avalon v5 or the a designs reddi box?

versuviusx · Post by **versuviusx** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:12 am

which DI box would you buy for bass?
would love to know opinions.

ott0bot · Post by **ott0bot** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 1:18 pm

reddi sounds great, but kinda smeary to me. Avalon is a bit more flexible, and seems a bit brighter sounding. Summit makes a nice DI too, very clean and present without being overly bright.

I usually use a UA 710, Summit 2ba-221, or a great river 2nv for bass DI, followed by a summit tla-50 or RNLA to smooth it out a bit. usually I mult the signal to a reamp and blend. Personally, buying a pre with a nice DI seems to be more useful to me, since the price isn't much greater...but if its dedicated for bass I say the summit is my pick.

markjazzbassist · Post by **markjazzbassist** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 4:18 pm

i've owned the reddi, evil twin, summit td-100, radial, etc.

the reddi is the best for colored tube tone hands down. if you want super clean pristine then the avalon is for you.

ott0bot · Post by **ott0bot** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 4:39 pm

markjazzbassist wrote:i've owned the reddi, evil twin, summit td-100, radial, etc.

the reddi is the best for colored tube tone hands down. if you want super clean pristine then the avalon is for you.

that seems like a more clear description than I provided. haha

wouldn't you say the summit is in between the two? not too colored, not super clean, but a good mix. at least that's how I remember it...

joel hamilton · Post by **joel hamilton** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 7:14 pm

The Avalon is a Killer DI.
I stopped trying to find other options after getting a couple of those in my life.

markjazzbassist · Post by **markjazzbassist** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:04 am

ott0bot wrote:
markjazzbassist wrote:i've owned the reddi, evil twin, summit td-100, radial, etc.

the reddi is the best for colored tube tone hands down. if you want super clean pristine then the avalon is for you.
that seems like a more clear description than I provided. haha

wouldn't you say the summit is in between the two? not too colored, not super clean, but a good mix. at least that's how I remember it...

yes it's like this

most colored
reddi
summit
evil twin
radial
avalon
least colored

the avalon is so clean and pristine and "modern". be prepared, i don't care for it at all. but then again i like warm bass tones and use a 69 fender jazz with flats. if you've got a 5 string or more you'll love the avalon.

telepathy · Post by **telepathy** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 2:28 am

I'll put the Demeter tube DI up there as my favorite for passive basses, having tried most of the rest (except the REDDI). not a definably "colored" sounding box to my ears.

also don't discount a good passive box like the Radial JDI if you provide some kind of good clean impedance buffer beforehand.

Nick Sevilla · Post by **Nick Sevilla** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:41 am

Brent Averill Enterprises 1073 DMP "Direct Mic Pre"
With the Bootsy Collins Mod:

http://vintageking.com/bae-bootsy-mod

I'm posting the link, cause it's funny.

snatchman · Post by **snatchman** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 7:10 pm

The Simon Kloi is very good also..

losthighway · Post by **losthighway** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 8:30 pm

markjazzbassist wrote:
the avalon is so clean and pristine and "modern". be prepared, i don't care for it at all. but then again i like warm bass tones and use a 69 fender jazz with flats. if you've got a 5 string or more you'll love the avalon.

I hear that, but I'd say every DI sound has a lack of character to me before you treat it to some processing. I find the fast, full-range, clarity of the Avalon is a great starting place. I can eq it like crazy, put it into a tube compressor, send it through an overdrive box, but I know I have something with a really generous demonstration of all the present frequencies (sometimes too generous) to start with, and come back to.

mn412 · Post by **mn412** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:22 am

+1 on the Avalon. Just sounds great on bass. Love the Avalon love the Avalon with a sans amp with some grit to blend in even more.

joninc · Post by **joninc** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:27 am

an amazing local bass player sold his REDDI after trying this.

http://sonicfarm.com/pro-audio/je-di-pe ... irect-box/

HUGE low end. pretty awesome but not cheap.

Studiodawg · Post by **Studiodawg** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:53 pm

Avalon has excellent customer service FWIW.

ott0bot · Post by **ott0bot** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 1:11 am

you know...the new Avalon pre/DI/reamp box looks snazzy. it's a bit pricey, but for a bass player/engineer it's a pretty handy looking doodad.

Dot · Post by **Dot** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 7:05 am

It depends on the sound you want. The Avalon's going to give a more modern, cleaner sound, and the REDDI more vintage and classic.

I reviewed the REDDI at http://www.prostudioreviews.com/reddi.htm

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