Very handy to have in the studio - seems incredibly well thought out . . . the designers obviously know what's what for bassists. (I'm a guitarist, occasional bass for a session if we're in a hurry, so perfect for me!). Great demo, cheers.

I did not like the SCR either. After lugging 810s & 410HLFs, they give us a tone monster that fits in a backpack. Great stuff!

Great review. The pedal we were expecting from Ampeg. 🤘🏻

I have one and absolutely love it.

I got one a few months ago and really like it - enough that I started looking at something similar for my guitars. What was really striking was how much better Ampeg did with outputs. The guitar amp in a box that seems to be getting the most love had one single 1/4" output. No XLR for long runs, no dry signal to run to a desk for recording in parallel with wet signal. No signal without IR to run into an amp. No headphone out. No auxiliary input. As well as sounding good, Ampeg have really committed to making this as versatile as you could hope for. - I would have loved a mute switch though, mostly so I could run a tuner from a spare output instead of having to put it in my FX line to do double duty as a mute switch

The next step is to add an FX-Loop and those box sized preamp (e.g: this and the alpha omega photon) will be perfect for (almost) every purpose. Hope they'll get to that soon!

@Ninjametal

Жыл бұрын

Preamps don't necessarily need effects loops, as one can place effects between preamp and poweramp.

@Mineblocker91

Жыл бұрын

@@Ninjametal Sure, but let's say that for any reason you need to use both some extra effects and the cab simulator: without a loop you can't do that (without added external gear), so to have one would mean having an even wider range of possibilities in a small sized box

@RyanDenley

Жыл бұрын

@@Ninjametal With this pedal being billed as something that can "replace your rig" that's not really an option. You can't run any modulation, delay, reverb, etc., after the drive of this unit (where they sound great) without running those effects after the entire preamp pedal which negates the benefit of having a cab sim and XLR out of this pedal be your only feed that goes to your recording interface or PA system. Running those effects after this preamp pedal would let you enjoy the sound of them on stage through your amp (if you're using one) and the audience would just have to imagine what they might sound like.

@TAAK9SAR11

Жыл бұрын

The Laney Digbeth has an effects loop.

@RyanDenley

Жыл бұрын

@@TAAK9SAR11 It does! And from the videos I've seen it sounds great. But it doesn't have a cabsim.

Fantastic production, editing, mixing, and content!

Green jazz bass… best sounding gear and amazing with this ampeg pedal preamp!

I also have the LR Baggs Stadium DI.. has a comp and works / sounds well for less.. I only use it if an unfamiliar backline is offered otherwise my amp is fine without a pedal .. Hartke with Aguilar cabs

I went out on a limb & snagged a used one to save a few bucks. I love it!

Every week there’s some new latest and greatest pedal or gear and typically all the KZread bassist we all know and love are reviewing these on the same day or within a few days of the each other. I do enjoy the reviews and thus only speak for myself here, but perhaps some balance showing what you do with all this gear, for example live performances, music you are recording, covers, whatever. Most of us amateur bassists (I have no shame in saying that’s me) are not picking up a new pedal or bass every week or 2. I’m not saying eliminate reviews but it would be nice to also be nice see some of how you, and others too, use the gear as a musician, what you are doing and creating musically. IMO.

@patrickhunter

Жыл бұрын

I'm actually planning on using this as my base tone from now on for future videos, but I completely get what you're saying in terms of using it in different settings and the longevity of a pedal and it's usefulness

@mixc8

Жыл бұрын

Excellent point!

@henrylee4856

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant point.

@wolframheldmaier727

6 ай бұрын

A good bass does not need much preamp. I use built in eq for some extra bass and that’s it.

@wolframheldmaier727

6 ай бұрын

Never forget that Patrick Hunter and other influencers always must talk positive about profits. Otherwise manufacturers will not provide them any more and they loose their business. Influencers are not independent. It’s the same as manufacturer’s advertising. Don’t be,I’ve their empathy. Just listen to the facts they present and make your own picture.

