LRBaggs Para DI

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I just put an iBeam pickup in my acoustic guitar (a large, boomy six-string), and I'm playing it through a Marshall AS50R amp. The guitar sounds great through the amp, but I'm having feedback problems, even when I engage the amp's anti-feedback circuit.

A lot of people seem to recommend the LRBaggs Para DI. Would this help to tune out feedback? Or is that unit not much better than what I have on my amp?

Sorry if this is a stupid question! Thanks for any advice...
Drew.
 
well, I've used a padi for over a year with my live rig..it's a great EQ/DI box..

it will help with feedback and tone shaping (I have that same amp as well), but you may have other problems causing the feedback that can be addressed...depending on your setup..can you give me some details?

what guitar is it the ibeam in? model and body-type (you say boomy..is it a dread or a jumbo or what?)

how loud do you crank the as50r? (pre and master gain)

how close to the amp are you? is it facing you?

how is it EQ'd (the treble and bass controls)?

is the iBeam passive or do you have an onboard preamp?

are you using the reverb and/or chorus effects on the amp?
 
CDT-
Thanks for the response. Let's see if I can reply to all your questions.
It's a dreadnought shape body (Masano guitar - Japanese made in the 1980s for Ivor Mairants Music Store in London). Passive iBeam. No tone or volume controls onboard. I'm using some reverb, but not chorus on the amp. Leaving the EQ alone - everything set in the middle.

The feedback comes on once the amp is cranked above about one-third. It's worse if I'm in particular positions, facing the amp - typical things you'd expect.

What I found was that I could tune out some of the feedback with the AS50R's anti-feedback control. But the guitar is very resonant, and it would start to feed back if I let an open A string ring. I just couldn't tune that frequency out.

Will a box like the para di help me eliminate this problem, or would I just be throwing good money after bad? Perhaps I just have to keep the amp really quiet?!?

Drew.
 
Hi Drew,

I have a friend with an IBeam and it feeds back pretty easily...

try one of these first:

http://www.worldmusicsupply.com/cart/pics.asp?Prod=FBR2

you can probably get them at your local music store for around $6. it'll stifle your acoustic tone but your plugged-in tone won't be so bad..this is a good solution if your playing live (and one you may need to use in addition to the notch filter).

imho, the PADI will help for sure and you can EQ your tone allot better than with just the treble and bass controls on your amp. I find mine to be a swiss-army knife for playing live and recording a pickup signal. I'd suggest getting one.
 
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