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Old 11-12-2021, 02:41 PM
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Default Equalizer pedal for K&K pure classic + LR Baggs Session DI

Hello to the whole community, I own a nyon string acoustic guitar with the K&K sound pure classic pickup, I connect it directly to my LR Baggs Session DI, but I have problems with the bass due to the impedance problem, my question is, which pedal equalizer helps me to connect before reaching my Baggs?

I was looking at the Boss G7 pedal, due to its 1M ohm impedance input and 1K ohm output, would it work for me?
Another option I'm looking at is K&K sound pure preamp, but it doesn't have as many EQ settings like the boss does, but it does meet the impedance issue.

Are there more options?

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Old 11-12-2021, 05:07 PM
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Check out the MXR 10-band. Also, you could always upgrade to the Baggs Venue DI and run any eq pedal, reverb, etc. in the FX loop.

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Old 11-12-2021, 05:33 PM
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You should not have an impedance problem - that's one of the things the Baggs Session DI does.

It looks like the input impedance is 10 meg ohms. Plenty for a K+K.
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Old 11-12-2021, 05:46 PM
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You should not have an impedance problem - that's one of the things the Baggs Session DI does.

It looks like the input impedance is 10 meg ohms. Plenty for a K+K.
I am looking to polish the tone of my guitar by adding an eq pedal to the chain before reaching my LR Baggs DI, and in turn not having impedance problems, that is my query.

I'm looking at the MXR 10 Band eq.
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Old 11-12-2021, 08:10 PM
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I am looking to polish the tone of my guitar by adding an eq pedal to the chain before reaching my LR Baggs DI, and in turn not having impedance problems, that is my query.

I'm looking at the MXR 10 Band eq.
As long as the MXR has 1 meg ohm impedance, you should be fine.
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Old 11-13-2021, 01:16 AM
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Source audio EQ2, it is another equalizer that I can think of, it is digital.
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Old 11-17-2021, 05:33 AM
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I bought the Boss GE-7 pedal for the 1M ohm input impedance, in addition to having the LR Baggs Session DI.
I did various tests, first I tried the direct guitar with an amplifier. Then I added the Boss and I noticed an immediate difference, the more crystalline highs appeared, a more linear sound and there was no bass boost, add that the equalization was flat.
Then I tested the guitar with just the Session DI, and since it has a 10M ohm input impedance, that bass boost came back.
Finally, I put the Boss pedal with a very slight equalization, subtly adding the treble sector and slightly removing the mids, the rest I left flat and the master volume in the center, without adding or removing volume, then I added the Session DI, getting a good input gain, the harmonic saturation knob I left it at 50% and I put the bass cutter at 80hz, the output volume I left it at approx 40%, I had an incredible tone, very acoustic and very crystalline, The Session DI does a wonderful job with the saturator, the multiband compressor doesn't work for me because I use a guitar with nylon strings, surely steel strings will do better.

The same setup I tried on my home studio system, and I noticed some background noise from the Boss GE-7 pedal as I turned on highs.

That has been my first experiences with this new configuration for me and I share them with you.
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