Which signal chain would yield the best results?

[zackpennington]

I'm about to start tracking DI's for guitar.

Here's my options, I'll probably try them all, but I'd like your feedback as well.

Guitar is a Schecter with Seymour Duncan actives (I'm guessing blackouts).

A: Guitar into DI box into Profire 2626 pre.

B: Guitar into DI box into RNP preamp into 2626 line in.

C: Guitar direct into Profire 2626 Hi-Z

D: Guitar direct into RNP Hi-Z into 2626 line in.

The problem is I plan on recording his amp rig (Madison into Orange 4x12) and his DI simultaneously, and then of course double tracking so I'll have 2 takes and 4 tones. The 2 DI tones are going through Pod Farm, and I'll mix to taste. If I want to record this signal split, but I'd almost have to use the DI box unless I use a boss tuner to split the guitar signal (which I don't want to do because of tone suck).

Any thoughts?





Oh yeah, I meant "HOW DO DI TACT? 0_o"

 

[SkybluestudiosBEN]

I own a passive radial DI, what I do is go DI into a preamp, I have him plugged into the input and then the thru goes right into the amp. From there I mic his amp. So I have both

 

[colonel kurtz]

B: Guitar into DI box into RNP preamp into 2626 line in.

this one

assuming, of course, that it's a pretty decent DI box - otherwise i would go directly into the RNP hi-z