For some players, the sound of an acoustic guitar through a monitor or PA could be compared to nails on a chalkboard when plugged directly in. This has led to bad associations for many acoustic guitarists.
I can’t say it has been my LEAST favorite experience. There was also plunging toilets, cleaning hair from a drain, and a particular corporategigI once did that are competing for that title.
When I was younger, I clocked in a lot of acoustic gigs. Before I moved to NYC, my bread and butter for many years was playing in an acoustic duo. This was challenging in some ways. For one, I often didn’t feel like the amplified acoustic guitar was an extension of my playing. The things I could do sans amplification were not being represented.
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After I moved to NYC, I would get asked to play all kinds of gigs. Some with electric guitar and some with acoustic. As much as I loved acoustic guitar, my first thoughts were, “How can I talk them out of asking me to play acoustic on this gig?” Before we would hang up the phone (remember when we actually CALLED people for gigs?), I would pitch electric rather then acoustic. Yes, it made me feel a little dirty and my HD-28 gave me thee cold shoulder for a week. But I had valid reasons.
This began my journey into investigating other tools for improving acoustic DI tone. I started noticing that using a great DI/Preamp into the board could give me quite a great sound.
It also made the acoustic guitar presentable in stage monitors. Anyone that knows me knows I have a love/hate relationship with stage monitors: I love to hate them. Let’s face it, they don’t always sound so great. They need a little romancing.
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When playing an electric guitar into aguitar amp, it’s a bit easier to present your sound to the sound person (FOH). But with acoustic guitar, you’re often sending a blank slate to the FOH. Using a preamp/DI allows me to send a more accurate representation of what I want my tone to be.
I still sometimes have to have a conversation with the sound person about tone. I work with an artist namedAbby Ahmad, who is a fantastic acoustic guitarist. She tends to play the full sonic spectrum of the instrument. If a sound person cuts too much in either direction, it will truncate part of her guitar storytelling.
My approach to getting a sound? I take some time to sculpt the tone with our DI/Preamps before the sound person adjusts any EQ.
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The most basic box one could get for acoustic guitar would be a straight DI box. As a rule of thumb, I really don’t like to rely on the house DI. You never know what they’re gonna have and what condition it will be in. You may show up and begrudgingly have to play the classic party game, “Guess If That’s The DI or a Crunched Up Beer Can!”
I have shown up to a few gigs where my guitar didn’t get along with the house DI. This is when I started bringing my own.
Although we don’t have any options for EQ or phase invert, we do have a pad and a ground lift. It’s a very simple yet good sounding box that doesn’t require phantom power.
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The Radial Pro DI passive Direct Box is a solid choice. You know your guitar will make it’s way to the board in a predictive manner.
This Preamp/DI gives us two bands of EQ (bass and treble) as well as a phase switch, ground lift, and a tuner out.
Modtone was really thinking of practicality in a small box for acoustic players. It’s an acoustic survival box that includes reverb and chorus.
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It is a handy small pedal to throw in your bag or fit onto a stuffed pedalboard. It’s not that much bigger than the Radial DI either.
The pedal has a pleasing tone. It’s perfect for when you need just a little more control over your acoustic guitar tone but don’t need to get surgical.
If I know I’m going to play somewhere that doesn’t have any reverb, I’ll also reach for my Modtone so I don’t sound like I’m playing in the Sahara desert.
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Cons: Chorus boosts the signal and changes the tone quite a bit. The tuner out doesn’t have a mute switch. So, when you tune, it still comes through the PA.
The LR Baggs Venue has one of the brightest visual tuners I’ve seen. This may seem like a rather small detail to get excited about, but you would be surprised how many times I play outdoor venues where I can’t see the tuner because of sunlight. This is a welcome feature.
The pedal itself is the largest of all the DI/Preamps in this article. I don’t think of this as a negative per se. It definitely makes more room for comfortably pressing the tuner or boost button without bumping anything.
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In the EQ section, we have bass, notch (for cutting feedback), low mid freq (and gain adjust), high mid freq (and gain adjust), presence, and treble adjustments. That’s quite bit of EQ control! You should have everything you need to sculpt you tone.
The Garret Null anti feedback notch filter allows you to cut out feedback frequencies quite effectively. The Venue allows you to notch out anywhere between 60-320hz.
The Venue also has an effects loop. This is great for tying in reverb delay pedals. Oh yes, my friends. That means you have the green light to start making your acoustic effects pedalboard.
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The LR Baggs Venue requires either a 9v battery or power supply. This unit does not take phantom power. This is due to the tuner requiring a fair amount of power. I recommend a power supply as to not deal with dying batteries. But if you must be difficult, LR Baggs did include a battery check button to test your battery strength which is helpful.
When plugging into the Venue and comparing it to plugging straight into the board, there is a considerable difference. The Venue has an elevated sound without even cutting or boosting any EQ.
Cons: Large footprint for a pedalboard. (However, it comes with a nice carrying bag.) There is only one mode for the tuner.
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The Fishman Platinum Pro, like the Venue has a built in tuner, boost, phase invert, effects loop, and options for notching EQ to prevent feedback.
One unique feature the Platinum gives us is a compressor. The compression circuit has preset ratio, attack, and release. The knob only adjusts the threshold.
It’s a really nice sounding compressor and is very flattering to the acoustic guitar. Even at its max, it was quiet and musical.
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The Platinum also gives us the option to send a clean signal (pre EQ) to the DI output. The could be useful in times where you need to drastically EQ your guitar for stage but want to send a raw sound to the PA.
The EQ section gives us options for adjusting the low cut filer, bass, midrange frequency (and gain adjust), treble, and brilliance. There is also a notch knob to dial out feedback that can be turned on or off.
As mentioned, for midrange we have one less frequency select and cut/boost knob than the Venue. I believe the sacrifice was made to include the compressor, which I think is a fair trade.
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To my ears, it wasn’t a matter of the Venue or Platinum sounding better than the other. I feel they are each voiced uniquely.
As I was testing with a series of guitars (you see, it was necessary I bought ALL those guitars. I tell myself that everyday), I found I preferred certain guitars with one or the other DI.
You could be completely happy with either as they are very flexible. But it might be worth testing both with your rig to see what flavor best suits your needs.
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The Platinum also requires a power supply or 9v battery. I actually prefer this rather than having to rely on phantom power from the board. I can’t tell you how many soundchecks I’ve attended where someone had to figure out why phantom wasn’t reaching the acoustic preamp.
The tuner in the Platinum has five tuning modes to choose from. Fully chromatic, ukulele, bass, guitar, and violin. You can also change the tuning reference from standard A440 if you need.
The Alix is a single channel version of Grace Designs acclaimed Felix Preamp/DI. I must say, I was quite delighted when I pulled the Alix out of the box and plugged it in. You know it’s a great piece of gear when you immediately get inspired by a sound.
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The Alix is one of those pieces of gear that is actually hard to make sound bad. The overall tone is just lovely.
This shouldn’t come as a complete surprise. Grace Designs has been making some of the best mic preamps for quite a few years now.
If you walk into classy recording studio, you’ll likely find a Grace preamp or two. Now imagine being able to have studio level audio quality in a pedal
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