I tried searching to see if any threads had been made already but alas the 3 letter limit is a pain in the arse.
Anyways from all my lurking about on this forum its come to my understanding that the 2 most important pieces of equipment to have are a DI box and a good set of quality monitors, and seeing as I dont have the cash to shell out on monitors atm I thought I'd ask for advice on the DI box.
The countryman 85 seems to be a forum favourite so I thought I'd go for that, but before I spend any money I just wanted to ask a few questions.
Is there any advantage over having a active/passive DI box? MY guitar has passive pickups if that makes any difference...
Also is there anything I'll need to buy with it in order to use it?
My setup atm is the standard bedroom studio wannabe rig. Pod x3 and...well...thats it really.
If its any help this is my beast (I like to think anyways) of a computer here:
http://www.thegameengine.co.uk/fierra/ebuyerlist.jpg
Will I have to get a new soundcard?
Like I said I tried searching but couldn't so any help and advice would be greatly appreciated, as would posts with insults so long as they also contain a link to a thread where this has been addressed.
Anyways from all my lurking about on this forum its come to my understanding that the 2 most important pieces of equipment to have are a DI box and a good set of quality monitors, and seeing as I dont have the cash to shell out on monitors atm I thought I'd ask for advice on the DI box.
The countryman 85 seems to be a forum favourite so I thought I'd go for that, but before I spend any money I just wanted to ask a few questions.
Is there any advantage over having a active/passive DI box? MY guitar has passive pickups if that makes any difference...
Also is there anything I'll need to buy with it in order to use it?
My setup atm is the standard bedroom studio wannabe rig. Pod x3 and...well...thats it really.
If its any help this is my beast (I like to think anyways) of a computer here:
http://www.thegameengine.co.uk/fierra/ebuyerlist.jpg
Will I have to get a new soundcard?
Like I said I tried searching but couldn't so any help and advice would be greatly appreciated, as would posts with insults so long as they also contain a link to a thread where this has been addressed.