I have a question about the JC120 preamp circuit like the Paladin. The author has included a Direct Out circuit in this. However, for my use it is not necessary and I will not use it. Can I then omit the part as I indicated below and connect the preamp-out jack directly to R19/R20? That's how it happens in the "original" I think too.
![](https://i.ibb.co/RQs5Qzj/Without-DI-circuit.png)