Thank you for putting on this video. As an acoustic player, I have been using the para acoustic di for nearly 20 years. I was sold from the first time I did my first gig with it. Greatest thing since sliced bread !
Thank you for being here and watching it! I love hearing stories about how long these things have stood the test of time for others. You really have to plug in to something / a signal chain that's 3-5x it's price to beat it. And at this point, even just how it looks gives me a certain feeling / nostalgia for when I started. Hope yours brings you 20 more years of happy playing!
loved this video series. i see some others wondering where the demo is but he made a part 2, its linked all over. there are none of these in my area so it was helpful to hear it finally. been playing for 12 years. ended up getting one of these last week because video. thank you brad!
That's awesome! I mean, you could hook a tin can up to an Olson and it would sound like heaven, but with this DI I bet yours sounds awesome. A great point that these things stand the test of time! Thanks for being here!
@@BradDollar you’re welcome. Glad your video showed up on my homepage feed. I’ve never searched UA-cam for info on the pedal so it’s pretty interesting that it was brought to my attention. My signal chain is: 85 strat >pedal>Apogee Element audio interface>Logic on a MAC.
I agree one hundred percent about this box. I've been using mine since 2005 as my front end preamp for all my guitars. I follow it with a Keeley compressor pedal. I use other effects in my chain, but the DI is the only one that is essential.
I gotta try it with a Keely too, then! Yea this thing on the front end is so tasty. Bet your tone is real nice! Thank you a million for being here and for watching!
Great video thanks…I have one of these and I use it for solo acoustic gigs. Just me, my guitar and vocals mic. I run into a Presonus Studiolive AR8 desk and through the RCF EVOX 12 speaker. I use the Taylor 310CE with Expression 2 pickup system. The thing is I just can’t get a great guitar sound with this setup. Is the Para DI surplus to requirement or am I just not using it properly? I stand close by my system when playing so there’s no distance between guitar and mixing desk. Is the Para DI necessary with me being so close to desk? Is it only useful when guitar cable has to run a long distance to mixing desk? Any advice on getting the best out of this setup much appreciated. I don’t have a lot of knowledge in the area of eq’ing live guitar. Thank you
Hey James! Appreciate you watching! That's a great question! The Para DI is definitely adding more to the quality of the signal and overall tone than going straight into a typical live sound desk. At the very least, this DI should at least sound the same, but in reality it should be noticeably better. I would double check a few things: 1) Make sure you're using it with Phantom Power (48v) or a very new battery. It does its magic with active electronics. 2) Make sure the gain on it is up. I typically leave mine around 1'o clock and it works great. 3) Make sure the master volume at the top is at noon or higher. 4) Check the invert switch 5) Check your cables 6) Make sure you're going from the DI to the mixer with an XLR cable out of the mic out. This is using the DI in its true nature. Give that a shot and let me know if it improves!
It definitely helps! The preamp plus the EQ give you some room to improve the tone. It will always have that piezo vibe but you can make it a lot more usable. It may be worth checking out the LR Baggs Voiceprint DI as well. I don't like the dry DI side of it as much as the Para DI, but the ability to create a simulated mic sound from your actual instrument could help you split the difference. I also just posted part 2 with a demo of how it sounds if you're interested. Appreciate you watching! Thank you!
@@BradDollarThanks. I've enjoyed your videos since I saw one that mentioned you did work at TRI studios. I've been there a couple of times with my buddy Steve kimock and amp guru Bill Krinard of Two Rock fame. Got to hang a bit with Weir which was a treat since I've been on the dead's bus since 1968.
Funnily enough I opened up for Otis Gibbs and he swore by this box. He had a lovely tone. My Martin D-28 came with an Fishman Aura Ellipse Aura but that went ‘pop’ after a year and couldn’t get any word back from either company. Hence why I’m looking about to sort my sound out after ‘just doing wit!h the last ten years and saw your recent review after googling the box.
Hey how are you! Glad to help you in the hunt for the next era of your plugged in tone. That D-28 is I’m sure beautiful. Deserves only the best. I would highly recommend any of the LR Baggs pickups too. Had a chance to hear a lot of them and they’re real special. Combined with this DI it’s a pretty amazing sound. Keep me posted. And thank you for watching!
