absolutpepper Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Hey, Looking for a bit of advice on the Markbass Super Pro DI. Im heading into the studio to record soon and having learned from past experiences Id like to get a high quality DI to balance my signal before firing it into the mixing desk. The issue I have is that upon reading about the DI the info seems to make mention of it being specifically designed for active basses. I won't be recording with any active basses but really like everything about this DI. I will be using 3 basses in the studio - a Rickenbacker 4003 (which has a massive output so I dont anticipate any issues there), a CV Series Squier Jazz (oddly the nicest Jazz i've ever played - and i've played a few!) and a 2009 Reissue Dan Armstong ADA4 Plexi. None are active and all have different output levels and tonal qualities I am looking to harness - so I guess the question is how well will it work with these passive instruments or am I wasting my money? Thanks in advance. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clauster Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 It's a passive DI box. My understanding is that you need an active DI for passive basses. Either will work for active basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absolutpepper Posted January 7, 2010 Author Share Posted January 7, 2010 [quote name='clauster' post='704226' date='Jan 7 2010, 02:37 PM']It's a passive DI box. My understanding is that you need an active DI for passive basses. Either will work for active basses.[/quote] Thanks, I had a suspicion I was being quite dense about it. Can anyone recommend a good quality Active DI box which is specifically voiced for bass within a £100 budget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 [quote name='absolutpepper' post='704269' date='Jan 7 2010, 03:04 PM']Thanks, I had a suspicion I was being quite dense about it. Can anyone recommend a good quality Active DI box which is specifically voiced for bass within a £100 budget?[/quote] Wont the studio supply this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absolutpepper Posted January 7, 2010 Author Share Posted January 7, 2010 (edited) [quote name='dave_bass5' post='704372' date='Jan 7 2010, 04:22 PM']Wont the studio supply this?[/quote] Most likely, I know it wouldn't be essential but i'd like to have one anyways (I do a lot of home recording and gigging) so it would be a handy tool. Im thinking of the plumping a bit extra and going for the Aguilar Tone Hammer, gets quite the praise around the net. Edited January 7, 2010 by absolutpepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 [quote name='absolutpepper' post='704388' date='Jan 7 2010, 04:29 PM']Most likely, I know it wouldn't be essential but i'd like to have one anyways (I do a lot of home recording and gigging) so it would be a handy tool. Im thinking of the plumping a bit extra and going for the Aguilar Tone Hammer, gets quite the praise around the net.[/quote] That makes sense. I've been reading up on the TH over the past few days. Very interesting box. Im thinking of getting one (or a Sansamp VT Bass) just to add some warmth and depth to my tone. Not interested in DI so the VT might win out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absolutpepper Posted January 8, 2010 Author Share Posted January 8, 2010 [quote name='dave_bass5' post='704396' date='Jan 7 2010, 04:34 PM']That makes sense. I've been reading up on the TH over the past few days. Very interesting box. Im thinking of getting one (or a Sansamp VT Bass) just to add some warmth and depth to my tone. Not interested in DI so the VT might win out.[/quote] Well, there looks like there's a new VT Bass being unveiled at Winter Namm next week so I'd keep an eye on that. There's a thread in the Effects forum which has a link to TB where a user has posted a pic. Looks pretty interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasher80 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 I used the SansAmp Bass Driver DI the last time, it worked a treat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 (edited) [quote name='absolutpepper' post='705151' date='Jan 8 2010, 09:21 AM']Well, there looks like there's a new VT Bass being unveiled at Winter Namm next week so I'd keep an eye on that. There's a thread in the Effects forum which has a link to TB where a user has posted a pic. Looks pretty interesting.[/quote] Yeah, im already in that thread. I will wait and see what its like but to be honest the current one does more than i need and its bound to be cheaper than the new one. At the moment ive just started to use a Behringer BDI21 and it sounds fine for what i need it for, might not even need to get anything else for a while. Edited January 8, 2010 by dave_bass5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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