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 rackload of equipment into a single rackspace. 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 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 personal specs. You can use either section independently or blend them externally direct to a mixing board as well as to two amplifiers.
Unconventional? Unorthodox? Unique? You betcha.
GED-2112 FEATURES
Dual, all-analog SansAmp circuits
Drive control for gain and overdrive
Blend to adjust the ratio of SansAmp tube amp emulation and
your direct signal
Sweepable semi-parametric EQ, 170 Hz to 3.0 kHz, cut/boost 12dB
Saturation for low-end beef and separate Level control
Deep pre-amp has dedicated ¼-inch and XLR direct outputs
Effect Loop with Mix 50/50 switch
Tuner output
Uneffected ¼-inch output
Front panel A/B switching to have 2 basses ready to go; dual rear inputs with -20dB input pads