I went with a JHS Colour Box V2. It seemed to be able to be used on absolutely anything, mics, synths, guitars. It has both XLR and a regular 1/4" out too, so I'm using it mostly in my pedal board chain for sweet clean tones and can shape my favorite overdrives like never before.
Great video man! I’ve had one for 20 years. Here’s my question- I have an amp with Phantom power. I also have a PA. Here’s my question, I’m wanting to record with my condenser mic, and use the LR to control my sound. How do I hook that up? For some reason I’m not figuring it out. Do I need an audio interface? Thanks so much for considering my question. I’ve have a brain injury and sometimes it just gets the best of me!! Subd!!
Thank you so much for being here! The “correct” way to do it would be for you to get an interface of some kind that has a preamp in it - which is most these days. You won’t need much. With some extra accessories you could technically use the LR Baggs on the front end as a preamp, but you would still need an interface to get that signal into a computer. Let me know if you need some recommendations. Appreciate you watching!
Im running my reg stomp boxes direct to board at Jason Aldeans in Vegas...is there a generic setting that you'd use? I run a pretty standard rig: tuner, wah, clean noisy, comp, wampler dual fusion for lead & dd....thanks man
That’s awesome! I hope you have a great show. Honestly, I would keep it real simple. Make sure the input gain (little knob on the front) is where you like it (not overly distorting) and make sure the output gain is loud/healthy (usually around noon, top output knob). After that, the only other thing I’d probably tweak once on stage is the notch filter to make sure it doesn’t feedback or make your guitar sound woofy. Find where it sounds like it’s about to feedback and then turn it down. Everything else I’d probably leave alone until I heard it in person. You might want a little extra brightness and little less lows on the EQ, but that would be my last move. Overall goal in my mind - don’t overly tweak until you know what it’s going to sound like in person. I hope this helps! Let me know if you have more questions. Thanks for watching!
The Baggs is a very good DI. I've been using a Radial Tonebone Pz-Pre for many years. I haven't found anything that replaces it yet .... and that includes anything made by L.R. Baggs.
Hey if you find something you love and works, stick with it! Radial makes such wonderful gear too. A very close second for me in DIs is the Radial JDI, so I totally understand. Thanks for watching and letting me know what you think!
Nice review, I have used one for about 8 years and it is versatile. Another one - regarding excellent tone is the Rupert Neve Designs RNDI Active Transformer DI. It has an excellent Neve designed transformer in it. Thanks!
I have one that I use the XLR out to my mixer and phantom power it from there and get a clean tone to one channel, the 1/4" out to run through my efx chain and back to the mixer. I can blend the two and also have an instrument mic as well to another mixer channel, heaven! Thanks for the great video.
Hi! Thanks for watching! Check out part 2 to hear what it sounds like: ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.htmlsi=o0uTu59D2unawVpp Totally get what you’re asking as well! Since the sound of an acoustic electric is the sound of the pickups, and with those staying the same between DI’s, I’m not sure how to show a “before.” None of these DIs make it sound more acoustic or like itself. That’s going to be in the pickups. The goal here is not to see how they stack up to the original guitar sound but to see how they stack up to each other. I am working on a part 3 to go over the EQ section so I’ll throw in a sample of it miked up so there’s at least some sort of reference to the source. Appreciate you watching!
I haven’t used the AER personally. I’ve never really put it in the same camp due to price and honestly, it running off of a power supply and not phantom power is a dealbreaker for me. It also looks prone to breaking with that type of case and those cheaper exposed knobs. That said, I’m sure it’s cool (Tommy Emmanuel uses one so it can’t be that bad right?) and it certainly won’t make anything sound worse! If I ever get my hands on one, I’ll put it up against the LR Baggs. Thank you for being here and watching!!
