Tone shaping for any signal source with a Drive control, footswitchable bypass, and SansAmp circuitry.

The Tech 21 SansAmp Para Driver DI Instrument Preamp Pedal provides detailed tone-shaping possibilities for acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and electric and upright basses, either direct to a mixing console or with an instrument amplifier. The Para Driver DI gives your instrument a natural warmth and presence, as if miking it through a tube preamp. The SansAmp circuitry eliminates the harsh, unnatural harmonics of piezo pickups, while the Drive control offers some edge- ranging from just a little to over-the-top.

Tech 21 SansAmp Para Driver DI Instrument Preamp Pedal Features:

• Active tone controls with 12dB of cut or boost
• Sweepable semi-parametric EQ
• 1/4" 4.7 megOhm instrument level input
• 1/4" and XLR outputs with selectable levels
• Parallel, uneffected output to run a dry signal to a separate channel

Order the Tech 21 SansAmp Para Driver DI today for a big step up in tonal control!

Tech 21 SansAmp Para Driver DI Instrument Preamp Pedal Specifications:

• Actual size: 4.5" x 3.5" x 1.5"
• Weight: 12 oz.

Tech 21 SansAmp Para Driver DI Instrument Preamp Pedal

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Great for DI!

Posted by Tony the Closer from Oklahoma City on Aug 3, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: N/A

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock/Punk

I bought this about a month ago, and I have to say it is one of the best purchases I have ever made in 20 years of guitar gadget buying. It delivers on everything it promises (which is a rarity). I record directly into garage band with this and this thing really warms up a Pod 2.0 and Alesis drum machine.

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Indispensable tool!!

Posted by Kale from Indiana on Oct 14, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: hobbyist, active non-pro

Reviewer's Play Style: rock, prog, church

This is an amazing tone shaper/overdrive. Works great for guitar and acoustics. I use it for bass as the preamp to a tech 21 power engine 400. After hearing it, I sold my tube amp in favor of this analog/solid state set up. I chose this one over the bass driver because of the midrange control and freq. shift. Controls are VERY sensitive- 1 millimeter can make a huge difference in finding your perfect sound. That's OK, this is something you won't turn off after the set starts.

I had the opportunity to play a big, modern stage last week- the house sound guys were insistent on going direct (they had aviom ear monitors). I was shocked how great my bass sounded in my headphones going direct from the para driver. I have to admit that I didn't miss my speakers (too much!!)

Anyways, I would advise this purchase over the highly acclaimed BDDI, esp. if you play other instruments. But with either one you can't go wrong.

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Can be the Ultimate Acoustica Simulator

Posted by Whit from Indiana on Jun 13, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician, Recording Engineer (AES)

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Country, Prog

I use this pedal exclusively to run all my piezo sounds. My piezo signal goes through this and then straight to the board. The EQ is quite powerful and the mids can be shaped radically. The blend feature is great, sort of a pseudo fx return. I use this pedal to supplement an already great sounding piezo and have since stopped taking acoustic guitars to my gigs. This combination sounds better than any AC Sim. I have every heard. This pedal stays on all night during my gigs, I run it off phantom power and have never had any problems. Great sounding pedal.

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Pair with your distortion for maximum results

Posted by Necrocenturion from Bloomington, MN on Apr 11, 2007

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Death/Black/Grind/Stoner/Doom/Thrash

I use this Tech 21 Sansamp "Para Driver" pedal with a Boss Metal Zone on my practice amps (Roland Cube 15 and Peavey Studio Chorus 210). Perfect to customize your sound. Adds some thick brutality to your distortion. The Mid freq knob is key and a bonus compared to the Tech 21 Sansamp "Bass driver". I also use a rack version of the "Para driver" called the Tech 21 Sansamp "RPM" on my live gear (Peavey JSX halfstack w/ Noise Gate and Aphex Aural Exciter). Adds power and shaping to my halfstack. Also for bass, use the "Para Driver" and "Bass driver" together to take it to maximum depths. Very brutal and a "must have" for Extreme metal guitarists/bassists.

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