All-New Ampeg SCR-DI!

[JimmyM]

Why call it a Scrambler™ circuit if it's not even remotely related to the Scrambler™ that we all know and love?

Seems like a waste of a ™ to me.

Who knows and loves the original Scrambler? The same people who caused it to stiff in the market place twice?

 

[JimmyM]

I wonder if the EQ section on board will sound anything like the Barber Linden—because, man that thing is sweet.

Yes and no. The Linden is a 2-band bass/treble EQ based on the old James/Baxandall tone stacks where middle position was flat and you could boost or cut both bass and treble. The B-15 has the James/Baxandall tone stack. But the tone stack on the SCR-DI will no doubt have a mid knob where you can boost or cut a range of mid frequencies centered at 500 hz, which you can't do with the Linden. If you want a sneak preview, the Micro CL, Micro VR, PF350, and all the BA amps have the same tone stack.

 

[jumblemind]

What if you could feed the output signal through your pedal board then loop it back through the "Thru" jack and out the XLR to the board. For those that use in-ears and no amps that would be ideal.

Why ideal? Seems the way it is currently designed is ideal for in-ears and no amps. Your pedal board goes into the preamp unit then out the XLR to FOH/monitors.

 

[SirMjac28]

It's definitely a very cool little product. Won't dislodge the Enabler from my board, but it would be a great alternative for that and/or an EBS Micro Bass II. Maybe not as full featured as the EBS or transparent and small as an Enabler (which is out of production anyway) but, the price would seem to be very good.

+1 I didn't know they stopped making the Enabler? that's a high quality box for sure regret selling mine.

 

[FretNoMore]

What if you could feed the output signal through your pedal board then loop it back through the "Thru" jack and out the XLR to the board. For those that use in-ears and no amps that would be ideal.

I don't quite see what you want to achieve, but I think what you might want is a similar pedal but with an effects loop. Anyway, what you describe does not work with this pedal, you can't loop the output back into the Thru.

 

[Slpbass81]

Yup, I plan on selling my Sansamp and buying this. Especially happy of the aux in and headphone out making it a great practice unit while on the road.

 

[EKULP01]

This looks good, also interested to see how this will stack up against the Tech 21 VT / BDDI?

 

[hodgy]

Wooo! It's the 22nd and we can FINALLY talk about it for Reals! I had a chance to put one of the protos through it's paces, so if anyone has any questions, I've got some answers.
Before you ask- shipping in April (tentatively).

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[Lethgar]

April :/

 

[nshuman]

Wooo! It's the 22nd and we can FINALLY talk about it for Reals! I had a chance to put one of the protos through it's paces, so if anyone has any questions, I've got some answers.
Before you ask- shipping in April (tentatively).

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Well, maybe a little description, first impressions?

Will it run a power amp?

 

[hodgy]

It sounds like Ampeg. Same tone stack, more or less, as the new BA V2 amps.
Will it run a power amp? Do a little research on your power amp. If your power amp will accept a line-level signal than the answer is yes.

 

[nshuman]

It sounds like Ampeg. Same tone stack, more or less, as the new BA V2 amps.
Will it run a power amp? Do a little research on your power amp. If your power amp will accept a line-level signal than the answer is yes.

So 0.7xxx volts only?

 

[Kano2864212]

I might pick one up just for a practice tool.

 

[maevinj]

I'm really curious as to how this will stack up against the VT DI.

 

[hodgy]

I can't speak for the the VT, but I have the VT deluxe, and while I didn't have time to A/B the two, I feel that the VTDeluxe has more hair in the distortion (and more noise as you crank it). The SCRDI distortion feels more smooth. The VTDeluxe also seems a bit more extreme in the EQ'ing, but maybe that's just my 3 week old memory messing with me. I'll be picking up one of these, but it won't 100% replace my VT Deluxe (I bought it specifically because I needed at least 3 channels that I could program). I'll use the SCR-DI when I just need something more simple.

 

[marko138]

Looks awesome. I want it.

 

[MoWBass]

I was about to sell my Aguilar TH and planning to get a darkglass Vintage Deluxe but and then, this appears...!

 

[collins81]

OH. MY. GAWD.

 

[Bass 45]

It's on the website now:

http://www.ampeg.com/products/pedals/SCR_DI/

 

[Bass 45]

A link to the owner's manual:

http://www.ampeg.com/pdf/manuals/SCR-DI_OM.pdf