I find that comment very interesting. I have the programmable SansAmp and I feel it's almost not worth buying the Ampeg other than for a few extra functions I wish the SansAmp had, like being able to plug in headphones for example.
ive had the sansamp bass driver di almost a decade and i always felt the sound was a little thing and add too much highs in to it even with presence down, and i was never fond of the drive. love the pedal still though.
Sansamp is a nice pedal but only without a drive, makes the sound too much bloated on low end and not clear. but otherwise sound awesome, still nothing can compare to Darkglass X7, no way
I love that they included two different amp models. The best amp I've ever played in person remains a vintage B-15N. So it's cool to have an approximation of it in this pedal to go along with the SVT. As much as I love the SVT, the B-15 is just better for certain older styles of music. There's a reason every high end studio has one.
"Ampeg in a box" concept was already fully realized with stellar results about 13 years ago with the superb Catalinbread SFT. This one clearly has quite a few more features and does indeed say "AMPEG" on it tho.
Now this is that classic Ampeg tone I’ve been looking for. I’ve been checking out the VT bass DI from Tech 21 and Origin’s Super Vintage. Both of those are great, and I wonder how they stack up against each other
Great demo as usual fellas! I may have to pick this one up! :) You guys should do a direct (no pun intended! ) comparison to the Origin Effects Super Vintage! Stay healthy- Brent
I want to know if the control pots are plastic or metal. And if so is there a nut holding them to the exterior. The SCR DI for example, has flimsy plastic for control shafts.
That said I think this might be the new best preamp DI box I’ve heard. Aguilar, Sansamp, Eden and EBS make nice ones too but Ampeg is 80% of all the best tones I’ve heard from 70 years of popular music.
My 2 pro and I are inseparable. Over the years I've probably had a dozen other amps and nothing else has ever measured up. I don't know why ampeg never did more heads with the "drive" knob, because the 2 pro completely DESTROYS anything else they've ever made just for that one knob alone. Not only does it make your amp sound cranked at bedroom volume, but turning up the drive when your amp actually IS cranked just gives it that extra push that no other amp has. Running a clean boost pedal in front of an SVT CL might get close, but it's not the same as having an actual tube-powered onboard boost
I can stop using my SVT tube preamp and its boat anchor QSC850 watt SS amp now. Around 50 lbs in the road case. Now this pedal into the GK fusion 1200 will get the job done. Nice and light for my Senior Citizen body. 😃
You do need some grit on a bass to make it cut through the mix. Some amount of distortion. Blow torch distortion isn't always required, but if the bass doesn't cut, try adding a little bit more distortion.
Beautiful sound! How could I use the SGT-DI live without having to buy an expensive and powerful combo? Does it work well with an active Full-Range Speaker, Headrush, for example, by simulating the cabinets?
I've been trying the different sims like Positive Grid, Guitar Rig, Amplitube, Helix etc and I'm not happy with any of them. Can you actually get a good tone with Helix?
I bet it sounds increíble, the demo actually shows that. Nevertheless, if I seat down I will probably get near to all the tones showcased with my VT Bass DeLuxe..... Don't get me wrong, I'm getting one of those AMPEG ASAP..... But🙄
I really wanted to be into this, and it sounds amazing, but without an effects loop it's no use to me. I need to run reverb and delay after my preamp (which I never run clean). Could put them after this in my chain, but then the DI and the cab sim is completely wasted.
Finally, Ampeg released a decent DI. I dislike the fact that they base all their SS products on the CL. While the CL is an Ampeg, it isn't a "Blue-Line" SVT.
I have a Origin Super Vintage, which I love, but the fact that you also get the B-15 model in this one is mighty tempting. I hope someone makes a good shootout vid between this and the Super Vintage, or that I get the chance to A/B my Super Vintage with an SGT-DI. If I feel like the SGT-DI sounds as good as the Super Vintage, I just might have to replace the Super Vintage.
