D.I. for a Bongo 5HH

phat5 · #1 12-10-2007, 08:14 PM

While waiting for my MM Bongo 5HH to arrive, I need to find another d.i.
I have a bddi I use with my P bass and I also use an Avalon U5 live, on occasion. On my list: PJB Bass Buddy, Radial JDI, J48 and Tone Bone/Bass Bone. Radial offers a few d.i.'s, which one is best for an active bass? Am I better off with the Tone Bone for further tone tweakage? I like the idea of the Bass Bone, because I could plug in a second bass (eub) but is the Tone Bone capable of delivering a flat signal like the JDI and J48? Much confusion on my part

Thanks, Steve

bongomania · #2 12-10-2007, 08:16 PM

Lots of discussion on this subject already. Good terms to look up include "radial", "jdi", "j48", "bassbone", etc.

phat5 · #3 12-10-2007, 08:40 PM

Sorry for being lazy....Thanks B, found some valuable info!

slaerts · #4 12-11-2007, 03:59 AM

I have a tone bone and its great. Yes you can run a flat signal and swithch to a 3 band eq on the other chanel/bass for tweakage. There are lots of opinions on them - good and bad. My only problem is that it runs from a power supply rather than 9 volts. In my opinion they look a bit daggy too. But it works well. And they have a manual that makes sense, mostly.