I hear ya on the economizing thing. I actually considered the Tech 21 I got a bargain at 180 dollars used. I didn't think it was all that much for what it brings to my tonal table. Most of my guitars, on the other hand, are not on the higher end of the cost spectrum. My MIM 50's tele cost me four hundred bucks. I bought it on a frigid cold day in the parking lot at the Auburn, MA public library from an internet buddy that met me there. My Strat cost me $279 at a local store. It's an MIM Standard. Works and sounds great. My bass also cost me four hundred and I bought that from a trusted bass playing friend. I'm currently considering my most expensive music purchase ever, a Taylor acoustic. On Thursday, April 29, 2004, at 08:03 AM, Carl Edlund Anderson wrote:
Mike Carlyle wrote:
According to Tech 21, the Trademark 10 and the SansAmp direct box are identical to each other, technology-wise. I have not used the SansAmp DI, but... I guess that having used the TM10's direct output (as was done on the demo songs) qualifies me as having used it after all.
Well, I think I still need to keep the Bass V-amp under consideration, since it has a pile of both guitar and bass amp sims and clocks in at mere $140 from Musician's Friend. I would have to think bout whether the sound would be sufficiently better from a combination of SansAmp GT2 and Bass DI ($170 and $190 respectively to make costing 150% more (eek!) worthwhile. That could be tough sell on the home front ;) The press and online commentary for the Tech 21 stuff does make it seem rather better sonically than the V-amp (suggesting one may well get what one pays for here), but I think that route might not be practical for me unless I get at least a bit richer :P
Cheers, Carl
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