Tech 21 GED-2112 Geddy Lee Signature SansAmp Bass Preamp

Geddy Lee has been performing without onstage amps and speakers since the Test for Echo Tour in 1996, favoring major household appliances instead. Known for using a variety of gear to create interesting layered tones, Geddy has included the SansAmp RBI and/or the SansAmp RPM in his rig since 2001. Wanting to streamline and simplify his gear for new projects, Geddy partnered with Tech 21 to design a signature SansAmp, the GED-2112. This challenging collaboration involved distilling a rack load of equipment into a single rack space. It resulted in a new format for Parallel Pre-Amping — having two separate internal pre-amps that run in parallel. The Drive pre-amp section is based upon the versatile SansAmp RPM, for a wide range of sonic possibilities. The Deep pre-amp section offers a low-end boost for thick, meaty tones. Saturation goes from clean in lower settings to increased harmonics and tube-like compression in higher settings. To keep things lean and efficient, the EQ curve is pre-set to Geddy’s specs. You can use either section independently or blend them externally direct to a mixing board as well as to two amplifiers.

Adjustment: Blend to adjust the ratio of SansAmp tube amp emulation and your direct signal Use: You can use either section independently or blend them externally direct to a mixing board as well as to two amplifiers Signature SansAmp: Wanting to streamline and simplify his gear for new projects, Geddy partnered with Tech 21 to design a signature SansAmp, the GED-2112