@@BradDollar First, thank you for your kind answer. I have both. And man, I can assure you the AER body is, even though made from aluminium, it is almost bullet proof. Nos cratches or any sign of usage after 5 years! The knobs are solid as solid can be, everything is high end, but what else would you expect for almost 700 bucks? While the Baggs provide 48V phantom, the AER provides 24V phantom to condenser mics but it doesn´t operate on phantom power, as you well remarked. I power it with a 24V power bank (meant for laptops) and it works just fine for about 50 hours. The main difference though, is the approach to tone shaping, the Baggs has a much easier straight forward way to adjust low, mid and high EQ levels while it also lets you adjust the notch per string (A, D, G, B). The Baggs also has an FX Loop balanced in/output for external FX´s devices or pedals connected via a splitter, which can be great for those who want to add that external FX before it is amplified and EQ is added by the Baggs. The AER doesn't have an FX Loop balanced bin/output and then a big difference is that for EQ adjustments on an AER Colouriser you first chose an EQ bandwidth and only then adjust the amount of increase or decrease. So it's literally just 1 EQ level setting. The Biggs has 3. My experience is the Baggs is easier to re-adjust quickly during a concert and being powered by external phantom is a huge plus. I am very interested though in hearing your opinion if maybe you get the chance to test one and compare. Thank you.
I'm running a Grace ALiX these days with my bluegrass band. Love the sound and the EQ, but the thing that's irreplaceable for me is the power OUTPUT on it to power my shure GLXD Wireless pedal rig. Very practical thinking from @gracedesigns
Good sir! thanks for being patient and for being here! You can check out part 2 right here! I put it up a couple of weeks ago: ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html Appreciate you being here!
Thank you so much! Both for watching and the feedback. I just never want anything to feel dry or slow but I hear you and appreciate that. I also make 100% of the music on the channel and just like it seeing the light of day. This is super helpful! I’m glad you’re here. Thanks again.
Hey thanks for being patient! You can check out part 2 right here! I put it up a couple of weeks ago: ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html Appreciate you being here!
Not sure if you saw this, but I did make a part 2. ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html I appreciate your feedback and all the time you've spent here on my channel.
This is just Part 1 - like the title, the thumbnail, the description and the video pop ups all say. Thanks for watching! Here's part 2: www.youtube.com/
Hey thanks for being patient! You can check out part 2 right here! I put it up a couple of weeks ago: ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html Appreciate you being here!
Not sure if you saw this, but I did make a part 2. ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html I appreciate your feedback and all the time you've spent here on my channel.
Hey thanks for watching! Demo video is on the way. I wanted pool together more than just the DIs I have on hand to really show the difference. Appreciate you watching all the same!
Hey thanks for being patient! You can check out part 2 right here! I put it up a couple of weeks ago: ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html Appreciate you being here!
Not sure if you saw this, but I did make a part 2. ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html I appreciate your feedback and all the time you've spent here on my channel.
Hey thanks for watching! This is just Part 1, as noted in the title, thumbnail, top pinned comment and in the description. Part 2 is minimal talking, all demo.
If you really wanted to help you would’ve realized this is just Part 1 - like the title, the thumbnail, the description and the video pop ups all say. Anyways, it’s just a DI. 😀 Thanks for watching!
Excellent. I will check it out. (I totally missed that there was a "part 2". I just wanted to hear how it sounds with an acoustic. Most "reveiws" I found were (inappropriately) electric.)
@@icelandknight Appreciate you giving it a shot! Trust me, I'll never make the mistake again of doing a demo without showing it in the first one 😅. Actually doing a part 3 here in a few weeks just showing the EQ section and a little more of what the preamp can do. Thank you again for being here!
@@dhaqq18 yes, it’s all audio examples, including a comparison to the Grace BIX and a little more detail on this box + why I regard it so highly. Thank you for giving it a shot!
Hey thanks for being patient! You can check out part 2 right here! I put it up a couple of weeks ago: ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html Appreciate you being here!
Not sure if you saw this, but I did make a part 2. ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html I appreciate your feedback and all the time you've spent here on my channel.
Hey thanks for watching! You can check out part 2 right here! I put it up a couple of weeks ago: ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html Appreciate you being here!
Not sure if you saw this, but I did make a part 2. ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html I appreciate your feedback and all the time you've spent here on my channel.
Hey thanks for watching! I did not ignore the Bix actually. In part 2, I do a comparison. Honestly, I didn't think it was that great. But if you love it, that's all that matters! Here's part 2: ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html
Hey how are you! This is just part 1, as the title says. Check out part 2 for more! It’s linked in the description. Thanks for being here and watching!
Not sure if you saw this, but I did make a part 2. ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html I appreciate your feedback and all the time you've spent here on my channel.
