GEAR Tech 21 NYC Steve Harris SH-1 SansAmp $399

GEAR Tech 21 NYC Steve Harris SH-1 SansAmp $399

TECH 21 Steve HarrisTECH SH-1 21 SansAmp Iron Maiden bassistSteve Steve HarrisHarris gets his own SH-1 SansAmp. SansAmp Will it make you ‘Run To The Hills’? Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris gets his own SansAmp. Will it make you ‘Run To The Hills’? Tech 21 www.tech21nyc.comTech 21 $399 www.tech21nyc.com $399

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BP RATING sending to a PA desk or studio board—and you’ve Plug in and you’re presented with two got quite the package. The booklet even includes EQ BUILD QUALITY channels,BPM392.tech_21.indd both of which 58 are served by the same layouts for anyone looking to emulate20/12/2019 tones 12:08 from SOUND QUALITY four-band EQ and blend control, but which have VALUE Lemmy, Phil Lynott, Cliff Burton, and other bassists dedicated level and gain pots. The most obvious of the headbanging persuasion. We’re convinced.

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