SansAmp Character VT Bass DI : Great multi purpose pedal -useful in emergencies!

This pedal is up to the usual high standards of Tech21 gear. It can be used in many ways. You can bypass the amp simulation circuitry and just use it as a volume boost, a 3 band active eq. pedal, a DI box, an overdrive pedal or an amp (SVT style) simulator for live or recording work. I always have mine with me in case of amp failure and very often have used it in conjunction with my amp to go into the PA for extra support or to my other band mates monitors.

The amp simulation is good but I find the higher overdrive / distortion levels a bit hissy. Its eq. is shared by both the dry and overdrive circuits, so if you are attempting to blend overdrive into your clean signal, any adjustment of the eq will effect both -which is a bit of a drag because sometimes a thinner overdrive with removed bass sits better on top of a dry signal but here you can't eq. the two separately.

Anyway, for all that it brings in one box I am satisfied.