Tech 21 announces Marty Friedman Signature SansAmp pedal

February 19, 2025 · 2 sources

Tech 21 announced the Marty Friedman Signature SansAmp, a signature stompbox developed with the guitarist, in February 2025¹². Guitar World reported the announcement on February 21, 2025, two days after Gearnews published its coverage¹².

The pedal arrives pre-loaded with Friedman's clean, dirty and lead tones¹. It operates much like the SansAmp PSA 2.0 and offers two modes: Performance mode, which provides instant access to three core presets, and Studio mode, which unlocks 128 preset slots¹². Controls include Drive, Low, Mid and High, described as active tone controls that boost or cut, plus Reverb, a Gate for signal cleanup and a Filter control voiced for Friedman that shapes the midrange¹². Guitar World describes the tuner as chromatic². The built-in speaker/cab sim uses SansAmp Tube Amplifier Emulation technology and covers the signal chain from preamp to power amp to speaker simulation¹. A low-impedance XLR output with ground lift can go directly to a PA or mixing desk¹. The enclosure is metal with silent switching¹.

Guitar World reports that SansAmp inventor Andrew Barta has stuck by analog gear and believes digital amp modelers "sound one-dimensional and aren't touch-sensitive, so the nuances of your playing style get lost," but that he believes he has "cracked the code" with this pedal, "replicating the dynamics, responsiveness, and fluidity" of analog gear in a digital setting².

The two sources give different prices. Gearnews lists an MSRP of USD 429¹. Guitar World says the pedal will cost players $349².