Tech 21, the Company
Tech 21, Inc., was formed by a guitarist possessing the unusual combination
of a trained ear and electronics expertise. In 1989, B. Andrew Barta incorpo-
rated Tech 21 and made his unique invention commercially available to play-
ers and studios around the world. His highly-acclaimed
SansAmp™
pio-
neered Tube Amplifier Emulation in professional applications for recording
direct and performing live, and created an entirely new category of signal pro-
cessing. While there have since been many entries into this niche, SansAmp
continues to maintain its reputation as the industry standard.
With a full line of SansAmp models, Tech 21 also offers effect pedals and
MIDI products, as well as “traditional” style amplifiers for guitar and bass.
Each product is thoughtfully and respectfully designed by Andrew himself
with the player in mind. Our goal is to provide you with flexible, versatile tools
to cultivate, control, refine and redefine your own individual sound. Tech 21
takes great pride in delivering consistent professional quality sound, studio to
studio, club to club, arena to arena.
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VT Bass 1969, an Overview
The VT Bass 1969 bass amp head is a 2-channel, 2-rackspace adaptation of
its pedal counterpart, the SansAmp Character Series VT Bass. The heart of
the VT Bass 1969 is the analog warmth of the SansAmp emulation circuitry
that was designed to recreate the powerful tones of Ampeg
®
-style stacks.
Each channel features a powerful 3-band
active EQ section and a full-range
Drive control to dial in your desired tone. The unique, continuously-variable
Character control moves seamless between decades of different voicings. It
alters the entire sonic structure of the sound, from thick flip-top funk, to
indie rock snarl, to deep tectonic distortion.
For studio and live applications, our proprietary, 100% analog SansAmp
Tube Amplifier Emulation technology enables you to go straight into the
mixer of a recorder or PA system via the XLR Direct Output.
The included Footswitch further expands the VT Bass 1969’s capabilities. In
addition to being able to remotely change channels, there is a MUTE switch
which allows you to silently tune your instrument, and a MIX function to
simultaneously engage both channels, yielding 3 footswitchable sounds.
The VT Bass 1969 offers bootylicious tones for fearless pro players yearning
to jump ship from the status quo.
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