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Pedal for Ampeg B15 tone
- Thread starter butterfingers1
- Start date
This lovely box was specifically tailored to get you there....
They say that Ampeg SGT-DI nails the B-15 tone more so that it does the SVT thing. Never played one but judging from the clips I’ve heard they’re right.
@Sushi Box FX Grand Slampegg or one of the earlier versions is well worth checking out. I have an earlier mini tube version of the Slampegg Bee that is my go to for that classic tone vibe.
Slampegg Bee in Stealth Black on the right.
Slampegg Bee in Stealth Black on the right.
Brandon Shea
Commercial User
VT Bass DI can get you there with the character knob around noon. I love mine, lots of great tones, and it responds really naturally to my different basses. In a mix, I’m sure any of the pedals you’re looking at will get you “close enough” to the real thing.
Big B15 chaser here.
Slampegg will get you there.
Fliptop has the crucial cabsim and gain control.
Analog Alien Bass Station can def get you there too.
Barber Linden EQ, especially when paired with an overdrive.
I don't hear the BB get to B15 territory, but that may be my ears. You can scoop the mids and add drive but it doesn't have the B15 character imo. The RC Booster on the other hand DOES but lacks drive. So pairing that with a low-gain drive is key, again imo.
Hoping we can get a standalone B15 pedal from Origin or even the emulation from the SGT-DI (never played it but heard great things.)
Slampegg will get you there.
Fliptop has the crucial cabsim and gain control.
Analog Alien Bass Station can def get you there too.
Barber Linden EQ, especially when paired with an overdrive.
I don't hear the BB get to B15 territory, but that may be my ears. You can scoop the mids and add drive but it doesn't have the B15 character imo. The RC Booster on the other hand DOES but lacks drive. So pairing that with a low-gain drive is key, again imo.
Hoping we can get a standalone B15 pedal from Origin or even the emulation from the SGT-DI (never played it but heard great things.)
The Broughton P-15 is a lovely piece of kit, not a pedal but a mains pre
Nice pedal board set up. Looks like all you are missing is a towel!
I'm not an aficionado of authentic B15 tone but I've gotten pretty good results with the ROG Ginger and the DSM/Humboldt Simplifier. I had the pleasure of playing through an actual B15 once in a studio and my impression is that a pedal just not able to reproduce that feeling in person but could on the playback.
JohnK helped me out by combining the ROG Ginger and the Barber Linden in one enclosure. I think it sounds excellent.
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It's not really a "pedal," but more of a preamp. But in a 1:1 comparison with a B-15, it captures the tone very well.
It's not really a "pedal," but more of a preamp. But in a 1:1 comparison with a B-15, it captures the tone very well.
That looks amazing!I Invalid Link Removed after using the original schematics:
It's not really a "pedal," but more of a preamp. But in a 1:1 comparison with a B-15, it captures the tone very well.
None of my pedals get me there but my ampeg pf50t paired with a boogie 115 does. My little practice amp ampeg 108 gets me there but isn't big enough to gig with.
Fliptop with Cabsim and Gain control.
My search is over.
My search is over.
Of the ones I’ve tried.
Sushi grand slampegg, broughton flip top, Sgt-DI are all very good. The SGT and Broughton add cabinet element so they have a nice range.
The beta-v is a good drive and has nice vintage character, but doesn’t sound like a b15 to me.
Sushi grand slampegg, broughton flip top, Sgt-DI are all very good. The SGT and Broughton add cabinet element so they have a nice range.
The beta-v is a good drive and has nice vintage character, but doesn’t sound like a b15 to me.
I love this thing tbh delivers a real crazy overdrive too if you jack it up, very mighty I throw it in my effects loop most of the time and just set it and forget it
