I love guitar amplifiers. I feel most connected to my electric guitar playing with an amp in the room. Together with effect pedals, I can create a sound that is my own. But there are situations where an amp-less approach is more practical, like late-night home recording. Unfortunately, playing without an amp often sounds and feels so different that it becomes a compromise, both sonically and performance-wise. Enter the Direct In, a “direct box for electric guitar that emulates a mic’d clean, pedal friendly amp’s sound.”
Skreddy Pedals: Direct In analog amp emulator DI
REVIEWED BY John Phillips