GEAR REVIEW
AMPEG SCR-DI BASS PREAMP WITH SCRAMBLER OVERDRIVE | Doug Doppler
GREAT FOR THE SILENT STAGE Your sound tech will love having the option
When it comes to features, tone, and volume, of being able to blend the ¼” Thru jack with
• 1/4” Bass Input the Ampeg BA 210v2 delivers as much bang either the ¼” Line Out or XLR out, eliminating
• 1/4” + 1/8” Aux Inputs for the buck, if not more, than anything else on the need for a DI box. And like any pro grade
the market. That said, volume and space are DI, the XLR Out has a Ground Lift button,
challenges that many churches struggle with, conveniently located next to the XLR out on
especially in a setup and tear down situation. the left side of the pedal. There’s also an 1/8”
• Classic Ampeg Tone Stack Enter the SCR-DI. Like the BA-210v2, the headphone output, which is great for practicing
• Scrambler Overdrive SCR-DI features Ampeg’s legacy preamp and in the Green Room. Just remember that you’ll
tone stack circuits, which means you have need to pick up a 9v DC power supply since
classic Ampeg tone on tap! the SCR-DI doesn’t ship with one.
and tones that are perfect for stage and studio TONE SCULPTING And speaking of practice, you also have your
alike. From crisp, punchy clean tones, to in In combination with the Volume, Bass, Mid, choice of an 1/8” or 1/4” Aux input for a
your face distortion, this pedal does it all and and Treble controls, the Ultra Lo and Ultra Hi metronome, your iPhone, or even a personal
everything in between! pushbuttons make dialing in classic Ampeg monitor system. The AUX Level control on the
KEY FEATURES
• XLR + 1/4” Outputs
• 1/4” Thru Output
The Ampeg SCR-DI Preamp with Scrambler
Overdrive is packed with a ton of great features
tones a dream. The Scrambler Overdrive face of the unit makes it super easy to dial in
OVERVIEW features a Drive and Blend control which is the right level.
Sound engineers and bass players both know an approach that many guitar pedals would that a great bass tone is at the heart of a great benefit from. While this sounds great on paper, POWER
mix. In addition to more input and output options when you plug in, you can actually here how As I mentioned a moment ago, the SCR-DI
than most people will use, the SCR-DI makes it effective it is to be able to choose how much does not come with a power supply, but can
easy to sculpt a great bass tone using Ampeg’s Drive you want, and in turn layer that in with the easily be powered by something like a Truetone
classic tone stack. Noting that some songs Blend control. 1 SPOT Slim 9V DC adapter or any pedalboard
need a little more grit, the independently foot-
power supply, thanks to the uber-low 100mA
switchable Scrambler overdrive makes it easy to INPUTS + OUTPUTS blend in just the right amount of drive without One of my favorite things about this box is compromising the core sound in the process. the amount of i/o. This offers a huge amount WRAP
This kind of functionality is huge when it comes of flexibility in your workflow for both worship Whether it’s tone, features, or price, the Ampeg
to bringing expertly crafted bass parts to life. services and recording. SCR-DI delivers the goods.
draw.
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