When i go to gigg i take this di and two stereo j radial boxes. I test out each one when i set up according to what acoustic guitar i am going to use and what kind of pick up is in it. I mostly rember what works with what. Sometimes i just like the phantom power radials j series stereo boxes . It all depends on what my ear tells me at acceptable levels.
What a good toolbox you have! That really is the best way to do it - pick the right DI for that guitar in that moment. Especially with how particular acoustic guitars can be. Bet you sound great!
Hey thanks for being patient! You can check out part 2 right here! I put it up a couple of weeks ago: ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html Appreciate you being here!
Not sure if you saw this, but I did make a part 2. ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html I appreciate your feedback and all the time you've spent here on my channel.
Totally hear you. Demo of it coming soon. Didn’t want to show it just by itself, but to compare it to a few other DIs to so you have a reference. Appreciate you watching all the same!
Hey thanks for being patient! You can check out part 2 right here! I put it up a couple of weeks ago: ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html Appreciate you being here!
Not sure if you saw this, but I did make a part 2. ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html I appreciate your feedback and all the time you've spent here on my channel.
I have 2 of these LR Baggs DI boxes. I use one at church where I lead worship using an acoustic electric, but I’ve recently started playing with a variety band playing mostly electric guitar and I’m in the process of figuring out what works best for my pedal board. For the band I’m mostly playing my Telecaster through a Fender Twin and using basic effects like Blues Driver, Mooer yellow comp, MXR carbon copy and a MXR analog chorus. I’ve been curious if I could employ my other Para Acoustic DI on this board but haven’t tried it yet. Now I think I will experiment!! Thanks Brad!!
That’s awesome! It seems like there’s always another way or place to use one of these. I love it in line with a pedal board, but it can be a handy routing tool too. Thanks for sharing how you use yours! Appreciate you being here and watching!
🎥WATCH PART 2 TO HEAR HOW IT SOUNDS HERE! ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html
exactly the video I was looking for. thank u for helping me narrow it down. it was this or a radial. ordering this now!
Radial makes great stuff too! So glad you were able to find what you wanted. Thank you for watching!
Thank you for putting on this video. As an acoustic player, I have been using the para acoustic di for nearly 20 years. I was sold from the first time I did my first gig with it. Greatest thing since sliced bread !
Thank you for being here and watching it! I love hearing stories about how long these things have stood the test of time for others. You really have to plug in to something / a signal chain that's 3-5x it's price to beat it. And at this point, even just how it looks gives me a certain feeling / nostalgia for when I started. Hope yours brings you 20 more years of happy playing!
great video! love this DI on my synths.
So good on synths! A reminder that I want another one. Thank you so much for watching!
loved this video series. i see some others wondering where the demo is but he made a part 2, its linked all over. there are none of these in my area so it was helpful to hear it finally. been playing for 12 years. ended up getting one of these last week because video. thank you brad!
I appreciate you being here and watching! Thank you for your help clarifying this to everyone too.
I bought mine when I got my 1st Olson, which was in the late 90's.
Yep, they're the best.
That's awesome! I mean, you could hook a tin can up to an Olson and it would sound like heaven, but with this DI I bet yours sounds awesome. A great point that these things stand the test of time!
Thanks for being here!
I have 2 PARA DIs. Love 'em!!
That's rad! They're so good as a stereo pair. Thank you for being here and watching!
@joelglaser5657 i love that idea i want to do that.
I have one. I have to figure out why I am getting a grounding loop/hum. Probably my guitar cable. I hope so.
Hey thank you for watching! Sorry to hear about your hum! Where’s it coming from? Are you going to an amp or PA after it?
@@BradDollar you’re welcome. Glad your video showed up on my homepage feed. I’ve never searched UA-cam for info on the pedal so it’s pretty interesting that it was brought to my attention. My signal chain is: 85 strat >pedal>Apogee Element audio interface>Logic on a MAC.
I agree one hundred percent about this box. I've been using mine since 2005 as my front end preamp for all my guitars. I follow it with a Keeley compressor pedal. I use other effects in my chain, but the DI is the only one that is essential.
I gotta try it with a Keely too, then! Yea this thing on the front end is so tasty. Bet your tone is real nice!
Thank you a million for being here and for watching!
