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Tech 21 Character Series Leeds

Item ID: SACSLeeds

Guitar Overdrive Pedal with Amp and Speaker Emulation - SansAmp Character Series

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Tap into the Sound of '70s-era UK Punk Rock!

You may not know it, but quite a bit of the definitively raw and gritty sound of '70s-era punk and classic British pop and rock came straight out of Leeds in the UK. It's a tone that glistens with glassy shine, screams "Oi!," and rages like a drunk football hooligan. Now you can get that same sonic character in an ultra-convenient format, with the SansAmp Character Series Leeds pedal from Tech 21. Pull back the drive and enjoy the bell-like crispness, or punch it into high gear for the signature snarl of a Fane-style speaker cab pushed to its limits.





Tech 21 SansAmp Character Series Leeds Amplifier-emulation Pedal Features at a Glance:
  • The definitive tone of '70s-era UK punk, rock, and pop bands
  • Super-aggressive Fane-style speaker emulation
  • Speaker emulation defeat switch for use with a real amplifier
  • Level and Drive controls act like those on a traditional, well-equipped amp
  • Active Low, Mid, and High EQ controls let you dial in your sound
  • Continuously variable Character knob moves seamlessly among different voicings

Get the savage sound of '70s-era punk rock, with the Tech 21 SansAmp Character Series Leeds pedal!
Specification Detail
Manufacturer Part Number CS-LDS

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Great Tone

by Andy Baum from Brooklyn, New York USA
February 29, 2012
Music Background: Recording Engineer, Musician
I use this onstage through a Tech21 Power Engine 60 with the cab simulation on. It easily cuts through with a full band and provides a wide palette of tone.

Even though each of the Char... read more [+]acter Series pedals is designed to emulate a specific amp/speaker, they all cover a wide ground, tonewise. This pedal goes from mid-60s chimey to soaring Townshendesque power all the way to punk distortion. There is none of the harshness that can sometimes come with using digital amp modeling. The Leeds pedal, like its Character Series siblings, is all analog. And, not surprisingly, it works extremely well in tandem with the Power Engine 60. By comparison, when using a BOSS ME-70 with amp simulation into the Power Engine, I have to boost the treble EQ on the floor unit. Not a knock on the ME-70 - I still get great tone. But, it is illustrative of how well Tech21 has integrated the Character Series pedals and the Power Engine.

One improvement I would like to see would be along the lines of what Tech 21 did with the VT Bass Deluxe - namely, to augment the functionality to include the ability to save user presets. Maybe in the next generation.

Still, I am very impressed with the way this pedal performs. It's a nice addition to my tonal toolbox. close [-]

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