I did not like this pedal at all. People have written about it, but in short: convoluted. Just getting it to not clip was a challenge. Engaging cab sim changes the volume completely bc that has its own volume knob - it resets volume to 50% whenever you change cab sims - and cab sim doesn't even sound that great. Turn the bass way down, turn the main vol to 75%, turn the Level to 50%, turn the cab sim level to 25%... you see? Just choreographing the gain stages on this this is a puzzle. Contacted tech support. Their response - "Just turn it down". So I bought a preamp to turn the signal down? I can barely hear this thing at that point. I have since bought a Darkgless B7K Ultra - same price. It's a dream. Loadable IRs that sound fantastic. Much louder signal, warmer, no issues with clipping, no redundant volume knobs to worry about. I don't know how the SGT got it through user testing. I gave it a chance. I thought, "ok, maybe I'm doing something wrong". Put it aside, tried it another day. Just awful experience. Darkglass nailed it. Great clean tone. Great drive tone. Simple controls.

@adityanemlekar

4 ай бұрын

Dang! Thanks for this review - I was about to go out and buy this thing. I’m now leaning towards the Darkglass!

@VladMalik

4 ай бұрын

@@adityanemlekarI also got a BC-1X bass compressor with it. Very nice. If you like more definition in your bass, this brings it out. And funny enough gain staging the B7K and BC-1X pedals together is easier than using the SGT alone.

I didnt particularly care for the distortion on the SCR pedal either, but I though the clean sound was good. It sounded particularly good when put in front of a Darkglass pedal. My last gig I just brought my pedal board and the chain was Super Symmetry - SCR - Vintage Ultra then DI out to the board and it sounded really good

Great review, thanks

Showing it as live amp sim with pedals in front would be cool

Nice.. But I do get similar tones out of my Sansamp VT bass DeLuxe... The Review and sounds from the Ampeg box are great.

Great video thanks for sharing 👍🏿

Damn, really surprised you don't like the SCR-DI. I have one and I love it.

Nice!!

I bought one when it first came out and after a lot of back and forth with it and my Sansamp. I decided to send it back. It sounds great, just not my sound I can get with my current board. I was hoping it would replace my board. The compressor is not great and the drive is meh. I'm sure it will fit a lot of people's sound, just not mine.

Dear Patric. Can you maybe make a comparison video between this and the tech 21 vt di box in the future? I'm not sure which one I want to buy,

You are right on. They totally blew it with the compressor and no tuner out.

@tajbratton2961

7 ай бұрын

The thru out is a tuner out.

Sweetwater rules!

I’m fine with my Tech21 VT Bass DI

So I can feed the soundman the DIR out which has everything and then use the THRU(that has nothing from pedal?) to feed my front end of amp?

I don’t understand where do you plug this into?… a rocket amp or a stand alone cabinet? and what is a preamp? Thanks in advance

I bet this would work great with the Captor X IR Bass Cabs!

I'd like to see a comparison between this and the Two Notes Revolt Bass amp sim. They're the same price

Have you seen the Markbass tube pedal?

sounds good but is it parallel processing like Darkglass?

Ive had mine for a month now … It’s “fairly ok” but it’s NOT an “all in one” as described (no tuner/mute which impedes onstage instrument changes like say your switching from upright to electric) Good news: It does “vintage”, “fuzzy” and “muffled” really well which rounds out your sound and evens your dynamic rage. Not so good: It does not do “Crystal clear punchy” very well. When you bypass its pre section and use it as a DI it comes close but still a little too fuzzy. Battery power would have been nice too at least 4 hours. I’ll be keeping it but I had to buy a tuner so my dream of showing up for a festival gig with only my bass, patchcord and this pedal will not be a reality.

have you ever tried the amt bass crunch?

My brain: “ah yes, the Ampeg Sergeant Die pedal”

Patrick the bobble head 😅😂

I own a tech 21 vt bass, can't wait for a comparison, no one did yet...

One problem with this type of unit is it`s not cheap and that`s ok if it`s good. Do I really need it?

Yamaha buying Ampeg is working out so far.

