Direct to PA

chrisjac2

Hey,

Does anyone know of box I can put on my board to go direct to a PA. Or would I need a separate preamp then cab emulator?

Thanks

simonk

What do you want to achieve? Are you ditching the amp? Can you outline your setup?

Dontgiveupyourdayjob

If what you're talking about is a pedal sized modeller then the Atomic Ampli-Firebox was the first thing that sprung to mind:

https://www.andertons.co.uk/guitar-dept/electric-guitar-amps/amp-simulators/atomic-amplifire-box

Technically there are any number of options for going direct to PA, ranging from a Zoom MS50 for about £50, through to a full-fat Helix/Headrush/AxeFX which would be deep into four-figure ££ cost. 

digitalscream

If you just want something to shove on the end of your board (assuming you've got all the effects and drives you need on the board) then a Mooer Radar is probably the best bet.

chrisjac2

simonk said:

What do you want to achieve? Are you ditching the amp? Can you outline your setup?

just looking to simplify a little bit rather than lugging the amp to rehearsals  once a week.

I currently have a board with soul food and angry driver on it then going through modulation effects into a marshall stack

chrisjac2

digitalscream said:

If you just want something to shove on the end of your board (assuming you've got all the effects and drives you need on the board) then a Mooer Radar is probably the best bet.

That looks cool but would you need a preamp pedal going into it first?

digitalscream

chrisjac2 said:

digitalscream said:

If you just want something to shove on the end of your board (assuming you've got all the effects and drives you need on the board) then a Mooer Radar is probably the best bet.

That looks cool but would you need a preamp pedal going into it first?

Ideally yes, but with a bit of tweaking pretty much any drive or distortion would work. For example, I seem to recall trying a similar setup at home (using IRs on my computer) with just a Tubescreamer-alike and got a fantastic clean sound out of it.

Another board I had was a Bogner Ecstasy Red for distortion, but an AMT F-2 preamp pedal (the preamp from a Fender Twin, built with JFETs instead of valves) at the end. It was designed to be able to plug in to the effects return of any amp and get the sounds I wanted, during a time when I was playing a lot of gigs with shared backline. I tried the same thing - direct into the PC with IRs - and it sounded great.

simonk

I’d look at the Tech21 character pedals (or the Joyo clones) and the similar offerings from AMT.

not_the_dj

That Mooer looks excellent. I have a cheapo Digitech pedal with an emulated out as my "get out of jail my amp has died back-up", but the Mooer looks really tempting.

simonk

That Mooer does look cool. If it’s just for occasional use or to get you out of a pinch I’d go for a Joyo British Sound... 35 quid. 

Sassafras

I've had good results with the AMT F1. Slightly less good results with the Sansamp.

crunchman

simonk said:

I’d look at the Tech21 character pedals (or the Joyo clones) and the similar offerings from AMT.

This.  You can pick up the Joyo (sometimes branded Harley Benton) versions for around £20 second hand.

Other option is to use it as an excuse to buy a Strymon Big Sky, which has switchable cabinet emulation.

KKJale

Tech 21 and Joyo are good suggestions. 

I use a Session JD-10 for little gigs all the time... it's an all-analogue preamp/line driver, with speaker emulation, gain/master and a three-band EQ. Just stick it last in your FX chain. They're tough as old boots, sound pretty great once you suss the flat tone settings, and you can get a nice clean one for about £60 on the bay. 

hotpickups

I have a joyo American for this job in an event if my amp blows up. Hope I'll never have to use it 

chrisjac2

Thanks all. Time to go shopping :-)

chrisjac2

Thanks for all the advice, i've hopefully picked up a AMT M1 and a AMT CP 100 (Similar to the mooer radar) off the classifieds and will see how that goes

pintspiller

Beringer GDI is excellent