Great video thanks…I have one of these and I use it for solo acoustic gigs. Just me, my guitar and vocals mic. I run into a Presonus Studiolive AR8 desk and through the RCF EVOX 12 speaker.
I use the Taylor 310CE with Expression 2 pickup system.
The thing is I just can’t get a great guitar sound with this setup. Is the Para DI surplus to requirement or am I just not using it properly?
I stand close by my system when playing so there’s no distance between guitar and mixing desk. Is the Para DI necessary with me being so close to desk? Is it only useful when guitar cable has to run a long distance to mixing desk?
Any advice on getting the best out of this setup much appreciated. I don’t have a lot of knowledge in the area of eq’ing live guitar. Thank you
Hey James! Appreciate you watching! That's a great question! The Para DI is definitely adding more to the quality of the signal and overall tone than going straight into a typical live sound desk. At the very least, this DI should at least sound the same, but in reality it should be noticeably better. I would double check a few things:
1) Make sure you're using it with Phantom Power (48v) or a very new battery. It does its magic with active electronics.
2) Make sure the gain on it is up. I typically leave mine around 1'o clock and it works great.
3) Make sure the master volume at the top is at noon or higher.
4) Check the invert switch
5) Check your cables
6) Make sure you're going from the DI to the mixer with an XLR cable out of the mic out. This is using the DI in its true nature.
Give that a shot and let me know if it improves!
Does this unit make a piezo under saddle pickup usable? Mine sounds really fizzy and I'm thinking of selling it.
It definitely helps! The preamp plus the EQ give you some room to improve the tone. It will always have that piezo vibe but you can make it a lot more usable. It may be worth checking out the LR Baggs Voiceprint DI as well. I don't like the dry DI side of it as much as the Para DI, but the ability to create a simulated mic sound from your actual instrument could help you split the difference.
I also just posted part 2 with a demo of how it sounds if you're interested.
Appreciate you watching! Thank you!
@@BradDollarThanks. I've enjoyed your videos since I saw one that mentioned you did work at TRI studios. I've been there a couple of times with my buddy Steve kimock and amp guru Bill Krinard of Two Rock fame. Got to hang a bit with Weir which was a treat since I've been on the dead's bus since 1968.
Funnily enough I opened up for Otis Gibbs and he swore by this box. He had a lovely tone. My Martin D-28 came with an Fishman Aura Ellipse Aura but that went ‘pop’ after a year and couldn’t get any word back from either company. Hence why I’m looking about to sort my sound out after ‘just doing wit!h the last ten years and saw your recent review after googling the box.
Hey how are you! Glad to help you in the hunt for the next era of your plugged in tone. That D-28 is I’m sure beautiful. Deserves only the best. I would highly recommend any of the LR Baggs pickups too. Had a chance to hear a lot of them and they’re real special. Combined with this DI it’s a pretty amazing sound.
Keep me posted. And thank you for watching!
Love Otis! :)
I went with a JHS Colour Box V2. It seemed to be able to be used on absolutely anything, mics, synths, guitars. It has both XLR and a regular 1/4" out too, so I'm using it mostly in my pedal board chain for sweet clean tones and can shape my favorite overdrives like never before.
That thing is real good too! Some of my favorite bass recordings I’ve done have been through one. Great choice.
Great video man!
I’ve had one for 20 years.
Here’s my question- I have an amp with Phantom power. I also have a PA. Here’s my question, I’m wanting to record with my condenser mic, and use the LR to control my sound. How do I hook that up? For some reason I’m not figuring it out. Do I need an audio interface?
Thanks so much for considering my question.
I’ve have a brain injury and sometimes it just gets the best of me!!
Subd!!
Thank you so much for being here! The “correct” way to do it would be for you to get an interface of some kind that has a preamp in it - which is most these days. You won’t need much. With some extra accessories you could technically use the LR Baggs on the front end as a preamp, but you would still need an interface to get that signal into a computer. Let me know if you need some recommendations.
Appreciate you watching!
@@BradDollar
Fantastic! That’s exactly what I was thinking!!
Thank you, Brad!!
Thank you!!
