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Rupert Neve Designs RNDI 1-channel Active Instrument Direct Box
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A DI with Unparalleled SonicsThose of us at Sweetwater who have been privileged to work on vintage Neve consoles can attest to the vibrant richness and powerful punch that Rupert's electronics impart to your signal. Now there's a direct box that delivers this magic: the Rupert Neve Designs RNDI. Sporting fastidiously developed custom transformers and Class A biased, discrete FET amplifiers, the RNDI makes your bass, guitar, keyboard - or any instrument with a piezo pickup - sound massive
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Discussed in Official Ampeg Portaflex Club in the TalkBass community
SirMjac28
Sorry about that Rupert Neve Designs RNDI 1-channel Active Instrument Direct Box ... more
beans-on-toast
Try it with the EXT-Amp plugged into the DI and see how the amp does. A decrease in volume at the speaker indicates an impedance problem. It won't hurt the amp to use it that way. ... ... more
CATFISHMcC0Y
I use a countryman type 85 di box in the way that beans describes above. I had to order the adaptors from fliptops as my amp has the four pin connector. That Neve should work the ... ... more
Discussed in Bass into a cheap DI doesn’t sound great? in the TalkBass community
TonyP-
Thanks Jimmy, I'm using this DI live for most shows. Rupert Neve Designs RNDI 1-channel Active Instrument Direct BoxAt the time I'm posting this it's 269... Studio is a different story, but this DI sounds great that way as well. ... more
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