Acoustic Guitar Amp
Behringer ADI21 V-Tone Acoustic
- Analog modeling acoustic guitar preamp/stompbox with DI recording output
- Ultra-musical 3-band EQ with sweepable mids for accurate feedback control and to eliminate the harsh harmonics of piezos
- Super-high impedance to retain maximum signal integrity and dynamics
- Authentic tube/microphone modeling circuitry provides the natural warmth and presence as if your acoustic guitar was miked through a tube pre-amp
- Dual DI mode for either direct recording output with tube/microphone emulation or standard active direct injection box in bypass mode
Product DescriptionAcoustic Amp Modeler / Direct Recording Preamp/DI box. . . More >>
May not be the best, but for the price it works as an acoustic equalizer and DI box. Sounds good through an amp or sound system. Has a slight hiss, so recording may be a problem. I didn’t try to adjust out the hiss, but it may be possible.
Rating: 4 / 5
I have a Taylor GA4 with a Fishman Rare Earth Humbucker in the soundhole which has volume but no tone controls. I was lacking bass response through the church PA (Mackie board). I tried raising (shimming) the pickup on the bass string side, but it was way too sensitive to control without losing overall string balance. The sweepable midrange and treble and bass EQ on this unit allows me to more accurately translate that beautiful Taylor tone through the PA. The XLR out is great too. . . solid and quiet. I also have a 200 dollar Fishman Aura pedal with 16 very nice microphonic tone presets and it is great if your pickup has tone controls. . . I still use it for my Fishman Classic IV equipped guitar. But this pedal is the most affordable DI with sweepable mid that you will find anywhere and it works. Way to go Behringer!
Rating: 5 / 5
We use this device to preamp an orchestral harp, fitted with a specially made dual transducer pickup attached to its soundboard, into our PA. It works great! We run the balanced out, via a microphone cable, into a PA channel. This yields much better results than running an instrument cable from the 1/4 inch output. The onboard EQ (with adjustable midrange frequency) allows shaping the sound to the room size much better than attempting to do it at the PA. We used to use a small stand-alone tube preamp but had frequent 60 cycle hum problems. The ground lift switch on the ADI21 completely eliminated this problem and it cost less than 1/3 of the tube preamp price. The housing is plastic, but it is NOT feather light and feels very sturdy. The footswitch button does not feel as sturdy as the housing but this isn’t a stomp box that you kick in and out. It’s on 100% of the time. It does have noticeable hiss if you run the output level at 80% and higher so it’s not “perfect” for recording, but for live performance it does everything we need. Behringer does it again!
Rating: 5 / 5
This little Behringer pre-amp does what it says, it allows you to dial in your tone while remaining transparent.
The controls are intuitive, firm and stay put, allowing you to dial in your “tone” time and time again. . . the box is metal, and the switch is nice and easy; no stomping needed. I’d suggest the wall wart power source, as my battery connector fell apart after just a couple of changes.
I love the way it sounds, but the construction leaves a little to be desired.
Rating: 4 / 5