Looking for small-ish DI with EQ

I'm not a fan of the BDDI, either - the Paradriver and Acoustic are much better, IMO...


- georgestrings

 

All-in-one bass preamps & stomp boxes | Ruppert Musical Instruments

The Basswitch is just one hell of a piece of gear.
What a great tool.

 

Behringer adi21

 

L.R. Baggs Para-Acoustic DI?

It's really made for piezos, but works fine with mag p'ups.

 

Fishman Bass Pro EQ might also fit the OP's requirements

 

I bet Max at [sfx] could build you exactly what you want.

 

Yes, you might be looking at a 6-week wait, but you would end up with EXACTLY what you need and have your problem solved for the long-term.

I know that "not two pedals" was listed, but in theory, a small EQ pedal could be stacked on top of a passive DI box to accomplish the task until a custom is done. ie, the MXR 6-band is roughly the same size as a Behringer UltraDI400. Or, maybe stack a Source Audio Programmable EQ on top of a DI.

 

Hartke Bass Attack. It's the DI I use, it's awesome. I love it. Good luck finding something better for the price!

I'm not sure about the parallel output, I just use mine to connect a tuner. I'm not sure if it is a simple bypassed output or not.
edit:according to the manual, it's parallel to the input. So whatever you input, it will output. Sounds like this will work for you.

Hartke VXL Bass Attack | Sweetwater.com

 

Tronographic Rusty Box? i ****ing LOVE mine. i use it more as a preamp, but it can do clean too. and it has an unbalanced 1/4 out that you can get a 1/4 to XLR cable and use it as a DI.

mebbe more coloring than what you're looking for, but it DOES have a super responsive eq section.

 

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And yes, the parallel out is uneffected ("unaffected"?). It's "un" anyway. As in clean. The XLR DI can be set pre- or post-effects (EQ, OD, contour), is balanced, and mic-level. The 1/4 out is line level according to the manual. Even so, I've had no problem running it into the instrument level input on my amp. Phantom power capable, battery, or Boss-style 9v. I'm sure there are better out there, but the VXL is a very nice unit on a budget.

 

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Yes. From the manual:

M. Effects loop: This jack provides a send-return on a stereo jack for outboard effects that allow you to blend reverb, chorus or other effects in
with a dry signal. Use an insert cable (stereo plug with a Y cable to two mono plugs) to connect the effect. The tip is the "send" and goes to the
input of your effect. The ring is the "return" and comes from the output of your effect, and the sleeve is the ground. You may adjust the amount of
effect in the signal by using the controls of the outboard effect. The send (tip) of this connector comes directly from the pure class A discrete
input stage of the Para D.I., before the EQ, volume control, invert switch and output driver. Therefore it can be used as an immaculate, unbalanced
direct output. It will not be affected by any of the panel controls (with the exception of the gain control). Use a regular mono cable. The effects
loop interrupts the signal path. Therefore, it may also be used as an insert point for a compressor, volume pedal, or tuner if the tuner has a bypass
switch.