emulated line out

[somerset04]

Hi,
Our band has a Yamaha 500W PA system and our lead guitar will use his own combo amp. And, the rhythm guitarist and I,bassist, will share the PA. My bass is a Fender mustang with a passive pickup.
Then I was looking for a DI box to connect my bass to the PA mixer. A decent DI costs around $100-200 level, and an MB15 combo got my attention, which has an emulated line out jack. I was told that this works like a DI box. If this is correct, I thought I might be able to use the combo as a DI box and as a monitor for a small gig.

Could you please let me know if I am right or not?
Thanks.


somerset,

 

[slyjoe]

Do you have a drummer?

If so, I would think you might get swamped with a 15 watt 8 inch speaker.

 

[JimmyM]

Tough question. You won't get much usable volume on a gig, but it would work. How well it would work, I don't know, but if you're planning on gigging, I'd get a little bigger amp if I were you with a proper DI instead of a 1/4" line out. Look at used amps as well. You can find some real bargains for not much more than that Marshall you're looking at.

 

[slyjoe]

You may be able to get the MB to work, but going into anyone else's PA is probably going to be a problem. DI boxes are generally balanced (3 pin) connectors, that are generally low impedance that can be run great distances through a snake and into a balanced input of a mixer. The "line out" is not balanced, and is probably not low impedance.

Like I said, you can probably make it work, but wouldn't you like to be ready for more advanced DI uses?

 

[bongomania]

I would get a "real" DI, damn the cost. It will save your butt countless times, and you never know when you'll need it. A good one will take a beating and serve you for many years, regardless of how the rest of your rig, band, or mood changes.