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Never play without it again
By: Tim
Submitted: 3/9/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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I read reviews for months on different di’s and pedals. Finally settled on the para. This thing lives up to its reputation. I highly recommend.
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Perfect DI
By: Alex Thrift
Submitted: 9/24/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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Once dialed in, this DI is unbeatable. Rich and warm tone. Great addition and partner to my 12 string Martin.
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Excellent item
By: Dean Wise
Submitted: 6/26/2016
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Great preamp/DI especially for very passive pickups like a Realist.
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"Well worth the money"
By: Doug from Stony Point, NC
Submitted: 1/25/2014
0 people found this review helpful.
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Pure Acoustic Tone
By: Karl Becker from Kijabe, Kenya, AFRICA
Submitted: 2/2/2011
Virtually indestructible with easy control interfaces.
As stated before, it's built for abuse (but you'll want to baby it).
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The Para DI is an outstanding quality product, built like an armored car, with extreme versatility.
Provides infinite versatility to your acoustic tone - makes an acoustic sound acoustic through any PA or amp system.
Outstanding control over tone.
Nice matte textured brown - subtle and satisfying.
Perfect. Very intuitive interface.
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The Para Acoustic DI is a direct box plus dynamite preamp for acoustic electric instruments.
By: Ken Allen from Holland Patent, NY
Submitted: 7/2/2009
1 person found this review helpful.
This unit should last for years. Battery life is extended greatly if you unplug the instrument cable between uses. Otherwise, the battery draws down faster.
This preamp has a heavy duty metal case, and the controls work well, though the knobs are small. Bigger knobs would mean a larger unit to tote around, so I can deal with that. My earlier model still works great, so I can say with confidence that this DI/preamp holds up well.
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I have owned an earlier version of this preamp, but the addition of the "GAIN" feature puts it over the top. The older model was perfect for a passive pickup, but it was too hot for an active preamp pickup. This newer model works equally well either way.
Knobs work well, and inputs, outputs and switches are sure to the touch and solid.
It can be really hot with an active pickup, but just adjust the "Gain" to suit, and it mellows right out so you have lots of volume control. You can get almost any tone you want from this preamp. My Gibson J-45 sounds great though this box, balanced and the notch filter does a decent job of feedback control.
The crinkle finish is quite professional looking and seems to last.
Insert a 9-volt battery, plug in an instrument, and start sound shaping.
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Just What I Was Loooking For !!
By: Matt from Waverly Hall GA
Submitted: 1/5/2009
1 person found this review helpful.
Very well made. Sold construction and seems it will last. Its steel body gives it a quality feel to touch.
I have not used this more than a few weeks so I can't really give you great in site here but again it seems to be very well made with quality materials.
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I have never really thought about a DI box having these features of providing such shaping tones for my acoustic. When I discovered it and read the reviews it was the best choice for me in what I needed.
Size matters to me when gigging. I gig one to two times a week and I like to make the least amounts of trips as possible when it comes to moving gear but I want to have the guns on me at all times when it comes to sound and being my best. This little box is just that, small but wow ! you truly get a awesome piece of equipment for a real reasonable price.
This is why I bought this unit. I am using a Gibson CL-45 that has only a pizeo under the bridge. No preamp and using it to play live I have found myself lacking in acoustic tone. I thought the answer was a 70 pound, 800 dollar roland amp. Which helped but did not help my back any and the tone was still lacking. ok ..No joke.. I plugged in the di box and with in 5 minutes my mouth hit the floor and I my ears overjoyed to what they were hearing. I must have played for 4 to 5 hours that day because I was so inspired by the tone. I have finally found what I was looking for. Can't wait to try it on my parker nitefly.
Pouder coating, should hold up great.
Again in minutes I dialed up the tone I only dreamed of getting and now it fits into my back pack. Great Job LR Bags
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Kicks Booty!!!
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
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QUALITY:
Simply awesome...Sturdy build...Even gives my Martin with a built in preamp and eq more boost and only adds further flexibility...
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Easy, intuitive, cool....
EASE OF USE:
Piece of cakewalk...
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Completely worth every single penny!!!!!
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Want your acoustic(s) to sound good.
By: Ronnie Harmon from Benton / Arkansas
Submitted: 2/5/2008
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No matter which of my acoustics I plug into this thing, I always seem to be able to tweek in that sweet spot which gives me the ability to give all my guitars that same basic flavor before I send it for processing. I always have the gain knob all the way down though, kinda wish it had a little more attenuation, All my guitars do got active pre-amps which I think probably isn't the exact intended use - but try it that way and you won't be quite as satisfied with that plain vanilla direct box anymore.