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Tech 21 SansAmp RBIItem ID: RBIRackmount Bass PreAmp with Effects Loop and 2 Direct Outputs 
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From Our Research Team:The Rackmount SansAmpJust like its exceptionally popular pedal predecessor, SansAmp RBI offers you an entire sound spectrum of the most coveted traditional and modern bass amp systems --including mondo overdriven tones that typically require a complex mass of gizmos that weren't even designed for bass in the first place. Sample settings, such as SVT- style, Bassman-style, King's X-style, and Crimson-style (to name a few) are included in the owner's manual to get you started.Familiar Controls: Drive adjusts the overall amount of gain and overdrive; Presence brings out the upper harmonic content and attack; Blend allows you to mix the direct instrument signal with SansAmp Tube Amplifier Emulation circuitry; and active Bass and Treble controls cut or boost ±12dB. What's New? SansAmp RBI features a dedicated Mid control; individual Level control for the XLR out to optimize your amp's output relative to the P.A. system; Effects Loop; Mix 50/50 switch to configure the Effects Loop in series or parallel; 1/4" rear input and XLR output with select- able levels; buffered uneffected XLR output to run a dry signal to a separate channel; Footswitch input to engage unit; and Footswitch output to chain and toggle between another SansAmp RBI. The SansAmp RBI gives you a truckload of bass amp rigs in a single rackspace. When you start with a solid foundation of tone, you can travel as heavy or light as you like SansAmp RBI Image Gallery
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Reviewsbased on 5 reviewsListen!
by The guy from Kingston, PA
I wrote many reviews in different places. Try this in any store. This will focus and clear any bass sound. It sounds as if what you have turned your amp toward you instead of facing backwards, or you ... read more [+]have suddenly removed a heavy blanket from your speaker. This is the first and last effect you should own for bass. It lets you also go direct to P.A. without using an amp and retain the bass tone. (Hence SansAmp) close [-]
October 26, 2007 Music Background: 25 years stage Very pleasant surprise
by Tom Bramhall from Huntsville, AL
I initially was looking for the "idiot pre", meaning something different people could plug into an find challenging to mess up their tone. It most emphatically is not an idiot resistant unit and is so... read more [+]mewhat tweaky. That being said though, the same could be stated regarding say a Boogie Mark 2C or 4 where you can dial in that absolute holy grail tone and with very minor control change switch to tone to induce projectile vomiting. If you work with this thing you can get all manner of sounds. The suggested starting points for different tones are very useful. Seems to work for live and recording very well, Geddy Lee being someone who can attest to it. close [-]
August 13, 2008 Music Background: Bass player for more than 30 years I Really Like It!
by Lenny "the meat" Mecca from Dunmore, PA
After becoming bored of my dull lifeless bass sound, I decided to try the Sans Amp RBI. I'm glad I did. I put it in my rack, plugged into the power amp in of my head and there was that pizzaz I was lo... read more [+]oking for. And the more I tweaked the better it got. Many compliments on the FOH sound from other players.In the studio, I still prefer the Avalon U5, but live I stand by my Sans Amp and highly recommend it. Well built and sounds great! close [-]
March 29, 2008 Music Background: Bassist; 32yrs exp. live and studio USEFUL PIECE OF GEAR
by JONC. from AKRON, OHIO
I AGREE WITH THE LAST REVIEWER THAT THE SANSAMP IS GREAT FOR RECORDING. SOMETIMES IT HARD TO GET THE BASS SOUND YOU REALLY LIKE WITH A D.I., BUT THE RBI DELIVERS IN THE STUDIO. I ACTUALLY PREFER A TUB... read more [+]E PREAMP WHEN PLAYING OUT, BUT WHEN RECORDING, THE RBI GIVES A SOLID, CLEAN AND ADJUSTABLE TONE AND IS VERY QUIET. GOOD INVESTMENT. close [-]
May 7, 2006 Music Background: Good bass sound made easy
by Joe Evans from Tuscaloosa, Alabama
I have tried many ways of recording bass guitar direct over the last few years without getting the sound I was looking for. Due to where I live, I can't use an actual amplifier so I had been stuc... read more [+]k with various software plugs and DI boxes that never quite delievered. The SansAmp RBI immediately made a big difference in the recorded sound. It's doesn't try to emulate different amps like some of the plugs I have tried, but offers a better sound quality than software. You can get close to some of the more famous amps you hear. All in all it sounds more realistic with better dynamics and tone. I love it! close [-]
June 1, 2005 Music Background: Also popular
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