Bass preamp/DI box

[patrickbrose]

Not sure why things aren't showing up.

3: Ginger to DI

[bcalla]

http://byocelectronics.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=51533

Yup that is my build. Works as you would expect. Any questions?

Can you walk us through the wiring, that's genius. I think I get it but I'd like to know for sure.


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How are you guys getting into the BYOC forum?  I have been getting an SQL error all day.

[Lubdar]

Its strange how just the other day I was wondering about this sort of thing and lo and behold I'm fortunate enough to find it.

[jimilee]

Sure,
Input jack goes to true bypass switch with the ginger on the true bypass. After the TB the out of the TB switch goes to the tip of the output jack and to the center lug of a SPDT center off toggle. One half of the toggle goes to the line driver DI, the other half to the headphone amp. So possible combinations:
1. Bypass everything
2. Ginger only to output in front
3. Ginger-->DI
4. Ginger-->Headphone amp

5. DI only
6. Headphone amp only

7. Ginger-->DI and front out in parallel
8. Ginger-->Headphone amp and front out in parallel
Only combination you can't do is both the DI and Headphone amp at the same time.

That's badass, I'm going to have to read this about 100 more times to wrap my head around it, brilliant!


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[thesameage]

I've had this in my head for a while, but just settled on a nice bass 2x1 of Rej's Bass Behemoth and the 1 knob Engineer's Thumb comp from JMK. Still wiring it up, but here it is right now. Until I finish Midway Fair's Swamp Comp, this will handle all of my most basic needs:

[jimilee]

Is that the behemoth into the comp?


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[thesameage]

Comp into the Behemoth. It's still in progress, though... do you think it would be better the other way around?

[jimilee]

Comp into the Behemoth. It's still in progress, though... do you think it would be better the other way around?

Nope, I've done it both ways, the comp really limits the behemoth, that's why I was asking, didn't want you to make that mistake. As a matter of fact I thought something was wrong with my behemoth til I realized what I had done.


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[thesameage]

Cool... so Comp>Behemoth is the way to go? What did you find worked well after the Behemoth?

[jimilee]

Bass overdrive delay phaser chorus


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[Lubdar]

Hi Team,
   I'm not sure if this has been covered before so please excuse my naïveté, but would a cab sim be useful at all if I was looking to create a bass DI box strictly for recording.  I've been able to follow the logic in this thread for the most part, but I was just wondering whether or not a cab sim would be of any use or not.
I.e. Ginger==>FX Loop==>CabSim==>DI?

If not, is there a good lay explanation anyone could provide to help me understand?

Best,
Lubdar

[alanp]

I thought the Ginger was supposed to emulate an old Ampeg Portaflex? (I'd take anyone else's word over mine, though!)

[jimilee]

Hi Team,
   I'm not sure if this has been covered before so please excuse my naïveté, but would a cab sim be useful at all if I was looking to create a bass DI box strictly for recording.  I've been able to follow the logic in this thread for the most part, but I was just wondering whether or not a cab sim would be of any use or not.
I.e. Ginger==>FX Loop==>CabSim==>DI?

If not, is there a good lay explanation anyone could provide to help me understand?

Best,
Lubdar

It's all about toan chasing. It's not necessary to have one but if you like the sound, go with it. It's a nice alternative to lugging a bass amp in to the studio.


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[Lubdar]

Ahh good to know, I'm finding myself more and more interested in DI boxes, since I'm restricted to late hours and an apartment.

[patrickbrose]

Honestly, for silent practice, nothing beats my bass/guitar into my iPad running Jam-up. Sounds great and is really inexpensive.