• TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
    Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
    Join free Log in
    Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.

Home amp in a pedal form... SCR-DI, Plex, what else?

Lebowsky

Lebowsky

Effects Forum Resident
Supporting Member
Mar 18, 2007
1,655
708
Switzerland
#1
So, I need to downsize my home and get rid of my amp. I am looking for a pedal to use for practice with good headphones. So far I've been looking at the Ampeg SCR-DI and the GK Plex.

The SCR-DI seems great the but the Plex is GK and I'm playing on a GK amp with my band so might be more interesting to get my 'usual' sound... however it's over a 100 bucks more expensive.

Anyone tried/played/owned either or both? What are pros and cons? Is there anything else I should be looking at?

(Maybe this could have gone in the amps forum, but Effects has always been where I've been dwelling in the past years so... :) and a happy new year to everyone!)
 
#4
sfx! Always very much appreciated max's work. I missed that, and it does look awesome. Only downside (maybe?) is the lack of tone control, and it's still more expensive with import taxes than the SCR-DI.. but damn does it look awesome.
 
#7
going into the computer with a basic interface and a DAW program is a great way to practice and have a ton of versatility in sound and effects. I have my headphones on now and can create my own backing track or jam along with songs or youtube videos. I currently have a Presonis Audiobox into my PC and it came boxed with a more than adequate studio program for this purpose.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Lebowsky and Stumbo
#8
For quick and simple use and play-along, I use Xvive Classic Rock headphone amp ($12). I like that it has its own internal rechargable battery (like a cell phone).
Sometimes I use my Zoom MS-60B pedal and plug headphones in. Works great too and is simple to setup because I use rechargable batteries for it, but has to be combined with Xvive for play-along.
 
#11
I use a Hotone Thunderbass mini head. It's really small and cool and it has a headphones out and a auxiliar in. And if you're tired of using headphones you can plug it to a cabinet and it's a great home practicing amp, not loud enough for a gig but can be used at bedroom volumes with no problem.
Another pedal that works well as a headphone amp is the Mooer Radar, but it doesn't have a aux input.
 
#12
I have the SCR-DI and am very happy with it. Have never tried the GK, but I do like most GK products I have tried. The Ampeg sounds great thru headphones, and it is my "always on" pedal through my rig. I like it that much. But get a wall wort for it, as it eats batteries...
 
  • Like
Reactions: basscapes
#13
Really hard to go wrong with the Zoom B1on for the low price, and if that really floats your boat, you can step up to the B3n for under $200, though the list of modeled items in the B3n is not the same as the B1on (but sounds a LOT better IMO).
 
#18
I'm using the Ampeg SCR-DI, and I like it a lot.

I use it for headphone/silent practice, recording direct and as one channel of my pedal board preamp.

The scrambler circuit isn't really the same as the separate pedal; it is more like a grit pedal that simulates more the effect of driving an amp to the edge (pushed SVT, perhaps?). At least, that's how I view it and use it.

Headphone amp is clean and powerful. Not an audiophile standard, but good, and loud (if you need volume)!
 
  • Like
Reactions: Lebowsky

Latest posts

Top Bottom
Back