Classic Ampeg sound in a pedal?

I've heard great things about the 20 watt ampeg portaflex valve amps for DI and live tones
Other than that, probably the Broughton SV-Pre. I love mine but it was a gamble trying to get one

 

The Sushi Box Slampegg is really nice and it does a great job at the Ampeg thing. The SV-pre was good as well. hard to come by though.

 

where are my Super 300 bros when you're needed?

 

There's another Ampeg In A Box thread, well, titled as such, but it has basically become a thread about one pedal in particular.


Found it. Here 'tis: THE Pedals for the SVT Sound

Better than sliced bread, beats the second coming...

PS: Peaveylover's post above, that's the one.

 

Which Sansamp are you using? The VT? That would be my recommendation.

 

The Ampeg SCR-DI is based on Ampeg’s BA series amps. I wouldn’t go so far as saying that it gets you that SVT sound, but it’s definitely gets you an Ampeg tone. I don’t much care for the Scrambler circuit on the SCR-DI, but otherwise it’s a solid unit.

 

Agreed on the SCR-DI, and a separate Scrambler pedal pedal works better due to more available adjustments.

 

The latest generation of modelers are actually pretty good. Maybe an hx stomp would do the trick

 

you should be able to get something close with the Shuttle controls...tweak a bit on it and see if driving the gain a bunch helps get you where you want to go ? boost the 1khz or so, bring down the treble ?

 

All the new modelers have a decent amount of bass stuff. And ampeg being the classic bass amp company it is, all of these companies making modelers have ampeg models. The hx stomp has 4 ampeg models(really three because two of them are just different channels of the same amp)

 

When I had one a SansAmp BDDI/RBI or RPM can nail an SVT sound fairly well, though I personally think it's better an emulating a Bassman. I've also heard good things about the VT as well.

 

VT Bass, but I'm also not hep to more current options.

 

Yep. Check out the thread Feral Feline posted. Bunch of ampeg-like options.

 

It comes with mainly guitar default presets, and there's a few bass preset but they're not good. But can create your own presets easily, and you've got everything you need, especially Ampeg amp models (SVT etc.).

You can download many great (free) bass presets here: Home - Dr Tone's Secret Helix Lab

 

Classic pre might get you closer. The scr di has this weird twang thing about it that I just don't like.

 

Exactly what I would say. And I don't think any pedal actually gets an SVT sound, because IMO that really hinges on the 810 cab. But I like the SCRDI so much, after I sold my first one, I bought another because I missed it. It's not SVT, but definitely deep, deep Ampeg.

Note that the Classic pedal pre is NOT the same.