Max,have you tried the Samson Technology DI ( the blue box as it is refered to) I tried 1,and thought it was pretty damn good for $50.00 bucks.I know it is purely subjective but I think if you're dealing with limited funs,then the Samson might not be a bad way to go.maxvalentino said:
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Favorite D.I. Box
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I can dig what you are saying but I gotta tell ya,I played at a church a few months back that had nothing but the Wirlwind IMP DI'S ($30.00 bucks..maybe ?) and these little suckers" raised some eyebrows,because at that time I was using my MTD 635 while going thru a 4x10 Eden xlt,and a Galien Kruger 1001RB and MAN ! it smoked.burk48237 said:
,but a real good DI cleans up your signal which cleans up your tone,however if you have a lousy sounding rig (for whatever reason soundman,bad tube,etc.) I would think the LAST thing you'd want to do is stick a mic in front of itcarl-anton said:
hands5 said:
But that sometimes is the problem,... it's too clean.
I've got a Ken Smith running into a SWR head and Yorkville cabs playing in a rock band and sometimes a mic infront of my 2x10 speaker is just the sound the PA needs out front. It gives a natural compression from the amp/speaker and bumps up the mids to punch through instead of this huge low to high clean signal of the DI.
I work with the sound man and do not demand anything from him. He knows the PA, the room and his gear and he can make the band sound like crap with out a thought so I set up and he can see what he wants to do with the gear. 9 times out of 10 it's a Pre EQ DI out of the amp. I'm usually cool with that beacuse I run a pretty flat signal with a little compression and a boost channel with my BOSS ME-50B and the Tube in the SWR helps to warm up the sound going to both the PA and speakers.
Phyrexian said:
Question: The overdrive is all preamp overdrive right? Then put a DI box in your effects loop, or even just from the effects send.
HTH
Jack
Jack said:
Woudn't that be the same as my amp's DI-out? Or not?
What DI-box would your recommend for that??
I thought the prolem was the QUALITY of the sound, not the actual sound. It is solid state, so the sound that comes from the poweramp should be the same as the sound coming from the preamp.
See if you can borrow a DI from someone or try ont oue in a store. Im afraid DIs arent my specialty, but if you look through this thread, youll find a post by maxvalentino where he recommends various DIs in different price ranges. Im thinking that most if not all would work with an effect send, right?
See if you can borrow a DI from someone or try ont oue in a store. Im afraid DIs arent my specialty, but if you look through this thread, youll find a post by maxvalentino where he recommends various DIs in different price ranges. Im thinking that most if not all would work with an effect send, right?
RunngDog said:
Sorry, but this is just a "signature" comment. You say that music is everywhere war is not, right? What about the 70's band War?
I'm thinking of getting a SABDDI. Could I plug in and listen with headphones through the effected 1/4" out?
I bought this thing as a direct box and it excells but like I said in my post I'm now setting my eden flat and running my U5 as my last piece (before my amp) occasionally I'll adjust the eden if the room is funky. But I would certantly consider using the U5 directly into a power amp, I have NEVER heard a bass that dosen't sound better plugged into this thing. #2 At most churchs (larger ones) I don't end up using an Amp I just run the U5 into the mains. HANDS 5 In that gig at the church was the congragation hearing you thru the mains or your amp, Whirlwinds aren't bad and excellent values but I have a feeling your jaw would drop if you heard the U5 . Another quick note the countryman is an excellent unit, but try before you buy there are some active bass pres it dosen't like and gets real noisy.
I tried out a Sansamp BDDI today and it sounds great! I did notice a good (or rather bad) amount of hiss when the drive setting was at or above 12:00. Anything that can be done about this?
Wow, this thing kicks ass.
I just used it through a 5hr session with my passive jazz bass. It's never sounded so good!
I was actually looking for the passive JDI, but Guitar Center didn't have it in stock, and actually recommended the active box for passive basses (I've heard this before).
Anyway, it just kills. Simple, clean, punchy and crisp. My bass sits right there in the mix with no fuss. I can't wait to try it with the Lakland P-bass I've got coming to me!
I really do believe this thing is a significant notch up above the Sansamp. Obviously, it's not a preamp, but it sounds much cleaner than the Sansamp does when just used as a DI.