Also one of the problem with the origin is that the cab sim only work on the DI out and cant be toggle off. So if you really wanted to get a clean sound you need to use the Line out. And if you wanted cab you were forced to use the XLR. On this one the cab sim Can be toggle off plus you Can also have the cab sim on the DI out + the Line out. Plus you also have the preamp out that is post eq and the THRU output thats pre eq. So 4 différent output to mess around is really nice.
@@champ6436 I wouldn't say that's something that has ever bothered me with the Super Vintage. I use the 1/4 amp out when I use it with my GK 700RB, and the DI whenever I go straight to FOH or use it in studio. The cab sim sounds much better than any bass cab IR I've ever tried (Ownhammer, Darkglass, York Audio, Redwirez, Two Notes, 3SigmaAudio etc). I've tried recording the amp out and used IRs with it, but nothing sounds as good as the internal cab sim.
@@klaymeister sadly unless you BUY MTD you cannot get that MM b axis BUT!!!! Nordstrand makes some AMAZING pickups! Check em out! Message Carey or his staff and tell ‘em Chuck from the Bass Channel sent ya and says Hi!
I got an ampeg scr di on 2016 'cause i was sick of relying on backline settings and definitely made a difference, sgt di looks nicer if you don´t have or want to save basic compressor pedal space in your live rig while keeping true ampeg tone on stage plus having classic ampeg amps emulators as an extra even if nota at similar price range, definitely a must try
The scrambler was doo doo. This finally delivers something that doesn’t sound like a guitar pedal. I love the IR functionality. It’s nice to not think Darkglass every time I want modern flexibility and customization. Bc I’m really not in love with their “vintage” take on Ampeg tones, DG is my go to for clank. Adding B15 options make this pedal feel like it covers a lot of ground.
@@jumpingman8160 we do not work with Thomann well enough to know sorry! GK is a company based out of the USA so perhaps it’s logistics? Freight being what it is I expect cost to be associated but I couldn’t say.
I'm an svt fan and owner. imo the svt is a bass amp not really designed for gain settings. To my ears it provides maybe the best clean tone platform out there and takes pedal super well. Trying to get a tone with a lot of gain from an svt is like trying to get a high gain guitar tone from a fender twin reverb. Know the amp and work with it instead of trying to force it fit you - just my two cents. Awesome content guys - keep it up:)
Bob daisley from Ozzy used to push those SVT’s into tub saturation and they would overdrive nicely if you’re talking about gain overdrive/ like a grindy overdrive and not fuzz or distortion….. those old bass tracks of his have so much growl.
Love the preamp side, just not entirely sold on the sgt circuit. I wonder if ampeg will bring out a smaller preamp only version. Also, do you guys sell/give out the 52 miced 8x10 IR you made?
i have a svt 7 pro. 4x10 neo cab 4ohms 1,200 watts continuous on detachable casters , or get a pf800. head. and a cab that will handle it. my cab is old carvin cab. it will handle the svt 7 pro. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Idk guys Ampeg is so far behind the curve by now I don't see the point. This pedal would have been a big deal in the early 2000s. Now with Darkglass, Sansamp, EHX, Kemper, Line6, Fractal, NeuralDSP and others all having really good drive sections, this feels like an afterthought.
We figured that maybe it would add to the objectivity of the review. Course, that works the other way around too - if you have someone reviewing something they don't usually like, and they are pleasantly surprised, that works out, and if you have someone reviewing something they usually love and they're disappointed, that sort of works out too - at least from a "this definitely wasn't hugely biased" viewpoint.
@@ileutur6863 I get it. But it's the whole instrument that produces it's complete tone. My 78 P bass doesn't sound the same as my Keisel bass with a P bass pick up configuaration. I just thought it odd and believe it's a great pedal, especially because it is built by Ampeg. But the majority of the audience you are speaking to probably play Fender basses. Why not demo at least one? All cool. I appreciate the great review. Thank you
@@richpizzo3734 When Fender returns our calls/emails/smoke signals and sends us some ACTUAL Fenders... we will definitely do that. thanks for watching!
