DI pedal with speaker sim

monofin

Not totally sure what I'm after so where better to ask?

For a simple setup I'm thinking of putting a DI pedal of some sort at the end of my pedalboard meaning I can either play though headphones direct from the board or go direct to a pa.

Looked at the Carl Martin rock bug and also thought of just buying a second hand line 6  pod to nail to the board

Any wisdom?

ICBM

If you don't need the headphone option then a simple emulated DI box will do it.

Active - Hughes & Kettner Red Box
Passive - Peavey EDI

siraxeman

The older Digitech X Series pedals - like the Bad Monkey for example have a speaker emulated DI output as well as the regular none emulated. Never used it with headphones when I had a BM but I remember being impressed with the emulated output when I lent it to another guitarist that joined a band I was in a few yeas ago - this was just in a rehearsal room but he plugged just a mex standard strat into the BM and the emulated output direct to PA and I was like "wow...that sounds really good!" So cheap as chips solution - the old Digitech X Series pedals all have the emulated output...not sure if the newer hardwire ones do?

So if at the end of your board a digidelay or digiverb...or just run a digi dirt pedal and go emulated out to the rest of the chain I'm sure that'd still work. No need for a dedicated emulator!!

for example........

https://digitech.com/en/products/digiverb ;

Cabicular

Depends how much you want to spend
mooer di box has a crap cab emulation for 25 quid
blu Guitar blue box models multiple cabinets for 200 quid
two notes captor plays Irs and takes an amp load in case your speaker blows for about the same
 I gigged for years with the h and k redboxes and it was perfectly acceptable

KKJale

I still use an Award-Session JD10 Mk1 to go direct to the PA. It's cheap, effective, tough as boots, all-analog, and the speaker sim's pretty okay. It's also rather good as a recording pre, last-in-chain global EQ pedal, or overdrive. 

Sassafras

I've got a Carl Martin Rock Bug but I think it sounds awful. Very unnatural, boxy and muffled even on the open cab setting. Wouldn't recommend it, ever.

monofin

@Sassafras ;
Thanks for that. Was really tempted to just buy one and try it out but I'll cross it off the list

Gadget

What about the new Neunaber Iconoclast?

https://neunaber.net/products/iconoclast

steamabacus

KKJale said:

I still use an Award-Session JD10 Mk1 to go direct to the PA. It's cheap, effective, tough as boots, all-analog, and the speaker sim's pretty okay. It's also rather good as a recording pre, last-in-chain global EQ pedal, or overdrive. 

I've been using them for years as well. I've got four - one as my main light overdrive or 'second amp channel' on my main board, two as stereo speaker sim/preamp for direct recording and one as spare/ out and about use. I also have the simpler MB-10 (clean DI with guitar eq and speaker sim) which also works well - that currently resides in a mate's studio setup.

Of the more modern/digital options, the Neunaber Iconoclast looks a good get for end-of-effects board headphone monitoring.

timbuk02

Palmer Pocket Amp MkII ?
its a DI, and via footswitch on, an amp with cab simulator + EQ and gain. also headphone practice amp with 9v battery option.
Here's a video of it on the end of a pedalboard, into a 'pa' style FRFR speaker.


I have one boxed and mint for £55 if you'd like it. Never got it to sound as good as the various demo's - but thats prob not the unit! And to be fair, have barely used it enough to do it justice...

monofin

@timbuk02 ;;
Funnily enough I've just been looking at them on the net.
I'll take it. Will pm you now
Jase

timbuk02

also the MOOER Radar looks pretty impressive but don't think its out yet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VxyrCedmyQ

MrMusic

I highly recommend the Palmer pocket amp, its a very versatile tool for practice/headphones and sounds great going DI to a PA/Soundcard. I manged to dial in a tone very similar to my Fender Blues Deluxe, it sounds almost identical

Sassafras

That Palmer Pocket Amp looks a hell of a lot more versatile than the Rock Bug.