Any Sans Amp PSA-1 Users?

[Cleveland Metal]

Well, having owned several newer ones, the 422 is the only one I'd own... And you get them for 50 bucks on ebay...

Some preamps sound like ass with this unit. The PSA-1 was one of those...

[horns666]

Well, having owned several newer ones, the 422 is the only one I'd own... And you get them for 50 bucks on ebay...

Some preamps sound like ass with this unit. The PSA-1 was one of those...

I would go with what he knows he had both units. Yes, I got mine off Ebay in mint cond shipped for 50 bucks..much cheaper than the new ones I bought/tried and much better too.

BBEs either work great or they suck ass with various preamps/heads..I discovered they work well in 5150s, JMP-1/9200, Marshall 800s, Crate BV120, all the old Randalls I've had..and other shit I forgot.

They suck much ass in Mrk III, Rectos, Uber, Ampeg, Soldano and other shit I forgot.

You just got to try 'em, they reveal themselves instantly..and talk to some on the board that know what they're talking about..I guess.

[michel3105]

Do someone of you uses the PSA-1 direct to the mixer, for recording?
I thinking about getting one.
I already have a Sansamp GT-2 pedal, which I love, although I suspect it eats a lot of tone in the super high frequencies ? ?

[Cleveland Metal]

I never liked it direct in, just seemed like sorta fizzy. Which I've found is somewhat typical of preamps going direct in to a mixer.

[Rockinloud]

I've only done a little home recording with mine but found that it sounds best mixing the direct line with a cab & a mic. The direct line is very much "up front" when recording. Adding the mic'd cab really fattens things up. The heavier patches do sound a little fizzy like Cleveland Metal mentioned but with some tweaking can be tightened up. I've done some recording with a Line 6 Flextone III and like the Sansamp way better.