It’s crazy that the sansamp did this tone in a pedal before Ampeg did
I find that comment very interesting. I have the programmable SansAmp and I feel it's almost not worth buying the Ampeg other than for a few extra functions I wish the SansAmp had, like being able to plug in headphones for example.
ive had the sansamp bass driver di almost a decade and i always felt the sound was a little thing and add too much highs in to it even with presence down, and i was never fond of the drive. love the pedal still though.
Sansamp is a nice pedal but only without a drive, makes the sound too much bloated on low end and not clear. but otherwise sound awesome, still nothing can compare to Darkglass X7, no way
I’ve got the sans amp programable DI and it’s bulletproof and yeah years ahead of the game on the ampeg sound
@@Itaketoomanypics same for me
Jazz Bass and SVT + a pick is the SOUND
absolutely
I love that they included two different amp models. The best amp I've ever played in person remains a vintage B-15N. So it's cool to have an approximation of it in this pedal to go along with the SVT. As much as I love the SVT, the B-15 is just better for certain older styles of music. There's a reason every high end studio has one.
"Ampeg in a box" concept was already fully realized with stellar results about 13 years ago with the superb Catalinbread SFT. This one clearly has quite a few more features and does indeed say "AMPEG" on it tho.
I love that you played "sure know something". What a great song!
One of the prettiest pedals on earth!
love the King Nothing tone at 2:16
I like to see a shoot out between this and other SVT pedals. The Tech 21 VTBass DI, for example.
I feel like the competitors have a close enough sound, this is right on. Can't wait to order.
Now this is that classic Ampeg tone I’ve been looking for. I’ve been checking out the VT bass DI from Tech 21 and Origin’s Super Vintage. Both of those are great, and I wonder how they stack up against each other
This is Ampeg 4.0. Welcome to 2023. Great pedal. Combine it with a tuner and a booster pedal. Ready to rumble. "Sad" that i have already enough stuff.
You can never have enough stuff
Great demo as usual fellas! I may have to pick this one up! :) You guys should do a direct (no pun intended! ) comparison to the Origin Effects Super Vintage! Stay healthy- Brent
This blows my BDDI v2 out of the water. Thanks, Chris!👍
I have to agree! I think we’ve finally found the definitive Ampeg sound in a pedal
Do you mean the Sansamp? I was actually wandering how would it compare to this one, especially for the slightly saturated tones.
@@FURAPANZA Yes, that's right.
@The Bass Channel not sure it beats the Orgin Effects Super Vintage
The bass sansamp v2 is pretty damn good
A lot simpler and tougher
I wouldnt want to bring that expensive pedal in a garage
For 450$
I want to know if the control pots are plastic or metal. And if so is there a nut holding them to the exterior. The SCR DI for example, has flimsy plastic for control shafts.
This sounds great. As much as I love my PF50T, sometimes it’s not the most practical. Might give this a shot at some point.
The comparison with the real deal SVT is great and it’s soooo close! Almost no difference, well except for the weight 😅
I just fell in love! 🎸❤️✨
What a fantastic new offering from Ampeg , dare I say move aside Sansamp VT Bass DI 🤔
Thanks, Chris.
I still have the VT Bass rack. Sold the VT bass DI. This sounds better in this demo.
@Looney Tubes I like the VT Bass Rackmount, I have the DI but am keeping an eye out for a used Rackmount on Reverb
You'll have to pry my VT Bass out of my cold dead hands.
The VT bass rackmount is rare and hard to find. It does amazing svt and b15 tones. Funny how the best stuff gets discontinued.
That said I think this might be the new best preamp DI box I’ve heard. Aguilar, Sansamp, Eden and EBS make nice ones too but Ampeg is 80% of all the best tones I’ve heard from 70 years of popular music.
