Best di box for recording electric guitar

1. Do you need a DI box to record electric guitar?
2. What is the best DI box for guitar?
3. Can you plug a guitar into a DI box?
4. Does a DI box improve sound quality?

Do you need a DI box to record electric guitar?

It's a good idea for gigging or recording guitarists. ... If you gig a lot or do a lot of studio recording, you should have a good DI box. It's a good idea for electric guitarists; it's an even better idea for bass guitarists and acoustic guitarists.

What is the best DI box for guitar?

The Best DI Boxes & Reamp Boxes

• Whirlwind IMP 2.
• Radial ProDI.
• Radial JDI.
• Behringer Ultra-DI DI400P.
• Mackie MDB-2P.
• Radial ProD2.
• Radial ProRMP.
• Radial Reamp JCR Studio Reamper.

Can you plug a guitar into a DI box?

In order to do it, you'll need to split the guitar sound at source, and for that you'll need a separate DI box. Step 2: Plug the guitar into the DI input, then plug the DI 'through' jack into your guitar or bass amp. Use a regular mic cable to plug the XLR output into your audio interface's mic input.

Does a DI box improve sound quality?

A direct box is not intended to 'improve' your sound. It's to match your output signal properly to other equipment which is far away (like from the stage to the mixing console at the back of a venue). There should be no difference in your signal from the time it leaves your equipment till it reaches the mixer.