Im running my reg stomp boxes direct to board at Jason Aldeans in Vegas...is there a generic setting that you'd use? I run a pretty standard rig: tuner, wah, clean noisy, comp, wampler dual fusion for lead & dd....thanks man
That’s awesome! I hope you have a great show. Honestly, I would keep it real simple. Make sure the input gain (little knob on the front) is where you like it (not overly distorting) and make sure the output gain is loud/healthy (usually around noon, top output knob). After that, the only other thing I’d probably tweak once on stage is the notch filter to make sure it doesn’t feedback or make your guitar sound woofy. Find where it sounds like it’s about to feedback and then turn it down. Everything else I’d probably leave alone until I heard it in person. You might want a little extra brightness and little less lows on the EQ, but that would be my last move. Overall goal in my mind - don’t overly tweak until you know what it’s going to sound like in person.
I hope this helps! Let me know if you have more questions. Thanks for watching!
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Steven, thank you so much! That means a lot to me! We’re just getting started. Stoked to have you here!
The Baggs is a very good DI. I've been using a Radial Tonebone Pz-Pre for many years. I haven't found anything that replaces it yet .... and that includes anything made by L.R. Baggs.
Hey if you find something you love and works, stick with it! Radial makes such wonderful gear too. A very close second for me in DIs is the Radial JDI, so I totally understand.
Thanks for watching and letting me know what you think!
Pz pro, you can mix two signals, with a lr baggs lyric mixed with an m80, for me is the ultimate setup
I have used two of these for my mandolin and fiddle for many years they work very well for me
Love these things on mando!
Appreciate you watching! Happy New Year!
Nice review, I have used one for about 8 years and it is versatile. Another one - regarding excellent tone is the Rupert Neve Designs RNDI Active Transformer DI. It has an excellent Neve designed transformer in it. Thanks!
Oh that thing is sweet too! I’m a big fan of the RND stuff. Sounds real good on bass too!
Appreciate you watching and commenting!
I have that box, the one my guitar shop recommended so I picked one up. The sound guy is always mentioning how great the sound it with my setup.
They never cease to amaze me! Appreciate you being here and watching.
This di is a great work horse. Well built,dependable,tweakable
Yea all around I love this thing! Thank you so much for watching and being here!
A guy gave me one of these a year ago. Love it on bass.
So good on bass! It just sounds so substantial through it.
Thank you for watching!
Great video man. Thanks
Super appreciate you! Glad to have you here.
I have one that I use the XLR out to my mixer and phantom power it from there and get a clean tone to one channel, the 1/4" out to run through my efx chain and back to the mixer. I can blend the two and also have an instrument mic as well to another mixer channel, heaven! Thanks for the great video.
I bet that sounds beautiful! It’s so nice to have that kind of flexibility. Appreciate you watching and sharing!
So how did it sound before you ran it through the di box? Thanks, maybe I mixed that part.
Hi! Thanks for watching! Check out part 2 to hear what it sounds like:
ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.htmlsi=o0uTu59D2unawVpp
Totally get what you’re asking as well! Since the sound of an acoustic electric is the sound of the pickups, and with those staying the same between DI’s, I’m not sure how to show a “before.” None of these DIs make it sound more acoustic or like itself. That’s going to be in the pickups. The goal here is not to see how they stack up to the original guitar sound but to see how they stack up to each other.
I am working on a part 3 to go over the EQ section so I’ll throw in a sample of it miked up so there’s at least some sort of reference to the source.
Appreciate you watching!
Is it better than the AER Colouriser D.I. preamp?
I haven’t used the AER personally. I’ve never really put it in the same camp due to price and honestly, it running off of a power supply and not phantom power is a dealbreaker for me. It also looks prone to breaking with that type of case and those cheaper exposed knobs. That said, I’m sure it’s cool (Tommy Emmanuel uses one so it can’t be that bad right?) and it certainly won’t make anything sound worse! If I ever get my hands on one, I’ll put it up against the LR Baggs.
Thank you for being here and watching!!
