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Tech 21 Character Series Blonde V2Item ID: SACSBlonde2Overdrive Pedal with 6 Control knobs, Speaker Emulation, and Speaker Emulation Bypass Switch - SansAmp Character Series 
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From Our Research Team:Classic American Amp Sounds, Through Your Rig or Direct!The Tech 21 SansAmp Character Series Blonde V2 overdrive pedal gives you incredibly authentic-sounding silverface and blackface tone, as well as satisfying tweed sounds. Go from sparkling clean to punchy to dynamic overdrive to sizzling lead using the six effective controls you'll find on the Blonde (Level, Mid, Character, Drive, Low, and High knobs). All the pedals in the Character Series are much more than simple stompboxes; you can use them as preamps or take advantage of built-in speaker emulation for quiet, hassle-free recording. A speaker simulation bypass switch lets you use the Blonde V2 as a straight-up overdrive effect for your amplifer rig.Tech 21 SansAmp Character Series Blonde V2 Overdrive Pedal Features:
The Tech 21 SansAmp Character Series Blonde pedal gives you classic amp tones and modern versatility! Character Series Blonde V2 Image Gallery
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Reviewsbased on 7 reviewsGreat as a pedal or DI
by Steve Powell from Dallas, TX
I got this to allow me to get some crunchier Fender tones in my studio- my old '64 Princeton has to be pretty cranked to get nasty. This is just the ticket- I can set it up to sound just like a louder... read more [+] version of my amp, dial the character back for loud clean tone, or set it at about 2 o'clock for great tweedy tones. The drive let's you go from squeaky clean to "12". I love the sound thru my amp with the speaker emulation turned off the best, but it does work great as a DI. Also makes a great bass DI- set it up for a little blackface Bassman grit, add a compressor and you're got a great, punchy tone. The EQ lets you go from old school to modern. Very versatile. close [-]
April 30, 2012 Music Background: Recording engineer, live sound, studio and stage performance Butt Kicking Preamp
by Knelt from Calgary AB Canada
Flexible Pedal, can be used in a thousand ways. However it's greatest value in my opinion is direct into the power amp of a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe or DeVille. This combination gives you an AMAZING so... read more [+]unding single channel Fender amp with the ability to get a cranked up tone at reasonable volume levels. Being in a Canadian band that has to do alot of flying to the U.S. this thing is worth it's weight in gold, as I can guarantee a great sound with whatever amplifier a venue can provide me with. Worst case scenario I also bring along a Radial DI box and can go straight to the board. When we're at home I bring two of them as emergency backups in case either of the bands guitar amps blow up on stage (which happens). A ridiculously useful product. close [-]
February 29, 2012 Music Background: Guitarist, Producer, Music Director. Great Pedal
by Kyle from Zanesville, OH USA
This pedal sounds amazing. Don't let purist snobs keep you from using modeling gear. It all depends on what you plug it into. I am currently running through the return jack of a cheap Fender FM210 con... read more [+]verted to a head/cab with a Warehouse Veteran 30. It sounds amazing! (speaker sim turned off, of course) I have an Eminence Delta Pro speaker on the way to work as a flat frequency monitor so I can use the speaker sim. I plan on buying the British and Leeds pedals as well. Tech 21 Rocks! close [-]
November 29, 2011 Music Background: Musician/Recording Engineer An extremely versatile Fender-style amp simulator
by from Arlington, TX USA
This pedal makes it very easy to get a wide variety of Fenderish amplifier sounds. The speaker simulator is pretty convincing and the DIed sound is excellent. November 18, 2011 Music Background: recording engineer and veteran musician Upside: makes it alot e... read more [+]asier to get sounds. Downside: might make me alot lazier about miking up an amp! Speaking of amps, with the speaker sim defeated this makes a great overdrive or distortion pedal. The sample settings on the card that comes in the box aren't that great, it's really best to sit down with it and roll your own. The Character knob, as on the other pedals of this series, seems to be where 80% of the tone-shaping power lives. Experiment with settings and instruments. I'll be keeping this for many years. close [-] Very nice analog emulator.
by Your name here. from Chicagoland
For gigs where I have to bring our p.a. system, mics, stands, mixer, mixer board processing racks, cables, snake, etc... this thing saves me bringing my Fender tube amp (and saves me from having to m... read more [+]ic the amp, having loud stage volumes and dealing with feedback issues, and one less thing i have to worry about theft).March 27, 2012 Music Background: Singer/songwriter, 1 album... just like a million other people. This pedal is actually quite good at quite a few different Fender sounds. It's analog, so no AD/DA latency (which can add up if some of your other pedals are digital as well). My chain is: guitar < Voodoo Sparkle Drive (for the occasional overdrive) < Tech21 Blonde (with speaker emulation on) < Line 6 M13 < stereo left and right channels < Radial Passive Stereo DI box < mixing board in stereo channel. You can also use it in a a guitar amp: disable the speaker emulation if it goes in the input jack, enable the speaker emulation if you plug in to the Effects In . Great sound, responsive and very tweakable. I recommend it to anyone who needs to travel light. Of course nothing ever beats a real tube amp. close [-] Also popular
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