Behringer GDI21 Guitar Amp Modeler/Direct Recording Preamp/DI Box
- Analog guitar modeling preamp/stompbox with DI recording output
- Provides a truckload of excellent amps in a single stomp box – merely choose your favourite sounds with a flick of a switch
- Precise level and drive control plus musical 2-band EQ for ultimate sound
- Output available on ¼’ TS or balanced, gold-plated XLR connectors
- Runs on 9 V battery or the BEHRINGER PSU-SB DC power supply (not included)
Guitar Amp Modeler / Direct Recording Preamp/DI box
List Price: $ 75.99
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Good distortions.,
Received the pedal two days ago.
The good:
The pedal comes with several recommended settings in the manual. All of the distortions are good. Powerful and sensitive. Much easier to carry around than my dated GT6. And it’s so cheap.
The bad:
the clean tweed sound is a nightmare to me. especially when plugged into mixer + headphones. It sounds either unbearably flat(at higher gain) or dry(at lower gain). People may still like the sound but I don’t.
No sweetness and no warmth. I guess that’s what you get with a non-tube analog pedal.
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|Powerful guitar amp modeler,
When i bought it, i needed a preamp but it is more than a preamp, it is a very complete box. You can use like a guitar modeler with several sound options when changing the positions of the switches in the front panel (drive, treble, bass and level controls and amp, mod and mic switches, i dont use the ground switch) and create several sounds like Jazz, distortion, clean, rock, metal, blues. You can activate the effects with the foot switch that is the weak element of the box, it feels fragile. If you use the box like a recording box, connect it with a XLR female cable to a mixing console or a computer. When you need a preamp or effects pedal it is a suitable selection. I think that it is best for recording rather than a gig because of the foot switch.
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|Noisy and Somewhat Nasty,
While I’m a big fan of the BDI21, the GDI21 was a disappointment.
It’s hugely noisy above unity gain and never actually quiet, which pretty drastically limits its usefulness in its intended role as a studio DI unless it’s used with a noise gate of some sort.
The BRIT and CALIF settings pretty much sound like every cheap dirtbox in the world — harsh, gritty and nasty.
The MIC settings just seem to add layers of muffling to the signal.
The TWEED settings are less objectionable, but ultimately and after repeated tries I can find no real use for this thing except as an emergency backup in the gigbox.
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