YYZ - Geddy Lee Signature Pedal Tech 21 - Demo - Review - Walk through 

Hands down the best metal bass reviews on YT! Love your playing rodman!! Badass \m/

this is what a demo /review should be like absolutely love this video

Dang! Dude can play the bass!

Man I like this better for metal than the dug and even the subatomic! Also, I’ve been playing for *decades* and would kill to be able to shred like that.

Yup, that sounds fucking great. Ordered mine from my local shop but it hasn't come in yet looking forward to it. That high end clank sounds fantastic for a slightly dirty metal tone, and you know, Geddy's sound is amazing. Thanks for making this!

Another great Video. Good to see and Hear the Schecter also. I'm glad Tim posted it on FB as it didn't show up in my RU-vid feed (I hit the bell this time) . Thanks

So glad I found this video. I own one of these but it’s really giving me new ideas and a better understanding of what it does. Thank you!

Definitely would love to try one out. I have a DP3X from Tech21 which has a very different sound and I bet the two of them would bring most of the dirt I need.

Just returned to this pedal after messing around with other drive/preamp units. Even at low gain, it sounds great (no shit, I used it on , of all things, a Duran Duran cover my band played - VERY articulate).

Excellent review, thanks Rodney! You do a great job at breaking down the fine points, always clear and articulate. I'm a big fan:)

Rodney, I’ve watched this so many times just to see you tear it up, especially the intro.....you are a BEAST!!!!!! Always a pleasure to watch. Thank you so much for sharing.

Dude, you are an amazing player! I just got this pedal and its incredible! Thanks for the demo, it helped me make up my mind!

Excellent review of this pedal. I've been frustrated by all of the videos just churning out Rush riffs. This was exactly what I was looking for information and example wise. Kudos.

I know that this is an old thread but I'm waiting for my YYZ pedal in the mail and was watching demos to prep myself for when it comes. Had to comment because your playing is absolutely sick! This was the best and most informative demo that I've seen for this pedal. Very intuitive but still spoken as if we were discussing it over a beer and not in a lecture hall. I like that. I won't be playing much Rush with it and was curious as to what I could accomplish toward my own desired tone which is currently "close" to what I'm after but missing a key ingredient. I think that I've found it with this pedal. I won't be looking at the recommended pre settings in the manual. I will be using my ears. Can't wait. I realize it may be a dead thread but hope this comment helps to resurect it. Great info on how the separate controls interact together making the tonal possibilities endless. So, Thanks for the video. Very encouraging, although your playing may have discouraged me as to where I am personally at, ability wise.😆 Very Inspirational. I'm sitting with my Precision typing because of it. Great demo.

Thanks for your videos. I usually don't like musical channels like yours because too many of them are nerdy but you sound cool and accurate. So thanks!

Dude!!! Thanks for this video! I'm happy that you're not playing Rush stuff.. :) GREAT playing!!! Are you using any compression in this demo? or post processing??

Awesome demo as always brotha man! Love the "Not Geddy" more than "The Geddy".

Great demo / summary with respect to the range / diversity of the YYZ. I liked it. Beautiful bass too.

Less than a minute in and I have decided this pedal kicks ass.

First impression of my YYZ is in favor of my dUg Pinnick. But I have to play around with it. It took time to find 'my tone' with dUg. I am sure I will find one with the YYZ. I don't try to emulate anyone but can describe my desired tone an a cross between LEMMY and conventional Motown!!!

Dude that harmonic lick/fill @:43 you did was nuts! Great review and amazing playing.

Great demo man! Mine arrives Saturday! Really excited to add it to my new board. I'll let you know if there's any settings that really stand out to me! :)

Love Geddy!

Very accurate and complete demo of that pedal. Gonna buy one!

I kept waiting for you to say it was warm like a tube amp, at least when you were describing the sound midway through the review haha. Never mentioned it that way..

Andrew Barta said the tight button is for kicking in if you play softer than Geddy.

What a great Bass player. Wow! And great review of this pedal, too.

:43 Your lady must be smiling at all times. Lol Nice work. Great demo.

Nice pedal, but tjeez, your playing in the intro is amazing

Basically it mimics the dual demeter preamp Geddy has used since forever. That is cool!

Impressive, you the man.

You rip, buddy! Awesome review and playing

That thing sounds filthy, I just wish it had the parametric mid like the ged2112 rack unit

Dude you cook! Got me one of these and it gets the sound,now if I could just play half as good as you.Some very good ideas for settings,I love this pedal.Great demo!

