Tech 21 GED-2112 SansAmp Geddy Lee Signature 1U Rackmount Pre-Amp

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.

Details:

• 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