Ampeg SCR-DI Bass DI Direct Box with Scrambler Overdrive
Dial in a wide range of Ampeg tones as you take your bass to the mixing board. You can even mix in some crunch, thanks to the built-in Scrambler overdrive.
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Overall User Ratings (based on 13 ratings)
Submitted July 30, 2015 by Kelly B in Dothan, AL
"A Worthy Investment."
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I needed a D.I. box, but I wanted something with character. It takes me years of research to buy something, I'm careful with my investments. When these hit NAMM this year, they created such a buzz and caught my attention. I am a professional, and have friends that are very in demand players. After consulting with them, as they had hands on with the Scrambler D.I., I decided to go ahead and pull the trigger. Was I ever glad. The features are insane, the sound and functionality left me giddy. Seriously, one of the best investments ever.
Sound
Using just as a D.I., your sound is clean and clear with no degradation of tone. When you engage the amp modeling side, you can dial in everything from a fat, chunky Motown B15 warmth (dial in a little scrambler to create the tube break-up), or dial in the clean and bright sounds that lend an ear to a Marcus Milleresk tone. The scrambler side goes from a subtle buzz of tubes breaking up to the full on fuzz of Geezer Butler doing the bass intro of N.I.B.
Features
I found the aux plugs fascinating. You can plug your iPhone direct into the pedal and play along with songs you are working on, a feature on the bulky and expensive multi effects processor. Match that with the headphones jack, and you have the ultimate in practice machines.
Ease of Use
This D.I. is well labeled, easy to read, and very intuitive. If you can operate the most basic amp plate, this will be a breeze. It will operate on batteries (9V). I would recommend getting a 9V power cable with plug. It will chew up a regular battery in 4 hrs. of use.
Quality
This pedal is solid and sturdy. Switches have great snap. The pedal could use a guard, or barrier for the knobs. I could see where you might accidentally bump one during the excitement of a gig.
Value
For the features, tone, adaptability to any board, style, environment I don't know of anything close to this pedal. Quality from start to finish. Even if you don't think you need a D.I. or a pedal...you need this.
Manufacturer Support
It's Ampeg, They have come a long way from 6 years ago, when they didn't care about their customer, but the value of their name. The R&D department nailed it with this D.I. I called them, just to see, and they were very helpful. As far as Zzounds, they are awesome. No complaints on either front.
The Wow Factor
Completely blown away. My band mates were stunned, and understood my elation. I don't know that I have ever been this satisfied with any other piece of gear. And that's making a statement, as I love all my equipment.
Musical Background:
I have been playing bass for 11 years, and am a session artist.
Musical Style:
Christian, Soft Rock, Jazz
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Submitted September 13, 2017 by Alexander T in Philadelphia, PA
"Ampeg tone in a box!"
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I recently picked up an inexpensive Bugera rig for live gigs, which was great "oomf" for the price, but it didn't quite have the tone or character I wanted. Very flat sound, but affordable!
Enter the SCR-DI! I wanted something with some crunch built in, that also had DI out. But the headphone out and AUX in on this definitely peaked my interest, as its always nice to have after-hour practice options.
I plugged it into my head, and as soon as I switched it on I was in tone heaven. Even with the EQ settings all set flat, this box gave my bass tone that color and chunk I was looking for. Then of course with the Ultra Hi/Lo settings there's even more flexibility on how round, snappy, or smooth you want. The scrambler sounds great. I prefer the drive and blend both set to 12-o'clock, just to give some crunch on the top end, that gets more dirty the harder you play. Cranked all the way is almost fuzz territory.
The paint job makes it look plastic but it's a rugged all metal chassis so I'm sure this'll be part of my rig for a while. Overall I'm super pleased with this. Highly recommended if you're in need of a DI box or just looking for an all-in-one solution to make your rig sound more Ampeg-ish.
Musical Background:
Bass for 15 years
Musical Style:
Jazz, electronic, ska, metal, rock
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Submitted May 7, 2015 by Tron Price in marysville, OH
"ampeg scr-di"
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Excellent product worth every penny and more. I'm getting some beautiful sounds from it. Ill be using this for many yrs.If you order this, be sure to get the 9 volt wall adapter. Batteries don't last long.
Musical Background:
bass
Musical Style:
Rock and blues
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Submitted December 14, 2017 by Adam Leonetti
"Oh Dang!"
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This pre amp has really helped me shape a tone that I didn't know was available at this price. Its very fat and bright. The overdrive is also a keeper. The D.I. is also a dream for recording my exact sound. Built like a brick, (" I bet I could throw this over them mountains...")
Musical Background:
22 years bass
Musical Style:
all, everything.
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Submitted April 25, 2017 by adam leonetti in vancouver, WA
"Holy Moly!"
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This pedal makes my bass explode with awesome. It can melt face and make babies. The tones are very "tube driven" and the low and high boost really help out the passive pickups to give a serious thump. The Scrambler is great and the blend option helps out a lot.
