That b15 sound from the Ampeg is outstanding

This is the video we needed, thank you so much!!!

This was exactly the type of comparison we've all been hoping for! Thank you so much!

AWSOME comparison format. Well done🎉

I'm glad you tacked on the B15 bit at the end. That's the sound that interest me the most. Thanks.

Also probs, youre the man! I really enjoy your stuff and your honest and chilled out way of talking about bass! Such great Videos! The world of bass needs to see your channel!

The way the mids sat & projected so well in the mix with the Origin sold me on it for comparisons 1 & 2. Great video and shootout!

My preference is #1 in all samples, especially in the samples with more drive. Really appreciate you doing this!

I went with #1 for each example. Thanks for doing this, it really helped me. The B-15 WAS outstanding!

I love that you show the waveforms that helps a lot thank you so much 😊

Thanks! I got the Ampeg for the B15 setting after watching this video. Very happy with the sounds.

Thanks for the battle, I‘ve been waiting for, Philip! From just listening, as you said, both sound different but really good, but where #1 really stood out, was the edge of break up and driven sound, way more natural and warm and pleasing sounding, than #2. For the SVT thing the Origin is the clear winner for me… The B15 on the Ampeg sounds really awesome though… 💫 Cheers from Hamburg👋🏼😀

I really enjoy your videos, thanks dude.

Wow! Great video! I am a B-15 sound guy, so that nails it for me. However, that bass rig was amazing!

Excellent review , éducative and useful. Thanks 🙏

I was so hoping for someone to do this comparision. Thank you! My preference goes to #1

Good time to be a bass player for sure. Really enjoy your channel Philip.

My test result was spot on and I must say it also motivated me to buy the BassRig pedal. So glad I have it. I own a 15 year old 300W Ampeg SVT CL (still USA build) & Ampeg 410 cab which is amazing but when going "ampless" this pedal really does a fantastic job.

I really like this format. I know your channel isn't mainly a gear demo channel, but I'd like to see a shootout in this format with Aguilar Tonehammer and other popular preamp DIs

I like both. #2 had more overdrive orange, but #1 sounded a bit nicer.

This was great! Blind test is such a good approach. I preferred #1. They were pretty even for me when clean, but #1 sounded waaaayyy better to me when drive was kicking in.

My preference is #1. I love the overall tone of #1 in each sample.

Number 1 all the way. But I'm blown away at the B15 setting on the Ampeg DI!

Thanks. I was hoping someone made this video

Bassrig Super Vintage is awesome! Thanks for the comparison.

This was interesting! I agree with your points, and after having played with the SGT-DI for a few days, it does do clean and clean-ish sounds really well! That said, it didn't do the trick for me, so I'm gonna sell that one and the hunt goes on. :) If only Origin could make a B15-voiced one that nailed the driven B15-sounds as well as the Super Vintage nails the SVT sounds!

awesome review! You got that b-15 tone dialed in! I also own a 69 B15N, that I've been using regularly for over a decade. I couldn't tell!!!

Great video. I was sold on the SGT-DI until I listened to this comparison. But to my ears, the BassRig just sounds better. As you said, it's just that bit more full, and less artificial. It's a shame, because I love the features of the SGT-DI. But in the end, it's the sound that matters.

I like that you talked about the feel and not just the sound. I can make most sounds work but I think the feel under the fingers is at least as important.

Awesome Video. Really Confirmed my thoughts on the B15 tone from the SGT-DI pedal. Video idea: Can you do a comparison of the Bassrig 64 / Bassrig Super Vintage / SGT-DI SVT / SGT-DI B15 - same riff - just leveling with weaving in between with music and just bass like this video? I think these would get some use and be a fun way to acquire folks to your channel. But keep it going as you add more and more stuff in the preamp category of things.

Very good review! Nonne wins or loose, you should what each does. Great work, thanks

1 seems so much more mellow. 2 has a lot of character, and to me, seems to do a better job of simulating an actual amp. Not to say 1 is bad, and perhaps it just needs to be dialed in differently to achieve a similar effect. Love the blind comparison videos!

Thank you for making this. When Ampeg announced this, my immediate thought was "better than the bassrig?" Because I LOVE my super vintage bassrig.

Great content!!! Love the way you presented the pedals blindly

I have to go with #2, because I prefer the cleaner articulation of notes. I think that it would cut through better in a mix. Both are good, but do slightly different things. To be honest, a blend of both of them would be perfect.

Thanks so much for this comparison, which I wished for. With the third "aggressive" sound, it was absolutely clear what Origin and what Ampeg is. The Origin pedals just sound so much like "real" amps, while the Ampeg's distorted sound (scrambler) is simply mixed into it. The black Origin (Fender type) is certainly a competitor for a B-15-like sound. And I'm sure that the Origin would probably win there too.

Very interesting test! A really good idea to do it blind. I preferred pedal 2 in round one and pedal 1 in rounds two and three.

