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Damon67
Posted 2015-07-09 8:01 PM (#513302 - in reply to #513187)
Subject: Re: Direct Box advice



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My setup is similar to yours Brad. Though I recently replaced the amp in the chain (AC60) with a Boss AD8 processor.



Edited by Damon67 2015-07-09 8:02 PM
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BanjoJ
Posted 2015-07-09 11:57 PM (#513309 - in reply to #513302)
Subject: Re: Direct Box advice



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Location: Thredbo, NSW, Australia		I did the gig last night. Had the OpPro Studio in - no output at all and the battery was OK. I was using the 1/4" jack not the XLR output.

I had the OpPro with me, and that worked - fortunately.

I tried them both with my own PA and the OpPro Studio was cutting in and out with both the 1/4" jack and the XLR. I took the preamp out of the can and put it back in and it was fine. It looks like it may not have been seated properly in the can.

I'll try again tonight.
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FlySig
Posted 2015-07-10 6:51 PM (#513340 - in reply to #513187)
Subject: Re: Direct Box advice



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Location: Utah		Not all Ovation guitars are wired for phantom power. The XLR board needs a specific configuration, which not all Ovations are provided with. So you may have XLR out, but not the ability to receive phantom power into it. On top of that, not all preamps can accept phantom power.

I am not sure it is safe to apply phantom power to a non-phantom power preamp. On of my preamps died while trying a bunch of swaps into various guitars, including running phantom power into one of them. The death may have been due to phantom power burning up the output stage of the preamp. So I advise proceeding with caution.
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BanjoJ
Posted 2015-07-11 2:45 AM (#513354 - in reply to #513340)
Subject: Re: Direct Box advice



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FlySig - 2015-07-11 11:51 AM

Not all Ovation guitars are wired for phantom power. The XLR board needs a specific configuration, which not all Ovations are provided with. So you may have XLR out, but not the ability to receive phantom power into it. On top of that, not all preamps can accept phantom power.

I am not sure it is safe to apply phantom power to a non-phantom power preamp. On of my preamps died while trying a bunch of swaps into various guitars, including running phantom power into one of them. The death may have been due to phantom power burning up the output stage of the preamp. So I advise proceeding with caution.


These preamps are fine with phantom power. The main problem was my misunderstanding of what a direct box does and what it's best used for.
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BanjoJ
Posted 2015-07-11 6:00 AM (#513355 - in reply to #513272)
Subject: Re: Direct Box advice



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BanjoJ - 2015-07-09 1:01 PM

elginacres - 2015-07-09 12:39 PM

good luck...takes a while to learn this stuff...keep playing and building your knowledge base. Especially with recording...many prefer the sound of a mic'd guitar...it can add fairy dust to the sound...and yes...who is mixing matters...let us know if you find the studio gets you the desired result....if you are like me...in 6 months ...perhaps something else works even better...even if it is old equipment...


I have a gig tonight and tomorrow night. I'll post my results back in this thread.

Thanks.


As I posted earlier, I had a problem with my Thursday night gig with regard to the preamp not seating properly in the can.

The gig last night, Friday, presented another problem. The PA didn't work at all, until after my set.

If my voice was as loud as my deep bowl guitars, I'm starting to feel that I should skip all technology.


Hopefully at the Sunday gig everything will work. But then again, maybe I should just stay home and play my guitar in front of the fire.
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elginacres
Posted 2015-07-12 10:38 AM (#513407 - in reply to #513187)
Subject: Re: Direct Box advice


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Location: Colorado		Fires provide nice ambiance - when the PA craps out
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