I just used it through a 5hr session with my passive jazz bass. It's never sounded so good!
I was actually looking for the passive JDI, but Guitar Center didn't have it in stock, and actually recommended the active box for passive basses (I've heard this before).
Anyway, it just kills. Simple, clean, punchy and crisp. My bass sits right there in the mix with no fuss. I can't wait to try it with the Lakland P-bass I've got coming to me!
I really do believe this thing is a significant notch up above the Sansamp. Obviously, it's not a preamp, but it sounds much cleaner than the Sansamp does when just used as a DI.
I now use the Avalon U5 as my only preamp/di with both electric annd upright. I love the thing--it just sounds great all the time
Henceforth I'm referring to it as "my beloved Avalon U5." It's not that expensive if you think of it as both a preamp and a di
Henceforth I'm referring to it as "my beloved Avalon U5." It's not that expensive if you think of it as both a preamp and a di
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Okay, it looks like this is the thread for some of my questions on DI's. I have two potential uses (three, really, but more on that below) for a DI, and from all that I have read, it sounds like I might need two different boxes to cover all these bases.
First, I'd like a quality DI box to use with my Walter Woods. Walter heavily recommends that you use a seperate DI box, and his DI is only 1/4". With a head like a WWU, you are not going to want to degrade your signal in any way, so a quality box, with a very uncolored tone is going to be ideal. It seems like a Radial, Avalon, or maybe Raven Labs DI would be great in this regard.
Next, in some circumstances, I might like to have a DI placed at the front of my rig, and in this case I would be looking for a unit that actually adds something to my tone. One of the tube units (Aguilar, Demeter, Ampeg) might be more appropriate, here. A unit that could act as a standalone preamp (like the U5) might have some added usefulness in this regard.
The third potential use for such a box would be as a buffering preamp for a piezo-equipped instrument, but I am really quite happy with my Stewart UDP-1a in that regard, so I am not really looking for a unit to fit this need.
On the one hand, it seems like the U5 fits darn near all of my wants/desires. But, on the other, it might be nice to also have something that adds some "tonal flavor", like one of the tube boxes (though I certainly don't want to go all "Max V" on the DI thing - I've got my cab/amp addiction, after all!).
Talk to me folks! I appreciate any feedback aimed my way.
Tom.
First, I'd like a quality DI box to use with my Walter Woods. Walter heavily recommends that you use a seperate DI box, and his DI is only 1/4". With a head like a WWU, you are not going to want to degrade your signal in any way, so a quality box, with a very uncolored tone is going to be ideal. It seems like a Radial, Avalon, or maybe Raven Labs DI would be great in this regard.
Next, in some circumstances, I might like to have a DI placed at the front of my rig, and in this case I would be looking for a unit that actually adds something to my tone. One of the tube units (Aguilar, Demeter, Ampeg) might be more appropriate, here. A unit that could act as a standalone preamp (like the U5) might have some added usefulness in this regard.
The third potential use for such a box would be as a buffering preamp for a piezo-equipped instrument, but I am really quite happy with my Stewart UDP-1a in that regard, so I am not really looking for a unit to fit this need.
On the one hand, it seems like the U5 fits darn near all of my wants/desires. But, on the other, it might be nice to also have something that adds some "tonal flavor", like one of the tube boxes (though I certainly don't want to go all "Max V" on the DI thing - I've got my cab/amp addiction, after all!).
Talk to me folks! I appreciate any feedback aimed my way.
Tom.
Tomboulus, I met a friend of yours tuesday at LDS, Doug from dearborn, MI. Anyway,I am ignoring the front end of my Eden Traveler now. The U5 is just too fine... It really does open up your sound. and it is not without some adjustment. There are six tone settings , one of which is flat. they are basically preset EQ curves. I find three of them are usable for electric, one sounds great with my acoustc gutiar, and the other two are aimed for upright. There is also a high cut filter. I am amazed at how much better this unit makes most basses sound, ecspecially the passsive ones. But it is not a twitch, fiddle, and adjust preamp. It kinda reminds me of my Metro, just gobs of great tone, you really don't want to adjust it!! Why fix something that not broken
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