Tech 21 Blonde – through amplifier.
November 26, 2010
This is what you can expect when you run your Tech 21 Character Series box through an amp. It’s not bad but I think I’d prefer to use it direct to house. Whatever. Tell me what you think.
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I’d like to try it plugged into my? Fender champion 600 with external 12″cab
Did you compare with Catalinbread formula nĀ°5 and Wampler black65’overdrive ?
@Burgerman666 It sounds great.
@4937645 Laney VC50 clean channel. It’s loaded with 40 year old Greenbacks.
what amp are u playing through??
BLONDE! hahahaha sweet!
@disciullo77 I haven’t tried it that way but there’s no reason why it shouldn’t do the trick.
How does this pedal sound at low amp volumes?
I have a Fender Deluxe Reverb and at 22 watts, it’s a bit loud for the wife and babies at night! Keeping the volume at 1 is far from the amps sweet spot and kinda thin sounding. I was hoping I could plug this in and get some decent tones without having to crank my amp.
Wonder if these tech 21 pedals “eat” distorto pedals the way an amp would?
I always wondered if they would sound OK into an amp – Thanks!
@jhoyer In this clip I’m going to the normal input of the amp. Yes, running it in different ways will give you different sonic results. But that’s the beauty of these T21 pedals – that you can run them anyway you want. Yes, every amp, every guitar, every set of hands will yield different results. Generalisation is a mistake when talking pedals.
are you going through the FX loop or after the preamp? Do you find that this makes a difference in tone? Does the particular amp you use make a difference in tone or does the Blonde kind of do it’s thing regardless of which amp it is?
Sorry for the inquisition š Great demos on all the Tech 21 pedals!
Hello hi from argentina great videos! i’ve got mi epiphone casino and a vox ac15 kind of beatle staff i dont play any solos i am more like Peter Buck style but sometimes beacause i like tom petty a lot i need some fender sound, do you think the blonde is right to complement mi vox?
in clean channel without any drive ? sound great
Hi im using a Marshall MG15CDR and a Gibson Les Paul and Tech 21 California and really liked your demo on the Tech Blonde and was asking if it would work through my amp because i like to play Ted Nugent a lot thanks for your time
Francis
Can I run this into a dirty amp and switch it on for cleans?
Yes. All of the pedals that enter these studios must succumb to vigorous abuse from Sadie on the Trampoline. Then they have to get past my wife for financial approval (the toughest test) and then myself. I’m a little easier on them but there is a constant inner battle (with myself) for one of 8-10 spaces on my board in any given week. It’s a tough job but someone’s gotta do it. Thanks for watching. š
Very impressing.
My search for the universal sound generator seems to find an end.
Due to your excellent playing Brett, of course š the Blonde sounds so good in all settings.
But what finally got me to buy one is:
Its fully trampoline-tested š
It sounds actually quite good.
I have a GT2 and its biggest + is that it can sound great at any volume. Really low volumes (hair after 7 o clock) produces a great sound. Sure with volume it may sound better, but the basic characteristics of good sound is there at any volume level. Tight low end and a clear high).
Not sure if you have owned or tired the GT2, but would say a British be able to do what the GT2 does at really low volumes.
I am speaking of using direct in front of an amp.
Thanks
Well, early Marshall amps were based on Tweed Fender specs, so there’s some logic to that.
it’s so cool to see how much fun your daughter has making these vids with you. definitely the coolest
Sure. A Laney VC50, as stated in the credits at 5:24. š
Awesome pedal and great playing too. May I ask what amp are using?? thanks..
I think it sounds great both ways..to me this has more of a open airy tone as oppose to the direct way….which to me is more compressed in sound,,,I guess it depends on the player what his ears wanna hear it……I like it this way personal perfect as far as I can say….great demo’s by the way….peace
Sounds great b4 an amp. For a “Fender” sim, it sure can get some heavy, Sabbathy sounds.
can you use this thing as a clean boost?