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Jon Steel
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Bay Area, California
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Posted 15 Feb 2010 11:06 am |
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What DI boxes are folks using to take the PSG into a mixer for live gigs?
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1940 Kay bass
1939 Rickenbacher Model B 6-string lap steel tuned C6
Jackson Steel Slideking LS 6-string with pitch change hand pedal, tuned Open E
Jackson Steel Sho-Bro 7-string dobro with EDGE hand pedal pitch changer, built by Buddy Emmons and Shot Jackson himself in early 70's, tuned Open E
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Rich Santucci
From:
Perkasie Pennsylvania USA
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Posted 15 Feb 2010 5:06 pm
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| Most pro sound guys will use a Countryman. You can pick them up most anywhere but they are expensive compared to others |
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Jon Steel
From:
Bay Area, California
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Posted 15 Feb 2010 5:43 pm
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This Type 85 Countryman?
http://www.countryman.com/store/product.asp?id=52&catid=10
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1940 Kay bass
1939 Rickenbacher Model B 6-string lap steel tuned C6
Jackson Steel Slideking LS 6-string with pitch change hand pedal, tuned Open E
Jackson Steel Sho-Bro 7-string dobro with EDGE hand pedal pitch changer, built by Buddy Emmons and Shot Jackson himself in early 70's, tuned Open E
Hand pedals above take you from the I to the IV. |
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Brad Sarno
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St. Louis, MO USA
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Posted 15 Feb 2010 5:49 pm
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I like the Countryman for an FET style DI box, but I must say that Radial seems to have taken the pro world by storm in recent years with a handful of really good passive and active DI boxes. I see them everywhere now, perhaps the new standard. I don't know for sure, but it seems like it.
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Rich Santucci
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Perkasie Pennsylvania USA
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Posted 15 Feb 2010 6:28 pm
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Jon,
Yea, that's the one.
On the other hand, just about any DI will do ya. I have, and still do use several low end $40 type boxes as long as they have a pad and a ground lift switch on them. I haven't used a Radial but I have heard of them as well. |
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Hook Moore
From:
South Charleston,West Virginia
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Darvin Willhoite
From:
Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 15 Feb 2010 7:15 pm
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I go direct at the church where I play, I use a Countryman after my Digitech 2112 preamp, and power it with phantom power. I don't use an amp, I monitor with in-ears.
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Darvin Willhoite
MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, a restored MSA Classic SS, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Also a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored Rose S10, named the "Blue Bird". Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also have a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks, and a showroom condition Sho-Bud Super Pro. |
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Olli Haavisto
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Jarvenpaa,Finland
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Posted 15 Feb 2010 11:56 pm
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Even the sound guy noticed when I got my Radial J48! 
Seriously, it`s the best I`ve tried. I thought that a DI wouldn`t make a big difference live but it did...I use it for dobro live but I`ve tried it on bass and steel in the studio, great results. The difference is more obvious with acoustic instruments but anyone looking for a new DI should check it out.
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Gary Newcomb
From:
AustinTexas, USA
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Posted 16 Feb 2010 8:09 am
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The Radial j48 can't be beat. For direct recording or live put one of Brad's Steel Guitar Black Box's in front of it. It's become a go to combination for me.
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Sierra Session U12, Milkman 1/2, Goodrich Omni, Divine Noise Cables, BJS, Solid cosmic gold, baby 👶🏻 |
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Lynn Oliver
From:
Redmond, Washington USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 16 Feb 2010 10:24 am
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| Hook Moore wrote: |
I use the radial when needed. I think it was like $90.00 @ sweetwater.
Hook |
The J48 is more like $199... |
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Hook Moore
From:
South Charleston,West Virginia
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Lynn Oliver
From:
Redmond, Washington USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 16 Feb 2010 4:02 pm
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| Right you are--looks like 23 listed at Sweetwater. |
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Randy Beavers
From:
Lebanon,TN 37090
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Posted 17 Feb 2010 6:36 am Radial Pro DI
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Folks, Radial also makes a less expensive line of DI's. I use the Pro DI 2, which is a passive stereo DI in the same size box as a single DI. It doesn't have the Jensen transformers like the JDI, but something that is "close enough". The Jensen is suppose to have a flat frequency response from 5 hz to 40K. This transformer is flat from 10 - 18K. The folks at Radial told me nobody has been able to hear the difference yet.
I have a J-48 as well. It is totally clean and uncolored, however I think it sounds better with acoustic instruments. The transformer DI's do have some color to their sound, which I think is desirable. I feed mine from a Revelation or Classic preamp. The signal is very hot. Hot enough I've distorted my J-48. The harder I hit the transformer in the DI the better it sounds to me. It gives a natural sounding "rounded" sign wave that resembles a microphone.
I prefer my Radial Pro DI 2 over any mic' I've used in a live performance. It's small and fits in my steel seat. It goes everywhere I do, so my sound is always the same. |
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Lynn Oliver
From:
Redmond, Washington USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 17 Feb 2010 1:09 pm
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| This is slightly OT, but has anyone tried the Radial Dragster pickup load correction device? |
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Gary Cosden
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2010 5:23 pm
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Radial also makes an "Amplifier DI Box" that goes between your amp head and speakers. I find this to be a very interesting prospect for use with a tube amp in particular. Any one try one of these or have any thoughts?
http://www.radialeng.com/re-jdx.htm |
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Ken Fox
From:
Nashville GA USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2010 5:58 pm
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I have been using the Peavey EDI for years. Does a great job. Out of production but there are still some new ones out there ($49.95). Goes between the speaker and the speaker output. Has a timbre adjustment on it as well
http://www.8thstreet.com/prod.asp?pid=20920&n=Peavey-EDI |
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Kyle Everson
From:
Nashville, Tennessee
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Posted 20 Feb 2010 7:09 pm
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| Gary Cosden wrote: |
Radial also makes an "Amplifier DI Box" that goes between your amp head and speakers. I find this to be a very interesting prospect for use with a tube amp in particular. Any one try one of these or have any thoughts?
http://www.radialeng.com/re-jdx.htm |
Gary, I used one of these with a Hot Plate in my guitar/lapsteel rig the past two years and they're great. My in-ear mix sounded great, and you can dial up the hot plate if you need stage volume, without disrupting the FOH signal. I would assume these would be great for steel too if you needed stage volume. |
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Rick Winfield
From:
Pickin' beneath the Palmettos
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Posted 25 Feb 2010 3:04 am Di
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I use a Hughes & Kettner "Red Box"
Had it for about 15 years, no problems.
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