Cool pick tone in the intro. Fyi, the SVT and B-15 sounds are only ON if you engaged the SGT.

@JonnyDibble

22 күн бұрын

@@IvanBassist Thanks! Yes indeed!

My brother in bass I cannot recommend enough to use the OTHER loaded Ampeg cab sims using the “user” sims. It comes preloaded with 3 more Ampeg sims: 1x12, 2x10 and 2x12. Cannot explain why but the 1x12 is what makes this pedal my number one. I get such a punchy, clear bright tone with that setting as opposed to ampeg’s 4x10 or 8x10 sims which are just unusable to me with how dark, muffled and boomy they come across. Give it a whirl!

@JonnyDibble

22 күн бұрын

Thanks for the recommendation!!

@mgr_1138

22 күн бұрын

Yeah, I have an SGT-DI for 6 months now and settled with the 2x12. Couldn't really make the 4x10 or 8x10 work for me, but I really like the 2x12.

@ericmullenaux5265

21 күн бұрын

Bro YES, the other 3 are so good, I came here to comment the same thing. Of the other 3, the one on the top is my favorite which I think is the 210.

@balbo1981

15 күн бұрын

i think you can also change the user's sims with third parts to your taste. i don't have an ampeg sgt yet, i have a vt bass and a speaker simulator loaded with redwirez impulses

@ericmullenaux5265

7 күн бұрын

@@balbo1981 Yep, you sure can. I have the Redwirez ones loaded in my SGT

Thanks for sharing this! Love the tone and those basses look gorgeous!

The best bass Preamp / Di i have ever used so far! It's got all i need!!

Nice one Jonny. I've got one of these and love it. It's a big bright beast. The SGT B15 section in particular is awesome. Like you I've never played through a real B15 but this unit gives great tone. There are heaps of options available, more than I need actually. But it's nice to know that cab sims and IRs are there if I need them, especially in a recording situation, whereas for live I just run the pedal as a preamp into my rig and tweak as required.

Great review as always. I'm interested to know how settings that sound good at front room volume translate to the stage? We all love a "smiley face" eq at low volume, but these can result in bass players getting lost in a stage mix. Need to start showing your mids more love! Be great to see a review in a band rehearsal space.

I've been using one for a few months now, and I honestly love this thing. I also don't really ever use the cab sims, so I can't really speak to them. But as an EQ/Drive pedal, this thing rocks.

I love this thing

Thanks for sharing this 🎸🎶🎵

@JonnyDibble

23 күн бұрын

@@paultraynorbsc627 thanks for watching!

I picked a Master Effects Super 300 for my "SVT fix". I will let you know how it goes!

I had the older version, the Ampeg SCR-DI, and I intend to get the newer version. I actually like this a lot.

@JonnyDibble

23 күн бұрын

@@irajamestech it’s definitely an upgrade from the SCR!

I spent a few years as the touring bassist for the Motown group The Miracles and a session bassist for 45 years. It was essential that I nailed the Jamerson tone exactly. Claudette Robinson was very picky about this. I used and still use the Ampeg SCR DI. I still got to try this one. I play an actual B15 and SVT Classic all the time live and in the studio. I actually don’t agree the UA Bass Rig nor Sansamp do Ampeg better than Ampeg. Definitely not the HX Stomp. It’s too digital and doesn’t have the character. I can get any of those pedals for free but I use my Ampeg pedal when I need to hit the Ampeg sound spot on with a pedal. A lot has to do with technique and set up as well.

I like it, particularly the B15 but I can live with my tech 21 BDDI for SVT. I envy the headphone out.

@JonnyDibble

23 күн бұрын

We need a new deluxe Sansamp!

About damn time! Cool review. I've the SCR DI, this sounds better.

@JonnyDibble

23 күн бұрын

@@yayaegberongbe7553 defo an improvement! Thanks very much 😊

Cool review ! Have to ask …. How do you rate that Guy Pratt Betsy Bass mate? Will you be doing a review on it in the future? 🤘

I’ve been interested in see what would happen if someone used something like Tonex to make an IR of a dual cab setup in the SVT Suite then load that into the SGTDI. I’ve seen videos of people doing captures of Neural DSP amp sims and then loading these onto their pedals for live use with great results.

@dave5655

18 күн бұрын

It would be a solid work around for a feature that should be added to a “SGTDI 2”.

I subscribed to this channel specifically for the nob jokes 😆

I was tempted, but it's big, it's expensive, and I would need to change the power supply on my board. I ended up with the Laney Digbeth instead and I'm very happy with it at less than half the price.

This is a tough choice. This or a the Samsamp BDDI V2 or VTDI

Hey there. I’m going to be one of the detractors… I didn’t care for mine and ended up selling it. Just wasn’t my cup of tea. Sorry 🤷🏻‍♂️. But I do love and have other Ampeg items.

@WilDBeestMF

23 күн бұрын

I went back to my Sansamp. Same, same but if it ain't broke don't fix it.

@JonnyDibble

22 күн бұрын

I always go back to Sansamp! If this wasn’t your cup of tea, check out the VT Bass!

Had one. Hated it.

did this give the SVT sound in a better way than the Sans AMP VT? is it worth the extra cash?

@JonnyDibble

23 күн бұрын

@@poikusa0207 I’ll be comparing them soon 😈

@balbo1981

16 күн бұрын

​@@JonnyDibblewe need it. I think no one did yet...

If the cab sim is your biggest gripe, why didn't you even try the other 3 that come pre loaded? I think a 112, 210, and 212. Weird that you used half of them and then said it was bad, the other ones are so much better. You also didn't talk about all the flexibility that you get with outputs when playing live, which is why I like this over the Sansamp which is just a baked in cab sim. I can send a line with the cab sim to FOH (XLR), a non cab sim line with the preamp / grit / compressor to the effects return or front of my amp, and/or a non effected DI line through output to FOH if he wants it. This pedal is super powerful when speaking in context of live sound.

Not sure there is much going on here that I couldn't just get from my much simplier BDDI, with the exception of maybe some of the more foul sounds that I'd not want to be emulating in the first place 🤷‍♂️ Whooooole lotta pocket change left with a BDDI too when you compare it to this.

@JonnyDibble

23 күн бұрын

@@joek.8247 I’d recommend checking out the VT Bass!

What I don't get is the one knob Compressor instead of Gain. IMO It looks like an Ampeg Venture in pedal form, but while the small V3 doesn't have the comp, they all got a Gain knob! If I needed a practice worthy Ampeg thats portable, I would look elsewhere or just get a Venture Amp. A 100 bucks less for a DSM & Humboldt Bass Simplifier(Ampeg-Preamp with cab-sim, Aux In and Headphone Out) and a 100 bucks more for the Venture V3.

@robertkerr9738

22 күн бұрын

I sold this DI and got a Venture amp instead. The Venture does everything this DI does, only better.

Considering that Yamaha owns both Ampeg and Line-6… means that the SGT-DI was most likely modeled by Line-6… which means the HX Stomp can probably do not only the same… but actually WAY more than the SGT-DI. I was thinking about getting the SGT-DI for a few months but then I realized that the HX Stomp is a better bang for my buck.

Not a fan, the HX Stomp sims sound better.