LR Baggs Para DI Box
Maybe this should be in the Pedals/Effects section?
At any rate has anyone used one of these Baggs units? I've played at an open mic the last few weeks and the host runs the guitars thru this stomp box. His guitar, a Martin dread, spruce and ash sounds fantastic. The pick up is a sound hole mounted single coil. My Martin D2R w/ a K&K sounds horrible. Particularly if you "push" the guitar. Finger picked it's ok (but not great), give it a Neil Young'esque wack and it distorts dramatically. Last night I switched to my K&K preamp and voila it all was great. Good bold dread rumble, woody, a bit of air. Lots of volume and presence.
Maybe a gain adjustment? I know the Baggs has a good rep, but it sure did not work for me.
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic
hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs.
There's also a negative side."
--Hunter S. Thompson
Guitars: Dean Sweet Wood 00R, Martin D2R, Guild D60, Guild D35NT, Morgan Monroe M30, OS baritone Uke