You should try a SVT 2 pro. It's the only Ampeg all tube with one additional tube and knob only for drive. So you can have drive at low volume
My 2 pro and I are inseparable. Over the years I've probably had a dozen other amps and nothing else has ever measured up. I don't know why ampeg never did more heads with the "drive" knob, because the 2 pro completely DESTROYS anything else they've ever made just for that one knob alone. Not only does it make your amp sound cranked at bedroom volume, but turning up the drive when your amp actually IS cranked just gives it that extra push that no other amp has. Running a clean boost pedal in front of an SVT CL might get close, but it's not the same as having an actual tube-powered onboard boost
@@howler9171 100% agree
Damn that sounds so good! Ampeg got this one RIGHT thank God lol!
I can stop using my SVT tube preamp and its boat anchor QSC850 watt SS amp now. Around 50 lbs in the road case. Now this pedal into the GK fusion 1200 will get the job done. Nice and light for my Senior Citizen body. 😃
Would you go into the GK’s preamp or bypass that and go into the effects return and just use the GK as a power amp?
Hope a vid with Original Effects BassRig Super Vintage versus Ampeg SGT-DI versus DSM & HUMBOLDT Bass Station.
The built in compressor is the icing on the cake.
You do need some grit on a bass to make it cut through the mix. Some amount of distortion. Blow torch distortion isn't always required, but if the bass doesn't cut, try adding a little bit more distortion.
Beautiful sound! How could I use the SGT-DI live without having to buy an expensive and powerful combo? Does it work well with an active Full-Range Speaker, Headrush, for example, by simulating the cabinets?
how does this compare to the line 6 ampeg models? would it be worth getting if i have the helix LT?
I've been trying the different sims like Positive Grid, Guitar Rig, Amplitube, Helix etc and I'm not happy with any of them.
Can you actually get a good tone with Helix?
I bet it sounds increíble, the demo actually shows that. Nevertheless, if I seat down I will probably get near to all the tones showcased with my VT Bass DeLuxe..... Don't get me wrong, I'm getting one of those AMPEG ASAP..... But🙄
I really wanted to be into this, and it sounds amazing, but without an effects loop it's no use to me.
I need to run reverb and delay after my preamp (which I never run clean). Could put them after this in my chain, but then the DI and the cab sim is completely wasted.
Can you toggle the comprerssor?
Excellent video. Do you have your Kemper Profiles available for sale or free? Thanks!!
Okay so help me:
Origin Bassrig Super Vintage or Ampeg SGT-DI?
I'm looking to get one of them for my board and wanted some feedback!
13:13 can someone please tell me the name of the song Josh is playing. I think it’s by Korn?
Mudbucker as in the Lehigh Valley PA band?
Finally, Ampeg released a decent DI. I dislike the fact that they base all their SS products on the CL. While the CL is an Ampeg, it isn't a "Blue-Line" SVT.
I have a Origin Super Vintage, which I love, but the fact that you also get the B-15 model in this one is mighty tempting. I hope someone makes a good shootout vid between this and the Super Vintage, or that I get the chance to A/B my Super Vintage with an SGT-DI. If I feel like the SGT-DI sounds as good as the Super Vintage, I just might have to replace the Super Vintage.
I am asking myself the very same question
Also one of the problem with the origin is that the cab sim only work on the DI out and cant be toggle off. So if you really wanted to get a clean sound you need to use the Line out. And if you wanted cab you were forced to use the XLR. On this one the cab sim Can be toggle off plus you Can also have the cab sim on the DI out + the Line out. Plus you also have the preamp out that is post eq and the THRU output thats pre eq. So 4 différent output to mess around is really nice.
@@champ6436 I wouldn't say that's something that has ever bothered me with the Super Vintage. I use the 1/4 amp out when I use it with my GK 700RB, and the DI whenever I go straight to FOH or use it in studio. The cab sim sounds much better than any bass cab IR I've ever tried (Ownhammer, Darkglass, York Audio, Redwirez, Two Notes, 3SigmaAudio etc). I've tried recording the amp out and used IRs with it, but nothing sounds as good as the internal cab sim.