@@BradDollar First, thank you for your kind answer. I have both. And man, I can assure you the AER body is, even though made from aluminium, it is almost bullet proof. Nos cratches or any sign of usage after 5 years! The knobs are solid as solid can be, everything is high end, but what else would you expect for almost 700 bucks? While the Baggs provide 48V phantom, the AER provides 24V phantom to condenser mics but it doesn´t operate on phantom power, as you well remarked. I power it with a 24V power bank (meant for laptops) and it works just fine for about 50 hours. The main difference though, is the approach to tone shaping, the Baggs has a much easier straight forward way to adjust low, mid and high EQ levels while it also lets you adjust the notch per string (A, D, G, B). The Baggs also has an FX Loop balanced in/output for external FX´s devices or pedals connected via a splitter, which can be great for those who want to add that external FX before it is amplified and EQ is added by the Baggs. The AER doesn't have an FX Loop balanced bin/output and then a big difference is that for EQ adjustments on an AER Colouriser you first chose an EQ bandwidth and only then adjust the amount of increase or decrease. So it's literally just 1 EQ level setting. The Biggs has 3. My experience is the Baggs is easier to re-adjust quickly during a concert and being powered by external phantom is a huge plus. I am very interested though in hearing your opinion if maybe you get the chance to test one and compare. Thank you.
I'm running a Grace ALiX these days with my bluegrass band. Love the sound and the EQ, but the thing that's irreplaceable for me is the power OUTPUT on it to power my shure GLXD Wireless pedal rig. Very practical thinking from @gracedesigns
That thing is sweet! How do you like the flavor of the EQ?
Also thanks for watching!
thanks for the excellent video, Brad! I would love to hear examples of some of the other DI boxes against this one. maybe in yt shorts?
Great idea as always! I got you.
Good sir! thanks for being patient and for being here! You can check out part 2 right here! I put it up a couple of weeks ago:
ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html
Appreciate you being here!
Great channel . Just a positive thought. Why have distracting music in the back ground. You are good enough to shine without it.
Thank you so much! Both for watching and the feedback. I just never want anything to feel dry or slow but I hear you and appreciate that. I also make 100% of the music on the channel and just like it seeing the light of day.
This is super helpful! I’m glad you’re here. Thanks again.
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Sounds great.
Part 2 is coming this week! Appreciate you being here.
Hey thanks for being patient! You can check out part 2 right here! I put it up a couple of weeks ago:
ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html
Appreciate you being here!
Not sure if you saw this, but I did make a part 2. ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html
I appreciate your feedback and all the time you've spent here on my channel.
You gonna let us hear it then..?
This is just Part 1 - like the title, the thumbnail, the description and the video pop ups all say. Thanks for watching!
Here's part 2: www.youtube.com/
Did I miss it, or is there no playing and demoing in this? I think rather than describing how it sounds, you should demo it for part of the video.
Hey how are you! Fully agree! It’s coming this week. Took a while for me to make the part 2. Appreciate you watching all the same.
Hey thanks for being patient! You can check out part 2 right here! I put it up a couple of weeks ago:
ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html
Appreciate you being here!
Not sure if you saw this, but I did make a part 2. ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html
I appreciate your feedback and all the time you've spent here on my channel.
All talk, no action..
Hey thanks for watching! Demo video is on the way. I wanted pool together more than just the DIs I have on hand to really show the difference. Appreciate you watching all the same!
Hey thanks for being patient! You can check out part 2 right here! I put it up a couple of weeks ago:
ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html
Appreciate you being here!
Not sure if you saw this, but I did make a part 2. ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html
I appreciate your feedback and all the time you've spent here on my channel.
I was thinking I would actually hear it not talk about it. A waste of 11 minutes
Hey thanks for watching! This is just Part 1, as noted in the title, thumbnail, top pinned comment and in the description. Part 2 is minimal talking, all demo.
Here's the link:
ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.htmlsi=nVCz7kIUQ2Q4sk-A
(Just want to help those who are looking for "sound examples" there are NONE in this video. -- Just saving others scrolling time.)
If you really wanted to help you would’ve realized this is just Part 1 - like the title, the thumbnail, the description and the video pop ups all say. Anyways, it’s just a DI. 😀
Thanks for watching!
Here's part 2: ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html
Excellent. I will check it out.
(I totally missed that there was a "part 2". I just wanted to hear how it sounds with an acoustic. Most "reveiws" I found were (inappropriately) electric.)
Weird!!! UA-cam says I WATCHED half of that "part 2" video... :-O but then went elsewhere... I was looking for something specific and acoustic.