Bought the bass rig super vintage to replace my dsm humboldt simplifier. Returned it after a few days. Kept the dsm. If you have the chance definitely try that one. Great channel btw.

I preferred 1. In the mix they both sounded good but alone #1 sounded a lot better.

Interestingly I preferred 1# on the a b test due to its subtle changes. The ampeg b15 blew my mind though. Soooooooo similar to the real thing i couldn’t tell when you switched

Oh man this is so tough, I think I like them both for different reasons buuuuuut if I have to choose then I think I prefer #2

I'd take #1 for old-school vibes, but #2 for more modern sounds. Better is situational here, both sounded fine in an appropriate context (you're backing tracks were more old-school vibe, so #1 wins on that basis, but I'd probably want the brightness of #2 in other situations).

That riff on the first test is lovely.

Number 1 was my favorite by far. The Ampeg seemed like an appealing product, but something just sounds off when it was used at the edge of breakup

I liked the extra saturation on #2

Great comparison. Interesting - very little price difference between the two on this side of the pond. I also preferrred the #1 Origin sound, and you could see from the scope that it was fuller throughout the range while the Ampeg had an uppermid scoop , biting upper frequencies and seemed a little fizzy in the upper frequencies. Still, the eq can probably tame that. Everything Origin build is market leading in terms of quality, but that Ampeg just does sooooo much and the option of running it as a practice unit with headphones is significant for me too. Tough call. I think someone like me who has very little gear will go Ampeg, while a player who a ready has a lot of the Ampeg’s functionality will go for Bassrig. Ie it’s only about the finer points of the sound if you have the other bases (basses?) covered.

I also think it was super obvious which was which. The cab sim in the BassRig gives it away I think. The Ampeg pedal sounded very much like a DI signal (which can be cool). Preferred the BassRig on all tracks. Nice basslines!

Clean - both sound pretty similar - so ok if that's the style you are looking for I would go with any of them. For edge of breakup and cranked I would go with No2 - it has got more personality. The question now is, which one would fit better in a mix.

My votes were: Round 1: slight margin to 2 Round 2: definitely 1 Round 3: definitely 2 Go figure :) Thanks for the comparison and blind tests. Very useful!

I *much* preferred #2. Was surprised to see it was the Ampeg. It was way more articulate and had better mids (while still retaining warmth) so would work better in a live scenario.

Favorite was by far number 1!!

Thanks for doing this! I 👍👍👍

No 1 in all the examples. Amazing how it is always present in the mix even though no 2 often sounds more aggressive which is a bit counterintuitive.

Can't wait for an ampeg sgt vs vt bass ❤

I preferred the Ampeg SGT when it was clean, but I much preferred the Bassrig Super Vintage when at the edge of breakup and overdriven.

Yea... For the first 2 test I was going for the ampeg, but when it comes to overdrive, it sound pretty bad to me. The Super Vintage sound a lot nicer for that overdriven tone. Thanks for the video!

I bought the Ampeg about a month after it came out. I run a Markbass 12” combo with the 12” extension. Out of all the preamp pedals I’ve ran, I haven’t found one that sounds better than just running into the MB rig. The Ampeg was a game changer. I like how I can dial slight grit into m sound now. And it sounds legit. I have not tried the origin effects. I’ll be honest when you were doing the blind test I was hoping #1 was the Ampeg. 😂

My favorite for round 1 was #2. My favorite for round 2 and 3 were #1. I’m gonna say that #1 is Origin Effects and #2 is Ampeg.

Number 1 for clarity and presence

I preferred #2! Felt more punchy.

Interesting to hear that the Bassrig sounds much more like an amp+cabinet without having an impulse response

2 is better to me, much more interesting mid content that would poke through better in a mix. Although I wonder if the two examples could have been EQ'd to sound more similar.

I prefer 1 overall. They both sound great in different ways though

As a mixing engineer more than a bass player, my preference is 2 for the first sample and 1 in all the other ones, 1 sounds more mix ready for me an my taste, 2 seems to take too much place in a mix. But depending on the song, it could be the other way around, as you say the two sound good. Hi from europe

I'm liking the #2 sound - has more presence.

I prefer origins sound. Thanks for doing the comparison. Ampeg should just put the B15 in a pedal on its own. Would like to see the Bass Rig against the Nobel.

I liked number 1, as a bassist, more low end between 50-100 HZ. Where #2 had that midrange punch which would cut through the mix well between 100-150 HZ. Depends on application, but instinctually like #1 for that fatter low end.

OMG that B15 sound 🤯

I have the Bass Rig Pedal. Love it!

I definitely preferred #1 in every single case, except when the #2 was soloed in the first section. In the mix, I did not like #2, however. So, definitely the Origin Effects BassRig for me. I should probably mention that what I am actually using is a DSM & Humboldt Electronics Simplifier Bass Station, which is also modelled after an Ampeg SVT.

