Budget DI boxes/ amp simulators

[tonyquipment]

Hey!

In looking for a DI box with some line in facility /headphones ??

Anyone know of any good ones?

Thanks

[dannybuoy]

This needs to be used in conjunction with a DI box, but for £15 it's a great headphone amp with line in: [url="http://www.gear4music.com/Recording-and-Computers/Behringer-MA400-Monitor-Headphone-Amplifier/GX7?origin=product-ads&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=&utm_campaign=PLA+Behringer&utm_content=SF59rWMS_pcrid_30009602839_plid__kword__match__"]http://www.gear4musi..._kword__match__[/url]

Combine that with the Behringer BDI21 for the princely sum of £26 and you have an amp sim / DI: [url="http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Behringer-BDI21-V-Tone-Bass-Preamp/6LV"]http://www.gear4musi...Bass-Preamp/6LV[/url]


I had the headphone amp and can recommend it. Not tried the BDI21 but I have used the Sansamp BDDI which it's a clone of, and the Behringer gets solid reviews.

Edited May 4, 2013 by dannybuoy

[dannybuoy]

There is a Redsub DI-2000 pedal too that's fairly cheap but looks like it should be avoided: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/202592-redsubhb-di-2000-bass-di-drive"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/202592-redsubhb-di-2000-bass-di-drive[/url]

Edited May 4, 2013 by dannybuoy

[tonyquipment]

Great ! Thanks!

I have an alesis io2 express. I think the BDI will go nicely with it!

Thanks

[mike257]

Another vote for the BDI, its a bargain and sounds great. Use it to give my Shuttle some extra grit.

[tonyquipment]

Revisiting this ... The io2 doesn't work stand alone...

I'm looking at line 6 pod... Is that any good???

[dannybuoy]

They are, but don't think they have a line in (certainly not the X3 and earlier models I was looking at) so you would still need a separate headphone amp if wanting to play along to backing tracks.

If it's just for practice you could also check out the Korg Pandora range.

[tonyquipment]

I had a look at the spec of a couple of older ones and they do but what they don't have is a gain or level knob to match the instrument but that doesn't really matter as you can turn the vol up or down on the aux source...

[ordep]

I have a moen buffalo and i really like it. no aux line in option though.

mainly made for guitars but also works well for basses. a great headphone amp too. sweepable mid control.

Edited May 9, 2013 by ordep