Tech 21 SA1 SansAmp SA-1 Classic Amp Simulator guitar effects pedal

It is rare an electronic music-related product can withstand the test of time. For over 30 years, the SansAmp Classic has been used for every kind of music style from death metal to commercial jingles, in countless pro studios, on tours around the globe, on a vast variety of major releases (including Grammy Award-winning records), and by hundreds of thousands of everyday players, producers, and engineers.

Put on a manufacturing hiatus in 2016, the SansAmp Classic was reissued in 2021 due to a surge in popular demand. Virtually unchanged and still made in the USA, the all-analog SansAmp Classic is B. Andrew Barta’s unique invention that was the catalyst for the whole “going direct” movement back in 1989.

Of the pedal formats, SansAmp Classic is the most sophisticated. While all SansAmps deliver the warm, rich, natural tones of the most desirable tube amplifiers on the planet, the SansAmp Classic is the original.

Key features

• All-analog design, made in the USA
• Bank of eight Character switches to fine-tune tonality, harmonics, and dynamics
• Three-position Input switch: Lead (Marshall®-style), Normal (Mesa Boogie®-style), and Bass (Fender®-style)
• Great for guitar, bass, and going direct to the board