I think I like 1 better, especially with the pick and with some drive. More low end and warmth to my ears

First groove, they sound the same and I would be happy to have either. Second groove, I liked #2 better as it had a little more focus and grit. Third groove, didn't like either sound and wouldn't use that setting. So I guess my favorite is #2, whichever one that is.

For me there's one important feature the bass rig has and the sgt doesn't: that's the blend control. Especially with overdriven sounds I really want to have some clean signal in the mix for punch and definition. This gets even more important as the sgt's overdrive sounds way warmer and creamier and doesn't cut through in the mix as well imo. It'also uses digital modelling, which has much more potential for getting into runtime/phase cancelling issues if you try to mix it with a clean d.i. signal, I suspect. I had these problems with my HX-Stomp trying to mix an SVT with IR with a dry, unprocessed signal path. Can really be a pain in the ass, I think.

My preference was Number 1. I was surprised that it wasn't the Ampeg. Both are great but number 1 was better all around.

#1 for me and I’m not surprised the Ampeg pedal had a ratty breakup. It’s something they’ve been into for a long time.

1 for clean, 2 for the other two!

I like #1 much more for test 2 and 3 especially

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This is a hard one. During the first test I preferred 1, but for the breakup and aggressive test, I preferred 2.

I have both these pre amps right now A B ing them in my band. I like the sound of the Ampeg alone but the Origin Effects seems to easily help cut through the noise. It seems like it is more powerful than the Ampeg. With the SGT channel on I like the sound but have a difficult time cutting through with it.

2 all day - Long live the mid range!

For sample 1 & 2, I preferred #2. For sample 3, #1 was better.

Definetly #1 Bassrig is fuller sounding preamp, i would described it as Thicker sounding device. But, B15 mode is awesome!

2 was my favorite

Clean: 2 Breakup: 1 Aggressive:1 Winner: 1

Great video. So crazy that Ampeg, the creator of the actual amp, is not as good as the clone!

Hi , yes for me also thé number 1 IS better but thé number two is also good and very cheap ! So i think i will buy both . Thank guy for your vidéo 🌹🙏

I concur with what you said

Gotta go with #1. If I were playing Chris Squire, Entwistle or Peter Hook songs I’d go with#2, but as I don’t I’m happy with my first choice.

As an svt i was at a loss. Until we got to the agressive part where i would be at most, i preferred the the origin effects. If i wanted a b15 id jump on the ampeg.

For clean tones they are both good. Any amount of grit though I prefer the bass rig.

I definitely preferred #1, but I only really cared about the difference in the 2nd and 3rd examples, which wasn't how I was really planning on using the pedal anyways.

I would love to hear the SGT-DI vs the Tech21 VTDI in SVT / B15 modes!

I like a modern aggressive and pristine tones that work with my Modulus 6-String with EMG pickups.

Number one in all categories for me.

In the first, "Clean and Warm" round (and, yes, I've paused in the middle), I preferred #1 -- seemed more even and the notes seemed to have better support through the register. The overall vibe, though, I thought was pretty similar. In the second and third rounds, with varying degrees of breakup, I thought they were pretty different. In the second round, I thought #2 brought out the pick attack a lot better in the mix -- you might or might not want this -- though #1 was still a little more full and even sounding. Still, my immediate instinct was to go for #2. In the third round, I'd go with #1 again, because I felt the lows were a little better supported as you went down the E-string. That could be my (very modest) monitors, though, or the way I'm listening. In the soloed clips (appreciate their inclusion, btw) the character of the breakup in the top of the range was more buzzy (for me, in a not entirely pleasant way) with #2. I wonder if #1 might be set to get a similar degree of breakup and attack as #2, while keeping the evenness and fullness I liked (and wonder if #2 could be set to get a little less buzz up top and some of the more full, even quality I heard with #1). You probably made efforts that way, already, though, and I haven't played either of these. Note envelope struck me as a little rounder with #1, FWIW (which is another thing one might or might not prefer, depending on context). I think I'll come back and give this a more thorough listen, with decent headphones, but if I had to pick one right now, it'd be #1. Now to listen to the rest of the video... EDIT (after finishing video): 1) Noted, on the flat/noon EQ on each, for the test. 2) As recorded here, the Ampeg pedal does sound pretty close to your actual B-15! I wonder how that'd hold with more aggressive settings of the B-15.

I totally agree with your summation. I bought the SGT for the B15 sound and was just hoping for a good SVT as a bonus. It does a pretty good job, but the Origin SV sounds fatter and punchier. It does the aggressive tones way better. So here's my question, can you tone match the SGT to the SV or vice versa? I'd like to know if they're capable of producing the same sounds and how much compensation is needed on the tone control. Maybe even another video now that we're 8 or 9 months out?

#1 is what I would want

Loved #1

100% agree with you. The bass rig sounds better to my ears