Iām totally GASing after this pedal and I took the time to make an experiment. I have a Sansamp VT CHARACTER series pedal and a Way Pickle / Pork Loin. I gave ChatGTP the links to the FIFTEEN/Ian Martin Allisonās shorts and asked it to emulate the tone on my pedals. With a few corrections I really got to something so close⦠what canāt be emulated are the dynamics of the Fifteen which is IMO what really makes this pedal interesting. I certainly canāt afford the Fifteen or the Super for SVT. But I made the same exercise for the Superā¦
Cool, in that case I donāt think itās worth the price just for the dynamics? It is also the cab that does a lot for the Fifteen. I kinda agree with @John_E that the SGT-DI from Ampeg might be the better choice, you get the SVT and B15 from the source, multiple cab sims, headphone out and on top of that it is cheaper. The problem is that I am a massive OE fan
I really like that pedal and Iād be curious to hear experiences. It has such mixed reviews but all agree that the B15 sounds great. I havenāt tried it out and thereās no place I could. Iād love to though. I guess it all comes down to what your needs are. I like simplicity and minimum gear. I went from a Boss Katana Bass 110 for all the options and tweaks to use it absolutely flat, no gain, no effects, blend at cero and have the same tone for everything (amp, LogicPro, interface monitors) all through two older pedals + two p-basses, one w/ flats one w/ rounds. But that is perfect just for meā¦
I had an SGT-DI. Itās a fantastic pedal. If youāre running a fairly simple setup, I think youād have a tough time beating it for its price point. Eventually it didnāt work for me, only because I was putting a full pedalboard together and it takes up a lot of real estate. I wish Iād kept it as my spare DI tbh.
Thanks for the comment. Iām sure Iāll get my hands on one sometime and considering what I like most is vintage tube tone B15/SVT it would be perfect.
Alright, Iāll follow up with better pics and a more in-depth review of the Roscoe SKB. In the meantime, I also found someone willing to sell me their Roscoe Century fretless, so, uh, yeah.
Yep! Itās a fantastic bass, no doubt. If I was going to keep another it would be that or the Sandberg. But selling those will do the most to help fund these new purchases.
Iām trying to talk myself off the ledge, Iām currently trying to convince myself that the US made G&L Doheny is worth the extra couple of hundred bucks⦠even though they have the same electronics as the Tribute. Iām not eyeing getting rid of any of my basses to fund it though (Iām in a great place with my basses atm no GASing for anything new or shiney)⦠so that makes it a little easier.
Also looking hard at a Reverend Jetstream with 3 P90s. You can get some really choice tones with it. I think the Doheny, whichever one, is it as far as tone. It sounds so heckin good with those MFDs. I think the reverend is next though. Maybe Iāll grab one of their baritones.