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View Poll Results: Which DI? | |
Countryman
|    | 7 | 29.17% | |
Radial Pro DI
|    | 12 | 50.00% | |
Other (Please Specify)
|    | 4 | 16.67% | |
DIs and for chumps who don't play loud enough!
|    | 1 | 4.17% |
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11-23-2007, 10:52 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Long Island, NY | | | Countryman Vs Radial Pro DI
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Which would you prefer? A Countryman, a Radial Pro, or another DI.
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11-23-2007, 11:28 AM
| | | | Other, need more information. Stage use? Studio? Stage I'd vote EWI, studio...???? Lots of great options out there for studio use. |
11-23-2007, 12:56 PM
|  | The older I get, the better I was. | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pasadena, CA | | | Radial JDI. The Jensen transformer in the JDI sounds fantastic. |
11-24-2007, 02:27 AM
| | | | I love my Sadowski pre-di! |
11-24-2007, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by ihateusernames  Other, need more information. Stage use? Studio? | Also, what types of basses will you be using, and what's your budget?
I'm assuming since you mention the Radial and Countryman that you're looking for purely clean tone; but if you wanted "tube sound" or any other tone shaping, there is a whole 'nother world of questions to ask too.
If all you need is a simple, reliable, clean DI, then you can't go wrong with either the Radial or Countryman. Note however that Radial makes a wide range of DI's with similar names (JDI,JDV,J48,ProDI,Pro48,etc.), so be sure you are picking the one best suited to your needs. I think their "J" series is supposedly better quality than their "Pro" series, but I haven't compared them myself. Here's a pdf from Radial comparing their J48 to the Countryman: http://radialeng.com/pdfs/Radial-BlueReport-on-DIs.pdf |
11-24-2007, 11:43 AM
|  | Fender when I have to. Spector when I want to. | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Holyoke, MA | | | Just looked @ your profile and since you have active basses, I'd rule the Countryman out. The Radial Pro would be the respectable choice. I use the JDI w/my active basses and couldn't be happier. I'm sure the Radial Pro would be similar. They just use their own transformer for that one.
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11-24-2007, 01:21 PM
|  | prefers electric miles davis | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | | I enjoy my Countryman. |
11-24-2007, 02:13 PM
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11-24-2007, 02:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Long Island, NY | | | Sorry for falling asleep on this - I'll be using a passive bass (MIM Jazz), and this DI for live only (I have a U5 for recording).
Can anyone tell me why exactly you need a different DI with a passive or active bass? It's it just an optimization thing - live in clubs it seems that one DI fits all.
Thanks!
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11-24-2007, 02:42 PM
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EXAR pedals rep for North & Central America | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX, OR | | | Optimization. You can use either type of DI with either type of bass. But you may find that your bass works better with one type or the other. For example, some people find that their passive bass, through a passive DI, doesn't have a hot enough signal at the FOH mixer input. And some people find that their active bass with a hot output distorts when using an active DI. But those won't be the case for all people/basses/DI's/etc., it's specific to your rig and needs. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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