Tech 21 marks 30th anniversary with SansAmp PSA 2.0 pedal

July 10, 2023 · 3 sources

Tech 21 released the SansAmp PSA 2.0, a pedalboard version of its original rackmount SansAmp, for the company's 30th anniversary, Delicious Audio reported on July 10, 2023¹. The original rackmount unit was introduced in 1993 and modified only once since then, primarily to add hardware features².

The PSA 2.0 carries all of the original controls: Buzz, Punch, Crunch, Drive, Gain (formerly Pre-Amp), Low, High, Level and Trim¹². It has 128 memory locations for storing and recalling programs; the maker says a user sets tones and pushes the Save button¹². The signal path is analog, with only the programming and memory sections digital, according to the maker³. RockBoard's listing classifies it as a hybrid circuit³.

Performance Mode turns the unit into a 3-channel stompbox³¹². Delicious Audio described the mode as evidently inspired by the company's recent FlyRig line¹. The maker lists studio uses including recording direct and enhancing existing tracks in mixdowns, and live uses including as a preamp direct into a power amp with guitar or bass speaker cabinets, as a direct box to a P.A. system, or both at once³².

RockBoard's technical data lists width, depth, height and weight as 000.00 mm, so no dimensions are available³. No price or US availability date is given in the sources. The PSA 2.0 is a preamp pedal with cab simulation, per RockBoard's category tags³.