[quote name='iamapirate' post='603141' date='Sep 19 2009, 08:47 PM']it's basically an ampeg preamp, no?[/quote]
No, it's not. I have one and even though I do like it, it doesn't give me the Ampeg sound that [i]I'm[/i] after. For that, I think an Ampeg SVP-CL or SVP-Pro preamp would be ideal.
The DI has only one valve and no kind of overdrive. It gives a nice, round, warm, clean sound - not the cranked Ampeg sound.