bear-foot-bass

Thanks for your help - I get it more now and will always take the VXL where we are in larger venues. Having said that, have played 2 gigs last couple of days and left the DHA on full time cos I've fallen in love with the sound. I find the 'colour' options lose bottom end so I have on just straight gain 12 o'clock for a bit of beef. So I'm going to experiment with the VXL after the DHA as a futher boost / OD option for those songs where a bit more is needed.

I play in 2 bands - one rock covers in pubs and clubs and another more mellow one in churches. For the rock band I use a Peavey Mark IV head and 1x15 Black Widow cab. I use a DHA for overdriven sounds on some songs. The sound is great, only challenge in smaller venues is keeping the volume down on the backline - rarely going past 1 on the master. For the church band I use an old practice amp, its a bit ropy so I go through a Hartke VXL DI'd to the desk which gives a little extra definition to the sound and the option of some OD if needed (don't tempt me). Works well. At a recent outdoors gig with the rock group we had a sound guy who was keen on taking a DI rather than the line out of my Peavey that I normally use. Whats the advantage of a DI feed rather than a line out? Also as I already have a DI in the Hartke, which I'll take for future large PA gigs, should I be running through the DHA>Hartke>amp/PA in the pub band. Where I typically have more than enough volume and gain options. Any ideas / thoughts welcome.