Ok what in the world are those pickups in Chuck's MTD? Also this pedal seems incredible.
Bartolini b axis proprietary pickups for MTD!
@@Therealchuckbailey boo, I want a split coil funky MM pickup lol
@@klaymeister sadly unless you BUY MTD you cannot get that MM b axis BUT!!!! Nordstrand makes some AMAZING pickups! Check em out! Message Carey or his staff and tell ‘em Chuck from the Bass Channel sent ya and says Hi!
¿Y ahora qué hago con mi viejo pedal Ampeg?
úsalo para tocar en vivo y usa este para estudio
This is perfect
What´s that natural-brown-ish bass at 0:17 and 13:44 please?
Would this be good as a direct feed for playing heavy rock/metal in a club situation? Would it kick out enough juice without additional boosters?
What dirt pedal is being run into it at 8:00?
Darkglass B1K
Lol
Why don't you do a dry comparison before the sound sample?
Agreed. That would be super helpful
What a bass is the orange p bass. First on the vintage sounds?
I believe that one was one of the newer Sires we had just demoed
It would be interesting revisited the SCR-DI in the channel now that you have try others "ampeg in box"
I got an ampeg scr di on 2016 'cause i was sick of relying on backline settings and definitely made a difference, sgt di looks nicer if you don´t have or want to save basic compressor pedal space in your live rig while keeping true ampeg tone on stage plus having classic ampeg amps emulators as an extra even if nota at similar price range, definitely a must try
And it has phones out and aux in. So you can use it for silent learning too.
Would you guys mind to share that IR of the 810 cab with us?
That IR and more are available at thebasschannel.net
The scrambler was doo doo. This finally delivers something that doesn’t sound like a guitar pedal. I love the IR functionality. It’s nice to not think Darkglass every time I want modern flexibility and customization. Bc I’m really not in love with their “vintage” take on Ampeg tones, DG is my go to for clank. Adding B15 options make this pedal feel like it covers a lot of ground.
What's the teal sparkly bass at 13:00? Thanks
Been a long time since your comment but it’s a Gibson non-reverse Thunderbird! Awesome looking basses!!
Would this work on a frfr speaker? 🤔 I have the headrush 1x12
Can this go di like an axfx live?
where can i get your t shirt ????
Very nice
Great video guys! What are the main advantages the SGT DI has over the SCR DI?
Well, for one, it actually sounds like an SVT.
The SCR DI sounds like garbage especially compared to this.
@5:38 this bass sounds heavy!!
I got a SCR-DI for sale...
Whatever happened to GK?
What do you mean?
@@Therealchuckbailey Thomann has only 1 GK product. Their preamp disapeared.
@@jumpingman8160 we do not work with Thomann well enough to know sorry! GK is a company based out of the USA so perhaps it’s logistics? Freight being what it is I expect cost to be associated but I couldn’t say.
GK only supplies Andertons.
I'm an svt fan and owner. imo the svt is a bass amp not really designed for gain settings.
To my ears it provides maybe the best clean tone platform out there and takes pedal super well.
Trying to get a tone with a lot of gain from an svt is like trying to get a high gain guitar tone from a fender twin reverb.
Know the amp and work with it instead of trying to force it fit you - just my two cents.
Awesome content guys - keep it up:)
Bob daisley from Ozzy used to push those SVT’s into tub saturation and they would overdrive nicely if you’re talking about gain overdrive/ like a grindy overdrive and not fuzz or distortion….. those old bass tracks of his have so much growl.
I agree with you both. Ampeg is THE best clean bass tone. They saturate beautifully too, but they are definitely not for Lemmy tones.
Is there anywhere that we can get your IRs that you are using in this video?
More on that to follow!
Me want one!
I hope they put all these features into a 500 watt head.
Microtubes 500 killer.
