Tech 21 30th anniversary SansAmp Bass Driver DI

[DragonCurse]

After using the TSE BOD vst while recording I sold my b7k ultra to get this. still haven't taken it out of the plastic. I never want to give up this anticipation... okay I'll try it.

Got it mostly because this one has the 40/80 switch. Got the 30th anni cuz it came in stock at the place I usually buy from and drive to that I can order on reverb. Whatever! It looks and feels great! Can't wait to try it out.

I have one big question; what is the general opinion on where to place this?

I run a dynamic compressor (jam dyna-Ssor bass sustain), optical compressor (walrus Mira), heavy gain (jam rattler bass, proco rat type), this sansamp, a noise gate; and a jam pedals ripply falls bass which is a phaser with speed dial on one side; a switch between vibrato and chorus on the other side with speed and depth knobs, and a middle pedal that triples the speed of the right side.

I'm thinking either sansamp into opti, dyna, rattler, noise gate dg NSG, ripply falls, or have the sansamp go after the rattler and before the noise gate. Open to other ideas, will experiment then come back to see which opinions I lean towards

 

[_Some Dude]

I run it last, like it’s an amplifier.

Alternatively, if you’re using it as a distortion pedal, put it where your dirt pedals normally go.

 

[Azari]

Just run it like that straight into FRFR speakers/PA system. Super simple. Usually last in chain.

 

[Chris Chong]

What’s your favourite setting for TSE BOD, and when you use the actual pedal, do you notice any difference with the same setting?

 

[vickerekes]

I put a 2nd cabsim after the BDDI to fine tune into FOH or a powered cab (avatar).
Works quite well and I regularly get complements, even from the sound guys!

 

[Raman]

I've always put it last in my chain, just before the amp or recording gear.

 

[FirewalZ]

I run it last as well, from right to left.

 

[DragonCurse]

What’s your favourite setting for TSE BOD, and when you use the actual pedal, do you notice any difference with the same setting?

Still in the plastic at the moment!

Right now I'm running tse bod like this:

Level: 1:00ish
Drive: 2:00ish
Low: just ENE of 3:00
High: 11:00ish
Blend: 11:00ish
Presence is also just ENE of 3:00

 

[DragonCurse]

Guys thanks to you all for the responses, it looks like I'm correct in presuming I should have my board like this:

Tuner -> opti comp -> dyna comp -> rattler -> sansamp -> then I can run the xlr out and have the regular out go to my nsg and into the ripply falls. Unless I'm doing something wrong with the noise gate

 

[Spidey2112]

I have one big question; what is the general opinion on where to place this?

I haven't had my coffee yet, but possibly on a pedalboard... or, if you're a rebel, straight on the floor. If it has Velcro on the bottom, you can pitch those Swiffer pads.

 

[Raman]

I might even add that the SansAmp BDDI was very often not just the last unit in my chain, but the only one.
When I gigged regularly, I used to have 2 kits that I took along with my bass, depending on the venue:
-One was my full pedal kit (comp., dist., delay, etc.), with the BDDI at the end of the chain.
-The other was just unplugging the BDDI and throwing it in my bass case. That was all I needed 90% of the time.

Nowadays, I use an MXR M81 instead of the BDDI. The reason is I play at home and usually do so through my pedal chain. Therefore, I wanted a very transparent preamp/DI as an end-unit, before going into my practice amp or my console and soundcard.
But for 20 years at least, the SansAmp was an organic extension of my bass. I rarely plugged anywhere without it.
It's just a really, really intuitive, useful and great-sounding pedal.