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bjornn
Copper Member
USA
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 Posted - 02/10/2007 : 22:54:06
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hey everyone this is my first post. he everyone i was wondering i have a board with 6 exelent boss pedals in it and i started playing a few small gigs. now the problem is that im in the market for a good amp. the place where im playing has a sound system but i have to figure out a way to plug into it our other guitar player uses a GT-6 and uses the out put to a D.I. box. so ya i really dont know what to do.
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
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Posted - 02/11/2007 : 07:09:49
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Originally posted by bjornn
hey everyone this is my first post. he everyone i was wondering i have a board with 6 exelent boss pedals in it and i started playing a few small gigs. now the problem is that im in the market for a good amp. the place where im playing has a sound system but i have to figure out a way to plug into it our other guitar player uses a GT-6 and uses the out put to a D.I. box. so ya i really dont know what to do.
thanks
Hi bjornn
Welcome to to the forum.
You could run the output (last pedal) of your pedal board into a:
Behringer GI100 Guitar Direct Inject Box - it has 4 by 12 inch speaker emulation & sound heaps better than a dry DI box, the emulation can also be turned off, so it's just a DI.
The GI100 is inexpensive. About $50US
Here is a link:
http://www.behringer.com/GI100/index.cfm
With your future amp setup, you could mic the speaker on your combo amp, and run that into the mixer of the PA at the venue, just like a Di Box.
I use the well trusted Shure SM57 Mic., set just a little off axis.
You will see this setup used at almost every live gig.
The output of most Boss & other pedals is medium to low output impedance, you might just try running the the output of your last pedal, directly into the mixer, & adjust the levels at the mixing console.
You were a little vague about the whole setup, so I made some assumptions about what you are trying to do.
Hope this helps.
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bjornn
Copper Member
USA
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Posted - 02/12/2007 : 01:02:07
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hey again,
sorry about bieng so vague. thank you so much for the advice i will defineatily look into that. also how the system is is that. the signal goes from my guitar to the pedals then either into a miced amp or a D.I. box. from there it hits a snake into the mixer and out. sorry for the cofution hope this clears it up.
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ronster
Gold Member
Australia
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Posted - 02/12/2007 : 04:00:59
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Hey Dr Bob!
I never really thought about plugging my electric directly into a PA system before! Can I just plug it in or do I need one of these DI boxes to power the guitar signal before connecting the DI box to the PA????
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2007 : 08:45:29
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Originally posted by ronster
Hey Dr Bob!
I never really thought about plugging my electric directly into a PA system before! Can I just plug it in or do I need one of these DI boxes to power the guitar signal before connecting the DI box to the PA????
Hi Ronster
Long time no hear buddy.
What the Di box does is it converts the unbalanced standard guitar lead output or the output of your pedals, into a low impedance, balanced line,
which is what the mixer input is usually looking for.
With the Low Imp. you can get really long cable runs,
and with the balanced line (that's 2 twisted wires & an earth shield) you get noise cancellation in the twisted pair.
I will admit that a lot o mixers do have a 6.5mm standard guitar socket input, but i can't tell you if it's low impedance or whatever,
You will have to know abit about that type of mixer
The GI100 from Behringer is a cheap $90Au (new price) Di box, that has a 4 by 12 inch cabinet emulator on a switch, so the cabinet emulation can be on or off.
You can also use the Gi100 in what's called pass through mode.
That's where you hook it up to the speaker on your guitar amp
You have switch it to ground lift, and push in 1 or 2 of the 20dB pad switches.
It can pass through up to about 3000 watts, & it then gives you the sound of your guitar amp, on its low imp balanced output.
You run on the cabinet emulation & you have your amp into a 4x12 cab & into a mixer input.
And you still have the sound of your guitar amp on stage.
Why do all this?
Well you save on the cost of a Shure SM57 mic to mic up your amp
You save on a guitar stand for the mic.
You get no side spill of any other instrument or drum kit into your SM57 mic.
It's not everyones cup of tea, some love the sound of a SM57 Mic-ed Cab & all the fun of getting it into the sweet spot.
And the GI100 is about the size of a Big Muff pedal, so it fits into your gig bag.
I have one as an emergency spare with my SanAmp GT-2.
Does your brain hurt from all the theory?
PM me if you need more help.
Remember it all has to do with matching impedances,
The symbol for impedance is a capital Z
your guitar out is High Imp. or HiZ
and the mixer is usually Low Imp. or LoZ.
A mismatch will affect the tone of your guitar.
Hope this helped?
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