I thought i would start a new thread after my previous one requesting suggestions for a tube based DI. Ive previously owned a few Ampeg SVT Tube DI's but they were sold after sitting unused. Typically i now have the need for a decent DI and the ampegs are impossible to come buy and have also shot up in value!. One such suggestion on my old thread was a DHA valve DI which themselves are hard to get hold of. However, i chance google search revealed a used one, in stock, at Johnny Roadhouse in Manchester for what appeared to be a bargain price and it was immediately ordered.
Now i'm a simple man and very much like 'plug-in-and-play' stuff. My set up is a simple P bass, flatwounds into an old ABM. I like a slightly driven/valvey tone with lots of bottom. The DHA will be used mainly in the studio where rehearsals tend to be amp-less for me and i go straight into the desk/PA. The DHA will hopefully give me a little more control and also that grainy throaty valve tone. The only issue i foresee is the amount of knobs - as i say, i like to plug in and play and certainly dont like knob twiddling (!) so this box will take some getting used to. Buttons like IP and HP, Q and colour are already bending my simple mind but i will do some online research and try and track down some form of operating manual. The PSU should arrive tomorrow so ill get chance to fire it up properly.
Id be interested to hear from any other regular users for hints and tips. In the meantime, here is the object in question...