I rig pre HD question

[PaulDourge1961]

Hello there. I bought an i rig pre HD last week. The seller told me that in order to record a bass guitar I have to buy a direct box. Is that correct? and if so, any recommendation of what type of direct box should I get?

[Peter_IK]

Since iRig Pre HD is a mic preamp that has an XLR input connector you would need to accomplish two things which you can via a direct box / DI: First, you'll need a 1/4" input. Second, you'll need to convert the bass signal to a signal whose level and such can be recognized by a mic preamp. Typically you'd plug an electric bass into a Hi-Z/Instrument input on an audio interface (or into an amp or similar, of course) which expect the type of signal from your bass.

For guitar and bass I recommend Z-TONE DI. It gives you a great and quiet direct box plus the ability to shape your tone with the Z-TONE circuit.

[PaulDourge1961]

Thank you very much Peter_IK!