Sidingsound

What Santa brought...

Behringer BDI21 bass guitar pre-amp - front view,
originally uploaded by tawalker.

Hope you're all having a great Christmas and general holiday period—thought you'd like to see the latest addition to the Sidingsound gear roster, courtesy of (Secret) Santa:

In short, it's a Behringer BDI21 bass guitar pre-amp/DI box. I mainly play bass on my own recordings, when I'm handling most or all of the instrumental duties myself, but I don't own a bass amp (just my Squier Precision Special 5-string bass). This means that if I want the tone that an amp brings, I would need to use a bass amp simulator effect or a pre-amp. Unfortunately, my multitrack doesn't have a dedicated bass amp sim function, but fortunately Behringer makes the BDI21, which I have read is effectively a clone of the rather more expensive Tech 21 SansAmp. The BDI21 also has an XLR output, meaning it can be used as a DI box, so I could run the bass straight into a PA system or mixing desk.

I'm looking forward to using this on some recordings soon; in the meantime, hope you're enjoying Christmas!

posted by Tim @ 11:03