Members pikappant82 Posted February 21, 2007 Members Share Posted February 21, 2007 Does anyone reccommend using something like a direct box to match the signal from an acoustic guitar pickup going direct into a mixing board? I'd never thought about it before until I was reading into it today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Glyder Posted February 21, 2007 Members Share Posted February 21, 2007 Well if the accoustic guitar has a built in preamp and the cable run is short you can just use a 1/4" guitar cable to the line input but if you're going any distance a direct box is the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pikappant82 Posted February 21, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 21, 2007 Well if the accoustic guitar has a built in preamp and the cable run is short you can just use a 1/4" guitar cable to the line input but if you're going any distance a direct box is the way to go. By distance, do you mean anything more than 20 or 25 feet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members prosigna Posted February 21, 2007 Members Share Posted February 21, 2007 By distance, do you mean anything more than 20 or 25 feet? Yes. Plugging into the board should work fine with a standard 25-foot or less guitar cable. Do not every use a XLR -> 1/4" TS adapter (w/o transformer) to plug into a snake. You would have no protection from phantom power and could fry your guitars electronics. They do make XLR -> 1/4" TS transformers and of course DI boxes to plug into a snake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pikappant82 Posted February 21, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 21, 2007 I see. Plugging into a snake through a direct box is the only time I've used one. I just wasn't sure if my guitar's preamp was doing the job properly. But I can see what you are saying about long cable runs putting up more resistance and causing some noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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