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Using a "bass" DI box as a guitar splitter?


ras52
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Hi, possibly an odd question, but am I right in thinking that a "bass" DI box will aim to be transparent in bypass, i.e. not do anything "bass"-specific?

I'm going to be recording a guitarist at home soon, and I'm planning to mic his cab and also record a direct signal for potential virtual amping fun. I have an MXR bass di+, and also a Behringer BDI21, which I recently acquired when I hit "spend €20 more to get free shipping" on a Thomann order :-)

So what I'm thinking is guitar > DI box, then DI box 1/4" output > guitar amp, and DI box balanced output > DAW. (Add stomp boxes to taste). What I want is for the guitarist to hear his sound from the amp uncoloured from the DI box.

I've just noticed that the MXR has a "parallel" output as well as the effect output.

Thoughts...?

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Update: just did a test recording and it worked, hooray!

Guitar -> MXR bass di+ -> parallel output -> guitar amp -> mic -> interface
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balanced output from di+ -> interface

I didn't even have to provide any power to the MXR :)

Thanks for the input!

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