There is the option of buying the preamp pedal and the scambler pedal separately at the same price, that's what i would recommend for pedalboards, way more options.
Musical Background:
22 years of bass slappin.
Musical Style:
Everything!
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Submitted September 15, 2015 by Lonnie James in Dallas, TX
"SCR-DI"
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Right now I use it for practicing. I plug my guitar into my Hot Rod Plexi and run that through my Boss EQ and Reverb pedel. I plug my ipod into the aux in, then plug in my headphones and away I go...Private Practice ! Love It !!!
Musical Background:
I've been playing guitar/bass since I was 11. Been in Bands since High School.
Musical Style:
Rock, Metal...Punk, maybe some alturnative Rock, and maybe some classic Rock, and maybe some pop Rock just enough to keep my cho
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Submitted October 4, 2016 by Christian A in Port Jervis, NY
"Perfect for cleaning up my signal"
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I love this pedal. My purpose for purchasing this pedal was to improve my bass tone. I figured the best way was to look for something I could use to split my signal between the stage amp and the house system at my church. I'm not a fan of the stage rig we use, so this pedal allows me to bypass the rig. The best part was the added unexpected bonus of total ground noise elimination! For some reason, utilizing the XLR output from the amp head to the house resulted in ungodly amounts of noise. I now get a cleaner signal to the house and can better control my volume (the stage rig is very old and has sensitive volume controls).
Sound
The pedal has a buffered sound. When not using the preamp, you'll need to use another pedal to boost volume levels. That said, I love the tone stack. The SVT sound really comes through. I really like the way my bass sounds through it. Can't really say if the tone stack "colors" the bass tone.
For my style and my current bass set up in praise and worship (Yamaha TRBX305 with Aguilar Super Doubles and a Seymour Duncan STC-3P), I begin with my EQ set to noon. If I'm using a lot of finger style that day, I'll boost the mids to about 1 or 2 o clock, and sometimes the bass to about 1 o clock. For slap and funk tones, I like to set the bass and treble to 1 o clock. and mids at noon.
Features
I love that I can use it as a practice amp. We went through some struggles recently and had to get rid of a fender halfstack and found myself with nothing to practice with. This pedal made practice possible. I'm not really a fan of the overdrive circuit, and currently have a love/hate relationship with it.
The ultra-hi and lo settings are interesting. I don't use the ultra hi boost, but the ultra low I'll use with overdrive to help make up for any bottom end I lose. Sometimes I'll use it too if I need thick bass for something slow but epic.
My only wish is that I could have slightly better EQ controls, specifically with the mids, maybe a parametric sweep, or even a switch with preset frequencies.
Ease of Use
Very easy to use. Beware, if you put a battery into it, it will buffer your signal even if it's off.
I really like that I can unscrew the back pack without the use of tools of any kinds. The rubber pads underneath are designed to also function as thumb screws, very easy to take off and replace, which makes replacing batteries on the fly a very simple task.
Quality
The pedal feels heavy and tough, but I cannot yet speak on it's reliability although it hasn't failed yet.
Value
It's expensive but worth it.
The Wow Factor
No real wow factor. It is a nice solid pedal but nothing crazy or particularly special about it.
Musical Background:
Playing Bass for 14 years, I jam at home, I'm also part of a praise and worship group
Musical Style:
Funk, Latin Jazz, Rock, Metal, Alternative Rock, Pop
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Submitted March 31, 2016 by Allen F in Wakefield, MA
"SCR-DI"
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I ordered this just for practicing with headphones. I've tried those smaller pocket sized headphone amps, but those aren't all that great. I couldn't really even get a good tone out of my bass amp's headphone output. It was ok, but not really good. The SCR-DI sounds great, and I got a pair of 32 ohm headphones to get enough volume. (My 60 ohm headphones weren't loud enough on the bass amp...). I also ordered the Boss PSA-120S adapter, after reading the other reviews here. No horrible noises at all, apparently a low battery is the cause of that. I highly recommend getting an adapter! The volume control for the aux input is a nice touch, something most headphone amps (and bass amps) don't have. I can turn it down quicker without clicking things on the computer to lower the line-out volume. I'm not a big fan of effects, and don't really use the Scrambler much, but it gives some decent distortion with the Blend knob turned way down. As of yet, I don't need the DI output, but it's there if I ever join a band. I haven't used it, so no idea how it sounds. I sometimes plug the Line Out into the effect return on my Fender Rumble 100, gives me a new amp! It's great during the day when I can make noise. The only negative, and a minor one maybe, is the internal jumper to set it for active or passive bass. I have one of each, so I'm putting together an attenuator for the active bass, so I don't have to open up the SCR-DI and move the jumper. An external switch would have been a good thing to have. Other than that, I love this thing, sounds great, even with headphones.
