anybody ever add a direct out to a bass amp?
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anybody ever add a direct out to a bass amp?
It seems like alot of the stuff I like doesn't have a direct out on it, and sound guys seem to want it. I'd also like to be able to take advantage of the tube circuitry on the DI. Anyone ever done something like this?
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Do you have a schematic?
You can prob add one, but you may loose a bit of volume. Even the old Ampegs have an "external amp" out but it does soak up a bit of tone and volume when you use it.
I have considered putting a speaker tap on the one my son gigs with.
You can prob add one, but you may loose a bit of volume. Even the old Ampegs have an "external amp" out but it does soak up a bit of tone and volume when you use it.
I have considered putting a speaker tap on the one my son gigs with.
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I built my own using a audio transformer from Jensen. I have an old Ampeg SVT that uses the speaker output so it gets all the tone color from the guitar/amp combination. I have had a lot of respectable sound engineers tell me that my DI box has incredible sound. I dont like to do DI right off the bass guitar cause I like to get the sound of the amp.
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This is what you want. It's an attenuator with a line out, so the line out comes after the power tubes and functions even with the attenuator bypassed. It also has tone controls for the line out, which I would recommend, as line outs, even post power tubes, don't sound that great without some EQ, in my opinion.
Here is a link to the schematic for a really nice speaker level direct box. It is a passive devise and requires no power.
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