Oh and Yeah it sounds great with a fishman full circle on a Double bass!

can you make a video of the new EHX Hell Melter? :v thx

Wieder so ein Video in dem sich der Spieler mehr darstellt, als das Amp, das er vorstellt.

I love it. But I still use a tlc compressor, I don’t like you can’t tweak the compressor other than the what they allow you. Plus I like having it before the preamp.

@stevenhirsekorn3444

Жыл бұрын

Bro I run 2 compressors in series, the first one to give it more meatiness in the lows and add sustain and the second one to make it more aggressive and add attack so the bass kicks like a buckshot from a 12 gauge

@bridgefan87

Жыл бұрын

@@stevenhirsekorn3444 oh snap! That’s killer!! I might have to experiment with it

@stevenhirsekorn3444

Жыл бұрын

@@bridgefan87 15 inch speakers with a class A power amp are another important component. Eventually I want to boost my rig up with a couple 21 inch subs

I'm buying this if they will let us control the compressor settings

👍

Waiting on my 3rd. First one popped when I turned it on and off and second developed problems with cab simulator. Great when working. I hope I just got a couple of duds and that this next one is ok.

@philiplivoti3466

5 ай бұрын

Make that 3 duds and I am done with this pedal. Clearly they have a bad lot of pedals out there!

@dimsoneill

15 күн бұрын

@@philiplivoti3466thanks for letting us know. That is not good.

Hard one. Two Notes ReVolt Bass or Ampeg SGT

@patrickhunter

Жыл бұрын

SGT-DI, for sure!

@Stewr306

Жыл бұрын

Origin Effects Super Vintage

@dimsoneill

15 күн бұрын

Sansamp Programable Bass DI and a good compressor. Thanks me later.

Y'know it's a cool bass DI preamp box but in price it's competing with the Two Notes Revolt(It's a bit more expensive even) and I really don't think it beats it out in terms of both diversity of sound and how good the sound is.

@taylorhilyard8661

Жыл бұрын

I haven’t seen a review of the revolt that made me feel like it would be worth it. Imo they’re both one trick ponies in the sense that you’ll probably find one sound and use that 99% of the time. I don’t flip through presets at gigs. I toggle drive and a few external effects throughout sets and that’s it. All that being said the ampeg sound really really good.

I wonder how this compares to the Nobel, tone-wise. I used to own a Nobel, and the ampeg scr-di. It was no contest. The Nobel was much better. Maybe this gets closer to some great tube tone?

@fistinair1979

Жыл бұрын

That's comparing apples to oranges.

@__tay__6074

Жыл бұрын

Have a look at Sushi Box fx. Some great tube pedals at decent prices.

Man is that ever a great little pedal. Over the last several years Ampeg has only gotten better. I may have to get that, once I redo my setup Also a Patrick video ain’t a Patrick video without ole Greeny!!

Ive been undecided between a SGT-DI or Origin Bassrig. Been watching videos for weeks now lol

@DolemiteSammich

Жыл бұрын

Origin Super Vintage is the way

@zulu5157

Жыл бұрын

Origin is definitly better. You can find already a comparsion on KZread.

@rjbrando9616

Жыл бұрын

@@zulu5157 already watched that one. Great video, but I wouldn't say one is 'better' than the other. Both Excel in certain areas where the other does not.

@gary999t

Жыл бұрын

Only way to decide is to try them yourself. In reality you are splitting hairs and either will be fine. But if you get sucked into the rabbit hole of watching video reviews, you know full well you’ll buy the Ampeg and be GAS’ing over the Origin Effects , and vice versa if you buy the Origin.

@Progbassist

Жыл бұрын

I will say that the SGT-DI is more versatile option of those two. But having owned the Super Vintage for couple of months now, I think it really nails the Ampeg tone, you literally cant get a bad sound out of it lol.

Can u use this directly through a cab without a amp?

@johnsilver8059

Жыл бұрын

It doesn’t really have enough power to go straight to a cab.