@@icelandknight Appreciate you giving it a shot! Trust me, I'll never make the mistake again of doing a demo without showing it in the first one 😅. Actually doing a part 3 here in a few weeks just showing the EQ section and a little more of what the preamp can do.
Thank you again for being here!
Sheesh.
Thanks for watching!
Also, not sure if you saw this, but I did make a part 2. ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html
@@BradDollar hey Brad, thanks for interacting. Does this new video contain any information on the DI ?
@@dhaqq18 yes, it’s all audio examples, including a comparison to the Grace BIX and a little more detail on this box + why I regard it so highly.
Thank you for giving it a shot!
When you say 'Possibly The Best Ever'.... it would have been nice to actually hear it in action.
Totally hear you! Part 2 is on its way. Appreciate you watching it all the same.
Hey thanks for being patient! You can check out part 2 right here! I put it up a couple of weeks ago:
ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html
Appreciate you being here!
Not sure if you saw this, but I did make a part 2. ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html
I appreciate your feedback and all the time you've spent here on my channel.
where's the sound? when do I get to hear what it SOUNDS like, rather than what you THINK about how it performs?
Hey thanks for watching! You can check out part 2 right here! I put it up a couple of weeks ago:
ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html
Appreciate you being here!
Not sure if you saw this, but I did make a part 2. ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html
I appreciate your feedback and all the time you've spent here on my channel.
Best if you want to ignore Grace Designs. I love the Bix for piezo pickups on acoustic instruments
Hey thanks for watching! I did not ignore the Bix actually. In part 2, I do a comparison. Honestly, I didn't think it was that great. But if you love it, that's all that matters!
Here's part 2:
ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html
@@BradDollar Happily, I stand corrected😉
@@Firstinversion899 hey I’m just glad you’re here! Thank you.
I searched for a demo on this pre-amp and he never demonstrated it. Thumbs down
Hey how are you! This is just part 1, as the title says. Check out part 2 for more! It’s linked in the description.
Thanks for being here and watching!
There’s a full demo in there for acoustic and electric.
literally says it in the title 😂
Not sure if you saw this, but I did make a part 2. ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html
I appreciate your feedback and all the time you've spent here on my channel.
When i go to gigg i take this di and two stereo j radial boxes. I test out each one when i set up according to what acoustic guitar i am going to use and what kind of pick up is in it. I mostly rember what works with what. Sometimes i just like the phantom power radials j series stereo boxes . It all depends on what my ear tells me at acceptable levels.
What a good toolbox you have! That really is the best way to do it - pick the right DI for that guitar in that moment. Especially with how particular acoustic guitars can be. Bet you sound great!
This was a talk video… that makes me sad
I hear ya! Demo follow up coming very soon. I appreciate the feedback and will turn that frown upside down!
Hey thanks for being patient! You can check out part 2 right here! I put it up a couple of weeks ago:
ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html
Appreciate you being here!
Not sure if you saw this, but I did make a part 2. ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html
I appreciate your feedback and all the time you've spent here on my channel.
sooooo? And how does it sound??? Why no example. Bullshit
Totally hear you. Demo of it coming soon. Didn’t want to show it just by itself, but to compare it to a few other DIs to so you have a reference. Appreciate you watching all the same!
Hey thanks for being patient! You can check out part 2 right here! I put it up a couple of weeks ago:
ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html
Appreciate you being here!
Not sure if you saw this, but I did make a part 2. ua-cam.com/video/EQDLxSjjfks/v-deo.html
I appreciate your feedback and all the time you've spent here on my channel.
I have 2 of these LR Baggs DI boxes. I use one at church where I lead worship using an acoustic electric, but I’ve recently started playing with a variety band playing mostly electric guitar and I’m in the process of figuring out what works best for my pedal board.
For the band I’m mostly playing my Telecaster through a Fender Twin and using basic effects like Blues Driver, Mooer yellow comp, MXR carbon copy and a MXR analog chorus.
I’ve been curious if I could employ my other Para Acoustic DI on this board but haven’t tried it yet. Now I think I will experiment!!
Thanks Brad!!
Be careful, I've read that some DI cant go in front of effects pedals plugged thru it. I wonder
That’s awesome! It seems like there’s always another way or place to use one of these. I love it in line with a pedal board, but it can be a handy routing tool too. Thanks for sharing how you use yours!
Appreciate you being here and watching!