Any LR Baggs users out there (Acoustic DI Box)?

[joeminer]

I moved this spring. We've been going to the same church for a couple months and now I'm helping with music.

I plugged in this last weekend into a DI box the church had (not sure what kind). But it was all tinny (not Taylor tinny - I know my guitar is bright, but this was less pleasant). It was better when I just plugged a balanced cord directly into the PA, but still seemed like I had some signal loss I wasn't used to at my old church.

I've used the LR Baggs para DI in the past and thought it did a great job. Is there any reason to look at the venue DI or the Session DI? It seems like they're 2 different animals; the session more focused on compression and saturation, and the venue more eq/boost and it has a tuner built in. I think both would help with signal loss issues.

So... Thoughts? Does anyone use any magic boxes to liven up their acoustic signal?

[bclaire]

I have a LR Baggs DI - Gigpro? maybe?

I always felt I needed one for my Gibson J-100 until the night a friend sat in with me and went direct into my PA with my spare J-100 and it sounded great without the DI. I tried one of the higher up Baggs that a friend of mine had and I didn't like it either...

Then I got an Avalon U5 and it all changed. Big dough but sounds great - really made the guitar come alive.

I have a feeling that you could EQ the channel you're going into on the board and get a good sound. It might be good to plug in AT the board and sit back there and adjust the gain and EQ while hearing it in the room...

[Incubus]

The LR Baggs DI is pretty decent. Personally I use a Tonebone PZ Pre.... that is by far the best acoustic guitar preamp I've tried.