Recording bass tracks next week. Amp DI enough?

[joebar]

Hi there-
I will be recording next week on an album for a friend.
I’m wondering if the DI’s in my amps are good enough to use rather than an external DI box.
I will also be mic’ing a cab as well for a blend.
The amp I have to choose from are all Mesa Boogie; M3 Carbine, Walkabout and a Big Block.
The cab is an Epifani UL 310
Thank you.

 

[Mushroo]

Mesa Boogie DI's are top-notch. You'll be fine.

The engineer might prefer to use their own DI, so prepare yourself to go along with that possibility.

 

[Bassbeater]

You're covered in all directions. Focus on the songs and lay down top notch tracks.

 

[joebar]

Yeah I figured they’d be good enough. The walkabout is post EQ but the other two have options.
I’ve agonized over these bass lines and have come up with some great parts

 

[dlb1001]

Probably depends on the engineer. If the amp's DI is noisy then the engineer will prefer to use the in-house DI.
I brought an amp to the last recording session for a singer/songwriter and he wanted me to go through his setup, which was through a Sansamp GED 2112 then into the console.
I was a little bummed that he didn't want use DI from the amp but, in the end, the bass tracks came out fine.