Excellent review, thanks!

Excellent review,great details,great playing.Keep them coming Sir!

I’m torn between this and the new Frank Bello, honestly. Great playing and tones!

When you talked about the MID boost/cut, you appeared to actually be turning the MIX knob...

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Hey Rodney!! Great playing and nice review. I saw in the booklet that there's a TOOL setting. I was wondering if the Dug could get that type of tone ? Being a kind of bi-amp set up i'd guess so but i could be wrong... What would be your take on that since you played with both pedals ? Cheers

I've had great luck by plugging into a SansAmp RBI and using it to feed a SansAmp RPM. I get Geddy's tone by running them in that order. Reversing the order (RPM into the RBI) doesn't work near as good...

Great Demo! Hey, are you running into an amp from the pedal or direct to board/computer? Sansamp in general are ampless capable designs but all info points this to be a front amp effects pedal, not amp simulator

Love yr tone and feel. How do you set up the pedal for that Geddy tone? I usually use a combination of rack units to get his tone basically an RBI a Palmer PDI05 and a U5.

Some fucking monster playing dude props

Is it worth paying the extra for the ged 2112 or is the yyz pedal good enough? Hard to get an opinion on the differences except the $150.00 is more than apparent! Your opinion would be highly valued if you have time that would be awesome! Great playing as usual btw

By the way, I was just thinking about buying a Tech 21 Sansamp Bass Driver Di V2. Is the Geddy lee signature pedal a replacement for the original Sansamp? I mean is it worth having both?

But can it make you play keyboards and sing like Geddy too? Didn't think so! ;-)

Amazing demo! What EMG soapbars are you using?

The interactivity of controls and not EQing with your eyes seems to be indicative of a lot of Tech21 gear. I've had a VT Deluxe for years, and I still don't really understand the formula for programming it. I just turn knobs until stuff sounds good. Unfortunately, it's not a great design philosophy when you need to make a quick adjustment at a gig.

Hi, very ansome bass playing and great demo, thx. i'm looking at it and what's better, the pedal or the rackmount version?

Between the Geddy Lee, Steve Harris and Dug Pinnick pedal did you have a fav? I'm unable to do a side by side comparison but leaning towards the DP-3x. Great reviews and bass playing. Thanks.

Hey, not sure if you noticed on watching your video but when you were talking about the mid knob you left it at 11 and were actually moving the blend knob, not the mids.

You Sir are a BEAST ! : )

@ Rodney Very interesting pedal, I see SweetWater also sells the rack version (I own a recording studio so I may pick it up) How do you compare this pedal against let's say the Darkglass Alpha Omega for metal bass? I recently picked up the Alpha Omega and really dig it. I also like what I hear from the Geddy Lee pedal, my question is since I got the Alpha Omega would it make since to get the Geddy Lee?

If only you had a blazer and a mullet! Otherwise a perfect demo!

The lick at 0:43!

Cool demo, but I think you got the mix and mid knobs confused!

Wow!!

I'm torn between the YYZ, GED-2112 and the dUg Pinnick. Which do you think is better and most versatile without compromising Geddy Lee's tone? Secondly, do you hear a difference between the YYZ and the GED-2112 given the 2112 has the parametric EQ which may be able to shape your sound more?

damn I might just have to pick this pedal up!

Great review! Woud you recomend me geddy lee signiture or basic tech 21 bass driver v2 ?

Confused. I ready Rodney McG but you logo says Rodney McR 🤷🏻‍♂️

Great sound! Do we hear the pedal only, or there is also an Amp, or some IRs?

Great video!

Is it new? can't find it on Amazon

Rodney, did you try the"rack" version? Do you know if they sound different? Thanks in advance!

"IF" interested you can check out my channel...I have 36 raw instrumental demos atm where I am developing my bass tone. Not metal, but more of a prog rock thing. Only mentioning it as you asked to links to others ideas. Let me know what you think.

Wait... When talking about the blend and mids controls did you just flip them by accident?

Have you tried this pedal in front of a standard bass amp?

How do you feel with that compare to dUg or Darkglass things ?

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For this pedal use Fender jazz or Rickenbacker !!!!

What are your settings for slap ?

Still doesn’t remind me of the altec preamp geddy used … just go listen to the plethora of isolated tracks of geddy on youtube