Hi there! I’m trying to find a gift for my resident bassist. He’s got a 15W 10" bass amp which for bass is only enough for rehearsals. He started gigging and I want to gift him a new amp. Something that can be connected to a concert setup as the band is about get their hands on loaned equipment.
I know in pro set-ups there’s an amp head connected to some speakers. And somehow that is connected to overall concert sound system. How is that connected? Is that “output direct connect” I see in some combo amps?
Where can I read about it? All I’ve found online was useless. I guess my lack of basic knowledge prevents me from asking Google the right questions.
My personal favorite is the Tech21 SansAmp Bass VT. It’s like a Swiss Army knife of Bass DI boxes. You can can go direct into the board with or without speaker cab simulation. Run a parallel output to bass amp, or both at the same time.
On big sound systems you really don’t need anything else. It sounds great on recordings as well.
They have other DI boxes from Tech21NYC, but I’ve only used this one.