Notification gang what up. That’s a big boy

@patrickhunter

Жыл бұрын

Gang gang 💪💪💪

Patrick please tell us about your crazy cream colored bass to the left of your head lol

I tried out one of these today with a P bass and could pull a decent sound after an hour of tweaking. At the moment I'm running a Geddy Lee 2112-DI into a Sansamp Programmable bass driver (I know, I should only be using 1, not both!), but the drive sound and mids on the Geddy unit has a great mid focused tone, while the Sansamp bass driver provides a fat scooped Ampeg tone. I was hoping this Ampeg SGT-DI would replace them, but I'm not convinced. Your tones in this video are great though. Thanks for the vid.

Why? I've listend to your demo, I can't see any reason to. Just because it's new doesn't mean better. Like most newer gear with a bunch of options, how many are actually getting used?

If Ampeg had put this pedal out instead of the SCR-DI, it could have been a hit. But now the market is saturated, especially since the Origin Super Vintage seems to be the measure of all things. I personally miss a tuner. It doesn't have to be a fancy tuner, just a quick way to check the tuning. An extra tuner pedal means more cables, devices on stage, etc. No, I'd rather stick with my Tech21 Fly Rig or the SH-1. I have everything I need with me in an easy and lightweight package, and everyone so far was happy with the sound. Compression is not that important in my opinion, as FOH guys compresses the bass like crazy anyway in these days.

I had high expectations for this pedal and I hated it. I record my bass through JHS color box which gives me just the right punch and control of grit.

I like it. Needs a tuner out though.

Needs presets

SCR scrambler channel sucked, it sounded fizzy. The “clean” was meh, it didn’t stop Sansamp sales. This new pedal otoh, that’ll take a bite out of everything except the Broughton. That’s the reigning pedal if you like ultra lo and ultra high kicked in with more of an SVT2 sound. Sure, cab sim added is nice bc it’s a nod towards Ampeg trying to keep up with what’s been selling in the pedal game.

I would argue there is nothing stand out here. There's nothing here that the hx stomp can't do the same or better

@zanotron

Жыл бұрын

I tried the Stomp software version with my DAW and couldn't get a bass sound after a day with it that's comparable to my SansAmp Programmable Bass Driver. Maybe the unit is better?

@dimsoneill

15 күн бұрын

@@zanotronThe SA programable DI is a gem. Though about buying this, but that pedal does just about everything I want and still sounds great. And is built like a tank.

I had the SCR 4 days and sold it ...bad sounding...also most of all the other SVT clone pedals out there...never have been satisfied with that mid scooped sound , which had no balls and grid....Not like my Ashdown little bastard ,which has it !...but will give that SGt a try one day...brand new toy is in town ..

I got like #420, just needed to say that.

I would call this the Darkglass effect. Suddenly there was a Finnish company building *insanely* high quality bass preamps/DIs, and everyone is scrambling (pun intended) to catch up. Ampeg's first effort was terrible, but this seems like a really good unit that still represents their essence. Really like the clean tones. The drive, unfortunately, isn't for me. Will have to spend the $50 extra on the B7K Ultra.

@faithnoman2635

8 ай бұрын

Ampeg's overdrive has always sounded swampy and waterlogged when it comes to getting tones I really love.

Really aggressive marketing by Ampeg. Looking at the pricepoint I disagree that I should replace my rig right now.

"All-In-One", right... Does it have a noise gate and a tuner?

Never let a guitar player play bass.

@patrickhunter

8 ай бұрын

I know, right?

Diabetes is a pandemic in America! Candy?! Too cheap to put some weed in?

@dimsoneill

15 күн бұрын

Riiiiiiight!

Sounds really woofy in a bad way

@stevenhirsekorn3444

Жыл бұрын

It’s not so much that it sounds woofy it just actually has some meat to it instead of how his tone normally sounds .all upper mids and highs. It’s like he finally got a taste of how a bass guitar should sound. It’s probably my favorite tone he’s ever come up with. It’s big bold and meaty instead of thin and clacky. It still sounds like him but as if his bass started eating a diet of nothing but burnt ends brisket

Sounds good but not as good as their all tube head for $1k