Musical Background:
Jam (and lots of practice) at home
Musical Style:
Mainly rock, some country ... ProgRock in my dreams :)
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Submitted September 21, 2015 by Carroll Bond in Raleigh, NC
"I may have an defective unit"
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I never had the ability to try this pedal so I watched every YouTube video I could and read every review that I found. The pedal hissed a lot even when tried 2 different power supplies. I could get pass that but the ERA control everyone was raving about didn't do anything to change the tone like in the YouTube vids. So I had was EQ and an overdrive sound if I cranked up the drive control. I think that this may be a defective unit but if it isn't it's not for me. I like the sound of the pedal. It has an old school type vibe and its loud but I need more tone shaping that the ERA control is suppose to provide. I will be returning this unit
Sound
Nice and loud. Kinda old school but nice. The only problem is my ERA control did not work
Features
ERA control not working
Ease of Use
Easy just take some time dialing it in
Quality
Real nice pedal. I just wished it worked correctly
Value
If it worked as advertised it would be worth every penny. At least I think so from the sound examples on YouTube
Manufacturer Support
I didn't contact them
The Wow Factor
It looks nice and has a nice sound that my other pedals don't do. So it wowed me so what
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Submitted September 4, 2015 by Julian R in Albany, GA
"Typical Ampeg"
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It's what I expect from Ampeg! Quality, and great features. I was originally going to buy a mixer to blend my bass and iphone/pc for practice. I was digging around for something that foots the bill when I found this item! I ordered it quickly (and got it quickly).
From a build standpoint, this this is heavy (read: rugged). The pots all feel smooth and the footswitches are solid. The sound is exactly what you expect from a company that specializing in a niche market.
COMPLAINT: I did not know that AMPEG offers the power adapter (model # 2045758-00 for U.S.), and so I ordered a Boss PSA-120S, which was recommended by another user. The Boss works fine, but being a purist, I wish I had know earlier that I could order one by Ampeg. REALLY, it should not be an issue.
All in all, great product!
I am GOING to recommend this product!
Musical Background:
I have been a drummer for 30 years, and occasionally change it up to different instruments.
Musical Style:
Rock, Oldies, Christian, etc.
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Submitted October 3, 2015 by Julian R in Albany, GA
"AMPEG (AMPEG)"
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I was looking to buy several devises to mix signal and bass into headphones. This was a 'one size fits all' device for me.
The sound is pure and clear. The thing is built like a tank.
This is an AMPEG DI box/processor. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles of other brands, but if you after that AMPEG tone, here you go!
Musical Background:
Serious drummer. Novice bass player.
Musical Style:
Rock, Christian, other.
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Submitted July 11, 2017 by James A in Salt Lake City, UT
"Very disappointed"
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The sound you can get from this pedal is amazing. It sounds just like playing through an Ampeg amp. However, the scrambler is very difficult to dial in and seems counterintuitive. The worst part about this pedal is the quality. I am on my second pedal after returning the first, and am having the same issue with this pedal. After a couple of minutes of playing through the pedal with the EQ on or off it shoots a building high pitch scream. Does not matter if using headphones or line out or XLR out. It sounds like a capacitor overloading or something to that effect. I am not willing to date more time on this pedal, which is a real bummer because of the amazing sounds you use can get out of it.
Sound
The tones you can dial in on this pedal are amazing and very versatile.
Features
The aux in and headphone amp make this a must have for practice. The ultra low and ultra high switches add a buttery depth to the sound. The Scrambler circuit does not sound great and is very difficult to dial in.
Ease of Use
It is easy to dial in the EQ but dialing in the Scrambler circuit takes patience and perseverance.
Quality
I am returning my second pedal for the same weird high pitched scream. Unusable because the scream is so loud and high pitched it makes you rip off headphones, and if playing through the front of house the sound engineer will mute you. Both pedals were barely used and very well cared for.
Value
This pedal would be worth the money twice over for the sounds it produces if it didn't have serious quality issues in the electrical circuit.
Manufacturer Support
I have not dealt with Ampeg because I have not owned it long enough to require dealing with them over dealing with the dealer.
The Wow Factor
10 out of 10 for appeal. This product appears professionally built and designed. The knobs are smooth, the case is tough aluminum. The switches appear to be high quality. The purple LED is awesome and the EQ sounds amazing.
Musical Background:
Professional. 28 years of experience in music. Acoustic/Electric guitar, Bass, Piano
Musical Style:
Christian, Rock, Blues, Country, Alternative, Funk
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Submitted September 22, 2015 by Cecil W in Queen Creek, AZ
"It was great when it wasn't screaming"
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I received my first SCR-DI on a Thursday. Used it that night and loved. I went to use it Saturday night and all it would do is scream! It was like a loud capacitor discharge. I changed cables, basses, and everything I could think of and could not stop it. I called ZZOUNDS and exchanged it for another one. This one did the same thing right out of the box. I wished it had been OK. I really enjoyed using it the first night. ZZounds was GREAT dealing with it!
Musical Background:
I have been playing bass for 40 years, primarily C&W and light rock, but now only play for my church.
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