I already have an ampeg in a box it’s called the HX Stomp 😈
Love the preamp side, just not entirely sold on the sgt circuit. I wonder if ampeg will bring out a smaller preamp only version.
Also, do you guys sell/give out the 52 miced 8x10 IR you made?
Not yet but soon!
This sounds sweet, but kind of pricey considering a Master effects super 300 is almost half the price
Looks nice but the 300 does a good job as well as my Bassrigs Super Vintage.
It makes sense when you consider you get an XLR out, cab sim, aux in, switchable drive, plus the Ampeg tone actually made by Ampeg.
ampeg tone does make a difference
For 500 dols? I gonna keep my SansAmp Bass driver
It seems like they went for what Sans Amp has been doing for Decades. Now I dig Ampeg stuff but this as a preamp is what Sans Amp does.
I think you can get really close to the tone with Sansamp but this is just bang on the money. Sounds great!
the only ampeg that sounds good has 6 kt88 and 8x10 cabinet!
ummmm... B15, perhaps the most recorded bass amp of all time?
i have a svt 7 pro. 4x10 neo cab 4ohms 1,200 watts continuous on detachable casters , or get a pf800. head. and a cab that will handle it. my cab is old carvin cab. it will handle the svt 7 pro.
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
No one:
Pretentious beta bass player: "I don't like SVT's"
Poor thing, thinks wolf hierarchy exists in humans
@@ileutur6863 hierarchy is not exclusive to wolves you ding-dumb 😂
Love Ampeg but they have brought some absolute shit out since their last slam dunk the SVT 4 pro. Just weird shit that no one wanted or asked for.
This should have come with a USB output!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It hurts that the Colombian Peso is so devalued against the dollar...
Made in China. I'll take my Sansamp BDDI and VT Bass.
No USB audio interface? Such a shame....
Idk guys Ampeg is so far behind the curve by now I don't see the point. This pedal would have been a big deal in the early 2000s. Now with Darkglass, Sansamp, EHX, Kemper, Line6, Fractal, NeuralDSP and others all having really good drive sections, this feels like an afterthought.
This thing without storable presets (like a Programmable Bass Driver) is one of the biggest wastes of technology ever
how can a guy who admittedly dislikes the sound of the ampeg go on to review it ... ?
We figured that maybe it would add to the objectivity of the review. Course, that works the other way around too - if you have someone reviewing something they don't usually like, and they are pleasantly surprised, that works out, and if you have someone reviewing something they usually love and they're disappointed, that sort of works out too - at least from a "this definitely wasn't hugely biased" viewpoint.
@@TheBassChannel ..ok, fair enough
No real Fender basses? How can we verify iconic bass tones without the iconic guitars that started it all?
because brand doesn't matter, only pickups
@@ileutur6863 I get it. But it's the whole instrument that produces it's complete tone. My 78 P bass doesn't sound the same as my Keisel bass with a P bass pick up configuaration. I just thought it odd and believe it's a great pedal, especially because it is built by Ampeg. But the majority of the audience you are speaking to probably play Fender basses. Why not demo at least one? All cool. I appreciate the great review. Thank you
@@richpizzo3734 When Fender returns our calls/emails/smoke signals and sends us some ACTUAL Fenders... we will definitely do that. thanks for watching!
@@ileutur6863 That's not true. Have you ever changed the neck on a bass? How about the bridge? It matters.
My sansamp v2 gives me all the crunch I need without trying to copy ampeg
Start with pbass tones; doesn’t use a pbass smh
A P pickup is a P pickup
Loud vocals, quite bass makes for awful production. The focus in not the speaker. Mix properly.
It sucks...
“Let's start with some P-Bass tones”
...Immediately whips out Jackson CBX abortion.
Gimme a break.
Does it feel good or just sound good? How would do it as a stand alone preamp into let’s say an old Crown poweramp and actual cabinet?
Chasing tones is a never ending cycle.. but the new pre amp is a close to a full stack and a hell of a lot lighter.. on your back and your wallet. 🪪