Classic Ampeg sound in a pedal?

This sounds totally different. The Ampeg sound is only in the scrdi.

 

I hear that every year since Zoom 505…

 

I'm a fan of Tech 21: great analog tube emulation, including SVT tones. Isn't just the VT variants, either... the SH-1 (Steve Harris pedal) can sound Ampeggy. There are a bunch of other companies (including Ampeg, go figure ) that also try to get to that promised land, but I haven't tried them all, not remotely close.

I ordered one of these, partly because of the feature set, and partly because some TBers I trust have said it excels at overdriven SVT tones, which is what I'm looking for (moderate overdrive, anyway). The latest batch is progress but won't be completed until the end of the month, so I can't yet comment personally.

 

Which Ampeg? There’s the SVT, the V-4B, the BA series, and the B-15 sound.

My recommendations:

SVT: Broughton Audio SV-Pre

B-15: Broughton Audio Fliptop; Sushi Box Slampegg Bee; Barber Linden EQ.

BA series: Ampeg SCR/DI

 

I love my Darkglass Vintage Deluxe to add some (or A LOT of) grit.

 

I don't believe you. The 505 was objectively trash even in its day.

Signed- multiuser

 

Catalinbread SFT is Ampeg SVT inspired. It’s an overdrive. Think ‘Get Yer Ya-ya’s Out’ by the Stones.

 

Man - my paradriver with a cut at 750-800 does it for me. Goose it with a compressor in front - halfway there livin' on a prayer!

 

This has been my experience as well. The Slampegg Bee uses a tube, which sounds more like the "real thing" to my ears.

If you don't mind the size and price, the Broughton P15 nails the B-15 sound really nicely as well.

 

Then I'd go with the Broughton SV-Pre and a Shift-Line CabZone X for the cab and power amp sims.

 

I have an SFT. Does it sound like an SVT(or any Ampeg)? I don't know, but I like it a lot!

 

Yup. But, my thoughts exactly

 

You should edit that statement.

I have both. The classic pre sounds a lot like the micro vr. Except with high and low buttons. The scr doesn't even get near a portaflex, and gets nowhere near an SVT. It's probably the most unique sounding peice of equipment ampeg has ever made.

 

I like the first gen VT character pedal... Extremely useful and responds well to the tone control. I can get some music out of it.

 

Same here. I traded an under-used pedal for a DSM Mini OmniCabSim and stuck it on the tail-end of the BFR...it really sounds good, better than expected. If the Bass Fly Rig is close, the DSM is a relatively inexpensive way to ice-the-cupcake.

Riis

 

Oh I know. I’m almost 40. Been hearing it for years also. But stuff like the helix, fractal, kemper, and Quad cortex are way beyond the pod 2.0 days

 

I just got the Sansamp VT Bass DI last night - played with it for about 3 hours and really happy with it so far. It's been 20 years since I had an actual SVT & fridge and this gets pretty close in my opinion. I'm playing through studio monitors and headphones right now so I was really wanting something with a cab sim. With a bit of reverb, this pedal sounds like an amp & cab is right in the room with you - it really has that 'bigness' in the mix that an SVT and 810 has. Kinda like the bass doesn't even need to be that loud to cut through.

I have a BDDI & an EBS ValveDrive too, the BDDI has its own thing but doesn't come close to an SVT sound. The EBS actually sounds quite similar in character to the VT Bass but doesn't have the cab sim so the high end is a bit too fizzy sounding direct. That pedal really came to life in front of the VT bass - much more realistic combined with the amp/cab sim.

Of course the real test is getting out into a live situation with a full band - so we'll see if I still like it once we all get back to playing live.

 

I had or have both and stand by the statement. Neither sound like an svt, but honestly, other than an svt, what does? Ampeg is known for a very deep tone, with a characteristic midrange and top end that's kinda clanky and that's what the scrdi sounds like. Not so the classic preamp. If you like both, fine, just don't think as I did that the classic pre is the same as the pre from the scrdi. They're different.

 

What? Bro, the "ampeg sound" is warm, round, and big.

What's the ampeg sound? Answer: Huge.

The scr di, sounds small and thin. It's the only ampeg product I've ever owned, that doesn't sound like an ampeg.