Reply With QuoteIt's a good DI, but I'm not sure I understand the extreme hype around it. It's very clean, a bit on the brighter side of things. Personally I prefer DI's with more coloration, but YMMV.
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Avalon U5
I've heard that it's really good for bass, but how does it sound on other stuff like electric and electric/acoustic guitars?
It's a good DI, but I'm not sure I understand the extreme hype around it. It's very clean, a bit on the brighter side of things. Personally I prefer DI's with more coloration, but YMMV.
It's a very good sounding DI.
It has 6 different tone settings to choose from so you can get a lot of different sounds out of it.
I actually like it more on clean electric guitar than anything else.
The only thing I don't like about the U5 is it's noisy when being run active, or at least mine is.
It sounds much better passive IMO.
How about for keys? Right now I run my Motif ES8 through a GRMP2NV and I think it sounds pretty good
im sorry but i have to ask what does YMMV mean?
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I doubt the U5 would sound any better than your Great River unit. Maybe just different.
YMMV-Your mileage may vary.
Why are you considering the U5? Is there something about the Great River that you don't like?
No, it's amazing I have just been thinking about getting a dedicated DI for bass
but how does it sound on other stuff like electric and electric/acoustic guitars?
it sounds clean :lol:
mike
One of THE best concerts I've ever heard was Eric Clapton the first time he came to the arena I work at I believe in 2001.
He used the U5 and many others do as well..if you look to the center and to the left slightly tilted back you'll see it on top of a black amp.
I took a few shot with a cheap dig camera, the resolution isnt the best but hey I couldnt help it.
BTW..Billy Preston on the B3, Nathan East on Bass, David Sancious on keys, Steve Gadd on drums, and of course Eric. I cant remember
the other player...Tom Dowd was also in the audience,
what a night!
Dean
I'm convinced that anyone that spends that kind of money on a DI is smoking some better weed than I can get!
What really does it for you? The sound, or the pretty colors and lights?
I don't mean to sound condescending (though I know I am), but seriously, If I were to line up 50 DIs in a row, play through them and then mix them in, how many people could tell me which one was the Avalon and which one was the Behringer (ouch, I know...)?
Don't get me wrong, I understand the value of good equipment and I know how much easier it can be to make a guitar or keys sit in the mix if the sound is right, but the fact is, you can get the right sound out of so many boxes and at the end of the day, if your clients couldn't tell the difference, why should it matter.
My personal favorite DIs come from Radial Engineering. Why is that you ask? Is it better sound? Is it the groovy coloration or tone shaping?
Nah. Simply put - they sound VERY good, they're priced just right and they look nifty. What else could I ask for?
Now, I will say that if you have a killer pre and it happens to have a DI, then you truly are the winner. For example, I think the Brick makes an excellent DI - wow, look at that value. You get a pre that, IMO sounds better than an Avalon AND a killer DI to boot. Sounds like a winning combination! (Oh, but it's ugly - sorry bout that!)
J. 8-)
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