Post Your Boutique D.I. Here

[lowfreqgeek]

My boutique DI is a Manley Tube DI. I love it. There is a variable impedance/HPF switch that comes in handy for certain sounds/uses, but it's a pretty straight forward DI.

My fancy bells-and-whistles boutique mic pre/DI is a Grace Designs Felix, which is primarily used for double bass, though it sounds great with electric, and I actually prefer the Felix for fretless over a REDDI.

Live (when amp'd), the DI on my Trickfish Bullhead 1k is fantastic and gets used most of the time for electric bass (Felix for DB 99% of the time).

 

[Azari]

Anyone ever try something like a SansAmp into a more transparent tube DI like a REDDI? I bet it would sound great.

 

[devnulljp]

I have this Broughton P15. Sold my REDDI after I got it. Used it in the studio, used playing out, use it at home. It's the secret sauce.

 

[Krisfield]

Sabria Audio is new audio company from Spain I think. Source Tube Preamp is a Mic, Hi-Z Inst, DI Box, and Vintage Tone Emulator (SVS). Has HPF 50hz and 100hz.

 

[FenrirofOld]

Neptunium since I acquired it last summer.

 

[confuoco]

Does this qualify? LOL I call it the “poor man’s Noble”. Surprisingly good he More>EQ>JDI is *shockingly* good

 

[Ben Clarke]

 

[Treb]

Here's my homebrew DI. Ordered the PCB and the electronic components (very few actually) and soldered everything together. I only made this one-of-one DI. Now that's what I call "bootique".

 

[Jack]

Your question specified basic and boutique, so may I present to you the LBP Inc. Passive DI. Jensen, aluminium, perfection. It's essentially a small batch hand made JDI. As far as I'm aware I have the only one in the UK.

 

[maxmerx]

Your question specified basic and boutique, so may I present to you the LBP Inc. Passive DI. Jensen, aluminium, perfection. It's essentially a small batch hand made JDI. As far as I'm aware I have the only one in the UK.

It seems very interesting, solid, well built and and not expensive.

 

[Jakeman]

Broughton Super Stack.

 

[Evan J]

The Telefunken and the Finally are my favorites for the moment. Can’t quite justify anything much nicer. But maybe one day I’ll get a man’s DI like some of the big boxes on this thread.

Very happy with the Telefunken at the end of my chain though. The low mid clarity is my jam.

 

[5stringwonder]

Neptunium has been on my small board ever since i got it. Not going anywhere anytime soon.

 

[N. Kentucky Bass]

 

[midichlorine]

Broughton Super Stack.

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Everything about this is freaking great!!

je l'aime

 

[Bob_Ross]

About as boutique as it gets: Most of the direct bass tracks that get recorded in my home studio go through the front-panel instrument inputs on this Demeter VTMP-2b tube microphone preamp:

Though occasionally, for a slightly different color (and always for live gigs, since this is portable) it goes through my trusty Countryman Type 85 first:

 

[joel the bass player]

 

[edwinhurwitz]

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I love the Studio One! These days, I use this for a more colored DI and the Grace M303 for clean.