Naetharu Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 (edited) Hi folks, I picked up an Ampeg SCR-DI this week and I thought that given they are quite new on the market some of you might appreciate a few sound samples. Here's a link to a brief Sound-Cloud hosted MP3. Please excuse the bass playing, it's just me doing the basic riff from the Arctic Monkeys 'R U Mine' but it should serve to give a clear idea of the tones on offer. Signal Chain: Maruszczyk Elwood strung with LaBella Black Nylon 'Perfect Tension' strings -> Delano MM humbucker/Jazz 9.5mm pickups -> Delano 2-eq pre-amp in active mode (set flat) -> Ampeg SCR-DI -> Cheap Audio-Interface -> Reaper (no special plug-in settings or anything like that - all the tone comes from the bass/DI box). The settings are as follows: (1) DI only - just my bass as it sounds on its own (2) DI engaged and set flat (3) DI engaged and set flat with the ultra-hi/low engaged (4) DI engaged and set flat with small blend of scrambler for some gritty sound (5) DI engaged and set flat with a good mix of scrambler for a properly 'driven' sound (6) DI engaged and set flat with the scrambler maxed out and fully blended. [url="https://soundcloud.com/james-bridge-99946900/ampeg-scr-di-sound-sample"]http://soundcloud.c...di-sound-sample[/url] Hopefully that should be enough to at least give you a basic idea of the sound of the Pre-amp/scrambler sections on the pedal. If anyone would like to hear samples of other settings/combos please feel free to let me know and I'll pop some up. I'll also post a proper track with the DI being used later so that you can get a feel for how it sounds in a mix. All the best James Edited November 16, 2015 by Naetharu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qlank Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Wow, 5_6 really had me listening. Don't really need one of these but cool to know a little of what it can do. Interested in hearing it in a band mix too. Cheers dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naetharu Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 Having had a couple of days to experiment with it, I've come to appreciate the Scrambler section of the pedal a great deal more than I did at first. It's still not going to be my primary port of call for full blow fuzz but the gritty edge it offers is actually really nice. I had my first try with it alongside a band today (drummer and one guitar player) and it sounded pretty good in that context. We've not got much to do at band practice this week, just a bit of last min polishing before a couple of gigs, so I'll see if I can get the guys to do a quick recording of something at some point to give an example of it being used in the mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Many thanks for taking the time to do the samples. Much appreciated, think I'll hanging fire for the moment tho, I need to shift some gear first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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