Origin Effects BassRig Ampeg B15 Fliptop recreation

[Quatschmacher]

@Clarky, I’d be really interested to hear how the Fifteen fares against the Flex. 

[Clarky]

14 hours ago, Quatschmacher said:

@Clarky, I’d be really interested to hear how the Fifteen fares against the Flex. 

I don't have the Flex any more (a BCer contacted me privately and asked to buy it off me) but, from memory, I think the Fifteen has more tonal variety (including helpful LP and HP filters)  and can be driven a bit harder. Its also quieter in operation. Early impressions of Fifteen are that its exactly the preamp/DI pedal I need.

 

Edit: I also had a nagging fear over valve failure with the Flex as I previously owned an EBS Valvedrive which died on me (yes, its easy to replace a dead valve but not during a rehearsal or gig!)

Edited January 1 by Clarky

[Al Krow]

On 23/12/2025 at 08:42, krispn said:

It’s more that I simply don’t need it 😀 

I have a cab m with loads of great IR’s (really like the Mesa cabs pack) which really sound great for FOH/IEM mixes!

 

Ultimately there’s just the fear of pedal board ego death. If one pedal can do what I need then everything else is redundant which I’ve loving and painstakingly curated over a few years.
 

But yeah I’ll likely just buy one in jan when my Monzo 1p saving challenge finishes. 
I might even nab the matching compressor too.  

 

 

Can't remember whether you ever went down the Ampeg SGT DI route? I've just come across this: Ampeg SGT-DI vs Origin effects Bassrigs - Effects - Basschat and quite a few BC'ers are really liking how Ampeg are delivering an authentic Ampeg sound!

[Quatschmacher]

1 hour ago, Al Krow said:

 

Can't remember whether you ever went down the Ampeg SGT DI route? I've just come across this: Ampeg SGT-DI vs Origin effects Bassrigs - Effects - Basschat and quite a few BC'ers are really liking how Ampeg are delivering an authentic Ampeg sound!

Was OK but the EQ bands are not the same as the pedals they are meant to be emulating in the Ampeg SGT-DI.

[krispn]

 

7 hours ago, Al Krow said:

 

Can't remember whether you ever went down the Ampeg SGT DI route? I've just come across this: Ampeg SGT-DI vs Origin effects Bassrigs - Effects - Basschat and quite a few BC'ers are really liking how Ampeg are delivering an authentic Ampeg sound!

 

 

Naw my preamp needs have been well met by Simone these last number of years with a little dalliance with tube DI’s and transformer based fun. 

 

I think it’s already been discussed that they’re two different units and I’ve listened to the Phil Conrad A/B where he compared the SV and the SGT-DI and form those audio clips I preferred the Bassrig. We all have different needs and whatnot. 
 

To be fair on that thread there’s not that many responses and there’s some positive and negatives for both units. Build quality, bounce and feel of a tube amp and there’s nothing to say all those responding have A/B’d both units. Some folk are ever preferring the SGFX BetaV. Some dislike the built in cab sim on the SV, most folk didn’t rate the SGT-DI compressor choosing (somewhat ironically) the Origin unit.
 

Banter aside lots of different flavours of Ampeg out there for all budgets and tastes.