification and speaker cabinet/mic placement configurations. You can easily mix and match specific sound characteristics in ways that would otherwise be physically improbable, probably impractical and definitely not cost effective. The GT2 is a truckload of great amps in a single, simple pedal.

CALIFORNIA

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MP3 format - 245k

Guitar used:
Yamaha Pacifica 112 on bridge pickup (humbucking).

Bass:
Yamaha RBX 260, lightly compressed (3:1 ratio).

Effects:
Subtle 360-millisecond stereo delay on lead track.

EQ:
+5dB 80Hz low shelving on rhythm

BRITISH

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MP3 format - 243k

Guitar used:
Yamaha Pacifica 120 on bridge pickup (humbucking) for rhythm and first half
of lead, and neck pickup (humbucking) for second half of lead.

Bass:
Yamaha RBX 260, lightly compressed (3:1 ratio).

EQ:
-3 dB 12kHz shelving on both lead and rhythm, +3dB 80Hz low shelving on rhythm.

Effects:
Subtle 250-millisecond stereo delay both rhythm and lead tracks.

TWEED

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MP3 format - 243k

Guitar used:
Yamaha Pacifica 112, on middle/neck (out of phase) position (single coil).

Bass:
Yamaha RBX 260, lightly compressed (3:1 ratio).

EQ:
+3dB 12kHz shelving on rhythm.

Effects:
Slight chorus and compression on rhythm, and 100-millisecond stereo delay on lead..

Credits:

All tracks written, performed and/or programmed by
Frederic St-Gelais at "La Chambre" Studio, Montreal, Canada
using the following equipment:

Tech 21 SansAmp GT2 preamp
Mackie CR1604VLZ console
Alesis ADAT XT recorder
3630 compressor
Microverb and Midiverb III effects processors
D4 drum module
Ensoniq ASR-10 sampler (used as a MIDI controller)
BOSS DD-5 digital delay and CE-2 chorus FX pedals
Tascam DA-30 DAT recorder
Pentium 200mmx running sequencer, audio editor and mp3 encoder programs
Yamaha Pacifica 120 and 112 guitars*
Yamaha RBX 260 bass.

Character switches include
MIC:	MOD:	AMP:
* Classic = distant miking without ambiance.	* Clean, which gives you a stock tube amp set-up.	* Tweed = Fender®-style
* Center = close miking at the center of a speaker cone.	* Hi Gain, which gives you an extra gain stage, as if you were to install an additional 12AX7 tube in the pre-amp section.	* British = Marshall®-style
* Off-Axis = close miking at the edge of a speaker cone.	* Hot-Wired, which gives you a scooped-out midrange for a sizzling, over-the-edge quality.	* California = Mesa Boogie®-style
Knob controls fine tune the sound for any application. DRIVE adjusts the overall amount of gain and overdrive. LEVEL adjusts the output level, without altering any tonal characteristics. The on-board active tone controls compensate for the limited range of guitar speaker cabinets and combos, offering optimum control in any situation.
Sample style settings for guitar include Bassman®, SRV, Marshall® Bluesbreaker and Plexi, Metallica, and Van Halen; and SVT®, slap, and King's X for bass.